SU2P and a Visit
Last week some members of the group attended the SU2P symposium in Glasgow. SU2P was established as partnership between Scottish Universities and Stanford University supporting research exchanges in photonics and the…
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Sir Professor Michael Berry visit
Last week we were pleased to host St Andrews alumni Sir Professor Michael Berry who gave an interesting and insightful colloquium “A plurality of optical singularities: intensity, phase, polarisation”.
Photonics West 2026
Ifor attended Photonics West in San Francisco last week, the world’s largest photonics conference. He gave a talk on the groups advancements on Visible Light Communication, some of which are linked to the HISOPE project.
Energy Theme meeting and Solar Power course Dinner
Members of the group enjoyed the Scottish University Physics Alliance (SUPA) Energy Theme meeting and a Solar Power course, followed by dinner with lecturers. We had the pleasure of welcoming Prof. David Cohen, Dr…
PhD viva – Dr Aswin Sasi
Congratulations to Dr Aswin Sasi for completing his PhD viva! Aswin and Graham celebrating with the group
Festive greetings 2025
Following another year of successful research the OSO group finished the year with a deep clean of the evaporator and our annual Christmas dinner celebration. Happy holidays everyone!
Visitors from National Taiwan University
This week we have been pleased to welcome Dr Nagarjuna Puvvala and Chu-Hsiang (Allen) Hsu from National Taiwan University as part of our growing collaboration in organic semiconductor optoelectronic research.
PhD viva – Dr Michele Duarte Tonet
Congratulations to Dr Michele Duarte Tonet completing her PhD viva yesterday! Thanks also to her reviewers Prof Carlos Penedo and Dr Gordon Hedley.
Welcome Olga
We are happy to welcome Olga Filippova to the group. She will be supervised by Prof Ifor Samuel and Prof Carlos Penedo, and her PhD research will focus on understanding the photophysical properties of conjugated…
Wilson Sibbett memorial symposium
Yesterday the School of Physics and Astronomy held the Wilson Sibbett memorial symposium. The day featured several talks from Wilson’s friends and colleagues who spoke movingly about his impact on their lives,…