Lindsay Hanson is the co-author of a new online course covering the topic areas of advanced materials, big data and wearable technology in collaboration with Nobel Laureate Prof. Kostya Novoselov. Lindsay is a material designer and researcher with her primary focus being metamaterials and 2D materials for textile applications. Her first peer-reviewed journal was published in October 2021 by Advanced Materials Interfaces, which explored programmable textiles. Her educational background includes a BA in Fashion Design from Paris American Academy and a MA in Material Futures from Central Saint Martins.

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Professor Sir Konstantin ‘Kostya’ Novoselov FRS was born in Russia in August 1974. He has both British and Russian citizenship. He is best known for isolating graphene at The University of Manchester in 2004, and is an expert in condensed matter physics, mesoscopic physics and nanotechnology. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2010 for his achievements with graphene. Kostya is Langworthy Professor of Physics and Royal Society Research Professor at The University of Manchester.