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National Epitaxy Facility @epitaxyfacility.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The NEF team from the The University of Sheffield visited the Aixtron labs and the NEF facilities in Cambridge last week. The visit was arranged for staff development and training, and it was a great opportunity to learn about the latest technology developments.

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National Epitaxy Facility @epitaxyfacility.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Our Director Prof Jon Heffernan FREng is giving a talk on Photonics Materials at Techworks Semiconductors to Systems Summit on Wednesday! #S2S26 #Semiconductors #Photonics

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National Epitaxy Facility @epitaxyfacility.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Our MOVPE Sheffield team are at ICMOVPE XXII this week in Jeju Island, Korea! #ICMOVPE #MOVPE #Semiconductors #QuantumPhotonics #Epitaxy

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National Epitaxy Facility @epitaxyfacility.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Our Director Prof Jon Heffernan FREng attended an important meeting at @iop.org in London this week, held by the Council for Science and Technology who advise the Prime Minister, to discuss the future roadmap for Photonics in the UK. #DSIT #EPSRC #photonics #semiconductors #quantum

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National Epitaxy Facility @epitaxyfacility.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

🔗https://uksemiconductors.com/?page_id=183

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National Epitaxy Facility @epitaxyfacility.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

It was a pleasure to give a Facility tour to the Office for Quantum from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology on Monday. It was a great visit that highlighted the continued investment into the region, including our new MBE system and joint UKRI-funded activity with Aegiq.

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National Epitaxy Facility @epitaxyfacility.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

We are attending @sheffielduni.bsky.social Spring Careers Fair today from 12-3pm in the Octagon! We are advertising our funded PhD studentship available in AI-assisted materials discovery: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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National Epitaxy Facility @epitaxyfacility.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

It was a pleasure to give Ser Khoon Toh, Senior Director of Singapore Polytechnic, a tour of the Facility in Sheffield this week. We look forward to a future partnership in developing modern ways of semiconductor device fabrication and characterization teaching.

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National Epitaxy Facility @epitaxyfacility.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Yesterday we hosted a visit from Members of The University of Sheffield's Council and representatives from Engineering's Faculty Executive Board. Our visitors were given a tour of our cleanroom and extensive facilities.

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National Epitaxy Facility @epitaxyfacility.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

We attended the @sheffielduni.bsky.social Global Engineering Challenge yesterday as part of the annual Engineer Your Future event. The cross-faculty event is for 1st year Undergraduate students, and is aimed at developing students' ability to take on real-life engineering projects.

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National Epitaxy Facility @epitaxyfacility.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Our Director Prof Jon Heffernan attended the UK Semiconductor Centre Workshop in Southampton last week, which was part of a series of national workshops to share insights and help shape the UK Semiconductor Centre’s priorities. #semiconductors #UKSC

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National Epitaxy Facility @epitaxyfacility.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

A reminder that we are exhibiting with University of Surrey Ion Beam Centre tomorrow at UK National Quantum Technologies Showcase 2025! We will be at Booth 64 - hope to see you there! #QuantumShowcase25

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National Epitaxy Facility @epitaxyfacility.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

We are exhibiting at @innovateuk.bsky.social's National Quantum Technologies Showcase 2025 this Friday in London! We are collaborating with the Surrey Ion Beam Centre and will be at Booth 64. Hope to see you there! #QuantumShowcase25 #QuantumWeek

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National Epitaxy Facility @epitaxyfacility.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

NEF staff attended the bi-annual Programme Grant (‘Quantum and Many Body Physics Enabled by Advanced Semiconductor Nanotechnology’) Away Day @sheffielduni.bsky.social Edge Centre in April, organised by the Physics Department.

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National Epitaxy Facility @epitaxyfacility.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

We held our bi-annual PhD Open Day yesterday at @sheffielduni.bsky.social for undergraduate students to find out more about our Facility and PhD studentships. Our funded PhD studentships are available on the research & development of the epitaxy of semiconductor materials and devices.

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National Epitaxy Facility @epitaxyfacility.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

We attended the @sheffielduni.bsky.social Careers Fair today to promote our PhD studentships! Our PhD Open Day is next Wednesday 14th May starting at 12:30, to sign up click here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/national-e...

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National Epitaxy Facility @epitaxyfacility.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Our Head of Characterisation Dr Paul Fry attended SIOE 2025 conference this week at @cardiffuni.bsky.social, organised by the Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing Hub. Paul gave a presentation showcasing the NEF's role & capabilities, and the facility's new Micro-Transfer Printing tool.

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National Epitaxy Facility @epitaxyfacility.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Our Sheffield MBE team attended the 2025 UK MBE meeting at the University of Warwick this week. Dr Edmund Clarke, Dr Pallavi Patil, Dr Akshay Verma and Senior Technician Richard Frith engaged in research presentations and networking with industry and academic experts. #ukmbe #molecularbeamepitaxy

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National Epitaxy Facility @epitaxyfacility.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

It was a great pleasure to meet Sheffield Central MP Abtisam Mohamed at Monday's All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) meeting on Semiconductors in Westminster. It is an exciting time in semiconductor research and we continue to be closely involved in the UK National Semiconductor Strategy.

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National Epitaxy Facility @epitaxyfacility.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

We held our annual all staff meeting at the University of Sheffield last week! The annual all day event enables staff to catch up and present their research highlights from the previous year and discuss upcoming opportunities and challenges.

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National Epitaxy Facility @epitaxyfacility.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

We are pleased to share our Christmas Newsletter 2024! Wishing everyone a great Christmas and New Year from everyone at the National Epitaxy Facility. www.nationalepitaxyfacility.co.uk/news-and-eve...

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