Dr Mark E Light PhD, BSc, FRSC, MMS, FHEA
Head of Materials X-ray Diffraction Facility
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Dr Mark Light is an X-ray diffraction and scattering specialist, with 20+ years’ experience in materials characterisation.
The ability to elucidate complex atomic-scale structures through their interactions with X-rays is truly incredible.
Mark received a BSc in 1994 from the University of Greenwich (geochemistry) and a PhD in 1997 from Cardiff University (crystallography). In 1998 he moved to Southampton to take up a postdoc position working with the EPSRC National Crystallography Service. He was appointed to his current post of Head of the Materials X-ray Diffraction Facility in 2005 and made senior lecturer in 2017.
He is the author or co-author of over 440 peer reviewed publications and has contributed over 1000 structures to CCDC, ranking him within the top 100 worldwide. Mark is a member of the Transition Metal Chemistry editorial board and Radiation Protection Supervisor (RPS).
Mark is involved in many aspects of structural characterisation across Chemistry and the wider faculty. His own special interests are in determining local structure from total scattering and associated techniques.
Qualifications:
PhD, Cardiff University, 1997
BSc, University of Greenwich, 1994
PGCert, University of Southampton, 2009
Appointments held:
Postdoctoral research fellow, EPSRC National Crystallography Service, University of Southampton, 1998-2005.
Experimental officer, University of Southampton, 2005-2017.
Senior Lecturer, University of Southampton, 2017-present.