People

Principal Investigator


Dr Mohand O. Saed
Royal Society University Research Fellow
Group Leader, Saed Group
Department of Physics, University of Cambridge

Dr Saed leads the Saed Group at the Cavendish Laboratory. His research focuses on responsive soft materials, liquid crystal elastomers, dynamic polymer networks, switchable adhesion, energy dissipation, and sustainable polymer technologies.

Current Members


Dr Lichang Lu
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Research interests: liquid crystal elastomers, switchable adhesion, and responsive polymer networks.


Mutitia Khamkaew
PhD Student
Research interests: responsive soft materials, liquid crystal elastomers, and advanced polymer systems.

Undergraduate Researchers

Aniket Bhanushali

Aniket Bhanushali
Undergraduate Researcher

Izzy Sargent

Izzy Sargent
Undergraduate Researcher

Yunyin Xie

Yunyin Xie
Undergraduate Researcher

Alumni

Gloria Li
Former MPhil Student

Dr Noboru Koshimizu
Former Postdoctoral Researcher / Visiting Researcher

Dr Jianyong Feng
Former Postdoctoral Researcher


Join the Saed Group

We welcome enquiries from prospective PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, visiting scholars, and collaborators interested in responsive soft materials, polymer chemistry, soft-matter physics, materials science, and related disciplines.

Prospective PhD students should apply through the Cavendish Laboratory Postgraduate Admissions and indicate Dr Mohand O. Saed as their preferred supervisor.

For postdoctoral opportunities, visiting scholar positions, or collaboration enquiries, please contact:

mos29@cam.ac.uk