Dr Paul Bristowe
Distinguished Research Fellow
Tel.: +44 (0) 1233 334305
E-Mail: pdb1000(at)cam.ac.uk
Room: 5_014
BSc in Mathematical Physics, University of East Anglia, 1972
PhD in Physics, University of Surrey, 1975
MA, University of Cambridge 1997
ResearcherID: J-3666-2017
ORCID: 000-0002-3153-1387
Academic Appointments
- Distinguished Research Fellow, University of Cambridge, 2018-present
- Fellow and Director of Studies for Materials Science, Clare College, Cambridge, 2000-present
- Lecturer, Senior Lecturer then Reader, University of Cambridge, 1994-2018
- Academic Visitor, Thomas Young Centre, Imperial College London, 2016-2017
- Guest Researcher, Donostia International Physics Center, Spain, 2016-2017
- Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Queen's University Belfast, 2002-05
- Distinguished International Scholar, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 2009-11
- Guest Scientist, Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials, Freiburg, Germany, 2009-11
- Visiting Associate Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994-95
- Research Associate then Principal Research Associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980-94
- Research Associate, Cornell University, 1977-79
Honors
- Fulbright-Hays Scholar, Cornell University, 1977-79
- Fellow of the Institute of Physics, 1992-present
- Fellow of the Institute of Materials, 1998-2018
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry 2017-present
- Associate Editor of Philosophical Magazine, 1997-2018
- Co-chair of the MRS Fall Meeting in Boston, 1999
Research Interests
Microscopic modelling of defects in materials, particularly interfaces, using both classical and quantum mechanical methodologies. Current efforts focus on hybrid perovskites, functional coatings, Ni-base superalloys, MAX phases, surface clusters and nanocomposites.
Recent Invited Lectures
- Interplay between the Transport and Mechanical properties of Hybrid Halide Perovskites, New Horizons in Atomistic Simulation, York, UK, January 2019
- Modelling of Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Materials, Donostia International Physics Centre, Spain, September 2016
Former Group Members
| Dr Tianwei Wang |
Laboratory for Materials and Structures Tokyo Institute of Technology tw445(at)alumni.cam.ac.uk |
| Dr Zeyu Deng |
Department of Materials Science and Engineering National University of Singapore msedz(at)nus.edu.sg |
| Dr Sam Azadi |
Department of Physics and Astronomy, UCL s.azadi(at)ucl.ac.uk |
| Dr Eric Schmidt |
Conrad Connect GmbH, Berlin 2.718.schmidt(at)gmail.com |
| Dr Tom Furnival |
thomasfurnival(at)gmail.com |
| Dr Federico Brivio |
Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry federico.brivio(at)natur.cuni.cz |
| Prof. Zheshuai Lin |
Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences zslin(at)mail.ipc.ac.cn |
| Dr Karolina Milowska |
TCM Group, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge kzm21(at)cam.ac.uk |
| Dr Mahdi Ghorbani Asl | HZDR, Dresden, Germany mahdighorbanias(at)gmail.com |
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Dr Jung-Hoon Lee |
Physics Department, UC Berkeley, USA jhlee.david(at)gmail.com |
| Dr Nikolai Eurich | nikolai.eurich(at)cantab.net |
| Dr David Muñoz Ramo |
Engineering Department, Solid State Electronics and Nanoscale Science, University of Cambridge dm586(at)eng.cam.ac.uk |
| Dr Chris Zhang | Nature Communications, London Office changjun.zhang(at)nature.com |
| Prof. Alex Chroneos |
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Automotive Engineering, Coventry University |
| Prof. Jia-Xiang Shang |
Beihang University, Beijing, China shangxi(at)buaa.edu.cn |
| Dr Isaac Toda-Caraballo |
National Centre for Metallurgical Research (CENIM), Madrid, Spain |
| Dr Tzi-Huei Lai |
Bridgewell Incorporated, Taiwan, R.O.C. |
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Prof. Bor Kae Chang |
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National Central University, Taiwan |
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Dr Shafqat Shah |
Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences |
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Dr Charlotte Phillips |
Department of Physics, King's College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS |
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Dr Johann von Pezold |
Pezold Energy Ltd, Edinburgh, Scotland |
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Dr Helen Chappell |
School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds H.F.Chappell(at)leeds.ac.uk |
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Department of Physics, University of York |
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Dr Helder Domingos |
Research Professional |
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Dr Robert Harris |
Sun Microsystems Ltd, Bagshot Manor, Green Lane, Bagshot GU19 5NL. |
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Dr Ian Dawson
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BAE Systems Applied Intelligence |
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Dr Johan Carlsson |
Dassault Systemes BIOVIA Johan.Carlsson@accelrys.com |
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Dr Roope Astala |
Program Manager at Microsoft |
Group Photos
Autumn 2017 |
Farewell to Shafqat 2017 |
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Farewell to Mahdi 2016 |
Christmas 2015 |
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Farewell to Jung-Hoon 2015 |
Psi-k Conference, San Sebastian, 2015 |
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Zheshuai Lin's Visit 2014 |
China Visit 2012 |
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China Visit 2012 |
Group Meeting 2012 |
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ORAMA Meeting 2012 |
Group Meeting 2011 |
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EUROMAT Conference Montpellier 2011 |
Group Meeting 2010 |
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Materials Science and Engineering Conference(MSE08) in Nurnberg 2008 |
Coatings and Thin Films Conference in San Diego 2008 |
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Intergranular and Interphase Boundaries Conference (iib07) in Barcelona 2007 |
Farewell To Yang 2005 |
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In the Lab |
Intergranular and Interphase Boundaries Conference (iib04) in Belfast 2004 |
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Intergranular and Interphase Boundaries Conference (iib04) in Belfast 2004 |
Materials Research Society 2002 Spring Meeting at San Francisco. |
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Group trip to the 2001 workshop on computational materials science (1) |
Group trip to the 2001 workshop on computational materials science (2) |
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