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NanoPhotonics Centre

 

Positions available in the Nanophotonics group:

PhD Positions Available:

We are always interested in self-motivated interdisciplinary-interested PhD students, so please send us your CV and summary.

PhD projects for 2023 include:
- Ultrafast nonlinear spectroscopy of single nano-structures
- Tracking fundamentals of nanoscale friction by light
- Light-controlled Microswimmers and Micro-cilia
- the Intelligent Toilet
- Light-driven DNA nanomachines
- Optically-interrogated molecular electronics
- Active plasmonic nanodevices
- Plasmonic nanoreactors
- Tracking single molecule catalysis

For details see here

Postdoc Positions Available:

We often have postdoc positions available so please contact us sending your CV if you are interested.

 

 

 

Latest news

NanoPhotonics @ Femincam

29 September 2023

PhD students from the NanoPhotonics Centre have attended Femincam, a one-day conference celebrating emerging women in science and leaders in electronic materials. During the event Sara Rocchetti also presented her poster on “Amplified plasmonic forces from DNA-origami scaffolded single dyes in nanogaps”.

ICAVS flash presentations prizes awarded to Marika and Yuling!

4 September 2023

A number of group members recently attended ICAVS12 in Krakow. Congratulations to Yuling who won the prize for the best flash presentation and to Marika for winning the best flash presentation audience award!

Sara Rocchetti - Best poster at Chemical and NanoScience symposium

17 May 2023

Sara Rocchetti won the best poster award at the 10th Chemical and NanoScience symposium Newcastle (CNSN-X) with her work on DNA origami and nanophotonics. Well done!