Professor Dr. Hazel Assender

Biography

Hazel Assender is a professor specializing in polymer and polymer composite materials at the University of Oxford. Her research encompasses a range of topics in the field, with particular focus on polymer surfaces and interfaces, nanocomposites, and thin film deposition of polymers. Assender's work includes innovative techniques such as vacuum roll-to-roll deposition and the development of thin films for flexible electronics. She has also investigated gas barrier materials and their applications in various engineering sectors. Through her commitment to advancing the understanding of material properties and behaviors, she is actively involved in pioneering research projects that explore the detection and measurement of water flow in grain boundary networks, microstructure evolution in biomaterials, and the stability of new encapsulants for perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells. Her contributions are critical to the ongoing development of advanced materials for future technologies.

Research Interests