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Personal profile
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.
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).
2024- Editor in Chief of Optics Continuum, an Optica open-access journal.
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: Phase II
Chakraborty, R. (Primary Chief Investigator), Packer, N. (Chief Investigator), Shannon, K. (Chief Investigator), Rizos, H. (Associate Investigator), Lee, J. (Associate Investigator), Nasiri, N. (Associate Investigator), Dawes, J. (Associate Investigator), Tay, A. (Associate Investigator), Surya, V. (Associate Investigator), Chien, A. (Associate Investigator) & Liu, F. (Associate Investigator)
1/01/25 → 30/06/29
Project: Research
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A Prelude towards transforming adenoid cystic carcinoma into an immune hot tumour
Chakraborty, R. (Primary Chief Investigator), Packer, N. (Chief Investigator), Shannon, K. (Chief Investigator), Surya, V. (Associate Investigator), Lee, J. (Associate Investigator), Tay, A. (Associate Investigator), Rizos, H. (Associate Investigator), Nasiri, N. (Associate Investigator) & Dawes, J. (Associate Investigator)
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. (Primary Chief Investigator), Brown, L. (Chief Investigator), Parker, T. (Chief Investigator), Inglis, D. (Chief Investigator), Bradac, C. (Chief Investigator), Vidal Asensio, X. (Chief Investigator), Denkova, D. (Chief Investigator), Piper, J. (Chief Investigator), Dawes, J. (Chief Investigator) & Mildren, R. (Chief Investigator)
1/01/17 → …
Project: Research
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MQ Photonics Research Centre
Coutts, D. W. (Primary Chief Investigator), Withford, M. (Chief Investigator), Orr, B. (Chief Investigator), Carman, R. (Chief Investigator - University), Connally, R. (Chief Investigator - University), Dawes, J. (Chief Investigator - University), Browne, P. (Chief Investigator - University), Downes, J. (Chief Investigator - University), Fuerbach, A. (Chief Investigator - University), Goldys, E. (Chief Investigator - University), Dekker, P. (Chief Investigator - University), He, Y. (Chief Investigator - University), Jin, D. (Chief Investigator - University), Kane, D. (Chief Investigator - University), Marshall, G. (Chief Investigator - University), Mildren, R. (Chief Investigator - University), Pask, H. (Chief Investigator - University), Piper, J. (Chief Investigator - University), Rabeau, J. (Chief Investigator - University), Spence, D. (Chief Investigator - University), Drozdowicz-Tomsia, K. (Chief Investigator - University), Town, G. (Chief Investigator - University), Zvyagin, A. (Chief Investigator - University) & Steel, M. (Chief Investigator)
1/07/07 → …
Project: Research
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ACQC: The Australian Centre for Quantum Growth (ACQC) Program: Quantum Australia
Brennen, G. (Chief Investigator), Dawes, J. (Chief Investigator) & Reed, M. (Other)
Project: Research
Research Outputs
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Compact orbital angular momentum multiplexing via laser-written glass chips
Li, C., Gross, S., Menezes, L. D. S., Maier, S. A., Dawes, J. M. & Ren, H., 2025, In: Photonics Research. 13, 10, p. B12-B21 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Detection and tracking of drone swarms using LiDAR
Abir, T. A., Le, V., Kuantama, E., Gupta, P. S., Copley, A., Dawes, J., Islam, M., Han, R. & Nguyen, P., 25 Sept 2025, MobiSys 2025: Proceedings of the 23rd ACM international Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications, and Services. Anaheim, CA: Association for Computing Machinery, p. 500-514 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review
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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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Ocean LiDAR using gallium nitride laser diode excitation for determining subsurface water temperature
Kitzler, O., Taylor, C. J., Dawes, J. M., Pask, H. M., Downes, J. E. & Spence, D. J., 21 May 2025, Ocean Sensing and Monitoring XVII. Hou, W., Mullen, L. J. & Jackson, J. (eds.). Bellingham, Washington: SPIE, p. 134820B-1-134820B-4 4 p. 134820B. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 13482).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review
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Optics Continuum recognizes the 2024 Best Paper Prize winners: editorial
Dawes, J. & Conti, G. N., 15 Sept 2025, In: Optics Continuum. 4, 9, p. 2265-2266 2 p., 578771.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
Open Access
Prizes
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Faculty of Science and Engineering Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Award
McDermid, R. (Recipient), Cronin, L. (Recipient), Sawyer, B. (Recipient), Zucker, D. (Recipient), Wagner, E. (Recipient), Hastings, E. (Recipient), Dawes, J. (Recipient), Spitler, L. (Recipient), Steel, M. (Recipient), Schmidt, M. (Recipient), Caddy, S. (Recipient), Volz, T. (Recipient) & Dunch, T. (Recipient), 14 Dec 2021
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