Dr Zofia Bishop

I graduated from a General Engineering course from the University of Liverpool with a First Class MEng degree in 2014. I then completed a PhD in the Low Dimensional Structures & Devices research group in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Sheffield in 2018. My research focused on integrated GaAs-based nano-photonic devices for quantum computing applications. 

Following my PhD I joined the Department of Multidisciplinary Engineering Education (MEE) at the University of Sheffield as a Senior Engineering Teaching Technician. As part of my role I managed the undergraduate Electronics & Control laboratory with a capacity for 160 students and provided support for the practical teaching taking place there. Due to my semiconductor experience, I also developed and led practicals in the Diamond’s Cleanroom. During the COVID-19 pandemic my team developed novel distance learning experiences for our students and carried out pedagogical research on its effects on student’s learning.

At the beginning of 2021 I was promoted to the Technical Team Leader role, managing a team of 5 technicians supporting Computing, Control, and Electronic Engineering practical teaching taking place across several laboratories within the MEE. I also supported the department in our successful application for the Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence awarded by the Advance HE.

Later in 2021 I moved to the Operations and Business Development Manager role at the EPSRC National Epitaxy Facility (NEF) based in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the University of Sheffield to combine my recent experience in management with my semiconductor training. In this role I am responsible for the timely supply of custom-designed epitaxial wafers to academic and industrial customers, including management of the infrastructure, equipment, operations, H&S, budget, and customer relations. NEF funding has recently been renewed for a further 5 years and the Facility is expanding its capabilities to offer epitaxy of novel material systems and heterogeneous integration of semiconductor materials and devices.