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Welcome Event for New CDT Students
On Wednesday 6th September 2023, the CDT in Applied Photonics held an in-person Welcome Event at Heriot-Watt University for our 12 new students. Supervisors joined
Photonics Hackathon
Photonics Hackathon As part of SUSSP Sensing and Spectroscopy, we were pleased to introduce our first ever Photonics Hackathon. This 12-hour event challenged delegates to
SUSSP79 Summer School in Sensing & Spectroscopy
SUSSP79 Summer School in Photonic Sensing & Spectroscopy In July 2023 we hosted our fourth international summer school. This years’ theme, Photonic Sensing and Spectroscopy,
Viva Success
Congratulations to our Research Engineers – Natalie Flaherty and Nicholas Smith – who had successful vivas in May 2023.
Celebrating International Women’s Day – CDT Alumna Aneta Lisowska
Profile: CDT Alumna Dr Aneta Lisowska Enrolled 2014, Toshiba Medical Visualization Systems/Heriot-Watt University The 4-year journey through EngD programme now seems like it happened in
Celebrating International Women’s Day – CDT Alumna Alison O’Neil
Profile: CDT Alumna Dr Alison O’Neil Enrolled 2011, Canon Medical Research Europe/Heriot-Watt University I undertook an EngD at Canon Medical Research Europe in collaboration with
Celebrating International Women’s Day – CDT Alumna Dr Hollie Wright
Profile: CDT Alumna Dr Hollie Wright Enrolled 2016, Renishaw/Heriot-Watt University Enrolling with the Centre for Doctoral Training in Applied Photonics was the best career decision
Celebrating International Women’s Day – CDT Student Louise Finlayson
Profile: CDT Student Louise Finlayson Enrolled 2019, NHS/University of St Andrews Project title: Fluorescence imaging, diagnosis, and photodynamic therapy for brain tumours Supervisors: Dr. Kenneth Wood,
UN International Day of Women & Girls in Science
UN International Day of Women & Girls in Science On February 11, UN International Day of Woman & Girls in Science, we celebrate our incredible
CDT Conference and 21st Anniversary Celebration
CDT Conference and 21st Anniversary Celebration On 28 June 2022 we were delighted to welcome over 100 delegates including our students, alumni, supervisors, former staff,
Welcome Event for new students
On Monday 5th September 2022, the CDT in Applied Photonics held an in-person Welcome Event at Heriot-Watt University for our new students. Supervisors joined us
Sellafield Workshop in Robotics and Photonics
Sellafield Workshop in Robotics and Photonics This joint workshop was organised by the EPSRC CDTs in Applied Photonics and Robotics and Autonomous Systems with representatives
Workshop Events
In-Person Workshops In March and April 2022, we were fortunate to restart some of our in-person workshops giving our students the opportunity to get together
2021/22 Annual Report now available
Find out about the industrially connected research undertaken by our Research Engineers. Our latest annual report is available here: https://bit.ly/45XRqar
Heriot-Watt MacFarlane Prize Winner 2020 – Dr Mariastefania De Vido
Dr Mariastefania De Vido, a recent graduate of the EPSRC CDT in Applied Photonics, has been awarded the Heriot-Watt University MacFarlane Prize 2020. The MacFarlane Prize
