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Biography
Simon is an experimental materials physicist and NZ expert in thin film magnetic materials. His field is spin-electronics, or spintronics, where he investigates the advanced magnetic materials needed to bring about a future generation of energy-efficient, ultra-high-speed and high-performance computer memory and logic that uses the magnetism, or “spin”, of electrons.
Simon was one of the first MacDiarmid Institute PhD students in 2003, and after a postdoc at EPFL in Switzerland, he returned to NZ and rejoined the MacDiarmid Institute in 2011 as an Investigator, where he leads the Future Computing Research Programme. Simon collaborates enthusiastically across the Institute and internationally, particularly where magnetic materials are involved.
Simon is a Senior Scientist at the Robinson Research Institute, Victoria University of Wellington, where he co-manages the most advanced magnetic materials lab in New Zealand, hosting several pieces of MacDiarmid Institute equipment. He is also an avid field hockey player, fan of Doctor Who and pro wrestling, and turn-based strategy gamer.
We’re bringing together people with a deep knowledge in specialist areas and seeing how magnonics can be applied to be completely revolutionary.
Dr Simon Granville
In the news
News Article
MacDiarmid Institute researchers successful in latest MBIE round
September 20, 2024
The MacDiarmid Institute is pleased to share the following successes from its researchers in this year’s MBIE Endeavour Fund round.
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Annual Report
2023 Funding successes - Annual Report 2023
April 13, 2024
Funding successes for our Investigators and their research programmes during 2023.
News Article
2023 Marsden grant success
November 3, 2023
Congratulations to our long list of Marsden winners this year - it's wonderful to see the talent being recognised with Fast-Start grants, and those at the next career stage with their first Standard grants, and especially great to see the strong thread of materials for sustainability running through this list.
Annual Report
Patent applications - Annual Report 2022
April 20, 2023
One of the early considerations on the path to market for materials science is what should be patented and why.
Annual Report
Funding successes - Annual Report 2022
April 19, 2023
Funding successes for our investigators and their research programmes during 2022. This funding enables our researchers and collaborators to continue their breakthrough research in advanced materials and nanotechnology.
Annual Report
Funding successes - Annual Report 2021
May 9, 2022
Funding successes for our investigators and their research programmes during 2021. This funding enables our researchers and collaborators to continue their breakthrough research in advanced materials and nanotechnology.
News Article
2021 MacDiarmid Institute Marsden grant successes
November 3, 2021
MacDiarmid Institute led research received $6.2 million funding in 2021 Te Pūtea Rangahau a Marsden, the Marsden Fund.
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Annual Report
Funding successes - Annual Report 2020
March 24, 2021
Funding successes for our investigators and their research programmes during 2020. This funding enables our researchers and collaborators to continue their breakthrough research in advanced materials and nanotechnology.
News Article
Unexpected directions make new maps
October 22, 2020
Becoming CEO of a startup is never straightforward, but Dr Kyle Webster has taken the ‘long road’ to an extreme
Annual Report
Funding successes - Annual Report 2019
May 26, 2020
Funding successes for our investigators and their research programmes during 2019. This funding enables our researchers and collaborators to continue their breakthrough research in advanced materials and nanotechnology.
Annual Report
FLEET collaboration - Annual Report 2019
March 13, 2020
A new trans-Tasman collaboration is laying the groundwork for a low-energy computing revolution.
Annual Report
When physics meets biochemistry - Annual Report 2018
April 8, 2019
Could bio-inspired self-assembled magnetic structures make computers more efficient?
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Annual Report
New Principal Investigators - Annual Report 2018
April 8, 2019
An overview of the research interests of each of our eight new Principal Investigators.
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Annual Report
2018 funding successes - Annual Report 2018
April 8, 2019
Funding successes for our investigators and their research programmes during 2018. This funding enables our researchers and collaborators to continue their breakthrough research in advanced materials and nanotechnology.
News Article
MacDiarmid researchers successful in latest MBIE round
September 14, 2018
The MacDiarmid Institute is pleased to share the following successes from MacDiarmid researchers in this year’s MBIE Endeavour fund round.
Read more about MacDiarmid researchers successful in latest MBIE round
News Article
New Principal Investigators
August 27, 2018
The MacDiarmid Institute proudly welcomes eight new principal investigators.
In The Media
How to cool down your data
July 19, 2018
Whether you’re mining bitcoin or Googling yourself, you’re creating a lot of heat somewhere.
Interface Magazine
Stuart Wimbush: From materials to systems
July 13, 2015
Commercialising high temperature superconductors is what the 25 scientists and engineers at the Robinson Research Institute (RRI) do best. Formerly part of IRL, and called the Superconductivity and Energy Team, the RRI is now part of Victoria University of Wellington.
Videos
Simon Granville - harnessing eddy currents
March 21, 2019
Dr Simon Granville is developing magnetic sensors to detect eddy currents, giving crucial clues to the integrity of key infrastructure.
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