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Dr Nik Reeves-McLaren is a Senior Lecturer in Energy Materials at the School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield. He serves as Interim Head of the Engineering Graduate School and leads the Raman Small Research Facility. His research focuses on energy storage materials, particularly electrode and solid electrolyte materials for lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries.
- BSc (Hons) in Chemistry with New Materials Technology, University of Aberdeen (1999)
- PhD in Energy Materials, University of Sheffield
His research program emphasizes in situ and operando characterization of energy storage materials using X-ray diffraction/tomography, neutron diffraction, muon spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy. He authored the primer Inside Energy Storage Materials (AIP, 2022) and has contributed chapters on X-ray absorption spectroscopy and future directions in energy storage research.
Key research themes include:
- Development of novel electrode materials for lithium/sodium-ion batteries
- Operando diffraction studies of battery materials
- Improving battery safety and manufacturing costs
- Raman spectroscopy applications in quality control
He has published extensively in journals like Advanced Science, Materials Research Express, and Journal of Physical Chemistry C, with a focus on solid-state electrochemistry and materials characterization.
Scientific contributions include:
- Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Authority
- Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Dr Reeves-McLaren supervises four PhD researchers and contributes to teaching through modules such as Materials Processing and Characterisation, Energy Generation and Storage, and Transferable Skills for Engineers.
