{"id":271,"date":"2026-01-20T14:56:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T14:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/atoms2bits\/?page_id=271"},"modified":"2026-01-20T14:57:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T14:57:20","slug":"willbranford","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/atoms2bits\/willbranford\/","title":{"rendered":"WillBranford"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-c7ebd8d6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-rounded is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:75px;border-top-right-radius:75px;border-bottom-left-radius:75px;border-bottom-right-radius:75px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-rounded has-base-color has-text-color has-x-large-font-size\" id=\"sample-heading-1\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:75px;border-top-right-radius:75px;border-bottom-left-radius:75px;border-bottom-right-radius:75px\">Professor. Will Branford<br>Imperial College London<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full has-custom-border is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/atoms2bits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design-21-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-269\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:75px;border-top-right-radius:75px;border-bottom-left-radius:75px;border-bottom-right-radius:75px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/atoms2bits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design-21-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/atoms2bits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design-21-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/atoms2bits\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design-21-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-base-4-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Will Branford is a Professor in Physics and Head of Community for Matter, involved in the London Centre for Nanotechnology and Imperial&#8217;s nanotechnology efforts. He is a co-director of the School of Convergence Science: Human and Artificial Intelligence. His research focuses on the relationship between structure, geometry, and the magnetic and electronic properties of materials, transitioning from atomic-scale solid state chemistry to nanoscale magnetic textures. He explores magnetic metamaterials like Artificial Spin Ice and investigates new computation methods, including neuromorphic computation and magnonics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor. Will BranfordImperial College London Will Branford is a Professor in Physics and Head of Community for Matter, involved in the London Centre for Nanotechnology and Imperial&#8217;s nanotechnology efforts. He is a co-director of the School of Convergence Science: Human and Artificial Intelligence. 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