Flawless
The descaling of nano-materials is fast approaching the absolute physical limit. 2-D materials like graphene have already reached it, being only one atom thick. This thickness gives them a long list of incredible properties that promise applications all over research and industry. We focus on the growth of 2-D materials using heat, gases, and a catalyst in a process called chemical vapour deposition, employing in-situ techniques to understand the growth mechanisms for further optimisation. By making the material ‘flawless’ over a large area, these amazing properties can be exploited on an industrial scale.
Artist's Statement
Melissa Pierce Murray uses materials ranging from plasma-cut steel and carved wood to ice, glass, and bubble-wrap. With either handheld objects which reveal an intrigue of abrading and shaping, or large-scale sculptural installations with powerful and dynamic lines, she creates physical metaphors which equally evoke emotional states and forces of immense landscapes. Edgy, alluring, playful, or awkward, her works are not so much to be viewed as to be encountered, inviting a reflective or felt response. Melissa has a BA in English Literature and Physics, and an MA in Fine Art.