Dr Stephen Ebbens
Tel: +44 (0) 114 2227589
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Email: s.ebbens@sheffield.ac.uk
Chemical and Biological Engineering
The University of Sheffield
Sir Robert Hadfield Building
Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD
Research Interests
- Nanoswimming Devices
- Polymers
- Microscopy
- Surface Analysis and Modification
Biography
Dr Ebbens currently holds an EPSRC Career Acceleration fellowship in the Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, following previous postdoctoral research associate positions at The University of Sheffield (Department of Physics) and Loughborough University (Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering). Prior to joining the department Dr Ebbens worked for a Pharmaceutical contract research company (Molecular Profiles) after completing PhD at Durham University.
Key Papers
Direct observation of the direction of motion for spherical catalytic swimmers.
Ebbens Stephen J; Howse Jonathan R Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids Volume: 27 Issue: 20 Pages: 12293-6 Published: 2011-Oct-18
In Situ Imaging and Height Reconstruction of Phase Separation Processes in Polymer Blends during Spin Coating
Ebbens Stephen; Hodgkinson Richard; Parnell Andrew J.; et al. ACS NANO Volume: 5 Issue: 6 Pages: 5124-5131 Published: JUN 2011
Self-assembled autonomous runners and tumblers
Ebbens, S.J., Jones, R. A. L, Ryan, A. J., Golestanian, R., Howse, J. R. Physical Review E, 2010, 82(1)
In the pursuit of propulsion at the nanoscale
Ebbens, S.J., Howse, J.R., Soft Matter, 2010, 6, 726