Welcome to the Applied Optical Manipulation Group. We are based in the Electronic Engineering and Physics Division at the University of Dundee. We work on a range of topics associated with optical tweezers technology. These include the optical manipulation of aerosols, topics in microfluidics, holographic beam shaping, properties of light beams and biophotonics. The group is headed by David McGloin.
If you are interested in joining the group you will also find information about potential jobs, PhD studentships, undergraduate research, opportunities for school pupils and collaborative and training visits.
News
19/11/09: Dr Stavros Stavrakis joins the group
19/11/09: New PhD position available in cell mechanotransduction
19/11/09: New droplet locking paper in NJP
20/08/09: New aerosol equilibrium size paper in PCCP
03/08/09: New droplet mixing paper in NJP
28/07/09: New paper on arxiv
23/07/09: New postdoc position available
26/06/09: Website Update
26/06/09: Summer students arrive
26/06/09: New Masters student joins group
26/06/09: Dr Suman Anand to join group
26/06/09: Applications for EU Fellowships invited
Latest Publication
Thermo-optical resonance locking of an optically trapped salt-water micro-droplet
Marc Guillon, Rachael E H Miles, Jonathan Reid and David McGloin
New J.Phys. 11 013041 (2009)
Jobs
We have a PhD position in cell mechanotransduction available, starting October 2010. Contact David McGloin for more details
Contact
Dr David McGloin
Electronic Engineering and Physics Division
University of Dundee
Nethergate
Dundee
DD1 4HN
T: (01382) 384402
d.mcgloin@dundee.ac.uk