Dr Colin L Freeman

PhD, MSci Chemistry

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Senior Lecturer in Materials Simulation

c.l.freeman@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 5965

Sir Robert Hadfield Building

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Dr Colin L Freeman
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Sir Robert Hadfield Building
Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD

Profile

Colin was awarded an MSci in Chemistry from University College London in 2002, then moved to the Department of Chemistry at the University of Bristol where he studied for a PhD in “Simulations of Solid Solutions and Interfaces” (awarded 2005). He continued at Bristol as a research associate for six months, before moving to Sheffield in 2006.

At Sheffield, Dr Freeman pioneered research into atomic simulations of the material-molecule interface for the study of biominerals. Since completing this project he has been working on a range of simulation projects including electroceramics, biominerals and interfaces. He was made a lecturer in materials simulation in September 2012.

Research interests

Colin specialises in computational simulation of molecules and material systems and their interfaces. He is particularly interested in understanding the influence materials and minerals and exert of biological molecules by altering molecular properties and similarly how molecules are able to influence material properties or control the crystallisation of a material.

Current projects

Substitution and Sustainability in Functional Materials and Devices (SUBST)
Security and Supply of Rare Earth Elements
Analysis of Polar Nanostructures in High Temperature Relaxor Dielectrics: a Framework for Materials Discovery
Crystallisation in the Real World: Delivering Control through Theory and Experiment

Research group

Dr Veselina Marinova
Dr Stephen Yeandel
Mr Panagiotis Pavlos Stavroulakis
Ms Emma Armstrong
Ms Vittoria Fantauzzo

Current research includes the study of the following systems:

Calcite growth in biominerals
DNA interactions with silica surfaces
Doping in Barium Titanate
Iron oxide formation via biological molcules
Lithium battery cathode materials
ZnO and wurtzite thin film growth
Garnet minerals and defect partitioning
Properties of quintinery high-entropy alloys
Properties of quintinery alloys
Materials for nuclear processes
Prediction of Magnetic properties in materials

Publications

Journal articles

Handley CM, Ward RE, Freeman CL, Reaney IM, Sinclair DC & Harding JH (2023) Dynamic tilting in perovskites. Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances, 79(2).
Handley CM, Gao E, Heath JP, Sinclair DC & Freeman CL (2022) Understanding the Structure-Dielectric Property Relationships of (Ba0.8Ca0.2)TiO3-Bi(Mg0.5Ti0.5)O3 Perovskites. Acta Materialia, 118649-118649.
Freeman CL & Harding JH (2022) The Transformation of Amorphous Calcium Carbonate to Calcite and Classical Nucleation Theory. Journal of Crystal Growth, 126978-126978.
Yeandel S, Freeman C & Harding J (2022) A general method for calculating solid/liquid interfacial free energies from atomistic simulations: application to CaSO4.xH2O. The Journal of Chemical Physics. View this article in WRRO
Fonseca B, Freeman CL & Collins MJ (2022) Conformational Analysis and Water Dynamics: A Molecular Dynamics Study on the Survival of a β-Lactoglobulin Peptide in the Archaeological Record. Chemical Physics, 111602.
Fantauzzo V, Yeandel SR, Freeman CL & Harding JH (2022) A transferable force-field for alkali metal nitrates. Journal of Physics Communications, 6(5), 055011-055011.
Ilett M, Freeman HM, Aslam Z, Galloway JM, Klebl DP, Muench SP, McPherson IJ, Cespedes O, Kim Y, Meldrum FC , Yeandel SR et al (2022) Evaluation of correlated studies using liquid cell‐ and cryo‐transmission electron microscopy : hydration of calcium sulfate and the phase transformation pathways of bassanite to gypsum. Journal of Microscopy.
Ben L, Li L, Harding JH, Freeman CL & Sinclair DC (2022) Tuning the electrical conductivity of Rare Earth-doped BaTiO3 using Gd2O3 as an exemplar. Open Ceramics, 9, 100250-100250.
Stavroulakis P, Freeman CL, Patel D, Utton C & Goodall R (2022) Successful prediction of the elastic properties of multiphase high entropy alloys in the AlTiVCr-Si system through a novel computational approach. Materialia, 21, 101365-101365.
Morales-García AL, Walton R, Blakeman JT, Banwart SA, Harding JH, Geoghegan M, Freeman CL & Rolfe SA (2021) The role of extracellular DNA in microbial attachment to oxidized silicon surfaces in the presence of Ca2+ and Na+. Langmuir, 37(32), 9838-9850. View this article in WRRO
Anand G, Eisenbach M, Goodall R & Freeman CL (2020) Electron spin mediated distortion in metallic systems. Scripta Materialia, 185, 159-164.
Finney AR, Innocenti Malini R, Freeman CL & Harding JH (2020) Amino acid and oligopeptide effects on calcium carbonate solutions. Crystal Growth & Design, 20(5), 3077-3092. View this article in WRRO
Garcia NA, Malini RI, Freeman CL, Demichelis R, Raiteri P, Sommerdijk NAJM, Harding JH & Gale JD (2019) Simulation of calcium phosphate prenucleation clusters in aqueous solution : association beyond ion pairing. Crystal Growth & Design, 19(11), 6422-6430. View this article in WRRO
Innocenti Malini R, L. Freeman C & Harding JH (2019) Interaction of stable aggregates drives the precipitation of calcium phosphate in supersaturated solutions. CrystEngComm, 21(42), 6354-6364. View this article in WRRO
Finney A, Lectez S, Freeman C, Harding J & Stackhouse S (2019) Ion Association in Lanthanide Chloride Solutions. Chemistry – A European Journal, 25(37), 8725-8740. View this article in WRRO
Allan NL, Thomas L, Hart JN, Freeman CL & Mohn CE (2019) Calcite–magnesite solid solutions : using genetic algorithms to understand non-ideality. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 46(2), 193-202. View this article in WRRO
Grimley ED, Wynn AP, Kelley KP, Sachet E, Dean JS, Freeman CL, Maria J-P & LeBeau JM (2018) Complexities of atomic structure at CdO/MgO and CdO/Al 2O 3 interfaces. Journal of Applied Physics, 124(20). View this article in WRRO
Kumar V, Barbe J, Schmidt WL, Tsevas K, Ozkan B, Handley CM, Freeman CL, Sinclair DC, Reaney IM, Tsoi WC , Dunbar A et al (2018) Stoichiometry-dependent local instability in MAPbI3 perovskite materials and devices. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. View this article in WRRO
Anand G, Wynn AP, Handley CM & Freeman CL (2018) Phase stability and distortion in high-entropy oxides. Acta Materialia, 146, 119-125. View this article in WRRO
Demichelis R, Garcia NA, Raiteri P, Innocenti Malini R, Freeman CL, Harding JH & Gale JD (2018) Simulation of Calcium Phosphate Species in Aqueous Solution: Force Field Derivation. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 122(4), 1471-1483. View this article in WRRO
Innocenti Malini R, Finney AR, Hall SA, Freeman CL & Harding JH (2017) The Water–Amorphous Calcium Carbonate Interface and Its Interactions with Amino Acids. Crystal Growth & Design, 17(11), 5811-5822. View this article in WRRO
Kim Y-Y, Freeman CL, Gong X, Levenstein MA, Wang Y, Kulak A, Anduix-Canto C, Lee PA, Li S, Chen L , Christenson HK et al (2017) The Effect of Additives on the Early Stages of Growth of Calcite Single Crystals. Angewandte Chemie, 129(39), 12047-12052. View this article in WRRO
Kim Y-Y, Freeman CL, Gong X, Levenstein MA, Wang Y, Kulak A, Anduix-Canto C, Lee PA, Li S, Chen L , Christenson HK et al (2017) The Effect of Additives on the Early Stages of Growth of Calcite Single Crystals. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 56(39), 11885-11890. View this article in WRRO
Morshead FH, Foeller PY, Freeman CL, Zhang H, Reaney IM, Sinclair DC & Dean JS (2017) How to extract reliable core-volume fractions from core-shell polycrystalline microstructures using cross sectional TEM micrographs. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 37(8), 2795-2801. View this article in WRRO
Handley CM & Freeman CL (2017) Correction: A new potential for methylammonium lead iodide.. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 19(21), 14185-14186.
McGregor J, Bye JW, Freeman CL, Howard JD, Herz G & Falconer RJ (2016) Analysis of Mesoscopic Structured 2-Propanol/Water Mixtures Using Pressure Perturbation Calorimetry and Molecular Dynamic Simulation. Journal of Solution Chemistry. View this article in WRRO
Handley CM & Freeman CL (2016) A new potential for methylammonium lead iodide. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. View this article in WRRO
Anand G, Goodall R & Freeman CL (2016) Role of configurational entropy in body-centred cubic or face-centred cubic phase formation in high entropy alloys. Scripta Materialia, 124, 90-94. View this article in WRRO
Demarchi B, Hall S, Roncal-Herrero T, Freeman CL, Woolley J, Crisp MK, Wilson J, Fotakis A, Fischer R, Kessler BM , Jersie-Christensens RR et al (2016) Protein sequences bound to mineral surfaces persist into deep time. eLife, 5. View this article in WRRO
Kim YY, Carloni JD, Demarchi B, Sparks D, Reid DG, Kunitake ME, Tang CC, Duer MJ, Freeman CL, Pokroy B , Penkman K et al (2016) Tuning hardness in calcite by incorporation of amino acids. Nature Materials, 15, 903-910. View this article in WRRO
Innocenti Malini R, Bushuev YG, Hall SA, Freeman CL, Rodger PM & Harding JH (2016) Using simulation to understand the structure and properties of hydrated amorphous calcium carbonate. CrystEngComm, 18(1), 92-101. View this article in WRRO
Sparks DJ, Romero-Gonzalez ME, El-Taboni E, Freeman CL, Hall SA, Kakonyi G, Swanson L, Banwart SA & Harding JH (2015) Adsorption of poly acrylic acid onto the surface of calcite: an experimental and simulation study. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 17, 27357-27365. View this article in WRRO
Dawson JA, Sinclair DC, Harding JH & Freeman CL (2014) A-Site Strain and Displacement in Ba1–xCaxTiO3 and Ba1–xSrxTiO3 and the Consequences for the Curie Temperature. Chemistry of Materials, 26(21), 6104-6112. View this article in WRRO
Harding JH, Freeman CL & Duffy DM (2014) Oriented crystal growth on organic monolayers. CrystEngComm, 16(8), 1430-1438. View this article in WRRO
Freeman CL & Harding JH (2014) Entropy of molecular binding at solvated mineral surfaces. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 118(3), 1506-1514. View this article in WRRO
(2013) Additions and corrections for Journal of Materials Chemistry C published in 2013. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 1(48), 8222-8222.
Wright LB, Freeman CL & Walsh TR (2013) Benzene adsorption at the aqueous (0 1 1) α-quartz interface: Is surface flexibility important?. Molecular Simulation, 39(13), 1093-1102.
Freeman CL, Dawson JA, Chen HR, Ben L, Harding JH, Morrison FD, Sinclair DC & West AR (2013) Energetics of donor-doping, metal vacancies, and oxygen-loss in A-site rare-earth-doped BaTiO3. Advanced Functional Materials, 23(31), 3925-3928.
Dean J, Thomson K, Hollands L, Bates J, Carter M, Freeman C, Kapranos P & Goodall R (2013) High-performance composite chocolate. Physics Education, 48(4), 465-471.
Coîté AS, Freeman CL, Darkins R & Duffy DM (2013) Structure and orientation of MDBA self-assembled monolayers and their interaction with calcite: A molecular dynamics study. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 117(14), 7148-7153. View this article in WRRO
Dawson JA, Freeman CL, Harding JH & Sinclair DC (2013) Phase stabilisation of hexagonal barium titanate doped with transition metals: A computational study. Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 200, 310-316.
Freeman CL, Hu Q, Nielsen MH, Tao J, De Yoreo JJ & Harding JH (2013) Surface selectivity of calcite on self-assembled monolayers. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 117(10), 5154-5163.
Freeman CL, Dawson JA, Harding JH, Ben LB & Sinclair DC (2013) The influence of a-site rare earth ion size in controlling the curie temperature of Ba1-XRExTi1-x/4O3. Advanced Functional Materials, 23(4), 491-495.
Stennett MC, Backhouse DJ, Freeman CL & Hyatt NC (2013) Ceramic immobilisation options for technetium. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 1518, 111-116.
Stennett MC, Casey LD, Corkhill CL, Freeman CL, Gandy AS, Heath PG, Pinnock IJ, Reid DP & Hyatt NC (2013) Advanced ceramic wasteforms for the immobilisation of radwastes. Ceramic Transactions, 241, 11-22.
Dawson JA, Li X, Freeman CL, Harding JH & Sinclair DC (2013) The application of a new potential model to the rare-earth doping of SrTiO3 and CaTiO3. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY C, 1(8), 1574-1582. View this article in WRRO
Darkins R, Côté AS, Duffy DM & Freeman CL (2013) Crystallisation rates of calcite from an amorphous precursor in confinement. Journal of Crystal Growth. View this article in WRRO
Dawson JA, Li X, Freeman CL, Harding JH & Sinclair DC (2013) The application of a new potential model to the rare-earth doping of SrTiO3 and CaTiO3 (vol 1, pg 1574, 2013). JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY C, 1(48), 8222-8222.
Freeman CL, Harding JH, Quigley D & Rodger PM (2012) Protein binding on stepped calcite surfaces: simulations of ovocleidin-17 on calcite {31.16} and {31.8}.. Phys Chem Chem Phys, 14(20), 7287-7295. View this article in WRRO
Harding JH, Freeman CL, Quigley D & Rodger PM (2012) Nucleation and growth of biomaterials: The role of simulations for understanding, 295-311.
Hu Q, Nielsen MH, Freeman CL, Hamm LM, Tao J, Lee JRI, Han TYJ, Becker U, Harding JH, Dove PM & De Yoreo JJ (2012) The thermodynamics of calcite nucleation at organic interfaces: Classical vs. non-classical pathways. Faraday Discussions, 159, 509-523. View this article in WRRO
Stennett MC, Freeman CL, Gandy AS & Hyatt NC (2012) Crystal structure and non-stoichiometry of cerium brannerite: Ce 0.975Ti 2O 5.95. Journal of Solid State Chemistry.
Stennett MC, Freeman CL, Gandy AS & Hyatt NC (2012) Crystal structure and non-stoichiometry of cerium brannerite: Ce 0.975Ti 2O 5.95. Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 192, 172-178.
Macluskey M, Durham J, Balmer C, Bell A, Cowpe J, Dawson L, Freeman C, Hanson C, McDonagh A, Jones J , Millsopp L et al (2011) Dental student suturing skills: a multicentre trial of a checklist-based assessment. European Journal of Dental Education, 15(4), 244-249.
Chen HR, Freeman CL & Harding JH (2011) Charge disproportionation and Jahn-Teller distortion in LiNiO2 and NaNiO2: A density functional theory study. PHYS REV B, 84(8). View this article in WRRO
Freeman CL, Harding JH, Quigley D & Rodger PM (2011) Simulations of Ovocleidin-17 Binding to Calcite Surfaces and Its Implications for Eggshell Formation. J PHYS CHEM C, 115(16), 8175-8183.
Dawson JA, Freeman CL, Ben LB, Harding JH & Sinclair DC (2011) An atomistic study into the defect chemistry of hexagonal barium titanate. J APPL PHYS, 109(8).
Quigley D, Freeman CL, Harding JH & Rodger PM (2011) Sampling the structure of calcium carbonate nanoparticles with metadynamics.. J Chem Phys, 134(4), 044703.
Freeman CL, Dawson JA, Chen HR, Harding JH, Ben LB & Sinclair DC (2011) A new potential model for barium titanate and its implications for rare-earth doping. J MATER CHEM, 21(13), 4861-4868.
Durham J, Balmer C, Bell A, Cowan G, Cowpe J, Crean SJ, Dawson L, Evans A, Freeman C, Jones J , Macluskey M et al (2010) A generic consensus assessment of undergraduate competence in forceps exodontia in the United Kingdom. European Journal of Dental Education, 14(4), 210-214.
Dean J, Bryan MT, Hrkac G, Goncharov A, Freeman CL, Bashir MA, Schrefl T & Allwood DA (2010) The incorporation of the Cauchy stress matrix tensor in micromagnetic simulations. J APPL PHYS, 108(7).
Freeman CL, Harding JH, Quigley D & Rodger PM (2010) Structural control of crystal nuclei by an eggshell protein.. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl, 49(30), 5135-5137.
Hrkac G, Woodcock TG, Freeman C, Goncharov A, Dean J, Schrefl T & Gutfleisch O (2010) The role of local anisotropy profiles at grain boundaries on the coercivity of Nd2Fe14B magnets. Applied Physics Letters, 97(23).
Quigley D, Rodger PM, Freeman CL, Harding JH & Duffy DM (2009) Metadynamics simulations of calcite crystallization on self-assembled monolayers. J CHEM PHYS, 131(9).
Harding JH, Freeman CL, Quigley D & Rodger PM (2009) Controlling crystal growth using organic molecules, biomolecules, and arrays. ABSTR PAP AM CHEM S, 238.
Harding JH, Freeman CL, Yang MJ, Cooke DJ, Elliott JA, Duffy DM, Lardge J, Quigley D & Rodger PM (2009) Models for the nucleation and growth of calcium carbonate. ABSTR PAP AM CHEM S, 238.
Freeman CL, Asteriadis I, Yang MJ & Harding JH (2009) Interactions of Organic Molecules with Calcite and Magnesite Surfaces. J PHYS CHEM C, 113(9), 3666-3673.
Freeman CL, Harding JH & Duffy DM (2008) Simulations of calcite crystallization on self-assembled monolayers.. Langmuir, 24(17), 9607-9615.
Macluskey M, Durham J, Cowan G, Cowpe J, Evans A, Freeman C, Jephcott A, Jones J, Millsopp L, Oliver R , Renton T et al (2008) UK national curriculum for undergraduate oral surgery subgroup for teaching of the Association of British Academic Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. European Journal of Dental Education, 12(1), 48-58.
Claeyssens F, Freeman CL, Harding JH & Allan NL (2008) A theoretical study of ultra-thin films with the wurtzite and zinc blende structures. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 1035, 122-127.
Freeman CL, Harding JH, Cooke DJ, Elliott JA, Lardge JS & Duffy DM (2007) New forcefields for modeling biomineralization processes. J PHYS CHEM C, 111(32), 11943-11951.
Allan NL, Barrera GD, Lavrentiev MY, Freeman CL, Todorov IT & Purton JA (2006) Beyond the point defect limit: Simulation methods for solid solutions and highly disordered systems. COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS SCIENCE, 36(1-2), 42-48.
Freeman CL, Claeyssens F, Allan NL & Harding JH (2006) Graphitic nanofilms as precursors to wurtzite films: theory.. Phys Rev Lett, 96(6), 066102.
Freeman CL, Allan NL & van Westrenen W (2006) Local cation environments in the pyrope-grossular Mg(3)Al(2)Si(3)O(12)-Ca(3)Al(2)Si(3)O(12) garnet solid solution. PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 74(13).
Lavrentiev MY, van Westrenen W, Allan NL, Freeman CL & Purton JA (2006) Simulation of thermodynamic mixing properties of garnet solid solutions at high temperatures and pressures. CHEMICAL GEOLOGY, 225(3-4), 336-346.
Purton JA, Allan NL, Lavrentiev MY, Todorov IT & Freeman CL (2006) Computer simulation of mineral solid solutions. CHEMICAL GEOLOGY, 225(3-4), 176-188.
Freeman CL, Lavrentiev MY, Allan NL, Purton JA & van Westrenen W (2005) Similarity in silicate chemistry: trace elements in garnet solid solutions. JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE-THEOCHEM, 727(1-3), 199-204.
Mohn CE, Allan NL, Freeman CL, Ravindran P & Stolen S (2005) Order in the disordered state: local structural entities in the fast ion conductor Ba(2)In(2)O(5). JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY, 178(1), 346-355.
Claeyssens F, Freeman CL, Allan NL, Sun Y, Ashfold MNR & Harding JH (2005) Growth of ZnO thin films - experiment and theory. J MATER CHEM, 15(1), 139-148.
Mohn CE, Allan NL, Freeman CL, Ravindran P & Stoelen S (2004) Collective Ionic Motion in Oxide Fast‐Ion‐Conductors.. ChemInform, 35(38).
Mohn CE, Allan NL, Freeman CL, Ravindran P & Stolen S (2004) Collective ionic motion in oxide fast-ion-conductors. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 6(12), 3052-3055.
Todorov IT, Allan NL, Lavrentiev MY, Freeman CL, Mohn CE & Purton JA (2004) Simulation of mineral solid solutions at zero and high pressure using lattice statics, lattice dynamics and Monte Carlo methods. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS-CONDENSED MATTER, 16(27), S2751-S2770.
Freeman CL, Dieudonné L, Agbaje OBA, Žure M, Sanz JQ, Collins M & Sand KK () Survival of environmental DNA in sediments: Mineralogic control on DNA taphonomy. Environmental DNA.
Galloway JM, Aslam ZP, Yeandel SR, Kulak A, Ilett MA, Kim Y-Y, Bejarano-Villafuerte A, Pokroy B, Drummond-Brydson RM, Freeman CL , Harding JH et al () Electron transparent nanotubes reveal crystallization pathways in confinement. Chemical Science.
Anand G, Ghosh S, Zhang L, Anupam A, Freeman CL, Ortner C, Eisenbach M & Kermode JR () Exploiting Machine Learning in Multiscale Modelling of Materials. Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series D.
Robens E, Rauschen R, Kaub J, Parras JP, Kemp D, Freeman CL & De Souza RA () Perovskite crystal symmetry and oxygen-ion transport: a molecular-dynamics study of perovskite. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 10(5), 2388-2397.
Marinova V, Freeman CL & Harding JH () Significance of atomic-scale defects in flexible surfaces on local solvent and ion behaviour. Faraday Discussions.
Anderson M, Bennett M, Cedeno R, Dudek MK, Fichthorn K, Finney AR, Ford I, Freeman C, Hare A, Hewson C , Hill A et al () Growing crystals by design: general discussion. Faraday Discussions, 235, 383-405.
Dimosthenous S, Handley CM, Blackburn LR, Freeman CL & Hyatt NC () A high throughput computational investigation of the solid solution mechanisms of actinides and lanthanides in zirconolite. RSC Advances, 11(41), 25179-25186.
Freeman CL, Harding JH, Quigley D & Rodger PM () How does an amorphous surface influence molecular binding? – ovocleidin-17 and amorphous calcium carbonate. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 17(26), 17494-17500. View this article in WRRO
Freeman CL, Harding JH, Quigley D & Rodger PM () Structural Control of Crystal Nuclei by an Eggshell Protein. Angewandte Chemie, 122(30), 5261-5263.
Ward RE, Freeman CL, Dean JS, Sinclair DC & Harding JH () Using metadynamics to obtain the free energy landscape for cation diffusion in functional ceramics : dopant distribution control in rare earth-doped BaTiO3. Advanced Functional Materials. View this article in WRRO

Conference proceedings papers

Harding J, Freeman C, Fantauzzo V, Armstrong E, Marinova V & Yeandel S (2021) Controlling mineral polymorphs: insights from computer simulation.. Goldschmidt2021 abstracts, 4 July 2021 - 9 July 2021.
Yandun Z, Freeman CL, Lin Y, LiJin T, Xijun L, Juntao W & Han W (2015) Exploring the mixing properties of ceramic materials. 14th Biennial Worldwide Congress on Unified International Technical Conference on Refractories, UNITECR 2015, in conjunction with the 58th International Colloquium on Refractories
Yandun Z, Freeman CL, Lin Y, LiJin T, Xijun L, Juntao W & Han W (2015) Exploring the mixing properties of ceramic materials. 14th Biennial Worldwide Congress on Unified International Technical Conference on Refractories, UNITECR 2015, in conjunction with the 58th International Colloquium on Refractories
Rodger PM, Quigley D, Harding JH & Freeman CL (2010) Simulating crystal nucleation: Seeing the infrequent with Molecular dynamics. GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA, Vol. 74(12) (pp A875-A875)
Freeman CL, Harding JH, Allan NL & Pinilla C (2009) Adsorption and segregation at surfaces in minerals and biominerals. GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA, Vol. 73(13) (pp A396-A396)
Duffy DM, Freeman CL, Harding JH, Quigley D & Rodger PM (2009) Modelling biomineralization processes. GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA, Vol. 73(13) (pp A311-A311)
Freeman CL, Claeyssens F, Allan NL & Harding JH (2006) Thin films of wurtzite materials - AlN vs. AlP. JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH, Vol. 294(1) (pp 111-117)

Other

Finney AR, Lectez S, Freeman CL, Harding JH & Stackhouse S (2019) Frontispiece: Ion Association in Lanthanide Chloride Solutions. Chemistry - A European Journal, 25(37).

Preprints

Freeman , Dieudonné , Collins & Sand (2020) Survival of environmental DNA in natural environments: Surface charge and topography of minerals as driver for DNA storage, bioRxiv.
Anand G, Eisenbach M, Goodall R & Freeman CL (2019) Electron spin mediated distortion in metallic systems, arXiv.

Teaching activities

Colin is currently part of the departmental outreach committee and organises school visits and science/engineering activities. He is first-year Director of Materials Science and Engineering and also on the departments staff-student forum.

Teaching duties include:

MAT4610 Introduction to materials simulation
MAT1820 Computer skills for Engineers
MAT1910 Introduction to Nanomaterials and Nanoscience
MAT2930 Perspectives in Materials Research
MAT2840 Diffusion and Heat Transfer
MAT2220 Functional Materials
MAT360 Research Methods
MAT6664 Science of Materials

Professional activities and memberships

Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Member of the European Geochemical Society