Professor Gianluca Gregori (Oxford) leads a research programme at the intersection of high energy density physics, laboratory astrophysics, and plasma science. His group uses powerful lasers and advanced diagnostics to replicate in the lab extreme astrophysical and planetary conditions - such as shock waves, turbulence, magnetic field generation, and dense plasmas - enabling controlled studies of phenomena that occur in stars, galaxies or planetary interiors. Gregori's experiments explore magnetic field amplification (dynamo processes), suppression of heat transport in magnetised plasmas, and particle acceleration in shocks. His recent work, supported by an ERC/Frontier grant, aims to push laboratory astrophysics beyond proof-of-principle into a tool for probing microphysical processes in extreme astrophysical settings (e.g. blazar jets, gamma-ray bursts) that are otherwise inaccessible to observation or simulation.
Steve Sheard
Associate Professor of Engineering Science
My research interests are in the general area of optoelectronics, including integrated circuit based surface emitting laser devices, optically controlled smart tags, and optical sensors.
Jason Smith
Professor of Photonic Materials and Devices
Our research focuses on the optical and electronic properties of solid state nanostructures for applications such as optoelectronics devices, quantum information processing and photovoltaics.
Robert Smith
Associate Professor
My research interests involve ultracold atoms
Hannah Smithson
Professor of Experimental Psychology
I use adaptive optics enabled ophthalmoscopes as a tool to investigate visual perception, aiming to answer such questions as "How do the neural circuits in human retina process colour information?".
Henry Snaith FRS
Professor of Physics
Our research is primarily focused on developing the physics and technology behind low cost photovoltaic concepts.
Shankar Srinivas
Professor of Developmental Biology
Paul Stavrinou
Associate Professor of Engineering Science
My research interests span the development of materials (organic and inorganic) for photonic applications and optoelectronic device components.
Ludmilla Steier
Associate Professor of Inorganic Chemistry
My research addresses solar-driven conversion of small molecules (CO₂, water) into fuels and chemicals using photo- and electrocatalysts.
Hannah Stern
Associate Professor of Materials
Our research interests are probing the photophysics, excited state dynamics and spin physics of emerging quantum optical material systems.
Chris Stevens
Associate Professor of Engineering Science
My research area is Ultrafast Electronics which is a rapidly developing field in which we explore the ultimate speed limits of electronics.
