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Astrophysics
Determining the orbital characteristics of a constellation of nano-sats orbiting the Moon


Optimising a Neutron Star Extreme Matter Observatory
Dr Bram Slagmolen, Dr Lilli (Ling) Sun, Dr Vaishali Adya, Distinguished Prof David McClelland


Exotic nuclear structure towards the neutron dripline
Launching nano-satellites from the Earth's Moon
Active orbital control systems for nano-sats orbiting the Moon
In space, no-one can hear you scream. Is this true?


Radioimpurities in particle detectors for dark matter studies
Dr Michaela Froehlich , Dr Zuzana Slavkovska, A/Prof Stephen Tims, Professor Gregory Lane


Space radiation modelling
Reducing Entropy in Lunar Supply Chains


Paving the way to study the chronology of the Early Solar System
Dr Stefan Pavetich, Dr Michaela Froehlich , A/Prof Stephen Tims, Mr Dominik Koll
Design a rail gun to operate in vacuum producing a force of 1mN
Atomic and Molecular Physics


Measuring and modelling free-ion hyperfine fields
Professor Andrew Stuchbery, Emeritus Professor Tibor Kibedi, Mr Brendan McCormick


Benchmark positron scattering experiments
A/Prof. James Sullivan, Professor Stephen Buckman, Dr Joshua Machacek


Coherent control of quantum-mechanical systems


Positron applications in medical physics
A/Prof. James Sullivan, Professor Stephen Buckman, Dr Joshua Machacek
Electron scattering from surfaces at high energies


Interactions between Antimatter and Ultracold Atoms
Dr Sean Hodgman, Professor Stephen Buckman, Dr Joshua Machacek


Optical quantum memory


Atomic magnetometer for exploring physics beyond the standard model
Biophysics


Positron applications in medical physics
A/Prof. James Sullivan, Professor Stephen Buckman, Dr Joshua Machacek


Specific ion effects
Clean Energy
Improving extraction of Critical Minerals
Professor Mark Knackstedt, Dr Nicolas Francois, Prof Adrian Sheppard


Migration of carbon dioxide injected in aquifers: convection, diffusion and dissolution
Engineering in Physics
Determining the orbital characteristics of a constellation of nano-sats orbiting the Moon


Optimising a Neutron Star Extreme Matter Observatory
Dr Bram Slagmolen, Dr Lilli (Ling) Sun, Dr Vaishali Adya, Distinguished Prof David McClelland


System calculations for hunter killer satellites


Ultra-fast lifetime measurements of nuclear excited states
Professor Gregory Lane, Dr AJ Mitchell, Professor Andrew Stuchbery, Emeritus Professor Tibor Kibedi


Plasma surface interactions under extreme conditions


Nuclear structure studies with particle transfer reactions
Dr AJ Mitchell, Professor Gregory Lane, Professor Andrew Stuchbery, Emeritus Professor Tibor Kibedi
Improving extraction of Critical Minerals
Professor Mark Knackstedt, Dr Nicolas Francois, Prof Adrian Sheppard
Launching nano-satellites from the Earth's Moon
Active orbital control systems for nano-sats orbiting the Moon


Magnetic nozzles and plasma generated by a remote source
In space, no-one can hear you scream. Is this true?


Particle simulation of dual frequency processing plasmas


Vibration control for optical interferometry


Exploring physics with neural networks
Dr Aaron Tranter, Professor Ben Buchler, Professor Ping Koy Lam
Fibre Optic Sensor Arrays for Vibrometry and Acoustic Sensing
Dr Chathura Bandutunga , , Dr Paul Sibley, A/Prof Malcolm Gray


Nuclear lifetimes - developing new apparatus and methods
Professor Andrew Stuchbery, Emeritus Professor Tibor Kibedi, Professor Gregory Lane, Mr Ben Coombes


Computer simulation of expanding plasmas
Design a rail gun to operate in vacuum producing a force of 1mN
Environmental Physics


Nanobubbles
Radioactivity in our environment
Reducing Entropy in Lunar Supply Chains


Surface forces and the behaviour of colloidal systems


High pressure non-equilibrium plasma discharges in chemically reactive systems


Migration of carbon dioxide injected in aquifers: convection, diffusion and dissolution
Fusion and Plasma Confinement


Diagnosing plasma-surface interactions under fusion-relevant conditions


Nano-bubble formation in fusion relevant materials
Materials Science and Engineering


Creating new materials using pressure and diamond anvil cells


Nanofluidic diodes: from biosensors to water treatment


Measurement of optical and mechanical losses of mirror coatings
Dr Johannes Eichholz, Dr Bram Slagmolen, Distinguished Prof David McClelland


Optical nonlinearities in 2D crystals


Colloidal systems in highly concentrated salt solutions


Developing wearable sensors for personalized health care technologies and solutions
Dr Buddini Karawdeniya, Prof Dragomir Neshev, Prof Patrick Kluth, Professor Lan Fu
Electron scattering from surfaces at high energies


Higher-order spatial mode optical cavity analysis for thermal noise measurements
Dr Johannes Eichholz, Dr Bram Slagmolen, Distinguished Prof David McClelland


High-bandwidth stabilisation of a 2µm-band laser
Dr Johannes Eichholz, Dr Bram Slagmolen, Distinguished Prof David McClelland


Quantum emitters in 2D materials


Fundamental investigation of fission tracks for geo- and thermochronology


Diagnosing plasma-surface interactions under fusion-relevant conditions


Semiconductor nano-foams for sensor and energy applications
Exploring novel X-ray scanning trajectories


Nanowire Photodetectors for Photonic and Quantum Systems


Functional Nanopore Membranes


Nano-bubble formation in fusion relevant materials
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology


Nanobubbles


Nanofluidic diodes: from biosensors to water treatment


Colloidal systems in highly concentrated salt solutions


Quantum-well nanowire light emitting devices
Professor Lan Fu, Dr Ziyuan Li, Professor Hoe Tan, Professor Chennupati Jagadish


Optical metamaterials: from science fiction to transformative optical technologies


Developing wearable sensors for personalized health care technologies and solutions
Dr Buddini Karawdeniya, Prof Dragomir Neshev, Prof Patrick Kluth, Professor Lan Fu


Metaphotonics and Mie-tronics with resonant dielectric structures


Specific ion effects


Nanowire infrared avalanche photodetectors towards single photon detection


Nonreciprocal nanophotonics: disruptive nanotechnology to control light


Surface forces and the behaviour of colloidal systems


Fundamental investigation of fission tracks for geo- and thermochronology


Semiconductor nano-foams for sensor and energy applications


Functional Nanopore Membranes


Simulation of x-ray scattering from nano-objects
Photonics, Lasers and Nonlinear Optics


Topological photonics


Measurement of optical and mechanical losses of mirror coatings
Dr Johannes Eichholz, Dr Bram Slagmolen, Distinguished Prof David McClelland


Satellite based geodesy


Quantum photonics with nanostructured metasurfaces


Synthetic multi-dimensional photonics


Optical nonlinearities in 2D crystals


Quantum-well nanowire light emitting devices
Professor Lan Fu, Dr Ziyuan Li, Professor Hoe Tan, Professor Chennupati Jagadish


Optical metamaterials: from science fiction to transformative optical technologies


Integrated quantum photonics
Prof Andrey Sukhorukov, Dr Jinyong Ma, Dr Jihua Zhang, Prof Dragomir Neshev


Optical nanoantennas


Low-noise offset-phase locking and heterodyne interferometry with 2µm-band lasers
Dr Johannes Eichholz, Dr Bram Slagmolen, Distinguished Prof David McClelland


Metaphotonics and Mie-tronics with resonant dielectric structures


Higher-order spatial mode optical cavity analysis for thermal noise measurements
Dr Johannes Eichholz, Dr Bram Slagmolen, Distinguished Prof David McClelland


High-bandwidth stabilisation of a 2µm-band laser
Dr Johannes Eichholz, Dr Bram Slagmolen, Distinguished Prof David McClelland


Laser levitation of a macroscopic mirror


Nanowire infrared avalanche photodetectors towards single photon detection


Nonreciprocal nanophotonics: disruptive nanotechnology to control light
Fibre Optic Sensor Arrays for Vibrometry and Acoustic Sensing
Dr Chathura Bandutunga , , Dr Paul Sibley, A/Prof Malcolm Gray


Metasurface polarization optics and quantum photonics


Nanowire Photodetectors for Photonic and Quantum Systems


Coherently combined laser systems for space technologies
Physics Education
Virtual Reality for Physics Education


Science education with meriSTEM
Physics of the Nucleus


Exotic nuclear structure towards the neutron dripline


Ultra-fast lifetime measurements of nuclear excited states
Professor Gregory Lane, Dr AJ Mitchell, Professor Andrew Stuchbery, Emeritus Professor Tibor Kibedi


Nuclear structure studies with particle transfer reactions
Dr AJ Mitchell, Professor Gregory Lane, Professor Andrew Stuchbery, Emeritus Professor Tibor Kibedi


Measuring and modelling free-ion hyperfine fields
Professor Andrew Stuchbery, Emeritus Professor Tibor Kibedi, Mr Brendan McCormick


Creating new superheavy elements
Dr Taiki Tanaka, Professor David Hinde, Professor Mahananda Dasgupta


Radioimpurities in particle detectors for dark matter studies
Dr Michaela Froehlich , Dr Zuzana Slavkovska, A/Prof Stephen Tims, Professor Gregory Lane


Space radiation modelling


Characterisation and optimisation of an ionization detector system for probing dissipation effects
Dr Ian Carter, Professor Mahananda Dasgupta, Professor David Hinde, Mr Ben Swinton-Bland


Nuclear magnetism - magnetic moment measurements
Professor Andrew Stuchbery, Emeritus Professor Tibor Kibedi, Professor Gregory Lane, Mr Brendan McCormick


Nuclear lifetimes - developing new apparatus and methods
Professor Andrew Stuchbery, Emeritus Professor Tibor Kibedi, Professor Gregory Lane, Mr Ben Coombes


Paving the way to study the chronology of the Early Solar System
Dr Stefan Pavetich, Dr Michaela Froehlich , A/Prof Stephen Tims, Mr Dominik Koll


Nuclear batteries: Energy-storage applications of nuclear isomers
Plasma Applications and Technology


System calculations for hunter killer satellites


Plasma surface interactions under extreme conditions


Magnetic nozzles and plasma generated by a remote source


Particle simulation of dual frequency processing plasmas


High pressure non-equilibrium plasma discharges in chemically reactive systems


Plasma-liquid interactions


Computer simulation of expanding plasmas
Quantum Science and Technology


Quantum multi-parameter estimation


Quantum super resolution


Satellite based geodesy


Quantum photonics with nanostructured metasurfaces


Synthetic multi-dimensional photonics


Beam matching using machine learning


Integrated quantum photonics
Prof Andrey Sukhorukov, Dr Jinyong Ma, Dr Jihua Zhang, Prof Dragomir Neshev


Vibration control for optical interferometry


Laser levitation of a macroscopic mirror


Exploring physics with neural networks
Dr Aaron Tranter, Professor Ben Buchler, Professor Ping Koy Lam


Quantum emitters in 2D materials


Dual torsion pendulum for quantum noise limited sensing


Interactions between Antimatter and Ultracold Atoms
Dr Sean Hodgman, Professor Stephen Buckman, Dr Joshua Machacek


Metasurface polarization optics and quantum photonics


Optical quantum memory


Atomic magnetometer for exploring physics beyond the standard model
Theoretical Physics


Quantum multi-parameter estimation


Stochastic dynamics of interacting systems and integrability


Motions of crystalline bar-joint frameworks


Coherent control of quantum-mechanical systems


Variational approach to many-body problems


Optical nanoantennas
Combinatorics and integrable systems


Nuclear magnetism - magnetic moment measurements
Professor Andrew Stuchbery, Emeritus Professor Tibor Kibedi, Professor Gregory Lane, Mr Brendan McCormick


Introduction to quantum integrable systems
Topological and Structural Science


Topological photonics


Motions of crystalline bar-joint frameworks


Simulation of x-ray scattering from nano-objects
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