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: We are making synthetic retinal derivatives, this work aims to determine what molecular prerequisites are essential for the fast and selective photoisomerizations seen in rhodopsin (responsible for vision in vertebrates) and bacteriorhodopsin (which is a photosynthetic apparatus). We are also involved in making new rylene based dyes, and in building 'functional nano-devices' based on chiral, photoisomerizable monomers. When these monomers are polymerized they form light sensitive materials with a variety of potential applications.

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Research area Biophotonics

Research interests Optical materials synthesis

Department Chemistry

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.