Overview

In September 2018 I joined the Centre for Doctoral Training in Metamaterials. I had previously obtained a first class Masters degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Exeter having specialised in Biophysics. My Masters project investigated the use of graphene plasmonics for molecular fingerprinting technology. Since, I have undertaken a PhD project in the same field, hoping to better understand the underlying physics. I plan to design a hybrid device capable of improving the resolution and sensitivity of conventional infrared spectroscopy. This could have a wide range of applications in biological characterisation and protein secondary structure determination. The project is titled 'Nanoscale Infrared Biomolecule Spectroscopy'. Supervisor: http://emps.exeter.ac.uk/engineering/staff/grn201#

As of August 2020, I undertook the role of Associate Lecturer in Natural Sciences. (Part time for 2 years alongside my PhD studies). This has been a great opportunity for me to help inspire the next generation of Natural Scientists, and have an input into the delivery of a course I am hugely passionate about.

Course details can be found at: http://emps.exeter.ac.uk/natural-sciences/

LInkedIn profile can be found at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-barnard/

• Nanoscale fabrication 
• Metamaterials and metasurfaces 
• Infrared and circular dichroism spectroscopy 
• Chiral metamaterials and optical activity 
• Nanomaterials including graphene 

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Publications

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2023

• Barnard H. (2023) Chiral Infrared Metamaterials for Enhanced Molecular Spectroscopy.

2022

• Barnard HR, Nash GR. (2022) Tailoring the Spectral Response of Multilayered Chiral Mid-Infrared Metamaterials, 2022 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2022 - Proceedings.
• Barnard HR, Nash GR. (2022) Tailoring the Spectral Response of Multilayered Chiral Mid-Infrared Metamaterials, Optics InfoBase Conference Papers.

2021

• Barnard HR, Nash GR. (2021) Tailoring the spectral properties of layered chiral mid-infrared metamaterials, Applied Physics Letters, volume 119, no. 24, DOI:10.1063/5.0066386. [PDF]

2020

• Barnard HR, Barr EJ, Nash GR. (2020) Circular dichroism in multilayered chiral mid-infrared metamaterials, Optics InfoBase Conference Papers, volume Part F181-CLEO-AT 2020, DOI:10.1364/CLEO_AT.2020.JW2D.4.
• Barnard HR, Barr EJ, Nash GR. (2020) Circular Dichroism in Multilayered Chiral Mid-Infrared Metamaterials, Conference Proceedings - Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting-LEOS, volume 2020-May.

2016

• Barnard HR, Zossimova E, Mahlmeister NH, Lawton LM, Luxmoore IJ, Nash GR. (2016) Boron nitride encapsulated graphene infrared emitters, APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, volume 108, no. 13, article no. ARTN 131110, DOI:10.1063/1.4945371. [PDF]

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