Associate Investigators

Our Associate Investigators contribute to the Centre’s Research Themes and Operational Committees.

Professor Scott Diddams

Scott performs experimental research in the fields of precision spectroscopy and metrology, nonlinear optics, microwave photonics and ultrafast lasers.

Professor Dawn Tan

Dawn’s fields of interest are in experimental optical physics, pertaining to the study of both nonlinear and linear optical phenomena, nanophotonics and quantum optics.

Professor Amanda Berry

Amanda is a Professor in STEM Education, a passionate advocate for engaging the interest of, participation in, and success of all young people in STEM fields.

Dr Antoine Runge

Antoine’s research is currently focused on optical solitons for use in nonlinear photonic applications.

Dr Baoyue Zhang

Baoyue researches two-dimensional materials, nanotechology, plasmonic material, bio-sensing and electronic devices.

Dr Blanca del Rosal

Blanca is developing technology that uses nanoparticle beams to unveil the inner workings of the brain.

Dr Chathura Bandutunga

Chathura is developing fibre optic metrology architectures using high speed real-time digital signal processing.

Dr Jiayang Wu

Jiayang’s research focuses on integrated device technologies that can provide compact device footprint, low power consumption, and the capability for large-scale manufacturing.

Professor Sascha Schediwy

Sascha is an astrophysicist and has translated technologies and combined them with adaptive optics techniques used in cutting-edge optical telescopes.

Dr Voon Hui Lai

Voon is an observational seismologist and uses a wide range of geophysical observations and novel analyses to observe seismic waveforms at high resolution.

Dr Wenle Weng

Wenle is a researcher in photonics and applied physics, with a focus on non-linear dynamics.

Professor Thomas Cox

Thomas’ work focuses on integrating matrix biology of cancer with precision medicine, and in particular the role of Lysyl Oxidase enzymes.

Dr Sarah Scholten

Sarah’s research endeavours to harness the unique properties of light to break the boundaries of precision measurement for both fundamental and applied research.

Dr David Welch

David is Founder and Chief Innovation Officer at Infinera, the optical equipment specialist.