EPSRC CDT in Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing

Congratulations to Eamonn Fogarty Olmos on winning PGR Graduate Tutor or Demonstrator of the Year for the year (and great photo!) And congratulations as well to Olivia Kielyfor being shortlisted!

Congratulations to our Cohort 5 students, Olivia and Eamonn, who have been shortlisted for the Enriching Student Life Awards in the category of PGR Graduate Tutor of the Year. This is a fantastic recognition of the impact they have made through their teaching and support！

Happy International Women’s Day! 🌸 To all our amazing CDT female students conducting advanced research in semiconductor manufacturing—leading the way in cutting-edge technology! 💡🔬 #IWD2026 #WomenInSTEM #CDT

✈️ From Cardiff to Astana! Our Cohort 5 student Eammon recently spent three weeks in Kazakhstan as a Graduate Tutor on Cardiff University's Scientific Thinking module! Read more about the experience in the blog (with a guest contribution from Eammon): mwlsmith.co.uk/KZ-teaching-b…

Our Cohort 5 & 6 students are undertaking training with @scimadesimple to prepare for public engagement in schools. It’s fantastic for science-based PhD researchers to develop the skills and confidence to communicate their work beyond academia & inspire the next generation.

Have a read on our Cohort 4 student, Fiona's recent work on mid-infrared InAs/InP quantum-dot lasers, published in Light: Science & Applications. nature.com/articles/s41377-0…

Our cohort 4 student, Chris Dawe, now doing PhD in the University of Manchester, will present their work on “Junction spectroscopy techniques and their application to β-Ga2O3”!

Wishing all our CDT students and staff, academic partners, and industrial partners who are celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year a very Happy Year of the Horse 🧧🐎May the year bring you success, good health, and new opportunities.#CDTCommunity

We are delighted to announce that the CDT in Compound Semiconductor Manufacture is part of the 'TechExpert pilot’, offering tax free stipends of c£31,000 for eligible students with home fees status. 2nd round deadline 31 Jan! Apply NOW!

Read our CDT graduate Arthur's latest article, “Sculpting at the micro-scale”, now published in Compound Semiconductor magazine! Full article: lnkd.in/gXuhuWuW Interested in a Fully Funded PhD Studentship — Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing ? Apply now!

Our 4-Year Fully Funded Studentship in #CompoundSemiconductors is open for applications! You will get ~£31k tax-free stipend | Fees paid | £20k research grant; MSc in Compound Semiconductors; PhD at Cardiff / Manchester / Sheffield / UCL; DDL: 31 Jan! #PhDStudentship #FundedPhD

Fully Funded PhD Studentship in Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing for all UK STEM talents! Our 1+3 integrated PhD programme offers industry-aligned training, a strong cohort experience, and a tax-free stipend of ~£31,000! Apply now: cdt-compound-semiconductor.o…

Season’s greetings to our CDT students, academics, industrial partners, colleagues, and graduate students. Best wishes for the festive season and a productive year ahead. Best wishes from the CDT Team.

Fully Funded PhD Studentship — Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing Our 1+3 integrated Master’s + PhD scheme offers: 🔹 Cutting-edge, industry-aligned training 🔹 Strong cohort community 🔹 Tax-free stipend ~£31,000 (£10K above UKRI rate) Apply now: cdt-compound-semiconductor.o…

Huge congratulations to our cohort 5 PhD student, Sri Datta Aneesh Chodavarapu, for winning the Best Poster Prize at the IOP Quantum Dot Day Conference!

Kickstart your PhD in Semiconductor Manufacturing! Applications are now open for a fully funded PhD with an integrated MSc, offering a £22,278+ annual stipend, full tuition coverage, and access to exceptional industry partnerships and real-world projects. shorturl.at/zXR6G

At the Compound Semi Innovation Conference 2025, our CDT Cohort 6 students will organise the event, with Cohort 5 presenting their research and Cohort 4 showcasing posters. Join us to explore the latest in compound semiconductor innovation! Sign up here: shorturl.at/2CjV0

Congrats to our cohort 4 student, Mehdi, to receive the 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 at the 𝐈𝐄𝐄𝐄 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 2025 in Shenzhen, China's Silicon Valley!

Congrats to our cohort 4 student, Chris, who has been awarded the Haller Prize at the 33rd International Conference on Defects in Semiconductors (ICDS-33), held this year at Fudan University in Shanghai!