Wendy Flavell Explained

Wendy Flavell
Birth Name:Wendy Ruth Flavell
Birth Date:1961 9, df=y
Birth Place:Bilston, England
Education:Wolverhampton Girls' High School
Alma Mater:University of Oxford (BA, DPhil)
Thesis Title:Electron spectroscopy of metal oxides
Thesis Url:https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:6b72b77e-5bf5-4b48-bf89-77d5a2d78350
Thesis Year:1986
Fields:Photoemission
Photovoltaics
Doctoral Advisor:P. A. Cox[1]
Awards:Royal Society University Research Fellow

Wendy Ruth Flavell (born 1 September 1961) is Vice Dean for Research and a Professor of Surface Physics in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester. Her research investigates the electronic structure of complex metal oxides, chalcogenides, photoemission and photovoltaics.[2]

Education and early life

Flavell was born in Bilston to Maurice and June Flavell. She was educated at Wolverhampton Girls' High School and studied physics (Bachelor of Arts) at the University of Oxford followed by a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1986.[1] Her doctoral research investigated electron spectroscopy of metal oxides and supervised by P.A. Cox.[1]

Career and research

Flavell joined Imperial College London as a Royal Society University Research Fellow.[3] [4] In 1990 Flavell joined the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) in the Department of Chemistry. In 1998 Flavell became the sixth woman in the United Kingdom to be appointed Professor of Physics. She launched a scheme to promote women in science.[5] She was part of the strategy group that designed the 4GLS at Daresbury Laboratory in 2004.[6] [7] She is a member of the University of Manchester Living Lab.[8]

Flavell is interested in using nanoparticles and Quantum dots for efficient fuel cells and new materials for photovoltaics.[9] She works on scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM), X-ray absorption near edge structure (NEXAFS) and extended X-ray absorption fine structure. She has studied titanium dioxide and Tin(IV) Oxide.[10] She is interested in the surface reactivity of nanocrystals and dynamics of charge carriers in solar cells.[11] [12] She attempts to understand how solar cells age at the surface, in efforts to design passivation strategies.[13] Flavell demonstrated that cadmium telluride quantum dots can have near unity quantum yields.[14] In 2014 she served as deputy chair of the physics panel of the Research Excellence Framework (REF). She served on the Council of the Institute of Physics in 2017 and on the Newton International Fellowship committee for the Royal Society.[15] Her research has been funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC).[16]

Public engagement

In 2011 Flavell's research group demonstrated their work on quantum dots at the Royal Society Summer Exhibition.[17] [18] [19] She has delivered a Pint of Science talk[20] and discussed the photon on In Our Time in 2015.[21]

Notes and References

  1. DPhil. Electron spectroscopy of metal oxides. Wendy Ruth. Flavell. 1986. . University of Oxford. 499770530.
  2. Thomas. A. G.. Flavell. W. R.. Kumarasinghe. A. R.. Mallick. A. K.. Tsoutsou. D.. Smith. G. C.. Stockbauer. R.. Patel. S.. Grätzel. M.. Hengerer. R.. Resonant photoemission of anataseTiO2(101) and (001) single crystals. Physical Review B. 67. 3. 2003. 035110. 0163-1829. 10.1103/PhysRevB.67.035110. 2003PhRvB..67c5110T.
  3. Web site: Prof Wendy Flavell. University of Manchester. 26 November 2018.
  4. Book: Chemistry Department at Imperial College London, The: A History, 1845–2000. Hannah. Gay. William. Griffith. 3 November 2016. World Scientific. 9781783269754. en.
  5. Web site: Seven new trustees prepare to take up their places on the IOP Council. Anon. 2017. iop.org. 26 November 2018.
  6. News: Daresbury moves closer to recapturing lead. Anon. Manchester Evening News. 10 August 2004. 26 November 2018.
  7. Book: Flavell. Wendy R.. Quinn. Frances M.. Clarke. Jim A.. Seddon. Elaine A.. Thompson. Neil R.. Bowler. Marion A.. Roper. Mark D.. Smith. Susan L.. Owen. Hywel L.. Fourth Generation X-Ray Sources and Optics III. 2005. 4GLS: the UK's fourth generation light source. 5917. 59170C. 10.1117/12.632523. 123695378. Tatchyn. Roman O. Biedron. Sandra G. Eberhardt. Wolfgang.
  8. Web site: Wendy Flavell University Living Lab. universitylivinglab.org. 26 November 2018.
  9. Web site: Prof Wendy Flavell – Research Interest. University of Manchester. 26 November 2018.
  10. Thomas. A. G.. Flavell. W. R.. Mallick. A. K.. Kumarasinghe. A. R.. Tsoutsou. D.. Khan. N.. Chatwin. C.. Rayner. S.. Smith. G. C.. 2007. Comparison of the electronic structure of anatase and rutile TiO2 single-crystal surfaces using resonant photoemission and x-ray absorption spectroscopy. Physical Review B. 75. 3. 035105. 10.1103/PhysRevB.75.035105. 2007PhRvB..75c5105T.
  11. Web site: ISSC-21. issc21.iopconfs.org. 26 November 2018.
  12. Spencer. Ben F.. Cliffe. Matthew J.. Graham. Darren M.. Hardman. Samantha J. O.. Seddon. Elaine A.. Syres. Karen L.. Thomas. Andrew G.. Sirotti. Fausto. Silly. Mathieu G.. 2014. Dynamics in next-generation solar cells: time-resolved surface photovoltage measurements of quantum dots chemically linked to ZnO (101̄0). Faraday Discuss.. 171. 275–298. 10.1039/C4FD00019F. 25274426. 2014FaDi..171..275S. 1359-6640. free.
  13. Web site: MNP Seminar: Unravelling the mysteries of solar nanocells. Anon. University of Leeds. 26 November 2018.
  14. Page. Robert C.. Espinobarro-Velazquez. Daniel. Leontiadou. Marina A.. Smith. Charles. Lewis. Edward A.. Haigh. Sarah J.. Li. Chen. Radtke. Hanna. Pengpad. Atip. 2015. Photoluminescence: Near-Unity Quantum Yields from Chloride Treated CdTe Colloidal Quantum Dots (Small 13/2015). Small. 11. 13. 1482. 10.1002/smll.201570074. 1613-6810.
  15. Web site: Wendy Flavell . royalsociety.org. Royal Society. 26 November 2018.
  16. Web site: UK government grants awarded to Wendy Flavell. ukri.org.
  17. Web site: Solar nanotech Royal Society. royalsociety.org. 26 November 2018.
  18. Web site: Putting sunshine in the tank – News and events, The University of York. University of York. 26 November 2018.
  19. News: Scientists harness power of sun. 5 July 2011. BBC. 26 November 2018.
  20. Web site: From Galaxies to Atoms. pintofscience.co.uk. 26 November 2018.
  21. Web site: BBC Radio 4 – In Our Time, The Photon. BBC. 26 November 2018.

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