Director
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Prof. Sergio Leon-Saval
Sergio Leon-Saval is a Professor at the School of Physics in the University of Sydney and Associate Head School Strategic Partnerships and External Engagements. He was awarded his PhD by the University of Bath, UK, in 2006. In 2007, he joined the University of Sydney where he is now Director of the Sydney Astrophotonics Instrumentation Laboratory (SAIL), and Director of the Institute of Photonics and Optical Science (IPOS), and Associate Academic Director of the Research and Prototyping Foundry. Prof Leon-Saval has more than 16 years of experience in the research area of photonics. He has made breakthrough contributions in the field of specialty optical fibres, astrophotonics and optical instrumentation systems. He is a Fellow of Optica, and Council Member of the Australian and New Zealand Optical Society (ANZOS). He was the 2019 recipient of the ANZOS John Love Award, that recognizes innovations and technical advances in the field of optics.
Senior Staff
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Dr Barnaby Norris
Barnaby‘s research aligns with the Faculty of Science Research Strengths – Fundamental Laws of Nature, Understanding the Universe, Earth and Space Exploration and Technologies, Communication Technologies.
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Dr Chris Betters
The development (design, construction, characterisation, and implementation) of cutting-edge compact optical instruments that harness the latest photonic technologies, originally for astronomical applications. Using techniques and methods I developed for astronomy to tackle a broader range of problems in academia and industry, specifically in remote earth observation and agriculture.
Postdoctoral Staff
HDR Students
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Matteo Colombo
Research area: Astronomical and space science, Astrophotonics
Supervisors: Peter Tuthill, Chris Betters
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Teo Malendevych
Is a PhD working on Wavefront Sensing with Photonic Lanterns.