Dr Matija Lagator
Dr Matija Lagator
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry
Matija is originally from Serbia but has not lived there for a while. He obtained his BSc in Chemistry from Haverford College and later completed an MSc at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology. In 2019, he commenced his PhD in the Lockyer Group at the University of Manchester. His doctoral research focused on enhancing yields and reducing matrix effects for large water cluster ion beams in ToF-SIMS analysis. By introducing small amounts of carbon dioxide into water clusters, Matija successfully created reactive clusters with improved yields. He is eager to advance his ToF-SIMS research at the Franklin by applying water clusters to protein and cryogenic tissue and cell analysis.