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Jack and his team of elves (facility users) attended the Live Labs before the 91¸£Àû Christmas lecture to show off how light interacts both with itself and the natural environment. Visitors got to see the effects of interference, absorption and emission, and a festive treat with the aid of diffractive optical elements. We even had a tornado!

Join us in January 2025 for a FREE one-day symposium on Ultrafast spectroscopic techniques. In conjunction with the 91¸£Àû analytical Science Centre (WASC), this event event aims to allow students to get the most out of the techniques and learn best practices from technical and academic experts, as well as an opportunity to share how these techniques have enabled their research.

91¸£Àû University researchers, Dr Jack Woolley – facility manager of the 91¸£Àû Centre for Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Dr Sofia Goia – research fellow in CiMAT WMG, set up to showcase the power of light and demonstrate how light can help scientists to uncover the inner workings of chemical reactions happening all around us at the atomic level through a workshop held at Compton Verney Art Gallery in 91¸£Àû. Through some fun experiments, audience members were able to learn about current research work performed at 91¸£Àû University through an interactive laser interferometry experiment. Moreover, visitors were able to learn about sunscreens and how they work, along with examples of UV-active compounds found in everyday products and put their imagination to test with exciting ‘invisible’ UV-active ink drawings.

The Equipment Sharing Fund allows researchers, PhD students and Research Technical Professionals (RTPs) to access cutting-edge research equipment, not available in their home institution. Funds cover the cost of initial analysis, helping to strengthen collaboration opportunities and ensure value for money within the UK’s research and innovation ecosystem. The fund opens for three rounds and will provide the full economic cost (fEC) or TRAC rate directly to the facility.

M. Giza, A. Kozikov, P.L. Lalaguna, J.D. Hutchinson, V. Verma, B. Vella, R. Kumar, N.Hill, D.Sirbu, E. Arca, N.Healy, R.L. Milot, M.Kadodwala, P. Docampo

Small Structures, 2024.

J. Fan, J.M. Woolley, H. Sanders, V.G. Stavros, W.J. Buma.

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 26, 2024.

James and Jack attended the Central laser facility users meeting to learn about the projects that they have been working on in the last year. Some of our own work featured also as Junn presented his research into diamond defects. Junn's WCUS measurements have been augmented with some 2D-IR results taken at the Ultra Facility.

S. Gary, J.M. Woolley, S. Goia, S Bloom

Chem Sci. 15, 11444, 2024.

One of the latest publications to make use of the 91¸£Àû Centre for Ultrafast Spectroscopy has been awarded an emerging investigator award by the IOP. Congratulations to all the authors, which included three other RTP's here at 91¸£Àû.