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 Researchers
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Dr Dan Dahl
Daniel Dahl is a postdoctoral researcher at SAIL. His research interests include optical fibre devices and photonic systems for telecommunications and sensing applications.
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Dr David Sweeney
David Sweeney is a postdoctoral fellow whose research bridges astrophysics, machine learning and photonic instrumentation. Prior to joining SAIL, he was an Early Career Visiting Scientific Visitor at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and a Fulbright Scholar at the University of California, Irvine. His current research focuses on gas sensing with photonic technologies — developing compact, lightweight spectroscopic sensors capable of detecting methane and other greenhouse gases for deployment in agricultural and environmental monitoring applications. David also works on the population of compact stellar remnants in the Milky Way and applies machine learning techniques to problems in astronomical data analysis and photonic device modelling.
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Dr Andrew Ross-Adams
Integrated photonics researcher and engineer, with a strong interest in optical fiber sensing, SDM and silicon photonics. Areas of specialization include ultrafast laser inscription (ULI) for 3D photonic integrated circuits and fibre based photonic lanterns for wavefront sensing and beam combination.
HDR Students
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Jin (Fiona) Wei
Jin (Fiona) Wei is a PhD student at SAIL.
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Justin Vella
Justin Vella is a PhD student at SAIL working in astrophotonics and optical instrumentation.
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Matt Murphy
Matt Murphy is a PhD student at SAIL.
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Alexia Landry
Alexia Landry is a PhD student at SAIL working in the field of astrophotonics.
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Connor Langford
Connor Langford is a PhD student at SAIL.
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Matteo Colombo
Research area: Astronomical and space science, Astrophotonics
Supervisors: Peter Tuthill, Chris Betters
Alumni
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Tim Snailham
Tim Snailham completed his studies at SAIL in the field of astrophotonics.