Neil Mathur

Neil Mathur is the Professor of Materials Physics at the University of Cambridge's Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy. His research focuses on ferroic materials, with emphasis on electrocaloric and magnetoelectric effects for energy-efficient applications. He leads a team studying phase transitions, functional oxides, and advanced characterization techniques such as photoemission electron microscopy and scanning probe microscopy.

Education includes a PhD and MA from the University of Cambridge. His work bridges fundamental physics with applied technologies, notably pioneering electrocaloric thin films (Science 2006) and multilayer capacitors (Nature 2019). Collaborations span academia and industry, contributing to caloric materials for sustainable cooling systems and magnetoelectric sensors.

• Key Research Areas: Ferroic Materials, Multiferroics, Electrocaloric Cooling, Spintronics, Thermal Engineering
• Notable Achievements: Coined the modern electrocaloric field, developed magnetoelectric sensors with zero-power operation, and authored foundational review articles on caloric materials.

His research group integrates fabrication, measurement, and computational modeling to advance material science. Awards include the APS Fellow distinction, recognizing his transformative contributions to materials physics.