Cardiff Uni Physics Up to 12 Phd fully funded EPSRC studentships available at EPSRC CDT in Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing for an Oct 22 start. Apply by 3 April. All you need is a good #Physics #electronicengin or relevant #STEM degree, a strong interest in #compoundsemiconductors and a love of a cohort approach to training

Excited to do STEM into Storytelling yesterday reading Alice in Wonderland (linking to Nanofabrication) as part of World book day. Thanks to Cerian Angharad for organising, and Daryl Beggs & Prof Dimitra Fimi for inspiration through their Tiny Alice project! tinyalice.org

New paper today from our group: 'Enhanced light collection from a gallium nitride color center using a near index-matched solid immersion lens'. Demonstration of magnification and enhancement with before and after measurements on same quantum emitter! aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/5.…

Excited to be starting a new phase as a Lecturer in the School of Engineering at Cardiff University today! Will have to get myself some academic elbow patches...

Looking for a #PhD that allows you to explore before committing to a project? Our fully funded programme in #CS manufacturing may suit you. Training year Cardiff University with projects with The University of Manchester UCL The University of Sheffield or Cardiff University Apply by 13 July. cdt-compound-semiconductor.org

I just took part in the #BigPlasticCount, UK’s biggest investigation into household plastic waste. Here’s what I found really happens to my plastic waste: ♻️10% recycled 🌍14% sent abroad 🔥49% burnt ⛰️27% sent to landfill This is shocking, right?! Jo Churchill Rebecca Pow

Two-year postdoc job available now in my lab on magnetic levitation of nanodiamonds containing nitrogen-vacancy centres towards testing the quantum nature of gravity. The ad is not out yet but you can send me a CV: [email protected] More details: warwick.ac.uk/gavinmorley/va…

It is somewhat ironic, is it not, that Tory MPs achieved the workplace change they needed by withdrawing their labour.

Excited to be off to Photon 2022 in Nottingham - first in person conference for ages! Only downside... I have the theme from Maid Marion stuck going round in my head.

Laser violin light show at #photon2022 this is what we are all working for!

So there's a particular quirk of English grammar that I've always found quite endearing: the exocentric verb-noun compound agent noun. It appears in a definite, remarkably narrow period - not more than 150, 200 years - before dying out, leaving loads of legacy words in its wake.

Having fun training semiconductor ambassadors to deliver our new #GenerationTech workshop for year 6 and 7 students - making sure Newport schools know the exciting stuff happening on their doorstep! Science Made Simple Cardiff Uni Physics CSconnected

Finally!!

Our new paper on designing free-space couplers for suspended triangular nano-beam waveguides in diamond, glasses and gallium nitride has been published at doi.org/10.1088/1361-6…. We present surprisingly high efficiencies from some unusual designs of coupler.

We have an open PhD position to join our group in 2023. If you, or anyone you know is interested in working with quantum photonics, semiconductors and Technology, please do get in touch. Find out more at findaphd.com/phds/project/d… #phdposition #quantum #photonics #semiconductors

Republican protesters being arrested and their placards confiscated ahead of the coronation.

In recognition of outstanding graduate students in the field of optics and photonics, nominate an exceptional colleague. 🎉 The deadline for nominations is 5 PM on 02-Jun-23 Details at iop.org/physics-commun…! Get in touch or contact [email protected]. 😎

A great day at the official #TRHLaunch, home to ourselves and CCI. Unveiling by Prof. Don Wuebbles followed by the Net Zero Innovation Institute #NetZero symposium. #EUfundsCymru