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Astrophysics
In space, no-one can hear you scream. Is this true?
Active orbital control systems for nano-sats orbiting the Moon


Exotic nuclear structure towards the neutron dripline
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, Distinguished Prof David McClelland
Atomic and Molecular Physics


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


Mass-entangled ultracold helium atoms


Optical quantum memory
Microfabricated quantum ring atomic-gyroscope


Interactions between antimatter and ultracold atoms
Dr Sean Hodgman, Professor Stephen Buckman, Dr Joshua Machacek
Biophysics


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


Specific ion effects
Engineering in Physics


Understanding energy dissipation in colliding quantum many-body systems
Dr Kaitlin Cook, Dr Ian Carter, Professor Mahananda Dasgupta, Professor David Hinde


Miniature absolute gravimeter for long-term gravity surveys
by interrogating the position of a falling test mass using a laser interferometer. Our vision is to develop and prototype a miniaturised absolute gravimeter by
leveraging modern vacuum, laser, and micro-electromechanical systems.
Dr Samuel Legge, Professor John Close, Prof Patrick Kluth, Dr Giovanni Guccione
In space, no-one can hear you scream. Is this true?


Exploring physics with neural networks
Dr Aaron Tranter, Professor Ben Buchler, Professor Ping Koy Lam
Active orbital control systems for nano-sats orbiting the Moon


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


Ultra-fast lifetime measurements of nuclear excited states
Professor Gregory Lane, Dr AJ Mitchell, Professor Andrew Stuchbery, Emeritus Professor Tibor Kibedi
Determining the orbital characteristics of a constellation of nano-sats orbiting the Moon
Fibre optic sensor arrays for vibrometry and acoustic sensing
Dr Chathura Bandutunga , Dr Paul Sibley, A/Prof Malcolm Gray
Developing ultra-high resolution optical meta-surface sensors


Optimising a neutron star extreme matter observatory
Dr Bram Slagmolen, Dr Lilli (Ling) Sun, Distinguished Prof David McClelland


Directional dark matter measurements with CYGNUS
Dr Lindsey Bignell, Dr Peter McNamara , Dr Zuzana Slavkovska, Professor Gregory Lane


Vibration control for optical interferometry


Engineering Inter-spacecraft laser links
Environmental Physics


Nanobubbles
Quantum gravimtery for ground water mapping and subsurface planetary structure mapping


Surface forces and the behaviour of colloidal systems
Materials Science and Engineering


Nanowire photodetectors for photonic and quantum systems


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


Creating new materials using pressure and diamond anvil cells
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology


Nanobubbles


Nanowire infrared avalanche photodetectors towards single photon detection
Professor Lan Fu, Dr Zhe (Rex) Li, Professor Chennupati Jagadish


Specific ion effects


Surface forces and the behaviour of colloidal systems


Colloidal systems in highly concentrated salt solutions


Nanowire lasers for applications in nanophotonics


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


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


Micro-ring lasers for integrated silicon photonics
Photonics, Lasers and Nonlinear Optics


Nanowire photodetectors for photonic and quantum systems


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


Nanowire infrared avalanche photodetectors towards single photon detection
Professor Lan Fu, Dr Zhe (Rex) Li, Professor Chennupati Jagadish


Machine learning for optics and controls


Quantum squeezed states for interferometric gravitational-wave detectors
Distinguished Prof David McClelland, Professor Daniel Shaddock, Dr Bram Slagmolen


Satellite based geodesy


Nanowire lasers for applications in nanophotonics


Quantum-well nanowire light emitting devices
Professor Lan Fu, Dr Ziyuan Li, Professor Hoe Tan, Professor Chennupati Jagadish
Fibre optic sensor arrays for vibrometry and acoustic sensing
Dr Chathura Bandutunga , Dr Paul Sibley, A/Prof Malcolm Gray


Micro-ring lasers for integrated silicon photonics
Developing ultra-high resolution optical meta-surface sensors


Engineering Inter-spacecraft laser links
Physics of the Nucleus


Understanding energy dissipation in colliding quantum many-body systems
Dr Kaitlin Cook, Dr Ian Carter, Professor Mahananda Dasgupta, Professor David Hinde


Nuclear batteries: Energy-storage applications of nuclear isomers


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


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


Towards a global understanding of nuclear fission
Dr Kaitlin Cook, Professor David Hinde, Professor Mahananda Dasgupta


Nuclei that fall apart: the role of sub-zeptosecond processes in reactions of weakly-bound nuclei
Dr Kaitlin Cook, Professor Mahananda Dasgupta, Professor David Hinde


Nuclear vibrations in near-spherical and deformed nuclei
Professor Andrew Stuchbery, Professor Gregory Lane, Dr AJ Mitchell, Mr Ben Coombes


Directional dark matter measurements with CYGNUS
Dr Lindsey Bignell, Dr Peter McNamara , Dr Zuzana Slavkovska, Professor Gregory Lane
Quantum Science and Technology


Miniature absolute gravimeter for long-term gravity surveys
by interrogating the position of a falling test mass using a laser interferometer. Our vision is to develop and prototype a miniaturised absolute gravimeter by
leveraging modern vacuum, laser, and micro-electromechanical systems.
Dr Samuel Legge, Professor John Close, Prof Patrick Kluth, Dr Giovanni Guccione


Dual torsion pendulum for quantum noise limited sensing


Exploring physics with neural networks
Dr Aaron Tranter, Professor Ben Buchler, Professor Ping Koy Lam
Quantum gravimtery for ground water mapping and subsurface planetary structure mapping


Beam matching using machine learning


Quantum squeezed states for interferometric gravitational-wave detectors
Distinguished Prof David McClelland, Professor Daniel Shaddock, Dr Bram Slagmolen


Mass-entangled ultracold helium atoms


Satellite based geodesy


Optical quantum memory


Quantum super resolution
Microfabricated quantum ring atomic-gyroscope


Experimental quantum simulation with ultracold metastable Helium atoms in an optical lattice


Vibration control for optical interferometry


Quantum multi-parameter estimation


Interactions between antimatter and ultracold atoms
Dr Sean Hodgman, Professor Stephen Buckman, Dr Joshua Machacek
Theoretical Physics


Introduction to quantum integrable systems


Quantum multi-parameter estimation


Stochastic dynamics of interacting systems and integrability
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