Irina Grigorieva (academic) explained

Irina Grigorieva
Alma Mater:Institute of Solid State Physics (Russia)
Workplaces:University of Manchester
University of Bristol
Awards:Institute of Physics David Tabor Prize (2019)
Spouse:Andre Geim

Irina Grigorieva, Lady Geim is a Professor of Physics at the University of Manchester and Director of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Centre for Doctoral Training in Science and the Applications of Graphene. She was awarded the 2019 David Tabor Medal and Prize of the Institute of Physics and was elected as a Fellow of the Institute.

Early life and education

Grigorieva was born in Russia. She studied physics at the Institute of Solid State Physics in Russia and earned her PhD in 1989.[1] [2]

Research and career

In 1990, Grigorieva moved to Nottingham with her husband Andre Geim.[3] She visited the University of Oxford, University of Cambridge and Imperial College London to deliver seminars on her PhD research.[4]

Grigorieva suggested to Geim that he use a frog to demonstrate magnetic levitation, for which Geim won the Ig Nobel Prize.[6]

She joined the University of Manchester in 2001, where she works in the Condensed Matter Physics group.[7] When she joined the group, she started studying the adhesive mechanisms of the feet of gecko lizards.[8] In 2003, she created a gecko-like adhesive that is self-cleaning and re-attachable. Grigorieva is a member of the Graphene Council.[9]

Grigorieva is a Professor of Physics at the University of Manchester and Director of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Centre for Doctoral Training in Science and the Applications of Graphene.[10] She works on the electronic and magnetic properties of two-dimensional materials. She is interested in superconducting materials and the application of graphene in spintronics. In 2013, she was the first to demonstrate that graphene could be magnetic through the use of non-magnetic atoms and vacancies.[11] [12] [13] Defects in graphene carry Spin-½ magnetic moments.[14]

In 2015, she demonstrated that it is possible to switch the magnetism in graphene on and off.[15] [16] [17] She created small bubbles out of graphene and showed that they can withstand pressures of 200 megapascals, which is greater that in the deep ocean.[18] To measure the pressure inside a graphene bubble, they used atomic force microscopy and a monolayer of boron nitride.[19]

Grigorieva used graphene as a filter to remove subatomic particles, including taking protons from heavy water.[20] This includes removing deuterium for the cleaning of nuclear waste.[21]

Personal life

Grigorieva and husband, physicist Sir Andre Geim, have a daughter.[23] She serves on the Board of Governors of Withington Girls' School.[24]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prof Irina Grigorieva The University of Manchester. www.research.manchester.ac.uk. en. 2019-07-02.
  2. Web site: Irina Grigorieva Royal Society. royalsociety.org. en-gb. 2019-07-02.
  3. Web site: The godfather of graphene. 12 August 2014. 1843magazine.com. 2 July 2019.
  4. Book: Clegg, Brian. The Graphene Revolution: The weird science of the ultra-thin. 5 July 2018. Icon Books. 9781785783777. en.
  5. Eventually, she joined the University of Bristol as a postdoctoral researcher. She moved to Nijmegen where she worked as a laboratory assistant.[4]
  6. Web site: Secret of Scientific Creativity revealed by Andre Geim. says. Clive Richardson. Science Museum Blog. en-GB. 2 July 2019.
  7. Web site: Irina Grigorieva (The University of Manchester). www.condmat.physics.manchester.ac.uk. en. 2 July 2019.
  8. Web site: Spiderman comes to Manchester. Administrator. System. 2003-06-02. The Engineer. en-UK. 2 July 2019. 2 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190702205233/https://www.theengineer.co.uk/spiderman-comes-to-manchester/. dead.
  9. Web site: Graphene Updates - The Graphene Council. thegraphenecouncil.org. 2 July 2019.
  10. Web site: Professor Irina Grigorieva awarded the 2019 David Tabor medal and prize. Professor Irina Grigorieva awarded the 2019 David Tabor medal and prize. en. 2 July 2019.
  11. Web site: Graphene Turned Magnetic by University of Manchester Researchers. 9 January 2012. SciTechDaily. 2 July 2019.
  12. Sepioni. M.. Nair. R. R.. Rablen. S.. Narayanan. J.. Tuna. F.. Winpenny. R.. Geim. A. K.. Grigorieva. I. V.. 12 November 2010. Limits on Intrinsic Magnetism in Graphene. Physical Review Letters. 105. 20. 207205. 10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.207205. 21231263. 1007.0423. 2010PhRvL.105t7205S. 17052481.
  13. Nair. R. R.. Sepioni. M.. Tsai. I-Ling. Lehtinen. O.. Keinonen. J.. Krasheninnikov. A. V.. Thomson. T.. Geim. A. K.. Grigorieva. I. V.. 10 January 2012. Spin-half paramagnetism in graphene induced by point defects. Nature Physics. 8. 3. 199–202. 10.1038/nphys2183. 1745-2473. 1111.3775. 2012NatPh...8..199N. 51820492.
  14. 2012-02-06. Graphene magnetism: Defects are not enough. Nature Nanotechnology. en. 10.1038/nnano.2012.16. 1748-3395. free.
  15. Web site: Graphene magnetic sensor more sensitive than silicon. Admin. 2015-08-26. Environmental Engineering News Online. en-US. 2 July 2019.
  16. Web site: 'Holy grail of spintronics': Manchester scientist discovers graphene can be made magnetic at flick of switch Mancunian Matters. mancunianmatters.co.uk. 2 July 2019.
  17. Web site: Manchester scientists find remarkable magnetic property of graphene. Financial Times. en-GB. 2 July 2019.
  18. Web site: Dawn of the Age of 2D Materials. authors. Guest. 15 September 2016. Science and Industry Museum blog. en-GB. 2 July 2019.
  19. Web site: Graphene balloons don't burst under pressure. Materials Today. 2 July 2019.
  20. Web site: New use discovered for graphene. Admin. 13 January 2016. Laboratory News. en-US. 2 July 2019.
  21. Web site: David Tabor medal recipients. iop.org. 2 July 2019.

  22. Awards and honours

  23. Web site: 'I'm an alien among my own, and on my own among aliens' says 'father of graphene'. 9 November 2014. The Independent. en. 2 July 2019.
  24. Web site: Governors. Withington Girls' School. 2 July 2019.

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