The expertise of the scientific team at Diamond presents an invaluable resource for scientists visiting the facility. From probing membrane proteins to modelling conditions in the early solar system, our scientists continue active research programmes across a wide range of applications.
Diamond offers a unique environment for its scientific users, in which interactions within and between disciplines are fostered. Here we highlight areas of shared interest between users and Diamond scientists, to initiate collaborations which take advantage of the unique opportunities provided here.
To support the extensive research programme at Diamond, the beamlines and integrated facilities are organised into eight groups, fostering relations between user communities with shared research interests and requirements. These communities encourage collaboration and knowledge exchange through shared facilities, seminar programmes and other activities.
These eight groups are:
Macromolecular Crystallography (MX)
Soft Condensed Matter
Imaging and Microscopy
Biological Cryo-Imaging
Magnetic Materials
Structures and Surfaces
Crystallography
Spectroscopy
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Email: David Burn
David Burn is the Principal Beamline Scientist for the CSXID beamline. He joined Diamond in 2015 working on the I10 beamline and has led the development of the CSXID beamline since 2022.
Email: [email protected]Tel: +44 (0) 1235 778076
Paul Steadman
Paul Steadman is a Principal Beamline Scientist working on beamline I10.
Email: [email protected]Tel: +44 (0) 1235 778156
Sarnjeet Dhesi
Sarnjeet is the Science Group Leader for Diamond's Magnetic Materials group.
Email: [email protected]Tel: 44 (0) 1235 778056
Alessandro Bombardi
Alessandro Bombardi is the Principal Beamline Scientist for I16. He joined Diamond in 2004 and participated in the design, construction, and commissioning of I16.
Besid...
Email: [email protected]Tel: +44 (0) 1235 778226
Larissa Ishibe-Veiga
Larissa Ishibe-Veiga is a Principal Beamline Scientist on I06.
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 778869
Timur Kim
Timur Kim is a Diamond Fellow Senior Beamline Scientist on I05. Timur graduated Physics Department of Novosibirsk State University, Russia in 1997. Received his PhD from the Dresden University...
Email: [email protected]Tel: +44 (0) 1235 77 8278
Simon Alcock
Simon Alcock is a Senior Metrology Scientist in the Optics and Metrology Group. He did a PhD in X-ray surface diffraction and a MPhys degree in Physics at the University of Leicester, before starti...
Email: [email protected]Tel: +44 (0) 1235 778148
Andrew Walters
Andrew Walters is a Senior Beamline Scientist for the CSXID beamline. In 2024 he joined the CSXID beamline, having worked as an Optics Scientist at Diamond since 2019.
Email: [email protected]Tel: +44 (0) 1235 778413
Dan Porter
Dr Dan Porter was a beamline scientist on I16 between 2015 and 2024.
Email: [email protected]Tel: +44 (0) 1235 778345
Gareth Nisbet
Dr Gareth Nisbet was a Senior Beamline Scientist on I16, finishing in 2023.
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 778786
Peter Bencok
Peter Bencok is a Senior Beamline Scientist on I10.
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 778882
Aly Abdeldaim
Aly Abdeldaim is a Beamline Scientist on I16. He joined Diamond in 2024 and is interested in exploring unconventional magnetic ground states in the strong spin-orbit coupling limit.
Email: [email protected]Tel: +44 (0) 1235 778306
Danny Axford
Danny Axford is a Beamline Scientist with the MX beamline I24. He joined Diamond in 2008 from University College London, a constituent of the London Centre for Nanotechnology. He received his DPhil...
Email: [email protected]Tel: +44 (0) 1235 778983
Francesco Maccherozzi
Francesco Maccherozzi is a Beamline Scientist on I06.
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 778637
Mirian Garcia-Fernandez
Dr. Mirian Garcia-Fernandez is the Principal Beamline Scientist in the I21-RIXS Beamline.
Email: [email protected]Tel: +44 1235 77 83 60
Luke Turnbull
Luke Turnbull is a Beamline Scientist for the CSXID beamline, where his focus is on the quantum materials imaging endstation. He joined Diamond in 2025.
Email: [email protected]Tel: +44 (0) 1235 778737
Dirk Backes
Dirk Backes is a Senior Beamline Scientist on I06.
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 (0) 1235 794076
Stefano Agrestini
Dr. Stefano Agrestini is a Senior Beamline Scientist on I21
Email: [email protected]Tel: +44 1235 77 80 06
Jheng-Cyuan Lin
Jheng-Cyuan Lin is a Post Doctoral Research Associate on I10.
Email: [email protected]Tel: +44 (0) 1235 778317
Hengli Duan
Hengli Duan is a Beamline Scientist on I06.
Email: [email protected]Tel: +44 (0) 1235 778348
Anuradha Vibhakar
Anuradha Vibhakar was a postdoctoral research associate on I16 between 2021 and 2024.
Email: [email protected]
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Emily Heppell
Emily Heppell is a PhD Student (with University of Oxford and ISIS Neutron and Muon Source) on I06.
Email: [email protected]
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Tim Snow
Tim Snow is a Principal Software Scientist who works alongside the SAXS beamlines
Email: [email protected]Tel: +44 (0)1235 778867
Philip Chater
Philip Chater is the Crystallograhy Science Group Leader, having previously been the Principal Beamline Scientist on I15-1. Phil joined Diamond in August 2013 after worki...
Email: [email protected]Tel: +44 (0) 1235 778677
Anita Bagri
Anita Bagri is a Post Doctoral Research Associate on I06.
Email: [email protected]Tel: +44 (0) 1235 394163
Diego Barlettani
Diego Barlettani is a PhD Student (with University College London) on I06.
Email: [email protected]Tel: +44 (0) 1235 778137
Steve Collins
Steve Collins is a Scientific Training and Education Coordinator working on beamline i16. Steve joined Diamond in 2002 after working at Daresbury Laboratory.
Email: [email protected]Tel: +44 (0) 1235 778087
Alberto Leonardi
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Dr. Alberto Leonardi is a Beamline Scientist for the DIAD Beamline.
Email: [email protected]Tel: -
Jack Pearce
Jack Pearce is a PhD Student on I10 (joint with the University of York).
Email: [email protected]Tel: +44 (0) 1235 821900
Zhibo Qi
Zhibo Qi is a PhD Student on I10 (joint with the University of Manchester and I20).
Email: [email protected]Tel: +44 (0) 1235 821900
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