Adekunle Adeyeye

Professor Adekunle Adeyeye is the Principal of Trevelyan College and a Professor in the Department of Physics at Durham University, where he has been affiliated since January 2020. He holds a First Class Honors Degree in Physics from the University of Ilorin (1990), an MPhil in Microelectronic Engineering and Semiconductor Physics (1993), and a PhD from the University of Cambridge (1996). He was a Junior Research Fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge, and previously held academic positions at the National University of Singapore, rising to Full Professor in 2012.

His research focuses on nanomagnetism and spintronics, with emphasis on nanomagnets for non-volatile memory, magnonics, spin wave devices, and magnetic biosensors. Key areas include:

• Fundamental physics of spin dynamics and magnetization in nanostructures
• Design of functional nanomaterials for spintronic applications
• Advanced nanofabrication techniques for magnetic devices

Recent publications (2022-2025) predominantly explore spin wave manipulation, 3D spin textures, and magnetization dynamics in nanostructures, reflecting a consistent focus on tunable magnonic systems and interfacial coupling effects. Trends show increasing complexity in geometric designs (e.g., artificial spin ice, trilayer nanowires) and hybrid magnetomechanical systems.

Awards and Fellowships:

• TR100 Top 100 Young Innovators (MIT)
• IEEE Magnetics Society Distinguished Lecturer (2013)
• Fellow of the American Physical Society
• Fellow of the Institute of Physics
• Royal Society Wolfson Fellow

He currently supervises four postgraduate research students: Angus Hodgkiss, Debi Rianto, Jay Scott, and Szymon Oramus. His group utilizes advanced nanofabrication facilities and collaborates internationally on magnonics and spintronics projects.