Tom Arnold

Thomas Arnold

FREIA Instrument Scientist

Research Activities

I am interested in the interfacial behaviour of a range of species from simple molecules to surfactants and more complex lipid & protein systems. Such systems are important to many areas of academic, medical and industrial importance. My research has made use of a wide variety of techniques including x-ray and neutron scattering on simplified systems to obtain detailed information that can help us to understand the fundamental properties that govern behaviour.

Current Projects and Collaborations

Selected Publications

A full publication list is associated with my ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8295-3822

  1. Arnold T, Jackson AJ, Sanchez-Fernandez A, Magnone D, Terry AE, Edler KJ. Surfactant Behavior of Sodium Dodecylsulfate in Deep Eutectic Solvent Choline Chloride/Urea. Langmuir. 2015;31(47):12894-902.
  2. Forster M, Parker JE, Inaba A, Murray CA, Strange NA, Larese JZ, Arnold T. et al. The Mixing Behavior of Alkanes Adsorbed on Hexagonal Boron Nitride. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 2016.
  3. Hall SCL, Tognoloni C, Price GJ, Klumperman B, Edler KJ, Dafforn TR, Arnold T. Influence of Poly(styrene-co-maleic acid) Copolymer Structure on the Properties and Self-Assembly of SMALP Nanodiscs. Biomacromolecules. 2018;19(3):761-72.
  4. McCluskey AR, Sanchez-Fernandez A, Edler KJ, Parker SC, Jackson AJ, Campbell RA, Arnold T. et al.Bayesian determination of the effect of a deep eutectic solvent on the structure of lipid monolayers. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 2019;21(11):6133-41.
  5. Hall SCL, Clifton LA, Tognoloni C, Morrison KA, Knowles TJ, Kinane CJ, Arnold T, et al. Adsorption of a styrene maleic acid (SMA) copolymer-stabilized phospholipid nanodisc on a solid-supported planar lipid bilayer. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 2020;574:272-84.
  6. Hall SCL, Tognoloni C, Campbell RA, Richens J, O'Shea P, Terry AE, Arnold T et al. The interaction of styrene maleic acid copolymers with phospholipids in Langmuir monolayers, vesicles and nanodiscs; a structural study. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 2022;625:220-36.
  7. Humphreys BA, Campos-Terán J, Arnold T, Baunsgaard L, Vind J, Dicko C, et al. The Influence of pH on the Lipase Digestion of Nanosized Triolein, Diolein and Monoolein Films. Frontiers in Soft Matter. 2022;2.
  8. Elstone N, Arnold T, Skoda MWA, Lewis SE, Li P, Hazell G, et al. Structural investigation of sulfobetaines and phospholipid monolayers at the air–water interface. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 2022;24(37):22679-90.
  9. McCluskey AR, Caruana AJ, Kinane CJ, Armstrong AJ, Arnold T, Cooper JFK, et al. Advice on describing Bayesian analysis of neutron and X-ray reflectometryThis work was developed as a part of the Open Reflectometry Standards Organisation Workshop in 2022, with contributions from all authors as part of a round-table discussion. Journal of Applied Crystallography. 2023;56(1):12-7.
  10. Martin AL, Jemmett PN, Howitt T, Wood MH, Burley AW, Cox LR, Arnold Tet al. Effect of Anionic Lipids on Mammalian Plasma Cell Membrane Properties. Langmuir. 2023;39(7):2676-91.
  11. Jacewicz M, Elmer J, Doutch J, Arnold T, Nightingale J, Ekelöf T, et al. ‘Newton’ fast shutter system for neutron scattering instruments at the ESS and ISIS neutron sources. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2023:168556.
  12. Warias JE, Reise F, Hövelmann SC, Giri RP, Röhrl M, Kuhn J, Arnold T et al. Photoinduced bidirectional switching in lipid membranes containing azobenzene glycolipids. Scientific Reports. 2023;13(1):11480.

Career History

  • 2017 - Instrument Scientist, European Spalation Source, Lund
  • 2015-2024: Visiting Reader, Department of Chemistry, University of Bath
  • 2006-2017: Beamline Scientist, I07, Diamond Light Source, Oxfordshire
  • 2005-2006: Post-doc Research Fellow, BP Institute, University of Cambridge
  • 2002-2005: Post-doc Research Fellow, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee. Seconded full time to the ISIS Neutron & Muon Facility, Oxfordshire
  • 1998-2001: D.Phil. in Physical Chemistry, Linacre College, Oxford University
  • 1994-1998: M.Chem. in Chemistry, Oriel College, Oxford University.