Overview
About me
I graduated from the University of Exeter in July 2018 with a first-class Masters in Physics with Honours in Physics degree. I received a college commendation in my second year for my research contributions to Prof Geoff Nash's research group as a nanophotonics and nanoscale engineering research intern (May 2015 - June 2016). During my third year, I studied abroad at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, where I was awarded a summer research scholarship to study the dynamics of ferrofluid drops on a magnetized surface. In my final year, I undertook a theoretical masters project which explored the dynamics of a nanoelectromechanical resonator in a novel quantum regime. I find it exciting to be at the forefront of scientific research and to be pushing the boundaries of knowledge. Outside of my academic interests, I enjoy competitive swimming and represented the University of Exeter in the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) National Swimming Championships in the years 2014 to 2019. I currently hold the University of Exeter records for the Women's Long Course 200m Freestyle and 200m Backstroke.
My Research
I am pursuing a PhD in Prof Frank Vollmer's research group on Advanced computational electromagnetism for nanophotonics and biosensing. My research involves developing advanced cutting-edge computational techniques in molecular dynamics and density functional theory to analyse single-molecule sensor data and visualise the structural dynamics of single proteins. This project includes a 2-year research attachment programme at A*STAR in Singapore, where I will use the High Performance Computing facilities to achieve these goals.
Publications
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2024
- Zossimova E, Fiedler J, Vollmer F, Walter M. (2024) Hybrid quantum-classical polarizability model for single molecule biosensing, Nanoscale, volume 16, no. 11, pages 5820-5828, DOI:10.1039/d3nr05396b. [PDF]
2021
- Zossimova E, Akimov Y. (2021) Using the Lorentz Reciprocity Theorem with the Transfer Matrix Method in Python, Education and Training in Optics and Photonics, Education and Training in Optics & Photonics Conference 2021, DOI:10.1364/etop.2021.w2a.7. [PDF]
- Xavier J, Yu D, Jones C, Zossimova E, Vollmer F. (2021) Quantum nanophotonic and nanoplasmonic sensing: towards quantum optical bioscience laboratories on chip, Nanophotonics, volume 10, no. 5, pages 1387-1435, DOI:10.1515/nanoph-2020-0593. [PDF]
2016
- Barnard HR, Zossimova E, Mahlmeister NH, Lawton LM, Luxmoore IJ, Nash GR. (2016) Boron nitride encapsulated graphene infrared emitters, APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, volume 108, no. 13, article no. ARTN 131110, DOI:10.1063/1.4945371. [PDF]
