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Principal Investigator

Steven Schofield (photo)

Assoc. Prof. Steven R. Schofield.
London Centre for Nanotechnology and
Department of Physics and Astronomy,
University College London (UCL).

Mail: London Centre for Nanotechnology, 17-19 Gordon St, London WC1H 0AH, UK.
Office: Room 3.C1 LCN Building.
Phone: (office) +44 (0)20 7679 9965
Phone: (lab.) +44 (0)20 7679 0623
Email: s.schofield@ucl.ac.uk

Steven R. Schofield is an associate professor and principal investigator in the London Centre for Nanotechnology andthe Department of Physics and Astronomy at ʼһ.

Professional History

  • 2016 – present: Associate Professor in Condensed Matter Physics, University College London
  • 2012 – 2016: Lecturer in Condensed Matter Physics, University College London
  • 2009 – 2012: EPSRC Career Acceleration Fellow (CAF), University College London
  • 2008 – 2009: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University College London
  • 2005 – 2008:Australian Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Newcastle (Australia)
  • 2004 – 2005: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Newcastle (Australia)

Education

  • 2004 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of New South Wales
  • 1998 Bachelor of Science, BSci (hons), University of Newcastle

Community involvement and outreach

Editorial Board and Committee Membership
  • 2012 – present: Editorial board, (Institute of Physics Publishing). Surfaces and Interfaces Section Editor since 2016.
  • 2018– present:, Scanning Probe Microscopy Section committee member.
  • 2017 – present: member, Swiss Light Source (SLS), Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland.
  • 2009 – present: : Nanoscale Physics and Technology. Committee Chair 2012 – 2016.
  • 2013 – present: Nanometre Structures Division representative for Great Britain for the , and co-opted member of the .
Conference Organisation:

In addition to involvement with various conference organising, steering, and review committees, I have been a principle organiser and chair or co-chair of the following meetings:

  • "" symposium at the2020 Spring National meeting of the American Chemical Society,Philadelphia, PA, USA, March 20-26, 2020.
  • "", Vacuum Symposium, Coventry UK, 9-10 Oct. 2019.
  • ,Vacuum Symposium, Coventry UK, 10-11Oct. 2018.
  • “”, UCL, 24 – 26 June 2015.
  • “”, Glyndwr University, 7 – 9 April 2014.
  • “”, UCL, 24 June 2013.
Popular Press:
  • Scienta Omicron,Jul. 2013.
  • Laboratory News magazine,May 2013.
  • Contribute animated data for feature film,by filmmaker Paul Bush.
  • ,Catalyst 23, 12 (2012), ascience magazine for students aged 14-19 years.
  • Science Magazine,by Adrian Cho, 25 Aug. 2003.
Scientific analysis software:
  • a collection of macros written for Igor Pro (v6) that allow the analysis of scanning tunnelling microscopy and spectroscopy data (STM/STS). It is particularly useful for the analysis of spatially-resolved tunnelling spectroscopy data.

Teaching

I teach in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at ʼһ.

  • 2015: Fellowshipof the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) andUCL Arena Fellowship.
  • 2012 present: lecture thecore 2nd-year undergraduate module, PHAS0022, “Quantum Physics”.
  • 2017 present: graduate lectures onscanning probe microscopy, "Sensing and Metrology", MRes in Quantum Technology.
  • Other teaching responsibilities include undergraduate practical laboratory supervision, academic tutorials, and mentoring.

Patents

  • Substituted donor atoms in silicon crystal for Quantum Computer, US Patent number: 7097708.
  • Single molecule array on silicon substrate for Quantum Computer, US Patent number: 7061008.