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EPSRC Support by Research Area (Analytical Science) in Theme (Physical Sciences)

Research areas are used to describe EPSRC's portfolio of excellent long term research and high quality postgraduate training.

Grants are classified using one or more research areas. The number and value of grants listed below reflects how the theme portfolio is described by this research area.

Please note: some research areas will appear under multiple themes. There is no unique, absolute, relationship between a research area and a theme.

Grant TitlePrincipal
Investigator		OrganisationDepartmentTotal Grant
Value (£)
3D Nanoscale chemical analysis: a FIBSEM-SIMS facility optimised for soft and composite materialsBrydson, Professor RMDUniversity of LeedsChemical and Process Engineering 1,726,123
3D Photoelectrochemical imaging in porous light-addressable structuresKrause, Professor SQueen Mary University of LondonSchool of Engineering & Materials Scienc 202,249
A Multidisciplinary Research Platform for Nuclear Spins far from EquilibriumLevitt, Professor MHUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Chemistry 1,484,430
A New Window for the Control and Measurement of Quantum SystemsPugh, Dr EUniversity of KentSch of Physical Sciences 202,591
A regionally strategic NMR spectrometer with globally unique high pressure and reaction monitoring capabilityAdams, Dr RWUniversity of Manchester, TheChemistry 1,698,226
A single-crystal X-ray diffractometer for the structural analysis of molecular compounds, macromolecules and materialsGoicoechea, Professor JMUniversity of OxfordOxford Chemistry 688,056
Aberration-Corrected Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope with atomic resolution spectroscopy under controlled environmental conditions: AC-eSTEMLazarov, Professor VUniversity of YorkPhysics 3,250,534
All-Optical Plasma Channels and Electron Injection with Spatio-temporal ControlHooker, Professor SUniversity of OxfordOxford Physics 1,556,977
An EPSRC National Research Facility to facilitate Data Science in the Physical Sciences: The Physical Sciences Data science Service (PSDS)Coles, Professor SJUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Chemistry 2,996,067
An Optical Single Molecule Scanner of Protein MotionVollmer, Professor FUniversity of ExeterPhysics and Astronomy 1,571,018
Chemical biology tools for investigating the chemistry of cellular REDOX stressConway, Professor SJUniversity of OxfordOxford Chemistry 5,334,387
Chemobots: Digital-Chemical-Robotics to Convert Code to Molecules and Complex SystemsCronin, Professor LUniversity of GlasgowSchool of Chemistry 5,034,017
Clearing the undergrowth: new NMR techniques for high dynamic range mixturesMorris, Professor GAUniversity of Manchester, TheChemistry 462,488
Coherent Chemistry: Ultrabroadband Two-dimensional Electronic SpectroscopyMeech, Professor SUniversity of East AngliaChemistry 880,259
CONEXS: COllaborative NEtwork for X-ray SpectroscopyPenfold, Dr TJNewcastle UniversitySch of Natural & Environmental Sciences 103,012
CONEXS: COllaborative NEtwork for X-ray SpectroscopyDiaz-Moreno, Dr SDiamond Light SourceScience Division 29,237
CONTRAST facility: clinical coherent Raman scattering facilityMoger, Professor JUniversity of ExeterPhysics and Astronomy 1,035,354
Developing Quantum-Optical Measurements of Excitonic Coherence for Quantum Entanglement in Single Organic MoleculesHedley, Dr GUniversity of GlasgowSchool of Chemistry 200,304
Development of a Dual-Mode Microwave-EPR Reactor-Resonator for Studies of Paramagnetic Catalytic ReactionsMurphy, Professor DMCardiff UniversityChemistry 720,434
Disorder enhanced on-chip spectrometers.Schulz, Dr S AUniversity of St AndrewsPhysics and Astronomy 455,977
DNP-Enhanced Solid-state NMR: New Sample Preparation Approaches and ApplicationsTitman, Dr JUniversity of NottinghamSch of Chemistry 481,167
Dynamic physicochemical nanoscale imaging at the solid-liquid interfaceGeorge, Professor MUniversity of NottinghamSch of Chemistry 1,171,682
Dynamics, Control and Energy Transfer at Terahertz Frequencies.Burnett, Dr ADUniversity of LeedsSch of Chemistry 1,025,292
Electric Fields by 4D scanning transmission electron microscopySanchez, Professor AUniversity of WarwickPhysics 975,473
Elucidation of membrane interface chemistry for electro-chemical processesHolmes, Professor SUniversity of Manchester, TheChem Eng and Analytical Science 1,675,667
Enabling rapid liquid and freeze-dried formulation design for the manufacture and delivery of novel biopharmaceuticalsCurtis, Dr RUniversity of Manchester, TheChem Eng and Analytical Science 861,317
Enabling rapid liquid and freeze-dried formulation design for the manufacture and delivery of novel biopharmaceuticalsDalby, Professor PAUCLBiochemical Engineering 1,519,555
EPRSC Resource Only Strategic Equipment: the Warwick Analytical Science CentreBrown, Professor SPUniversity of WarwickPhysics 953,764
Evaporative Drying of Droplets and the Formation of Micro-structured and Functional Particles and FilmsBain, Professor CDDurham, University ofChemistry 2,270,296
Expanding the Environmental Frontiers of Operando Metrology for Advanced Device Materials DevelopmentHofmann, Professor SUniversity of CambridgeEngineering 1,026,620
Expanding the Horizons of Imaging: Real-time Tracking of Drugs in the BrainGriffiths, Dr RUniversity of NottinghamSch of Pharmacy 202,382
Extreme volumetric imaging using single-shot optical tomography with compressive sensingMcGinty, Dr JImperial College LondonPhysics 201,158
Fundamental studies of zincblende nitride structures for optoelectronic applicationsWallis, Professor DJUniversity of CambridgeMaterials Science & Metallurgy 493,481
High Intensity High Sensitivity X-ray DiffactionSchroder, Professor MUniversity of Manchester, TheChemistry 1,078,365
High Resolution High Throughput Mass Spectrometry to Characterise Materials, Chemicals, and BioCatalystsBarran, Professor PEUniversity of Manchester, TheChemistry 1,099,473
High Resolution Ion Beam Analysis FacilityWebb, Professor RPUniversity of SurreyATI Electronics 1,570,473
High resolution, cryogenic analytical and transfer scanning electron microscope (HR-CAT-SEM)Khlobystov, Professor AUniversity of NottinghamSch of Chemistry 1,564,542
Hyperfine Resolution and Advanced Structural Analysis to Enable Next-Generation Molecular ScienceO'Connor, Professor PBUniversity of WarwickChemistry 3,101,722
Imaging Chemical Dynamics with Ultrafast Laser SpectroscopyBurt, Dr MUniversity of OxfordOxford Chemistry 1,137,597
Ion Beam Analysis for the 2020's and Beyond: An Integration of Elemental Mapping and 'omics'Bailey, Dr MJUniversity of SurreyChemistry 1,025,483
Ionic-Liquid Mixtures: from Surface Structure to Catalytic PerformanceMcKendrick, Professor KGHeriot-Watt UniversitySch of Engineering and Physical Science 680,204
Ionic-Liquid Mixtures: from Surface Structure to Catalytic PerformanceSlattery, Dr JMUniversity of YorkChemistry 692,816
Laser Imaging of Turbine Engine Combustion Species (LITECS)Johnstone, Professor WUniversity of StrathclydeElectronic and Electrical Engineering 5,813,734
Light-NMR spectroscopy: tools and applicationsGolovanov, Dr APUniversity of Manchester, TheChemistry 202,164
Local Tracking of Single Ions Dynamics at Solid-Liquid InterfacesVoitchovsky, Professor KDurham, University ofPhysics 1,171,291
Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry imaging for advanced chemical and materials analysisLockyer, Professor NPUniversity of Manchester, TheChemistry 810,450
Maximising the sharing of the Nottingham DNP MAS NMR FacilityKockenberger, Dr WUniversity of NottinghamSch of Physics & Astronomy 161,949
Mechanochemistry in LubricationSpikes, Professor HAImperial College LondonMechanical Engineering 578,903
Meeting the Sensitivity Grand Challenges in Pulsed Electron Magnetic ResonanceSmith, Professor GUniversity of St AndrewsPhysics and Astronomy 758,100
Microcalorimetry In Pulsed Magnetic FieldsCarrington, Professor AUniversity of BristolPhysics 202,293
Micro-PADs On Call: Out of Hours Disease Monitoring and Early DiagnosisMaher, Dr SUniversity of LiverpoolElectrical Engineering and Electronics 684,427
Multi-dimensional electron spectroscopy with photonsVerlet, Professor JRRDurham, University ofChemistry 627,993
Multi-inlet comprehensive gas chromatography and high resolution mass spectrometryLangley, Professor GJUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Chemistry 856,023
NAMS: Native ambient mass spectrometryCooper, Professor HJUniversity of BirminghamSch of Biosciences 1,241,472
Nanoscale Advanced Materials EngineeringCurry, Professor RJUniversity of Manchester, TheElectrical and Electronic Engineering 7,671,801
New Developments in Quantitative 3D Chemical ImagingLockyer, Professor NPUniversity of Manchester, TheChemistry 844,822
New Horizons in the High Field NMR Interrogation of Transients: Techniques to Assemble Pulse and Analyse in Under One-Hundredth of a SecondLloyd-Jones, Professor GUniversity of EdinburghSch of Chemistry 199,908
NMR over nine orders of magnitude in the magnetic fieldLevitt, Professor MHUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Chemistry 930,844
Non-Destructive High-Resolution X-ray Diffraction for Cultural HeritageHansford, Dr GMUniversity of LeicesterSpace Research Centre 467,165
Quantifying Actinide-Ligand Covalency with Resonant Inelastic X-ray ScatteringBaker, Dr MUniversity of Manchester, TheChemistry 402,666
QUERY: Integrated quantum and electron microscopy for nanoscale imaging and sensingMather, Professor MLUniversity of NottinghamFaculty of Engineering 202,357
Rapid-Transfer Dynamic Nuclear PolarizationMeier, Dr BUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Chemistry 795,999
Rich Nonlinear Tomography for advanced materialsMidgley, Professor PAUniversity of CambridgeMaterials Science & Metallurgy 236,595
Rich Nonlinear Tomography for advanced materialsKorsunsky, Professor AMUniversity of OxfordEngineering Science 488,160
Rich Nonlinear Tomography for advanced materials (LEAD)Lionheart, Professor WRBUniversity of Manchester, TheMathematics 635,422
SEE MORE MAKE MORE: Secondary Electron Energy Measurement Optimisation for Reliable Manufacturing of Key MaterialsRodenburg, Dr CUniversity of SheffieldMaterials Science and Engineering 1,171,727
See More Make More: Secondary Electron Energy Measurement Optimised for Reliable Manufacture of Key Materials: Opportunity, Realisation, ExploitationJepson, Dr MLoughborough UniversityMaterials 78,818
See More Make More: Secondary Electron Energy Measurement Optimised for Reliable Manufacture of Key Materials: Opportunity, Realisation, ExploitationHondow, Dr NUniversity of LeedsChemical and Process Engineering 84,068
SEE MORE MAKE MORE: Secondary Electron Energy Measurement Optimised for Reliable Manufacture of Key Materials: Opportunity, Realisation, ExploitationPratt, Dr AUniversity of YorkPhysics 562,339
SEE MORE: SECONDARY ELECTRON EMISSION - MICROSCOPY FOR ORGANICS WITH RELIABLE ENGINEERING-PROPERTIESRodenburg, Dr CUniversity of SheffieldMaterials Science and Engineering 1,004,316
SHARPER NMR: fast and accurate analysis of molecules, reactions and processesUhrin, Professor DUniversity of EdinburghSch of Chemistry 364,795
Shining Light on Metalloprotein Mechanism: Single Protein Crystal Catalytic Studies Driven by 'Caged' Electron SourcesAsh, Dr PAUniversity of LeicesterChemistry 186,373
Sporadic diffraction and absorption volumetric X-ray imagingEvans, Professor PNottingham Trent UniversitySchool of Science & Technology 1,026,893
Structural Dynamics in LOV Domain Photosensor ProteinsMeech, Professor SUniversity of East AngliaChemistry 352,953
Supercritical fuel jets - resolving controversyLinne, Professor M AUniversity of EdinburghSch of Engineering 354,166
Terahertz Lab-on-a-Chip for Bio-liquid AnalysisHanham, Dr SMUniversity of BirminghamElectronic, Electrical and Computer Eng 315,377
Terahertz lights up the nanoscale: Exposing the ultrafast dynamics of Dirac systems using near-field spectroscopyBoland, Dr JLUniversity of Manchester, TheElectrical and Electronic Engineering 288,276
The UK High-Field Solid-State NMR National Research FacilityGriffin, Dr JLancaster UniversityChemistry 22,420
The UK High-Field Solid-State NMR National Research FacilityAshbrook, Professor SEMUniversity of St AndrewsChemistry 30,069
The UK High-Field Solid-State NMR National Research FacilityTitman, Dr JUniversity of NottinghamSch of Chemistry 43,315
The UK High-Field Solid-State NMR National Research FacilityBlanc, Dr FUniversity of LiverpoolChemistry 23,982
The UK High-Field Solid-State NMR National Research FacilityBrown, Professor SPUniversity of WarwickPhysics 2,431,378
The UK High-Field Solid-State NMR National Research FacilityWilliamson, Dr PTFUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Biological Sciences 51,797
Time-resolved Intramolecular Photoelectron Diffraction (TIPD) of Ions in the Gas-phaseVerlet, Professor JRRDurham, University ofChemistry 201,482
Tomo-SAXS: Imaging full-field molecular-to-macroscale biophysics of fibrous tissuesSherratt, Dr MUniversity of Manchester, TheSchool of Biological Sciences 48,100
Tomo-SAXS: Imaging full-field molecular-to-macroscale biophysics of fibrous tissuesGupta, Dr HQueen Mary University of LondonSchool of Engineering & Materials Scienc 451,557
Tomo-SAXS: Imaging full-field molecular-to-macroscale biophysics of fibrous tissuesTerrill, Dr NJDiamond Light SourceScience Division 91,291
Tomo-SAXS: Imaging full-field molecular-to-macroscale biophysics of fibrous tissuesLee, Professor PUCLMechanical Engineering 323,799
Tracer-free, non-intrusive, time- and space-resolved temperature and scalar measurementsBowen, Professor PCardiff UniversitySch of Engineering 272,835
Tracer-free, non-intrusive, time- and space-resolved temperature and scalar measurementsWilliams, Dr BAOUniversity of OxfordEngineering Science 459,789
Tracer-free, non-intrusive, time- and space-resolved temperature and scalar measurementsHochgreb, Professor SUniversity of CambridgeEngineering 393,525
Transforming molecular biophysics with mass photometryKukura, Professor PUniversity of OxfordOxford Chemistry 1,768,065
Trapping Ion-Molecule Reaction IntermediatesHeazlewood, Dr BRUniversity of OxfordOxford Chemistry 948,331
Triggering, Controlling and Imaging Chemical Reactions at the Single-Molecule Level by Electron BeamKhlobystov, Professor AUniversity of NottinghamSch of Chemistry 1,059,227
Ultrafast Optoelectronic Nanoscopy of Biological and Optoelectronic SystemsBakulin, Dr AImperial College LondonChemistry 192,114
Ultra-fast, ultra-small and ultra-dilute: an integrated understanding of conjugated polymers in solution across spatial and temporal scalesPenedo, Dr CUniversity of St AndrewsPhysics and Astronomy 498,250
Ultra-fast, ultra-small and ultra-dilute: an integrated understanding of conjugated polymers in solution across temporal and spatial scalesSkabara, Professor PJUniversity of GlasgowSchool of Chemistry 324,425
Understanding the critical role of interfaces and surfaces in energy materialsSkinner, Professor SJImperial College LondonMaterials 1,304,889
Unravelling anomalous mass and heat transport in miscible liquidsCardona, Dr JUniversity of StrathclydeChemical and Process Engineering 201,104

Total Number of Grants: 99
Total Value of Grants: £97,356,652

The grant value may include the cost of access to facilities (these funds are not awarded to the grant holding organisation).