Professor Ian Walmsley is a leading figure in quantum optics and ultrafast photonics whose research centres on preparing, probing, and controlling quantum states of light and matter, with a particular emphasis on their application in quantum technologies.. He developed the SPIDER technique (Spectral Phase Interferometry for Direct Electric-field Reconstruction), enabling precise characterisation of femto- and attosecond light pulses. His group works on high-fidelity quantum sources, quantum memories and advanced detectors, combining photons and atoms to build large entangled states with applications in simulation, computation and machine learning. He has also led major quantum technology initiatives in the UK (e.g. NQIT) and serves on national advisory bodies shaping quantum strategy. Professor Walmsley has been appointed Director of the Oxford Quantum Institute (OQI) and has also been named a member of the National Quantum Strategic Advisory Board (SAB)*, which advises the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). He also chairs the Strategic Advisory Committee of the National Quantum Computing Center.
Robin Cleveland
Professor of Engineering Science
My research is in the area of acoustics, primarily focused on biomedical acoustics with applications in both diagnostics and therapeutics.
Stuart Conway
Professor of Organic Chemistry
The focus of our research is the development of selective molecular probes to enable investigation of certain biological systems.
Gavin Dalton
Professor of Astrophysics
I am working on wide‐field imaging and fibre‐fed spectroscopy instrumentation in visible and near‐infrared astronomy, both in instrument construction and science exploitation.
Jason Davis
Professor in Chemistry and University Reader
Our research bridges fundamental chemistry with real-world application, with a growing focus on translational diagnostics and molecular sensing.
Nynke Dekker
Professor
Our long-term goal is to understand how molecular motors work together with accessory factors in the copying of DNA or RNA
Steve Elston
Professor of Engineering Science
My present research interests are mainly in the field of novel liquid crystal materials and applications, within which I undertake both theoretical and experimental work.
Nigel Emptage
Professor of Pharmacology
Our research in neuroscience is supported by the development of novel optical imaging tools, particularly through high resolution microscopy.
Julian Fells
EPSRC Research Fellow
My research is focuses on the development of new sensor technology using laser-written Fibre Bragg gratings
Stephen Fletcher
Professor of Chemistry
My research is in the area of synthetic organic chemistry. About half of my group works on projects related to photonics.
Marco Fritzsche
Professor of Biophysical Immunology (Innovation Investigator Track)
My research focuses on the understanding of the mechanobiology of the human immunity.
