Stephen Faulkner

Stephen Faulkner is a Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Oxford, affiliated with the Department of Chemistry. His research focuses on the coordination chemistry and spectroscopy of the f-elements, with applications in biomedical sciences. His group explores synthetic methods for creating metal complexes, particularly heterometallic lanthanide complexes, and develops techniques for spectroscopy and imaging, including time-gated imaging and ratiometric probes. Faulkner has been Head of Department since 2023 and has held academic positions at the University of Manchester and the University of Surrey. His work has been recognized with awards such as the Corday Morgan Medal and Bob Hay Lectureship.

Stephen Faulkner is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford, specializing in coordination chemistry, particularly f-block elements and spectroscopy. His research focuses on the luminescence properties of lanthanide complexes, including europium, terbium, and ytterbium, with an emphasis on energy transfer mechanisms and their applications in imaging and sensing. Faulkner's work explores the use of d-block metal-to-ligand charge-transfer states to sensitize lanthanide luminescence, as well as the development of long-wavelength sensitizers and kinetically stable complexes for luminescence imaging microscopy. His studies also address the structural and photophysical properties of coordination networks involving lanthanides and transition metal complexes.