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Biography
Research interests:
Nanophotonics: light interacting with matter at the nanoscale. Structured light. Random lasers. Nanoparticles.
Lasers for sensing, communications and biomedical applications.
Current projects:
Optical free-space communications
Optical sensing and spectroscopy
Light propagation in water and turbid media
Contact for information re PhD candidature.
Expertise: A focus on applications of optics tailored for the needs of end-users in medicine, dentistry, communications and environmental monitoring.
Postdoctoral and Research student supervision and co-supervision
5 Postdoctoral associates and 18 PhD graduates – of whom 14 are working in Australian or international photonics industry or universities: others are working in teaching, patent law or managerial roles.
11 Masters graduates - all are working in photonics or related industry or university positions
11 Honours (4th year) graduates – 8 are working in photonics or related industry, 2 are working in medicine, one is in patent law.
Education
1988, Ph.D., University of Sydney, Australia.
1985, Rotary International Foundation Fellowship, University of Rochester, NY.
Research Funding-External Competitive: Australian Research Council (~AU$47 million)
Research Funding-Competitive & Internal to the University (~ $3 million)
Professional Societies
1984-present, American Physical Society.
1984-present, Optica. (Fellow from 2019)
1990-present, Australian Optical Society.
1995-present, SPIE (Fellow from 2018)
2021-present, Royal Society of NSW, (Fellow from 2021).
1996-2006, American Society for Lasers in Surgery and Medicine (Fellow from 2002-2006)
2007-2014, elected Councillor of the Australian Optical Society.
2008-2012, elected Vice President then President, of the Australian Optical Society.
2017- 2021, elected Honorary Treasurer, Science and Technology Australia.
2021-2024, Australian delegate to International Union of Pure and Applied Physics, and commission on Laser Science and Photonics.
2022-2024, elected Director at Large, Optica Board of Directors, (formerly OSA).
Macquarie University Administration
Head of Department, Physics and Astronomy (2013-2015),
Elected member of Academic Senate (2017- 2022),
Chair, Faculty Women in STEM committee (2016- 2019)
Director, MQ Photonics Research Centre (2019- )
Research Director, Deputy Head, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences (2022- )
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MQRIS L 2023: Brillouin Spectrometer
Gross, S., Jiang, Y., Withford, M., Alard, O., Nasiri, N., Lu, Y., Fuerbach, A., Dawes, J., Schmidt, M. & Mildren, R.
1/01/23 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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Atomic sensing at the nanoscale - an atomic-force microscope with optical access
Volz, T., Brown, L., Parker, A., Inglis, D., Bradac, C., Vidal Asensio, X., Denkova, D., Piper, J., Dawes, J. & Mildren, R.
1/01/17 → …
Project: Research
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MQ Photonics Research Centre
Coutts, D. W., Withford, M., Orr, B., Carman, R., Connally, R., Dawes, J., Browne, P., Downes, J., Fuerbach, A., Goldys, E., Dekker, P., He, Y., Jin, D., Kane, D., Marshall, G., Mildren, R., Pask, H., Piper, J., Rabeau, J., Spence, D., Drozdowicz-Tomsia, K., Town, G., Zvyagin, A. & Steel, M.
1/07/07 → …
Project: Research
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MQRAS 21 R2: Smart optical imaging at depths
Lu, Y., Ren, H., Dawes, J., Inglis, D. & Chung, R.
25/01/22 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Optical remote sensing of the water column
Pask, H., Ajani, P., Dafforn, K., Spence, D., Dawes, J., Scanes, P. & Taffs, K.
23/08/21 → 1/08/22
Project: Research
Research Outputs
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A hybrid random laser using dye with self-organized GaN nanorods
Maryam, W., Tan, H. H., Jagadish, C., Dawes, J. M., Zhao, B. & Ismail, W. Z. W., Feb 2022, In: Semiconductor Science and Technology. 37, 2, p. 1-7 7 p., 025009.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Metasurface measuring twisted light in turbulence
Dinter, T., Li, C., Kühner, L., Weber, T., Tittl, A., Maier, S. A., Dawes, J. M. & Ren, H., 21 Sep 2022, In: ACS Photonics. 9, 9, p. 3043-3051 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nanophotonics shines light on hyperbolic metamaterials
Aigner, A., Dawes, J. M., Maier, S. A. & Ren, H., 10 Jan 2022, In: Light: Science and Applications. 11, 1, p. 1-4 4 p., 9.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Quantifying light energy from 450 nm, 650 nm, 810 nm, and 980 nm wavelength lasers delivered through dental hard tissue
Chan, A. S., Chan, A. G., Dawes, J. M., Chan, A. J. & Chan, A., Jun 2022, In: Lasers in Dental Science. 6, 2, p. 89-97 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Synthesis and characterization of silver-gold bimetallic nanoparticles for random lasing
Ismail, W. Z. W. & Dawes, J. M., 11 Feb 2022, In: Nanomaterials. 12, 4, p. 1-11 11 p., 607.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus)6 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Faculty of Science and Engineering Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Award
McDermid, Richard (Recipient), Cronin, L. (Recipient), Sawyer, B. (Recipient), Zucker, Daniel (Recipient), Wagner, Elisabeth (Recipient), Hastings, E. (Recipient), Dawes, Judith (Recipient), Spitler, Lee (Recipient), Steel, Michael (Recipient), Schmidt, Mikolaj (Recipient), Caddy, Sarah (Recipient), Volz, Thomas (Recipient) & Dunch, T. (Recipient), 14 Dec 2021
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