Donald Evans

Dr. Donald Evans is a Forsker at SINTEF Industry in the Materials Physics Oslo group, where he leads activities in scanning probe microscopy (SPM). His current primary focus applies conducting atomic force microscopy (cAFM) and magnetic force microscopy (MFM) to map nanoscale functionality in quantum materials, including superconductors, Mott insulators, and kagome magnets, aiming to translate fundamental insights into next-generation quantum devices.

Education

Don holds an MSci and MA from the University of Cambridge and earned his PhD in Physics from Queen’s University Belfast in 2014. He has held postdoctoral and fellowship positions at the University of Cambridge, NTNU, and the University of Augsburg, where he was awarded an individual fellowship from the Germany Research Foundation (DFG). At the University of Warwick, he secured a prestigious £2.73M EPSRC Quantum Technology Fellowship to advance research on superconductors and quantum materials.

Competence and research areas

Don is a microscopist specializing in functional SPM techniques, including PFM, cAFM, MFM, and KPFM. His research examines how microstructure can be mapped and controlled to tune properties in correlated materials. Having previously focused on domain walls in (multi)ferroics, he now works on quantum materials. He has published as first, sole, and last author in leading journals, including Nature Materials, and has delivered plenary, tutorial, and invited talks at major international conferences.

ORCID

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8546-0676