Research Staff
Professor Sonja Franke-Arnold
Professor in Quantum Optics
Address: R157D, Kelvin Building, Glasgow G12 8QQ
Telephone: +44 141 3303025
Email: Sonja.Franke-Arnold@glasgow.ac.uk
Professor Miles Padgett FRS
Royal Society Research Professor and Kelvin Chair of Natural Philosophy
Address: Rm 3115, Level 3, Advanced Research Centre, 11 Chapel Lane, Glasgow G11 6EW
Telephone: 0141 330 5389
Email: Miles.Padgett@glasgow.ac.uk
Dr Richard Bowman
Royal Society University Research Fellow and Reader (proleptic) in Optics
Research Interests: Optical instrumentation, in particular microscopy and experiment automation. Open science, particularly open hardware to make experimental science more reproducible and more accessible. I lead the OpenFlexure Project, which aims to make microscopy more automated and more reproducible, as well as accessible for education, research, and diagnostics in the Global South.
Address: Advanced Research Centre (ARC) 367
Telephone: 0141 330 6403
Email: richard.bowman@glasgow.ac.uk
Dr Adetunmise Dada
Lecturer in Optics and Quantum Technology
Research Interests: I lead the Experimental Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (EQOQI) Lab, where we are interested in quantum photonics engineering (sources and quantum signal detection), high-dimensional quantum information systems, development of new-generation quantum communication techniques, with emphasis on the development of novel wavelengths for secure communication in daylight, fog, and cloud, as well as advancing new fiber optical communication platforms such as hollow-core fibers.
Dr Claire Cisowski
Early Career Leverhulme Research Fellow
Research Interests: Topological optics, structured light, geometric phases of light (Berry phases), optical skyrmions, inverse design for integrated optics.
Dr Graham Gibson
Research Fellow
Research Interests: SWIR imaging and computer vision for detecting and imaging gas leaks. Single-pixel imaging in the IR and VIS spectral regions. Structured sound (OAM) and rotational Doppler shifts.
Address: 154, Kelvin Building, Glasgow G12 8QQ
Telephone: +44 141 330 6403
Email: Graham.Gibson@glasgow.ac.uk
Dr Sphinx Svensson
Research Associate
Research: Atom cooling and trapping, spectroscopy, three dimensional light structures, atomic magnetometry, with applications in geophysics and biomedical imaging
Address: 156, Kelvin Building, Glasgow G12 8QQ
Email: Sphinx.Svensson@glasgow.ac.uk
Dr Simon Peter Mekhail
Leverhulme Early Career Fellow and Lord Kelvin/Adam Smith Research Fellow
Research Interests: Low-light imaging, Quantum imaging, Endoscopy, Fiber communication, Compressive sensing, Image reconstruction, Machine learning
Address: Level 3, Advanced Research Centre, 11 Chapel Lane, Glasgow G11 6EW
Email: Simon.Mekhail@glasgow.ac.uk
Dr Joe Knapper
Research Associate
Research: My research focuses on the calibration and automation of accessible hardware, especially the OpenFlexure Microscope. Areas of interest include computer vision, distributed manufacturing and accessible healthcare.
Address: 156, Kelvin Building, Glasgow G12 8QQ
Email: joe.knapper@glasgow.ac.uk
PhD Students
Jes Menezes
Research: I am pursuing my PhD as part of the Applied Quantum Technologies CDT, under the supervision of Dr Adetunmise Dada and Prof Stephen Barnett, after having completed my MSci in Physics at the University of Bristol. My project looks to investigate aspects of quantum information processing in high-dimensional quantum systems, or qudits, specifically by using high-dimensional entangled quantum states. My research interests include quantum communication, quantum sensing and quantum measurements.
Email: 3151135M@student.gla.ac.uk
Freya Whiteford
Research: As part of Dr Richard Bowman's OpenFlexure group, my doctoral research investigates accessible and low-cost methods for advanced microscopy, such as implementing laser-scanning confocal microscopy by calibrating galvanometer mirrors intended for light shows. I have a passion for open-source science, and I am interested in creative use cases for 3D printing and consumer electronics, especially within the field of microscopy.
Address: Level 3, Advanced Research Centre
Email: f.whiteford.1@research.gla.ac.uk
Ben Chisholm
Research: My PhD project is focused around the OpenFlexure Microscope where I explore new calibration algorithms to enable local manufacturing on a global scale to make microscopy accessible to everyone. My research interests are microscopy, open-source technologies and optical instrumentation.
Address: Level 3, Advanced Research Centre
Email: b.chisholm.1@research.gla.ac.uk
Yan He
Research: Currently pursuing my doctorate, I develop mid-infrared optical devices for next-generation communication and sensing technologies. I earned an MSc in Optical Fibre & Photonic Engineering from the University of Southampton, where I conducted research on mid-infrared waveguide chips. My interests include integrated photonics, meta-optics, optical fibre systems, mid-IR materials and devices, and on-chip sensing/communications.
Address: Level 1, Kelvin Building, Glasgow G12 8QQ
Email: 2636909H@student.gla.ac.uk
Hala Abdullah S Aloufi
Research: I’m a doctoral researcher investigating the light-detection properties of nanowire assemblies for next-generation photonic and sensing technologies. I earned an MSc in Solid State Physics from Qassim University, where I conducted research on advanced microscopy techniques and material properties. My interests span nanowire photodetectors, nanoscale optoelectronics, materials characterization, and microscopy-guided device design.
Richard Aguiar Maduro
Research: My doctoral research is focused on the study of atom-light interactions with structured light through atomic rubidium vapour to explore applications in high-precision magnetic and inertial sensing. My research interests include cold atom trapping and sensing, BECs, and atom interferometry.
Address: Level 1, Kelvin Building, Glasgow G12 8QQ
Email: r.aguiar-maduro.1@research.gla.ac.uk
Zhenyu Wan
Research: Quantum Imaging, Ghost Imaging, Structured Light
Email: z.wan.1@research.gla.ac.uk
Grant MacGruer
Research: My PhD involves working on an existing methane camera and looking towards potential modifications and applications of its design. Research interests include gas imaging, infrared technologies and instrument development.
Address: Level 3, Advanced Research Centre, 11 Chapel Lane, Glasgow G11 6EW
Email: a.macgruer.1@research.gla.ac.uk
Honorary Members/Visitors
Dr Sara Restuccia
Research Associate
Address: Level 3, Advanced Research Centre, 11 Chapel Lane, Glasgow G11 6EW
Email: Sara.Restuccia@glasgow.ac.uk
JiaYou Lim
Research Interests: My doctoral research focuses on Single-Pixel Imaging using deep learning neural networks, especially single-pixel image reconstruction, super-resolution and various real-world single-pixel imaging applications. My current research interests include image processing, compressed signal recovery and other computer vision-based applications.
Dr Po-Cheng Lin
Visiting Researcher
Research Interests: Nonlinear dynamics, fluid mechanics and plasma physics, especially in extreme event formation, synchronization, phase transition, topological defects, Lagrangian descriptions, hydrodynamics turbulence and wave turbulence; Other topics in acoustics, like acoustic levitation and acoustic vortices.
Email: Po-Cheng.Lin@glasgow.ac.uk
Dr Eric Yao
Senior Lecturer
Physics Education and Research: My main area of interest is in holistic student-centred teaching interventions that enhance learning. This encompasses projects ranging from epistemology and learning theories to student data analysis and specific learning & assessment recipes. My expertise and strong track record are in maximising student effort and student self-efficacy.
Address: Room 232a, Kelvin Building, Glasgow G12 8QQ
Telephone: +44 141 330 6190
Email: eric.yao@glasgow.ac.uk
Dr Chunfang Wang
Honorary Research Fellow
Research Interests:
Address: 156, Kelvin Building, Glasgow G12 8QQ
Email: chunfang.wang@glasgow.ac.uk
Prof Sebastião Pádua
Honorary Senior Research Fellow
SUPA Visiting Lecturer
Research Interests: Quantum optics, quantum information and nonlinear optics: High dimensional quantum states characterization and application, quantum imaging, quantum interferometry, photonic circuits, structured light, foundations of quantum physics, topological phase.
Telephone: 05531994406712
Email: sebastiao.padua@glasgow.ac.uk
