Stuart Wimbush

Biography

Stuart Wimbush is a Senior Scientist in the newly-formed Robinson Research Institute of Victoria University of Wellington.    After obtaining a degree in Applied Physics in his home country of the UK, Stuart undertook his doctoral training in Germany followed by a postdoctoral fellowship in Japan before returning to the UK to take up a position at the University of Cambridge. From there, he was lured to Lower Hutt to work at the interface of science and industry, bringing high-performance superconducting technologies out of the lab and into widespread commercial use.

Research Interest

Stuart’s long-running research interest lies in the interplay of superconductivity and magnetism, two cornerstones of solid state physics. Along the way, he has been diverted into the materials science aspects of the synthesis of wide-ranging novel materials, in particular via thin film routes and biochemical bulk synthesis. This in turn has led him to broader fields of investigation, encompassing other types of functional materials and nano-scale device fabrication. The recently emerged field of sustainable energy devices is one of rapidly growing importance that offers the opportunity to combine these diverse interests towards a common goal.