RAE 2008
UCL's submission under physics for the Research
Assessment Exercise 2008 was the second largest in UCL. It combined activities spanning three departments and several
interdisciplinary research centres.
The RAE panel considered
'the research infrastructure to be internationally excellent with
world-leading aspects, and appropriate to the size and needs of the
Department. Strong support from the University was noted. The sub-panel
acknowledged the evidence presented of strong research strategy
involving many interdisciplinary interactions, and the presence in the
department of a high proportion of early career researchers as well as
senior international visitors"
Included in the submission were Physics & Astronomy (PA), Space & Climate Physics (SCP), much of the activity in Medical Physics & Bioengineering (MPB) and the interdisciplinary London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN). Although these are distinct entities, with independent management and finances they have strong interactions in both research and teaching. The results are due to be published in December 2008.
Atomic, Molecular, Optical & Positron Physics (AMOPP)
Comprising of the following members of the PA department, AMOPP Group:
G Laricchia, A Bain, P Barker, S Bose, D Browne, C Faria, P. Jones, T Köhler, T Monteiro, R Newell, F Renzoni, A Serafini, P Storey, J Tennyson, J Underwood
Research areas in the group are:
Positron-, Positronium-, Electron-Collisions
Laricchia, Tennyson
Ultracold Gases, Quantum Chaos & Statistical Physics
Barker, P.Jones, Köhler, Monteiro, Renzoni
Strong- and Ultrafast-Laser Interactions & Optical Tweezers
Bain, Barker, Faria, P.Jones, Newell, Underwood
Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy
Storey, Tennyson
Quantum Information
Bose, Browne, Monteiro, Serafini
AstroPhysics (AP)
Comprising of the following members from PA department Astrophysics Group and, SCP department:
M Barlow, N Bastian, A Blustin, G Branduardi-Raymont, S Bridle, M Cropper, A P Doel, I Ferreras, I Hepburn, I Howarth, O Lahav, K Mason, M Page, R Prinja, N Rajguru, J Rawlings, L J Smith, R Soria, G Tinetti, C van Breukelen, S Viti, D Walker, J Weller, D Williams, K Wu, S Zane
Research areas in the group are:
Cosmology and Galaxy Formation
Bastian, Bridle, Cropper, Doel, Ferreras, Lahav, Page, Rajguru, Rawlings, LJ Smith, van Breukelen, Viti, Walker, Weller, Williams
High-energy Astrophysics
Blustin, Cropper, Branduardi-Raymont, Hepburn, Mason, Page, Soria, Wu, Zane
Massive Stars and Star Clusters
Bastian, Howarth, Prinja, L J Smith
Star Formation and Interstellar Environments
Barlow, Rawlings, Viti and Williams
Extra-solar Planets
Barlow, Doel, Lahav, Tinetti and Viti
Solar System Physics (SSP)
Comprising of the following members the PA department Astrophysics Group and, SCP department:
N Achilleos, A Aruliah, A Aylward, A Coates, L Culhane, Z Del Zanna, A Fazakerley, I Furniss, L Green, L Harra, G. Jones, S Matthews, S. Miller, J P Muller, C Owen, K Phillips, A Smith, L van Driel-Gesztelyi
Research areas in the group are:
Planetary Atmospheres
Achilleos, Aruliah, Aylward, Coates, Furniss, G.Jones, S. Miller, Muller
Planetary Surfaces
Coates, Muller, A Smith
Solar Physics
Culhane, Del Zanna, Green, Harra, Matthews, Phillips, van Driel-Gesztelyi
Magnetospheric Physics
Achilleos, Aylward, Coates, Fazakerley, G.Jones, S Miller, Owen
Sun-Earth Connection
Aylward, Fazakerley, Green, Harra, G.Jones, Matthews, Muller, Owen, van Driel-Gesztelyi
High Energy Physics (HEP)
Comprising of the following members the PA department, HEP group:
J Butterworth, M Campanelli, A Connolly (Hill), C Gwenlan, N Konstantinidis, M Lancaster, D.Miller, R Nichol, E Nurse, R Saakyan, M Sutton, J Thomas, R Thorne, D Waters, M Wing
Research areas in the group are:
Collider Physics
OPAL, LEP; D Miller, Thomas. ZEUS; Butterworth, Gwenlan, Sutton, Wing. CDF; Campanelli, Lancaster, Waters. ATLAS; Butterworth, Campanelli, Gwenlan, Konstantinidis, Sutton.
Neutrino Physics
MINOS; Nichol, Saakyan, Thomas. NEMO-III; Thomas, Saakyan. ACORNE and ANITA; Connolly, Nichol, Waters
Phenomenology
Butterworth, Gwenlan, Thorne, Wing
Medical Physics (MP)
Comprising of the following members of the MP department:
P Beard, B Cox, D Delpy, C Elwell, A Gibson, J Hebden, D Holder, B Hutton, A Olivo, G Royle, R Speller, A Todd-Pokropek
Research areas in the group are:
Biomedical Optics
Beard, Cox, Delpy, Elwell, Gibson, Hebden, Holder
The Radiation Group
Hutton, Olivo, Royle, Speller, Todd-Pokropek
Condensed Matter & Materials Physics (CMMP)
Comprising of the following members from PA department, CMMP and LCN
A Shluger, G Aeppli, D Bowler, F Cacialli, D Duffy, T Duke, M Ellerby, J Finney, A Fisher, I Ford, M Gillan, A Harker, B Hoogenboom, S Lynch, K McEwen, D McMorrow, Q Pankhurst, C Renner, I Robinson, C Ruegg, N Skipper, M Stoneham, S Zochowski
Research areas in the group are:
Materials Modelling: Novel Techniques and Applications
Bowler, Fisher, Harker, Gillan, Duffy, Shluger, Stoneham
Quantum-, Strongly Correlated- and Nano-magnetism
Aeppli, McEwen, McMorrow, Pankhurst, Ruegg, Zochowski
Novel Superconductors
Aeppli, McMorrow, Ellerby, Skipper, Renner
Quantum Information in Condensed Matter
Aeppli, Fisher, Harker, Lynch, Stoneham
Nanoscale Imaging
Aeppli, Fisher, Renner, Robinson, Shluger, Stoneham
Organic and Molecular Electronics
Bowler, Cacialli, Fisher, Shluger, Stoneham
Liquids and Disordered Materials
Duffy, Finney, Ford, Gillan, Shluger, Skipper
Biophysics
Bowler, Duffy, Duke, Finney, Hoogenboom, Ford, Pankhurst, Stoneham
