Department of Materials

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Dr Ignacio Martin-Fabiani BSc, MSc, PhD, MRSC

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UKRI Future Leaders Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Materials Science

Background:

Dr Nacho Martin-Fabiani is a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Materials Science in the Department of Materials at Loughborough University. He leads an experimental research group working in the fields of colloid, interface, and soft matter science. Nacho combines extensive expertise in those fields together with vast knowledge in the use of advanced microscopies and scattering techniques to retrieve insightful information from such systems. He is currently working on the development of the new generation of functional coatings, including antibacterial and abrasion resistant surfaces. Moreover, he is also interested in other soft materials applications such as inks, adhesives, cosmetics, or crop protection.

Prior to his current appointment, he held a Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellowship at Loughborough University from 2016 to 2020, and was a Research Fellow at the University of Surrey between 2014 and 2016.

Awards:

  • 2020: UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship
  • 2019: Polymer Lecture Exchange Award by the Institute of Physics and the American Physical Society
  • 2016: Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellowship at Loughborough University
  • 2016: Santander Mobility Award
  • 2015: Award to the best PhD Thesis using synchrotron light in the year 2013/14 by the Spanish Synchrotron User Association (AUSE)
  • 2013: Best Oral Communication Award at the Young Researchers in Polymer Science conference, Cala Galdana, Spain.
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