George and Graham welcomed visiting students and postdocs into the lab for a day of hands-on experiments searching for methanol-contaminated alcoholic drinks using Raman spectroscopy. This was part of the 2nd St…
In this week’s Observer Magazine, Graham was highlighted for our work in detecting counterfeit whisky. The feature article details 5 experts in spotting fradulent products. The section of the article detailing our work…
A groundbreaking tool developed by the University of St Andrews is transforming how cultural heritage institutions identify toxic pigments in historic books, making it easier than ever to distinguish hazardous books…
Group member Dr Morgan Facchin has been awarded the Bronze Prize for the excellence of his research at the prestigious national competition STEM for BRITAIN 2025, held at the Houses of Parliament in Westminster. The…
Kishan has been elected as one of the Society Directors for SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics. The results of the 2024 SPIE Election were announced live at the Society’s Annual General Meeting on…
During May 2024, George has been leading an extensive set of outreach activities in Ghana. George, a 2024 Optica Ambassador, teamed up with students and other researchers from Ghana and Germany to deliver a programme…
A collaborative project between our group, and University Collections (Libraries and Museums) received Highly Commended status at the annual Museum and Heritage awards on 15th May 2024. Access to many 19th century…
An early career researcher from the University of St Andrews has been named as an emerging leader in the optics and photonics community and ‘one to watch’ in 2024. Dr George O Dwapanyin, an early-career researcher from…
An international team of researchers, in collaboration with the University of St Andrews, have made a technology breakthrough for one of the most important forms of light imaging, optical coherence tomography (OCT),…
In a world first, 3D holographic images of an embryo have been developed as part of a collaborative research project between the University of St Andrews and University of Adelaide. The images are created using…