Research project

Seeing The Virus With Topological Optical Microscopy

Research groups:

Institute for Life Sciences

Nanophotonics Group
Lead researcher:

Professor Peter Smith
Other researchers:

Professor Nikolay Zheludev,

Dr Sandra Wilks,

Dr Nikitas Papasimakis
Status:

Not active

Staff

Lead researcher

Professor Peter Smith BSc, PhD, MA, FRSB

Professor of Life Sciences

Connect with Peter

Email: P.J.Smith@soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Professor Nikolay Zheludev

Professor of Physics & Astronomy

Connect with Nikolay

Email: niz@orc.soton.ac.uk

Dr Sandra Wilks

Associate Professor

Research interests

Applied biofilm research
Medical devices
Infection prevention

Connect with Sandra

Email: S.A.Wilks@soton.ac.uk

Dr Nikitas Papasimakis

Principal Research Fellow

Connect with Nikitas

Email: N.Papasimakis@soton.ac.uk

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC)

NBIC is the central hub where academia, industry, government and public policy come together to tackle the grand challenges biofilms present, impacting $4 trillion in global economic activity.

Southampton Imaging

Imaging has become an essential part of scientific research, from biomedical sciences to engineering to optoelectronics.

Nanophotonics Group

We perform fundamental optical physics and materials research. This is critical for the discovery and development of new and improved optoelectronic technologies.