Project Vacancies
The CDT in Applied Photonics welcomes applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We particularly encourage applications from people who are currently under-represented in our CDT.
Applications from UK students, and non-UK students with settled status in the UK, are being accepted until 31 May 2023. However, we can no longer accept applications from international students.
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Using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy to improve the delivery of radiotherapy in 3D tumour models
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PhD
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EngD
Company: NHS Lothian (Edinburgh Cancer Centre)
University: University of Edinburgh
Supervisor: Professor Colin Campbell
Project DescriptionRadiotherapy is the most commonly used, and most effective, non-surgical treatment for cancer. However, not all tumors are equally susceptible to radiotherapy e.g. hypoxia (low oxygen availability) plays a crucial role in determining patient response to therapy. In this project we will investigate how to use surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy...
Visible wavelength optical metasurfaces for use in human-machine interfaces
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PhD
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EngD
Company: STMicroelectronics
University: University of St Andrews
Supervisor: Professor Andrea Di Falco/Dr Sebastian Schulz
Project Description Optical metasurfaces offer complete freedom in definition of an optical function and do so on a flat surface. This property enables fabrication of sophisticated optics at wafer-level and therefore opens up the possibility of ultra-high-volume manufacture, in particular to address consumer markets. STMicroelectronics is a world leader in...
Chemical, biological and explosives sensing at stand-off with quantum cascade laser dual-comb spectroscopy
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PhD
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EngD
Company: Fraunhofer
University: University of Strathclyde
Supervisor: Dr Michael Lengden
Project DescriptionIdeal system for detection of traces of harmful and illegal substances should be capable of rapid, in-situ identification of a broad range of materials at significant range whilst scanning over large areas. Such automated systems should be capable of detecting the threat, work in complex, contaminated environments, identify the...
Synthetic optical materials for photonic metasurfaces applications
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PhD
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EngD
Company: STMicroelectronics
University: University of St Andrews
Supervisor: Professor Andrea Di Falco and Dr Sebastian Schulz
Project Description While current progress of the research in metamaterials technology has produced many solutions for devices in imaging, sensing and analysis, at industrial level the most promising routes remain largely aligned to CMOS compatible manufacturing approaches. ST is the first world leading company manufacturing metasurfaces for consumer products, using...
Novel laser designs to exploit low-cost-per-Watt pumping of Tisapphire for application in sensing, imaging, and precise timing technologies
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PhD
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EngD
Company: Fraunhofer
University: University of Strathclyde
Supervisor: Professor Alan Kemp
Project DescriptionThis studentship will build on the synergies between the parallel programmes at Fh-CAP and the IoP. The studentship research programme will draw together expertise on the Fh-CAP side on practical, high performance diode-pumped Ti:sapphire systems in the ultrashort pulse [1] and single frequency domains [2], with the work ongoing...
Next generation long range laser rangefinders based on single photon detectors and new laser technologies
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PhD
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EngD
Company: Thales
University: Heriot-Watt University
Supervisor: Professor Gerald Buller and Dr Aongus McCarthy
Project Description Laser Rangefinders are a key element of modern sensor systems and can range up to 20km with an accuracy of less than 1m. Thales UK produced the first in-service laser rangefinder in 1965, just a few years after the invention of the laser, and have been designing and...
Novel approaches for quantum yield determination
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PhD
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EngD
Company: Edinburgh Instruments
University: Heriot-Watt University
Supervisor: Dr Jose Marques-Hueso
Project DescriptionPhotoluminescence quantum yield is a measure of a material’s ability to emit light. Materials with high quantum yields are crucial for a wide range of applications including; lighting, displays, lasers, bioimaging probes and next-generation solar cells. The accurate determination of quantum yields is vital for continued advancements in these...
Beam steering systems for remote sensing applications
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PhD
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EngD
Company: Fraunhofer
University: Heriot-Watt University
Supervisor: Professor Robert Thomson
Project DescriptionThis project seeks to investigate novel beam steering techniques for use in remote sensing applications. Remote sensing covers a wide range of industrial applications, such as automotive Light Detection And Ranging (LIDAR), over-the-fence pollutant monitoring, stand-off chemical sensing, underwater imaging, and many more. Free space optical communications also has...
Fiber optic components and sub-systems for communication and sensing in harsh environments
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PhD
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EngD
Company: Gooch and Housego
University: University of Strathclyde
Supervisor: Professor Craig Michie
Project DescriptionPhotonics has transformed into an enabling platform technology with application into industrial processing, communications, sensing and life sciences. Fiber-optics can offer reduced mass, volume, lower power consumption, immunity to EMI in communication and sensing systems. Specifically in the context of communications, laser-based data links are high-speed, inherently secure, immune...
Novel laser sources for deep-UV applications
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PhD
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EngD
Company: Fraunhofer UK Research Ltd
University: University of Strathclyde
Supervisor: Professor Alan Kemp
Project DescriptionThe deep-ultraviolet remains one of the last untapped portions of the spectrum in terms of wide industrial applications. This is, in part, due to the severe lack of laser sources operating in this regime. This is unfortunate, as it is ideally suited to applications such as the detection and...
Neural networks conditioning using expert knowledge
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PhD
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EngD
Company: Canon Medical Research Europe
University: University of Strathclyde
Supervisor: Dr Gaetano Di Caterina
Project DescriptionArtificial intelligence in the form of deep learning, for instance using convolutional neural networks, has made a huge impact on medical image analysis. It dominates conference and journal publications and has demonstrated state-of-the-art performance in many benchmarks and applications, outperforming human observers in some situations. But, despite this, adoption...
Physics-informed and physics-constrained machine learning for next generation imaging
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PhD
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EngD
Company: Dotphoton/Andor
University: University of Glasgow
Supervisor: Professor Daniele Faccio
Project Description Join a team of researchers from the University of Glasgow and the “big image data” company, Dotphoton. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team of physicists and working on novel imaging techniques, of computer scientists working on novel machine learning approaches that encode the physics of the...
A study of Rydberg atom for sensing and communication applications
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PhD
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EngD
Company: MBDA UK
University: University of Edinburgh
Supervisor: Dr Wasiu Popoola and Professor Kevin Weatherill
Project Description A Rydberg atom possesses a very high dipole moment with valence electrons that are very loosely bound (quasi-free), leading to a highly sensitive response to an external electromagnetic (EM) field. Consequently, the quantum properties of a Rydberg atom are altered when it encounters an external electromagnetic field. The...
Conformable holographic metasurfaces for industrial imaging and sensing applications
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PhD
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EngD
Company: Ceres Holographics Ltd.
University: University of St Andrews
Supervisor: Professor Graham Turnbull and Dr Andrea di Falco
Project Description Photonic metasurfaces are nano-structured films that can be designed to exhibit tailored light scattering. The phase, amplitude, polarisation and propagation of direction of the reflected and transmitted light can be controlled virtually at will. When used to record holographic information, photonic metasurfaces present many advantages over standard computer-generated...