Wednesday 4^th May 2011
CV - posted by Roger at 23:30 BST
A recent, short CV for A. Roger Buckingham has been uploaded. It's copied below in a standard text format, whilst a pdf version may be downloaded from the menu on the left.

Tuesday 3^rd May 2011
Archiving of content - posted by Roger at 23:25 BST
After many years (circa 6!) of neglect, this website has now been resurrected. The original content, which has been shifted to make room for work-related material, may now be found in the archives on the left-hand menu.

Spin flop transitions driven by exchange springs in ErFe₂ / YFe₂ multilayers (poster)
A. R. Buckingham, K. N. Martin, C. G. Morrison, G. J. Bowden, P. A. J. de Groot, J. P. Zimmermann, H. Fangohr and R.C.C.Ward
Condensed Matter and Materials Physics (CMMP) 2007, University of Leicester, UK, April 2007.

Engineering coercivity in epitaxial Laves phase RE – TM multilayers (oral presentation)
A. R. Buckingham, D. Wang, C. G. Morrison, G. J. Bowden, R.C.C.Ward, and P. A. J. de Groot
53^rd Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (MMM), Austin, Texas, USA, 10^th – 14^th November 2008.

Room temperature magneto optic exchange springs in DyFe₂ / YFe₂ superlattices
D. Wang, C. G. Morrison, A. R. Buckingham, G. J. Bowden, R. C. C. Ward and P. A. J. de Groot
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, vol. 321, no. 6, pp. 586 – 589, 2009.

Nano- and Micro-Scale Patterned Arrays in Laves Phase Intermetallic Films and Multilayers (poster)
A. R. Buckingham, D. Wang, G. J. Bowden, R. C. C. Ward and P. A. J. de Groot
20^th International Colloquium on Magnetic Films and Surfaces (ICMFS) 2009, Berlin, Germany, 20^th – 24^th July 2009.

Nano- and Micro-Scale Patterned Arrays in Laves Phase Intermetallic Films and Multilayers (poster)
A. R. Buckingham, D. Wang, G. J. Bowden, I. Nandhakumar, R.C.C. Ward and P. A. J. de Groot
Condensed Matter and Materials Physics (CMMP) 2009, University of Warwick, Warwick, UK, 15^th – 17^th December 2009.

Temperature control of Fano resonances and transmission in superconducting metamaterials
V.A. Fedotov, A. Tsiatmas, J. H. Shi, R. Buckingham, P. de Groot, Y. Chen, S. Wang and N.I. Zheludev
Optics Express, vol. 18, pp. 9015 – 9019, 2010.

Superconducting plasmonics and extraordinary transmission
A. Tsiatmas, A. R. Buckingham, V. A. Fedotov, S. Wang, Y. Chen, P. A. J. de Groot and N. I. Zheludev
Applied Physics Letters, vol. 97, pp. 111106-1 – 111106-3, 2010.

Some comments on the magnetic moments used in REFe₂ exchange spring micro-magnetic simulations
G. J. Bowden, A. R. Buckingham, G. B. G. Stenning and P. A. J. de Groot
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, vol. 22, no. 29, 2010.

Superconducting plasmonics and extraordinary transmission (oral presentation)
A. Tsiatmas, R. Buckingham, V. Fedotov, S. Wang, Y. Chen, P. de Groot and N. I. Zheludev
Metamaterials Congress 2010, Karlsruhe, Germany, 13^th – 16^th September 2010.

Superconducting plasmonics and extraordinary transmission (oral presentation)
A. Tsiatmas, R. Buckingham, V. A. Fedotov, S. Wang, Y. Chen, P. A. J. de Groot and N. I. Zheludev
Frontiers in Optics 2010, Rochester, USA, 24^th – 28^th October 2010.

Superconducting plasmonics: Extraordinary transmission and Fano resonances (oral presentation)
A. R. Buckingham, A. Tsiatmas, V. A. Fedotov, Y. Chen, P. A. J. de Groot and N. I. Zheludev
Condensed Matter and Materials Physics (CMMP) 2010, University of Warwick, Warwick, UK, 14^th – 16^th December 2010.

Magnetic anisotropy control by ion implantation in Rare-earth transition-metal Laves phase materials (oral presentation)
A. R. Buckingham, G. B. G. Stenning, G. J. Bowden, I. Nandhakumar, R.C.C. Ward and P. A. J. de Groot
Condensed Matter and Materials Physics (CMMP) 2010, University of Warwick, Warwick, UK, 14^th – 16^th December 2010.

Switching the direction of magnetic anisotropy by Ar⁺ ion implantation in Laves phase YFe₂
A. R. Buckingham, G. J. Bowden, D. Wang, G. B. G. Stenning, I. Nandhakumar, R. C. C. Ward and P. A. J. de Groot
Submitted to Applied Physics Letters, 2011.

Magnetization reversal processes in ErFe₂ / YFe₂ exchange spring multilayer studied by x-ray magnetic circular dichroism
G. B. G. Stenning, A. R. Buckingham, G. J. Bowden, R. C. C. Ward, G. van der Laan, L. Shelford, F. Maccherozzi, S. Dhesi and P. A. J. de Groot
Submitted to Physical Review B, 2011.

Superconducting plasmonics and metamaterials: from extraordinary transmission to Fano resonances (oral presentation)
A. R. Buckingham, A. Tsiatmas, V. A. Fedotov, Y. Chen, P. A. J. de Groot and N. I. Zheludev
NANOMETA 2011, Seefeld in Tirol, Austria, 3^rd – 6^th January 2011.

Superconducting Plasmonics and Quantum Metamaterials (oral presentation)
A. Tsiatmas, A. R. Buckingham, V. Savinov, V. A. Fedotov, P. A. J. de Groot and N. I. Zheludev
The 5^th International Conference on Surface Plasmon Photonics (SPP5), Busan, South Korea, 15^th – 20^th May 2011.

Superconducting Plasmonics (invited talk)
A. Tsiatmas, A. R. Buckingham, V. A. Fedotov and N. I. Zheludev
SPIE Optics and Photonics 2011, San Diego, USA, 21^st 25^th August 2011.

Superconducting Metamaterials and Plasmonics (invited talk)
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Vortex Matter in Nanostructured Superconductors, Rhodes, Greece, 10^th – 17^th September 2011.

Realising tunable, quantum and low-loss metamaterials and plasmonics with superconductors (invited talk)
A. R. Buckingham, A. Tsiatmas, V. Savinov, V. A. Fedotov, P. A. J. de Groot and N. I. Zheludev
Metamaterials Congress 2011, Barcelona, Spain, 10^th – 15^th October 2011.

Current employment
2010 - Present
University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ
Job title: Post Doctoral Research Fellow
Job description: Project leader: Superconducting Metamaterials

Education
2006 – 2010

University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ

PhD Physics

Thesis Title: Modifying the magnetic properties of Laves phase intermetallic multilayers and films by nano-patterning and ion implantation.
Extensive clean room experience. Use of electron beam and optical lithography systems, focussed and broad-beam ion milling systems, thin film deposition systems, electron microscopy, atomic and magnetic force microscopy.
Regular use of cryogenic equipment (flow cryostat and closed-cycle systems) for use in vibrating sample magnetometers and electrical transport measurements, at temperatures down to 4.2 K in magnetic fields up to 16 T. Frequent characterization of magnetic and superconducting materials.
Experience with optical systems including the design, construction and use of a magneto optical Kerr effect apparatus.
Computational modelling of complex magnetic systems.
Regular presenter at international conferences, e.g. CMMP 2010, Warwick, UK, ICMFS 2009, Berlin, Germany, MMM 2008, Austin, Texas, USA and CMMP 2007, Leicester, UK.

2002 – 2006

University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ

MPhys Honours degree in Physics (First class)

2000 – 2002

Dorchester Thomas Hardye School 6^th Form, Queens Avenue, Dorchester, DT1 2ET

A levels Physics, Mathematics, Biology & General Studies

AS level English Literature

1997 – 2000

Dorchester Thomas Hardye School, Queens Avenue, Dorchester, DT1 2ET

12 GCSEs grades A* - C

Academic Achievements

Key Skills

Management of several postgraduate and undergraduate students including delegation of tasks, training and assessment of work.
Collaboration and networking between departments including travel to and use of national facilities.
Ability to think creatively and form innovative solutions to challenging problems.
Excellent planning and time management skills ensuring projects are completed on time.
Frequent, enthusiastic experience in team-working situations, including teaching skills and demonstrating processes to colleagues and students.
Regular presentation of work in a professional format to collaborators.

Employment History

2006 – 2009

University of Southampton, Southampton
Undergraduate Laboratory Demonstrator (part-time)
Work closely with students demonstrating, assisting and assessing practical experiments. Additional duties include providing undergraduate class tutorials and feedback sessions to senior members of staff.

2005 & 2006

New Forest Ice Cream, Southampton
Courier (summer vacations)
Driver and representative for a popular local company, in which time management and communication skills were greatly built upon.

2004 – 2005

A Grade Tutors, Cambridge:
A-level & GCSE tutor (part-time)
Provide 1-on-1 tutorials in physics and mathematics to improve the students’ overall ability and understanding, helping them attain the highest grade possible.

School of Physics and Astronomy
University of Southampton
Southampton
SO17 1BJ

Education
2006 – 2010

University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ

PhD Physics

Thesis Title: Modifying the magnetic properties of Laves phase intermetallic multilayers and films by nano-patterning and ion implantation.

Extensive clean room experience. Use of electron beam and optical lithography systems, focussed and broad-beam ion milling systems, thin film deposition systems, electron microscopy, atomic and magnetic force microscopy.

Regular use of cryogenic equipment (flow cryostat and closed-cycle systems) for use in vibrating sample magnetometers and electrical transport measurements, at temperatures down to 4.2 K in magnetic fields up to 16 T. Frequent characterization of magnetic and superconducting materials.

Experience with optical systems including the design, construction and use of a magneto optical Kerr effect apparatus.

Computational modelling of complex magnetic systems.

Regular presenter at international conferences, e.g. CMMP 2010, Warwick, UK, ICMFS 2009, Berlin, Germany, MMM 2008, Austin, Texas, USA and CMMP 2007, Leicester, UK.

2002 – 2006

University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ

MPhys Honours degree in Physics (First class)

2000 – 2002

Dorchester Thomas Hardye School 6^th Form, Queens Avenue, Dorchester, DT1 2ET

A levels Physics, Mathematics, Biology & General Studies

AS level English Literature

1997 – 2000

Dorchester Thomas Hardye School, Queens Avenue, Dorchester, DT1 2ET

12 GCSEs grades A* - C

Academic Achievements

2005 Best Performance in Year 3 Continuing Cohort

2003 Dean’s List

Key Skills

Management of several postgraduate and undergraduate students including delegation of tasks, training and assessment of work.

Collaboration and networking between departments including travel to and use of national facilities.

Ability to think creatively and form innovative solutions to challenging problems.

Excellent planning and time management skills ensuring projects are completed on time.

Frequent, enthusiastic experience in team-working situations, including teaching skills and demonstrating processes to colleagues and students.

Regular presentation of work in a professional format to collaborators.

Employment History

2006 – 2009

University of Southampton, Southampton
Undergraduate Laboratory Demonstrator (part-time)
Work closely with students demonstrating, assisting and assessing practical experiments. Additional duties include providing undergraduate class tutorials and feedback sessions to senior members of staff.

2005 & 2006

New Forest Ice Cream, Southampton
Courier (summer vacations)
Driver and representative for a popular local company, in which time management and communication skills were greatly built upon.

2004 – 2005

A Grade Tutors, Cambridge:
A-level & GCSE tutor (part-time)
Provide 1-on-1 tutorials in physics and mathematics to improve the students’ overall ability and understanding, helping them attain the highest grade possible.

School of Physics and Astronomy University of Southampton Southampton SO17 1BJ

Education 2006 – 2010

University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ

PhD Physics

Thesis Title: Modifying the magnetic properties of Laves phase intermetallic multilayers and films by nano-patterning and ion implantation.

Extensive clean room experience. Use of electron beam and optical lithography systems, focussed and broad-beam ion milling systems, thin film deposition systems, electron microscopy, atomic and magnetic force microscopy.

Regular use of cryogenic equipment (flow cryostat and closed-cycle systems) for use in vibrating sample magnetometers and electrical transport measurements, at temperatures down to 4.2 K in magnetic fields up to 16 T. Frequent characterization of magnetic and superconducting materials.

Experience with optical systems including the design, construction and use of a magneto optical Kerr effect apparatus.

Computational modelling of complex magnetic systems.

Regular presenter at international conferences, e.g. CMMP 2010, Warwick, UK, ICMFS 2009, Berlin, Germany, MMM 2008, Austin, Texas, USA and CMMP 2007, Leicester, UK.

2002 – 2006

University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ

MPhys Honours degree in Physics (First class)

2000 – 2002

Dorchester Thomas Hardye School 6th Form, Queens Avenue, Dorchester, DT1 2ET

A levels Physics, Mathematics, Biology & General Studies

AS level English Literature

1997 – 2000

Dorchester Thomas Hardye School, Queens Avenue, Dorchester, DT1 2ET

12 GCSEs grades A* - C

Academic Achievements

2005 Best Performance in Year 3 Continuing Cohort

2003 Dean’s List

Key Skills

Management of several postgraduate and undergraduate students including delegation of tasks, training and assessment of work.

Collaboration and networking between departments including travel to and use of national facilities.

Ability to think creatively and form innovative solutions to challenging problems.

Excellent planning and time management skills ensuring projects are completed on time.

Frequent, enthusiastic experience in team-working situations, including teaching skills and demonstrating processes to colleagues and students.

Regular presentation of work in a professional format to collaborators.

Employment History

2006 – 2009

University of Southampton, Southampton Undergraduate Laboratory Demonstrator (part-time) Work closely with students demonstrating, assisting and assessing practical experiments. Additional duties include providing undergraduate class tutorials and feedback sessions to senior members of staff.

2005 & 2006

New Forest Ice Cream, Southampton Courier (summer vacations) Driver and representative for a popular local company, in which time management and communication skills were greatly built upon.

2004 – 2005

A Grade Tutors, Cambridge: A-level & GCSE tutor (part-time) Provide 1-on-1 tutorials in physics and mathematics to improve the students’ overall ability and understanding, helping them attain the highest grade possible.

School of Physics and Astronomy
University of Southampton
Southampton
SO17 1BJ

Education
2006 – 2010

Dorchester Thomas Hardye School 6^th Form, Queens Avenue, Dorchester, DT1 2ET

University of Southampton, Southampton
Undergraduate Laboratory Demonstrator (part-time)
Work closely with students demonstrating, assisting and assessing practical experiments. Additional duties include providing undergraduate class tutorials and feedback sessions to senior members of staff.

New Forest Ice Cream, Southampton
Courier (summer vacations)
Driver and representative for a popular local company, in which time management and communication skills were greatly built upon.

A Grade Tutors, Cambridge:
A-level & GCSE tutor (part-time)
Provide 1-on-1 tutorials in physics and mathematics to improve the students’ overall ability and understanding, helping them attain the highest grade possible.