Colin Lambert

Professor Colin Lambert is a Research Professor at Lancaster University's Department of Physics within the Faculty of Science and Technology. He has held prestigious roles such as Founding Director of the Lancaster Quantum Technology Centre (until 2013) and led the Physics Department to top scores in RAE 2001 and 2008. As a former Associate Dean of Research (2005-2010), he initiated major research programs including the Eurocores 'Fundamentals of Nanoelectronics' (2004) and the EPSRC/IOP 'Physics By The Lake' Summer School (1997).

• Current Council member, CECAM (Lausanne)
• Director, £4.8M North West Science Grid
• Board member, N8 Molecular Engineering TRC

His research spans nanoelectronics, quantum transport, and energy materials, with over 400 publications and 16 PhD students in his Theory of Molecular-Scale Transport Group. Recent projects include quantum engineering of molecular materials and memristive organometallic devices (MemOD). He has secured major funding from EPSRC, EU, and Castrol PLC.

Key research areas include:

• Quantum interference in molecular junctions
• Thermoelectric materials and devices
• Single-molecule electronics
• Graphene/silicene-based systems
• CO2 electrocatalysis

Scientific honors:

• Research Professorship (2010)
• QinetiQ Fellowship (2009)
• Academia Europaea member (2006)
• Fellow of the Institute of Physics (2000)

His group actively supervises PhD students and collaborates with industry partners like BP Exploration, QinetiQ, and IBM Zurich. Current projects cover memristive devices (MemOD), quantum transport, and molecular-scale electrocatalysis.