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 Lorenzo who has joined the Orr-Ewing group as a new PhD student. Lorenzo graduated from the University of Bristol in July 2026, and has joined the group to carry out research in ultrafast Read More
Congratulations to Jacob who won the best talk prize at this year’s RSC Photophysics and Photochemistry Group Early Career Meeting in Durham! His talk was entitled “Ultrafast Charge-Transfer Determines the Fluorescence Sensing Properties of a Glucose Binding Read More
Congratulations to former PhD student and post-doc Dr Camilla Gajo for being awarded the 2026 PhD thesis prize by the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Spectroscopy and Dynamics Group. Camilla was advised by Tom Oliver, and her 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.
