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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 and the Department of Physics and Astronomy at UCL.
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, Journal of Physics Condensed Matter (Institute of Physics Publishing). Surfaces and Interfaces Section Editor since 2016.
- 2018 – present: The Royal Microscopical Society (RMS), Scanning Probe Microscopy Section committee member.
- 2017 – present: Photon Science Division Proposal Review Committee member, Swiss Light Source (SLS), Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland.
- 2009 – present: Institute of Physics (IOP) group committee: Nanoscale Physics and Technology. Committee Chair 2012 – 2016.
- 2013 – present: Nanometre Structures Division representative for Great Britain for the International Union of Vacuum Science and Technology Association (IUVSTA), and co-opted member of the British Vacuum Council (BVC).
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:
- "Semiconductor Surfaces: From Chemistry and Function to Applications" symposium at the 2020 Spring National meeting of the American Chemical Society, Philadelphia, PA, USA, March 20-26, 2020.
- "60 years of the BVC: Structure and dynamics of surfaces and interfaces", Vacuum Symposium, Coventry UK, 9-10 Oct. 2019.
- "Nanoscale surface structure and dynamics", Vacuum Symposium, Coventry UK, 10-11 Oct. 2018.
- “Theory Meets Experiment: Molecular Nanoscience and Applications”, UCL, 24 – 26 June 2015.
- “Advanced Materials for Demanding Applications”, Glyndwr University, 7 – 9 April 2014.
- “Theory Meets Experiment: Organic Molecules on Inorganic Surfaces”, UCL, 24 June 2013.
Popular Press:
- Scienta Omicron, “Quantum engineering on the surface of silicon” Jul. 2013.
- Laboratory News magazine, “Coupling single atoms to form quantum states” May 2013.
- Contribute animated data for feature film, “Babeldom” (2013) by filmmaker Paul Bush.
- “Seeing the atoms that will shape our future”, Catalyst 23, 12 (2012), a science magazine for students aged 14-19 years.
- Science Magazine, "Plonk Your Atom Down Right Here" by Adrian Cho, 25 Aug. 2003.
Scientific analysis software:
- Scanning tunnelling microscopy / spectroscopy analysis macros for Igor-Pro (SRS-Igor): 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 UCL.
- 2015: Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and UCL Arena Fellowship.
- 2012 – present: lecture the core 2nd-year undergraduate module, PHAS0022, “Quantum Physics”.
- 2017 – present: graduate lectures on scanning 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.