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Organisation profile
Organisation profile
Major investment in research excellence, targeted developments of recognised strengths and successful leadership of external collaborations have fostered an innovating and dynamic physics research community at Strathclyde. A strategic decision to concentrate critical mass in areas of research underpinned by optical sciences was implemented in 2002. Recognised strengths in computational optics, photonics, plasma physics, biomolecular physics, and widegap semiconductors led to a reorganisation of the Department into three complementary research divisions – Nanoscience, Optics, and Plasmas. Evidence of international standing in these targeted areas comes not only from high impact publications, leadership of national and international projects, and strong and sustained growth in research income, but also from highly effective knowledge transfer through industrial engagement and commercially significant outputs. Theory and experiment work together to enhance the pull-through of fundamental physics to applications, and underpin effective realisation of an expanding range of multidisciplinary initiatives.
Multi-million-pound extra-University collaborations, notably within the Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA) and industry, and expanded intra-University collaborations have led to significant enhancements in our research portfolio. These have reinforced existing excellence and, at the same time, enabled us to make rapid impact in emerging multidisciplinary areas, such as nanometrology, complexity, quantum optics and laser-plasma based nuclear physics and ion acceleration.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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ProAtom: Programmable Atom Arrays for Analogue Optimisation Solutions
1/09/23 → 28/02/25
Project: Research
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Quantum Error Correction in a dual-species Rydberg array (QuERy)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/09/23 → 31/08/26
Project: Research
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SBRI - Cells for Rb 2-PAC
Griffin, P., Dyer, T., McGilligan, J. P. & Riis, E.
1/08/23 → 1/02/25
Project: Knowledge Exchange
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Surface functionalisation of self-assembled quantum dot microlasers with a DNA aptamer
Charlton, B. K., Downie, D. H., Noman, I., Urbano Alves, P., Eling, C. J. & Laurand, N., 22 Sept 2023, In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24, 16, 12 p., 14416.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Free-induction-decay magnetic field imaging with a microfabricated Cs vapor cell
Hunter, D., Perrella, C., McWilliam, A., McGilligan, J. P., Mrozowski, M., Ingleby, S. J., Griffin, P. F., Burt, D., Luiten, A. N. & Riis, E., 21 Sept 2023, In: Optics Express. 31, 20, p. 33582-33595 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Plasma photocathodes
Habib, A. F., Heinemann, T., Manahan, G. G., Ullmann, D., Scherkl, P., Knetsch, A., Sutherland, A., Beaton, A., Campbell, D., Rutherford, L., Boulton, L., Nutter, A., Karger, O. S., Litos, M. D., O’Shea, B. D., Andonian, G., Bruhwiler, D. L., Pretzler, G., Wilson, T., Sheng, Z., & 8 others , 17 Sept 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Annalen der Physik. 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile29 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Electroluminescence hyperspectral images of light-emitting diodes
Edwards, P. (Creator), Bruckbauer, J. (Creator), Cameron, D. (Creator) & Martin, R. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 4 Sept 2023
DOI: 10.15129/1d98de3e-6e96-418e-a782-4bfe464dd748
Dataset
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Data for: "Optical pumping enhancement of a free-induction-decay magnetometer"
Hunter, D. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 19 Sept 2023
DOI: 10.15129/49adaba8-c05c-4e18-beca-18f052123984
Dataset
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Data for: "Free-induction-decay magnetic field imaging with a microfabricated Cs vapor cell"
Hunter, D. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 14 Sept 2023
DOI: 10.15129/9cc12871-ef7a-4782-9981-22065d1f5d8b
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Prizes
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#LabMeCrazy! Best University Production
Cameron, Robert (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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1st Prize Oral Presentation at Annual Strathclyde Researcher Conference - Ocean, Air & Space
Shahzad, Mohammed (Recipient), 31 May 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Stand-Alone Vacuum Cells for Compact Ultracold Quantum Technologies
Oliver Burrow (Speaker)
8 Nov 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Workshop on Materials, Chemistry and Biology at Extreme Conditions
Paul McKenna (Organiser)
Oct 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organiser of major conference
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Semiconmeet2023
Robert Martin (Speaker)
16 Oct 2023 → 18 Oct 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Impacts
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Applications of microwave and mm-wave sources and amplifiers for the defence, security and health sectors
Adrian Cross (Participant), Alan Phelps (Main contact) & Kevin Ronald (Participant)
Impact: Impact - for External Portal › Other
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Creation of a cluster of innovative laser companies in Glasgow serving global markets
Erling Riis (Participant) & Allister Ferguson (Participant)
Impact: Impact - for External Portal › Economic and commerce
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Electrons Make Waves
Adrian Cross (Participant)
Impact: Impact - for External Portal › Economic and commerce, Other
Equipment
Student theses
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Accessing ultrafast protein dynamics through 2DIR spectroscopy of intrinsic ligand vibrations
Author: Simpson, N., 13 Nov 2015Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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A classical view of the quantum vacuum
Author: MacLeod, A., 12 Apr 2019Supervisor: Jaroszynski, D. (Supervisor) & Noble, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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A cold-atom fountain clock from a diffractive optic
Author: Lewis, B., 27 Jan 2023Supervisor: Griffin, P. (Supervisor) & Riis, E. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis