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Prof Philip Jones
Professor of Physics
Dept of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty of Maths & Physical Sciences
- Joined UCL
- 5th Mar 2001
Research summary
Optical tweezers (in particular applications of optical trapping to biological and nanoscale systems), optical binding, optical vortices, vectorial diffraction theory.
Teaching summary
PHAS2224 Atomic & Molecular Physics (2004-08)
PHAS2440 Practical Physics (2008-2011)
PHAS3443 Lasers & Modern Optics (2008-2013)
PHAS2201 Electricity & Magnetism (2014-present)
Education
- University College London
- Other Postgraduate qualification (including professional), Certificate in Learning and Teaching in HE Part 1 |
- University College London
- Other Postgraduate qualification (including professional), Certificate in Learning and Teaching in HE Part 2 |
- Other Postgraduate qualification (including professional), ATQ03 - Recognised by the HEA as a Fellow | 2006
- University College London
- Other Postgraduate qualification (including professional), Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education | 2006
- University of Oxford
- Doctorate, Doctor of Philosophy | 2001
- Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
- Other Postgraduate qualification (including professional), Diploma of the Imperial College | 1996
- Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
- Other higher degree, Master of Science | 1996
- University of Cambridge
- First Degree, Bachelor of Arts (Honours) | 1995
Biography
I studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge University, graduating in 1995. Following this I obtained an MSc in Applied Optics from Imperial College and a DPhil in Atomic and Laser Physics from Oxford University. From 2001-04 I was a postdoc in the UCL Laser Cooling Group. Since 2004 I head the Optical Tweezers Group, applying optical trapping methods to biological, soft matter and nanoscale systems. From 2014 I am co-head of the Biological Physics section in the Department of Physics & Astronomy.
