Our research is concerned with the application of laser-based techniques in chemistry and materials science. We study the mechanisms of chemical and photochemical reactions, the spectroscopy and structure of reactive intermediates, atmospheric chemistry, analytical applications of laser spectroscopy, optical properties of aerosol particles, and laser ablation for thin-film deposition. Our work includes processes that occur in the gas phase, in liquids and at the surfaces of materials.
The group is led by Prof Andrew Orr-Ewing FRS, Dr Tom Oliver, and Prof Mike Ashfold FRS, and includes research fellows, postgraduate students and undergraduate students of many nationalities.
Welcome to Somnath Kashid who joins us as a postdoctoral research fellow on the BBSRC sLoLa Circuits of Life grant. Somnath obtained his PhD from CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, under the supervision of Dr. Sayan Bagchi where Read More
Welcome to new group member Dr Saurabh Khodia who joins us as a Royal Society Newton International Fellow from January 2024. Saurabh obtained his BS and MS degrees from IISER Bhopal and completed his PhD Read More
Welcome to new postgraduate students Meiyue Liu, Jacob Jones, Hallam Greene, and Conlan Broderick who joined the Oliver and Orr-Ewing groups in September / October 2023 to start their PhD research. Their various projects will Read More
We welcome applications to join our group in the School of Chemistry, which provides an outstanding environment for research in an internationally renowned University.