Leading Light: Neil Mathur

Our fifth Leading Light is Professor Neil Mathur, a leading researcher in materials physics at the University of Cambridge. His work deals with the physics of systems with magnetic and electronic properties, specifically electrocalorics and magnetoelectrics. Neil’s electrocalorics research has reinvigorated the field, leading to much needed advances thin film, multilayer capacitors, and the efficient running of fridges and cooling systems. His other focus is on magnetoelectrics and applying voltage to materials and manipulating magnetic change. This can ultimately be used in data storage and other applications. Neil has utilised the I06 beamline and has found the synchrotron to instrumental in his research. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society.