THIS year’s joint winner of the Nobel prize for physics, Prof Konstantin Novoselov from the University of Manchester, is delivering a public lecture at the University of Exeter today.

Famous, along with Andre Geim, for his discovery of graphene, he will explain the origins of graphene’s remarkable properties and highlight some of its important and interesting potential applications.

Exeter is also well known for its research involving graphene – it hosts the Centre for Graphene Science, a joint venture with the University of Bath.

The centre was launched in 2008 with a £5million Science and Innovation Award from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and the Higher Education Funding Council, under the leadership of the late Prof Alex Savchenko.

It brings together highly motivated and skilled people to produce an internationally leading team in graphene research.

Together Exeter and Bath provide state-of-the-art facilities and high-quality research environments.

The centre is also the hub of an international network of leading institutions and industries working on graphene.

The research of the centre focuses on production and nanofabrication methods together with experimental and theoretical studies and new electronic, optical and mechanical devices.

The work of the centre is highly interdisciplinary encompassing elements of physics, engineering, chemistry, biology and medicine.

Prof Bill Barnes said: "We're delighted that Prof Novoselov is coming to see the work we are doing in Exeter and to give a lecture about this fascinating new material, one that opens so many exciting possibilities."

The lecture is free and open to the public but pre-registration is required if you would like to attend - contact Helen Chapman on 01392-722304 or e-mail her on h.l.chapman@exeter.ac.uk for further details.