Visiting Tariq Sajjad
Last week Ifor visited former group member Tariq Sajjad who is now thriving as an Associate Professor at London South Bank University. Pictured in front of a Raman microscope used for in operando measurements of…
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Single Molecule Workshop in Berlin
Our PhD student Olga Filippova recently attended the Single Molecule Workshop in Berlin, where she presented a poster on her research. It was a great opportunity to exchange ideas, hear about exciting developments in…
H Index 100!
Ifor’s H Index has recently reached 100! To celebrate this tremendous achievement the group gathered together and enjoyed some tasty ice cream cake. Congratulations once again to Ifor!
Farewell Kaiyang!
Kaiyang will be moving to Germany this week to complete the second half of his PhD. To celebrate his time here and present him with a farewell card, the group went out for some Friday night drinks at the pub!
PhD viva – Dr Egle Tankeleviciute
Congratulations to Dr Egle Tankeleviciute for completing her PhD viva earlier last week! After the viva there were some celebrations and parting gifts from the group. We wish her all the best!
Welcome Lara!
Lara McCallion-gow is joining our group as a PhD student! She is supervised by Graham and her research project is titled “Optical sensors for trace chemical detection”. Welcome to the group!
A Blue Emissive Heavy Atom-Free Multiresonant Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescent Emitter Shows Ultra-Fast Reverse Intersystem Crossing
Congratulations to the authors of “A Blue Emissive Heavy Atom-Free Multiresonant Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescent Emitter Shows Ultra-Fast Reverse Intersystem Crossing”, published in Angewandte Chemie…
Welcome Mengjin!
Mengjin Dong is joining our group as a PhD student. She is co-supervised by Prof. Ifor Samuel, Dr Julia Payne and Dr Jean-Charles Ribierre. Her research focuses on lead-free perovskite lasers, particularly the…
St Andrews Industry Day 2026
Light for Life: Optical Innovations in Health Imaging, Sensing and Spectroscopy, this year’s annual industry day, took place yesterday in the school of physics. It featured talks from Graham and Ifor, as well as Alison…
SPIE Optics and Photonics 2026
Last week Ifor and Eli from the OSC gave invited talks at the SPIE Optics and Photonics meeting in San Diego. Eli talked about developing new OLED materials, and Ifor showed how organic semiconductors can make very…
