I am a Royal Society University Research Fellow, researching
the physics of atomic-scale wires. I am particularly interested
in the physics of wires on semiconductor surfaces.
Atomic force microscopy techniques applied to cell biology.
Measurement of binding forces between ligands and their
receptors in living cells at single molecule sensitivity
Nanoscience, Nanomechanics of biological/synthetic materials and molecules, Mechanobiology, Cell Mechanics and Biophysics, Cellular and Molecular Statistical Fluctuations.
Development and application of theoretical methodologies for calculations on defects in solids and at surfaces, with particular emphasis on embedded cluster techniques.