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PhD viva – Dr Thomas Sayner

Congratulations to Dr Thomas Sayner for completing his PhD viva earlier this week! After the viva there were some celebrations and parting gifts from the group. We wish him all the best with his new position in Spain!

Masato presents in Science Shorts

Last week the St Andrews Optics Society hosted a Science Shorts session, an informal platform where researchers briefly present their work in a way that is accessible to everyone, and Masato presented some of his work…

Friday Night Social

Last Friday some members of the group enjoyed a well deserved break from work to catch up over some drinks. Due to the recent closure of St Andrews’ Brewdog, the group’s social was hosted at Brewco, followed by a…

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”.

4 Months Talks

Yesterday Olga, Masato and Chico gave their 4 months talks to the wider photonics community in the department, introducing their research topic and providing a short update on their work so far.

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