Michael Hayward

Michael Hayward is a full-time Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Oxford, affiliated with Somerville College. His research focuses on designing novel solid-state materials with unconventional electronic and magnetic properties through low-temperature synthetic methods.

• Education:
  • D.Phil., University of Oxford (supervised by Prof. M. J. Rosseinsky)

Research Interests revolve around three key areas: (1) Developing soft chemical routes for metastable oxide and oxide-hydride materials via topochemical reduction, (2) Engineering 'hybrid-improper' ferroelectric phases through anion/cation manipulation in perovskite structures, and (3) Creating earth-abundant Li-ion cathode materials using kinetically controlled reactions to enable sustainable energy storage. His work bridges fundamental inorganic chemistry with applied materials science.

Scientific Recognition:

• Meldola Prize (2002)

Professional Affiliations: Current Tutorial Fellow at Somerville College; previously held a Royal Society University Research Fellowship and Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) at Merton College (2002-2004). Conducted postdoctoral research at Princeton University under Prof. R. J. Cava.

Contact:

• Email: michael.hayward@chem.ox.ac.uk
• Phone: 01865 272623
• Research group: The Hayward Group