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Biography
Research interests:
Nanophotonics: light interacting with matter at the nanoscale. Structured light. 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- )
Co-Director, Macquarie University Future Communications Research Centre (2023-)
Research Director, Deputy Head, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences (2022-2024 )
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A Prelude towards transforming adenoid cystic carcinoma into an immune hot tumour
Chakraborty, R., Packer, N., Shannon, K., Rizos, H., Lee, J., Nasiri, N., Abtahi, S., Dawes, J., Tay, A. & Surya, V.
1/01/25 → 30/06/26
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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ACQC: The Australian Centre for Quantum Growth (ACQC) Program: Quantum Australia
Brennen, G., Dawes, J. & Reed, M.
Project: Research
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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
Research Outputs
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Highly uniform plasmonic microstructures for surface-enhanced Raman scattering applications
Patpong, S., Daengngam, C., Phengdaam, A., Osotchan, T., Dawes, J. M. & Sitpathom, N., 2025, The 19th Siam Physics Congress (SPC2024): Physics Beyond Boundaries: Interdisciplinary insights for a changing world. Ayutthaya, Thailand: IOP Publishing, p. 1-6 6 p. 012029. (Journal of Physics: Conference Series; vol. 2934).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review
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Rubyene: a promising platform for quantum technologies and optical nanosensing
Mukhamedshin, A., Aizuddin W Razali, W., Yang, X., Demina, P. A., Khaydukov, K. V., Semchishen, V. A., Khaydukov, E. V., Dawes, J. M., Willson, R. C., Zvyagin, A. V. & Plakhotnik, T., 30 Nov 2025, In: JPhys Photonics. 7, 2, p. 1-11 11 p., 025010.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Building our journal on a strong foundation: editorial
Dawes, J. M., 15 May 2024, In: Optics Continuum. 3, 5, p. 691-692 2 p., 526058.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
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Depth-resolved water temperature measurements using Raman LiDAR
Spence, D. J., Kitzler, O., Taylor, C. J., Curtis, S. A., Neimann, B. R., Dawes, J. M., Downes, J. E. & Pask, H. M., 1 Jun 2024, In: Applied Optics. 63, 16, p. 4366-4371 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Laser-based drone vision disruption with a real-time tracking system for privacy preservation
Kuantama, E., Zhang, Y., Rahman, F., Han, R., Dawes, J., Mildren, R., Abir, T. A. & Nguyen, P., 1 Dec 2024, In: Expert Systems with Applications. 255, Part B, p. 1-14 14 p., 124626.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Faculty of Science and Engineering Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Award
McDermid, Richard (Recipient), Cronin, Lyra (Recipient), Sawyer, Bianca (Recipient), Zucker, Daniel (Recipient), Wagner, Elizabeth (Recipient), Hastings, Emma (Recipient), Dawes, Judith (Recipient), Spitler, Lee (Recipient), Steel, Michael (Recipient), Schmidt, Mikolaj (Recipient), Caddy, Sarah (Recipient), Volz, Thomas (Recipient) & Dunch, Tara (Recipient), 14 Dec 2021
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