Funded projects

• Prof Alan Kemp, University of Strathclyde, Robust diode pumped titanium sapphire lasers: accelerating the delivery of photonics to emerging quantum markets, £34,629
• Dr Ross Donaldson, Heriot-Watt University, Enabling SPAtial Multiplexed Optical Communications (SPAM-OC), £37,109
• Dr Graham Bruce, University of St Andrews, Optical detection and safeguarding of 19th Century books with arsenical emerald green pigment in Central Scotland, £29,209
• Dr Natalia Herrera Valencia, Heriot-Watt University, Deploying a high-dimensional entanglement link for the data centres of the future, £49,000
• Prof Andy Harvey, University of Glasgow, New retinal monitoring technique for Optos ophthalmoscopes, £39,509
• Prof Brian Gerardot, Heriot-Watt University, Autonomous assembly of 2D semiconductor heterostructure devices, £50,000

• Dr Carlos Garcia Nunez, University of Glasgow, Self-Powered Tribotronic Based Electro-Optical Modulators for Advanced Photonic Circuits, £49,705
• Dr Andrea Di Falco, University of St Andrews, Holographic imaging pH sensors for biochemical research and drugs development applications, £41,326
• Prof Antonio Badolato, University of Glasgow, Top-Down Fabrication of Thin-Film on Insulators, £49,966
• Prof Derryck Reid, Heriot-Watt University, Towards commodity ultrafast Ti:sapphire lasers: a feasibility study, £44,189
• Dr Iliyana Samardzhieva, University of Glasgow, Thin film nonlinear optic materials for quantum integrated photonics, £49,993
• Dr Caroline Muellenbroich, University of Glasgow, FLIM-Optiq: Lifetime imaging for cardiac functional assays, £50,000
• Prof Stephen Sweeney, University of Glasgow, Traceable on-chip photonic thermometry for greener technologies, £49,000
• Dr Yu Chen, University of Strathclyde, Fluorescence lifetime activated single cell analysis and sorting, £49,520
• Dr Theodosia Stratoudaki, University of Strathclyde, Robotic laser ultrasonic inspection system, £49,647
• Dr Ralf Bauer, University of Strathclyde, Development of a focus-lock module for a new commercial microscope platform, £49,998
• Dr Mike Tanner, Heriot-Watt University, Tiny Air – Automating Surgical Instrument Fluorescent Inspection, £49,561

• Dr Natalia Herrera Valencia, Heriot-Watt University, Commercialisation support at Photonics West, £1,703
• Dr Andrea Di Falco, University of St Andrews, Co-creation workshop for Metamaterials Scottish Hub, £2,250
• Prof Vihar Georgiev, University of Glasgow, Supply Chain Opportunities for Quantum and Next-Gen Nano Technologies, £4,000
• Prof Michael Lengden, University of Strathclyde, Portable Ti:sapphire lasers: discovering new application spaces, £4,985
• Prof Derryck Reid, Heriot-Watt University, Glasgow Science Centre Meet the Expert Outreach Campaign, £3,000
• Dr Mariela Masso Herrera, University of Glasgow, Listen to the Universe printing and delivery, £5,000
• Dr Hanna Ostapenko, Heriot-Watt University, End-user discovery and market research for diode-pumped Ti:sapphire laser, £3,041
• Dr Paolo Annibale, University of St Andrews, Electrically Tunable Lens Autofocus Demonstrator for Confocal Microscopy: Prototype Validation and Industry Engagement, £2,800

• Dr Joel Terry, University of Glasgow, Reduced-cost ultra-widefield ophthalmic imaging, £48,209
• Dr Fabien Massabuau, University of Strathclyde, GOOD Water: Developing a Prototype for Water Quality Monitoring with Gallium Oxide Optoelectronic Devices, £49,977
• Prof Alasdair Clark, University of Glasgow, Nanophotonic MIPS for contaminant detection in the whisky industry, £48,961
• Dr Graham Bruce, University of St Andrews, Spirits in Colour: Non-invasive authentication of whisky in tinted bottles, £49,708
• Dr Tariq Sajjad, London South Bank University, Development of an Operando Microscopy Platform for Batteries, £41,450
• Prof Stephen Sweeney, University of Glasgow, Integrated Photonics Sources for Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) for Ophthalmology, £49,800
• Dr Andrew Greer, University of Glasgow, Silicon Photonics Optical Coupler Scale-up (SPOCS), £49,975
• Dr John Danial, University of St Andrews, ALBA: Accessible Molecular Imaging for Research, Diagnosis, and Education, £49,943

• Prof Christian Bonato, Heriot-Watt University, Deployment of an Optically Readout Quantum Microscope in the Semiconductor Industry, £149,978
• Prof Michael Strain, University of Strathclyde, Harnessing photonic circuit technologies for Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Applications, £149,820
• Prof Mike Davies, University of Edinburgh, Sketched LIDAR industrial Demonstrator for long-range high-resolution 3D vision, £44,497
• Dr Callum Ross, Heriot-Watt University, Freeform Photonics, £126,000
• Prof Brian Gerardot, Heriot-Watt University, Atomic Architects: From Prototype to a Validated Commercial Product, £150,000
• Dr Iliyana Samardzhieva, University of Glasgow, Next-Generation TFLN Substrates: Establishing the UK’s First Strategic Wafer Supply Chain, £149,993
• Prof Daniele Faccio, University of Glasgow, Brain Dynamics – Wearable photonic sensing for next-generation brain health, £145,000

• Dr Dominic Hunter, University of Strathclyde, Enhanced Quantum Imaging Using Single-Pixel Detection, £49,845
• Dr Jonathan Draper, University of Glasgow, A prototype and demonstration of fibre optic structural health monitoring for in-space manufacturing, £49,065
• Dr Mohammed Sabbah, Heriot-Watt University, Compact micro-Joule-level tuneable ultraviolet ultrafast source, £50,000
• Dr Kaitlin Wagner, University of St Andrews, Automation of the spectroscopic characterisation of emissive materials, £49,208
• Dr Chalisa Gier, University of Strathclyde, Overcoming power and lifetime limitations in compact DPSS UV laser systems, £49,810
• Dr Chris Sparling, Heriot-Watt University, Simultaneous Chemical and Chiral Analysis of Pharmaceutical Compounds, £48,650
• Dr Ewan Allan, Heriot-Watt University, Market validation for derisking diode-pumped Ti:sapphire laser commercialisation, £48,652
• Dr Daniel Forbes, Heriot-Watt University, Translation to Commercial Prototype: Automated Optical Fluorescence Inspection (AOFI) of Surgical Instruments, £45,000
• Dr Bhupesh Kumar, University of St Andrews, Ultracompact, affordable on-chip speckle spectrometer, £47,500
• Dr Andrew Campbell, University of Strathclyde, Microscopic spectral imaging in asbestos laboratories, £49,012
• Dr Paulo Hisao Moriya, University of Strathclyde, Miniaturised monolithic VECSELs: a highly deployable laser platform for the next generation of quantum technologies, £49,892

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