Neil D. MathurNeil David Mathur is a Professor in Materials Physics in the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy at the University of Cambridge.EducationMathur received his PhD from the University of Cambridge in 1995 for research into heavy fermion systems.ResearchMathur's area of research is magnetic and electronic oxides, with a concentration on crystalline oxides. He has been experimenting with thin films and exploring applications for use in interfacing and imaging. He is the co-author of Mesoscopic texture in manganites with Peter Littlewood and Nanotechnology: The Third Way.