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Ifor attended Photonics West in San Francisco last week, the world's largest photonics conference. He gave a talk on the groups advancements on Visible Light Communication, some of which are linked to the HISOPE project.
January 26, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Ifor attended Photonics West in San Francisco last week, the world's largest photonics conference. He gave a talk on the groups advancements on Visible Light Communication, some of which are linked to the HISOPE project.
Members of the group enjoyed the Scottish University Physics Alliance (SUPA) Energy Theme meeting and a Solar Power course, followed by dinner with lecturers. We had the pleasure of welcoming Prof. David Cohen, Dr Stephen Reynolds andDr Scott Doyle for guest lectures.
January 16, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Members of the group enjoyed the Scottish University Physics Alliance (SUPA) Energy Theme meeting and a Solar Power course, followed by dinner with lecturers. We had the pleasure of welcoming Prof. David Cohen, Dr Stephen Reynolds andDr Scott Doyle for guest lectures.
Congratulations to Dr Aswin Sasi for completing his PhD viva for his thesis 'Let there be light: Development and modelling of a novel illumination system to improve light availability, biomass production and pigment yield in photobioreactors'.
January 16, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Congratulations to Dr Aswin Sasi for completing his PhD viva for his thesis 'Let there be light: Development and modelling of a novel illumination system to improve light availability, biomass production and pigment yield in photobioreactors'.
Following another year of successful research the OSO group finished the year with a deep clean of the evaporator and their annual Christmas dinner celebration. Happy holidays everyone!
December 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Following another year of successful research the OSO group finished the year with a deep clean of the evaporator and their annual Christmas dinner celebration. Happy holidays everyone!
This week we have been pleased to welcome Dr Nagarjuna Puvvala and Chu-Hsiang (Allen) Hsu from National Taiwan University as part of our growing collaboration in organic semiconductor optoelectronic research.
December 19, 2025 at 12:13 PM
This week we have been pleased to welcome Dr Nagarjuna Puvvala and Chu-Hsiang (Allen) Hsu from National Taiwan University as part of our growing collaboration in organic semiconductor optoelectronic research.
Congratulations Dr Michele Duarte Tonet!
Congratulations to Michele on successfully passing her PhD viva today. 🎉🎉 many thanks to Carlos Penedo and Gordon Hedley for acting as examiners. @standrewsosc.bsky.social @ezc-group.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Congratulations Dr Michele Duarte Tonet!
We are happy to welcome Olga Filippova to the group. She will be supervised by Prof Ifor Samuel and Prof Carlos Penedo, and her PhD research will focus on understanding the photophysical properties of conjugated polymer chains at the single-molecule level.
December 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
We are happy to welcome Olga Filippova to the group. She will be supervised by Prof Ifor Samuel and Prof Carlos Penedo, and her PhD research will focus on understanding the photophysical properties of conjugated polymer chains at the single-molecule level.
Congratulations to the authors of "Exploring the Impact of the Presence of 9,9′-Spirobifluorene Moieties on the Performance of Carbonyl-Based Multiresonant Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Organic Light-Emitting Diodes" published in Advanced Optical Materials.
DOI: doi.org/10.1002/adom....
DOI: doi.org/10.1002/adom....
Exploring the Impact of the Presence of 9,9′‐Spirobifluorene Moieties on the Performance of Carbonyl‐Based Multiresonant Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Organic Light‐Emitting Diodes
The impact of decorating the multiresonant thermally activated delayed fluorescence (MR-TADF) emitter DiKTa with 9,9′-spirobifluorene units is explored with regard to number, position, and incorporat....
doi.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Congratulations to the authors of "Exploring the Impact of the Presence of 9,9′-Spirobifluorene Moieties on the Performance of Carbonyl-Based Multiresonant Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Organic Light-Emitting Diodes" published in Advanced Optical Materials.
DOI: doi.org/10.1002/adom....
DOI: doi.org/10.1002/adom....
We would like to congratulate Martin McLaren on receiving the IOP Technician Award. He received this award for his work as technical manager, overseeing operations of the Centre for Designer Quantum Materials since its inception. Congratulations Martin! www.iop.org/about/awards...
October 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
We would like to congratulate Martin McLaren on receiving the IOP Technician Award. He received this award for his work as technical manager, overseeing operations of the Centre for Designer Quantum Materials since its inception. Congratulations Martin! www.iop.org/about/awards...
Yesterday the School of Physics and Astronomy held the Wilson Sibbett memorial symposium. The day featured several talks from Wilson's friends and colleagues who spoke movingly about his impact on their lives, research, and the field of ultrafast photonics.
October 23, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Yesterday the School of Physics and Astronomy held the Wilson Sibbett memorial symposium. The day featured several talks from Wilson's friends and colleagues who spoke movingly about his impact on their lives, research, and the field of ultrafast photonics.
Ifor receives the Thomas Young Prize
Congratulations to Ifor on receiving the Thomas Young Prize for world-leading research into OLEDs, organic lasers and their applications in technology and medicine. This prize recognises that he has made distinguished contributions to the field of optics.
Congratulations to Ifor on receiving the Thomas Young Prize for world-leading research into OLEDs, organic lasers and their applications in technology and medicine. This prize recognises that he has made distinguished contributions to the field of optics.
October 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Ifor receives the Thomas Young Prize
Congratulations to Ifor on receiving the Thomas Young Prize for world-leading research into OLEDs, organic lasers and their applications in technology and medicine. This prize recognises that he has made distinguished contributions to the field of optics.
Congratulations to Ifor on receiving the Thomas Young Prize for world-leading research into OLEDs, organic lasers and their applications in technology and medicine. This prize recognises that he has made distinguished contributions to the field of optics.
Last week's group coffee saw us welcoming two new members to the group, Masato Kato for his PhD and Dr Buddhika Karunathilaka as a Postdoctoral Fellow. Masato brought some green tea chocolates for everyone to enjoy!
October 6, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Last week's group coffee saw us welcoming two new members to the group, Masato Kato for his PhD and Dr Buddhika Karunathilaka as a Postdoctoral Fellow. Masato brought some green tea chocolates for everyone to enjoy!
This week we are very happy to welcome Dr Buddhika Karunathilaka to the group. He will be supervised by Prof Ifor Samuel and Prof Graham Turnbull, and his research will focus on developing organic lasers that operate under continuous-wave (CW) conditions.
October 6, 2025 at 10:07 AM
This week we are very happy to welcome Dr Buddhika Karunathilaka to the group. He will be supervised by Prof Ifor Samuel and Prof Graham Turnbull, and his research will focus on developing organic lasers that operate under continuous-wave (CW) conditions.
This week we are pleased to welcome Masato Kato to the group. His PhD, supervised by Dr Jean-Charles Ribierre and Prof Ifor Samuel, will focus on researching Organic Hyperbolic Metamaterials for optoelectronic applications.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
This week we are pleased to welcome Masato Kato to the group. His PhD, supervised by Dr Jean-Charles Ribierre and Prof Ifor Samuel, will focus on researching Organic Hyperbolic Metamaterials for optoelectronic applications.
Ifor attended the Optical Probes meeting in Fukuoka last week and gave an invited talk. Also attending were four former OSC members who now lead their own research groups (Prof John Lupton, Prof P. Rajamalli, Dr Gordon Hedley and Prof Paloma dos Santos).
September 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Ifor attended the Optical Probes meeting in Fukuoka last week and gave an invited talk. Also attending were four former OSC members who now lead their own research groups (Prof John Lupton, Prof P. Rajamalli, Dr Gordon Hedley and Prof Paloma dos Santos).
This week we are pleased to welcome Yamini Sharma to the group. She is visiting us from the IPCMS in Strasbourg. During her one month stay she will be researching the photophysics of TADF materials.
September 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
This week we are pleased to welcome Yamini Sharma to the group. She is visiting us from the IPCMS in Strasbourg. During her one month stay she will be researching the photophysics of TADF materials.
Today is international day in the school of Physics and Astronomy. It is a great opportunity to celebrate the diversity in the OSC that helps make our research world class.
August 29, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Today is international day in the school of Physics and Astronomy. It is a great opportunity to celebrate the diversity in the OSC that helps make our research world class.
Congratulations to the authors of the paper “OLED illuminated metasurfaces for holographic image projection” which has just been published with Light: Science & Applications. DOI: doi.org/10.1038/s413...
August 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Congratulations to the authors of the paper “OLED illuminated metasurfaces for holographic image projection” which has just been published with Light: Science & Applications. DOI: doi.org/10.1038/s413...
We are happy to welcome Chico Paulics Bresler to the group for his PhD on the HISOPE project, researching fast organic optoelectronic materials and devices. He is jointly supervised by Prof Ifor Samuel and Prof Graham Turnbull.
August 5, 2025 at 11:51 AM
We are happy to welcome Chico Paulics Bresler to the group for his PhD on the HISOPE project, researching fast organic optoelectronic materials and devices. He is jointly supervised by Prof Ifor Samuel and Prof Graham Turnbull.
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Congratulations to Jingxiang, Dongyang, & Yan for their paper accepted in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social ,(doi.org/10.1002/anie...) work in collab with Ifor Samuel's group and @jeannecrassousiscr.bsky.social ⚗️🧪@standrewschem.bsky.social @standrewsosc.bsky.social #TADFSolutions
Check out our latest in @chemrxiv.bsky.social (doi.org/10.26434/che...) showcasing helically chiral N/C=O #mrtadf emitters and high-performance #oleds. Work in collaboration with the groups of Jeanne Crassous & Ifor Samuel. @st-andrewschem.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Congratulations to Jingxiang, Dongyang, & Yan for their paper accepted in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social ,(doi.org/10.1002/anie...) work in collab with Ifor Samuel's group and @jeannecrassousiscr.bsky.social ⚗️🧪@standrewschem.bsky.social @standrewsosc.bsky.social #TADFSolutions
This week we are pleased to welcome Shintaro Kohata to the group. He is visiting us from the Adachi lab at Kyushu University. During his two month stay he will be investigating photophysics in novel TADF systems.
July 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
This week we are pleased to welcome Shintaro Kohata to the group. He is visiting us from the Adachi lab at Kyushu University. During his two month stay he will be investigating photophysics in novel TADF systems.
Today we celebrated Ifor's birthday with some cake and pastries. Happy birthday Ifor, we hope you enjoy the presents!
July 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Today we celebrated Ifor's birthday with some cake and pastries. Happy birthday Ifor, we hope you enjoy the presents!
Last month, Aswin attended the Algal BBB conference in Arizona, US. He gave a talk on 'Unlocking the optimal wavelength for different growth phases for Arthrospira platensis in a cylindrical airlift photobioreactor'.
July 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Last month, Aswin attended the Algal BBB conference in Arizona, US. He gave a talk on 'Unlocking the optimal wavelength for different growth phases for Arthrospira platensis in a cylindrical airlift photobioreactor'.
Congratulations to Liam, Kou, and our collaborators at the University of Cambridge, led by Harald Haas for the paper "Visible light communication using thermally activated delayed fluorescent OLEDs". DOI: lnkd.in/er_6ZuiQ
July 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Congratulations to Liam, Kou, and our collaborators at the University of Cambridge, led by Harald Haas for the paper "Visible light communication using thermally activated delayed fluorescent OLEDs". DOI: lnkd.in/er_6ZuiQ
Recently Sagarika attended the International Meeting on Chemical sensors in Freiburg, Germany where she presented some of her recent work.
July 10, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Recently Sagarika attended the International Meeting on Chemical sensors in Freiburg, Germany where she presented some of her recent work.