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.
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.
