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Our people

Learn about our people including their research interests, areas of expertise and their contact details.

 

Management team

  • Professor Matt Middleton, Director of the Southampton Space Institute; Deputy Head of School (Education) in the School of Physics and Astronomy. Matthew leads a team developing new ways to study black holes.
  • Professor Simon Cox, Head of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Simon works on computational tools, technologies and platforms that solve interdisciplinary engineering and science problems.
  • Professor Mark Sullivan, Associate Dean for the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences. Mark leads a supernova research group in the School of Physics and Astronomy.

 

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Professor Nick Evans

Associate Dean (Research) & Professor of Bioengineering

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Otto Muskens

Professor of Physics

Research interests

  • Programmable photonic circuits using ultralow loss phase change materials.
  • Infrared metasurfaces for radiative cooling and defence applications.
  • Deep learning and AI enabled nanophotonic design.

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Mr Paul Muckelt

Research Fellow
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Professor Periklis Petropoulos

Professor

Research interests

  • Optical communications,
  • All-optical signal processing,
  • Novel fibre and waveguide technologies

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Pete Worsley

Professor

Research interests

  • Skin and Soft Tissue Health
  • Bioengineering
  • Healthcare Technologies

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Professor Peter G.R. Smith

Professor of Electronics & Computer Science

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Dr Pier-John Sazio

Principal Research Fellow
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Professor PK Senyo

Professor of FinTech & Information Systems

Research interests

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Digital Transformation
  • FinTech
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Professor Radan Slavik

Professor of Photonics

Research interests

  • In recent years, there have been significant developments in lightwave technologies enabling …
  • Another exciting field is Hollow Core Optical fibres, which guides ligth in a central hole su…

Accepting applications from PhD students

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