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11 February 2021
Outstanding electronic engineering student acclaimed as UK Scholar of the Year
Emily Wayland is the UKESF Scholar of the Year.
University of Southampton student Emily Wayland has been named the UK Electronics Skills Foundation (UKESF) Scholar of the Year.The MEng Electronic Engineering student, whose scholarship is sponsored by Arm, is the seventh Southampton student to win the honour in the past 10 years.Her Southampton peer Oana Lazar also received a special commendation for her outstanding entry, representing a first in the competition's history.The Scholar of the Year Award...
10 February 2021
Distinguished Southampton graduate shares vision as 'Hope Probe' reaches red planet's orbit
Southampton ORC alumnus Dr Mohammed Al Ahbabi
Optoelectronics Research Centre alumnus Dr Mohammed Nasser Al Ahbabi says he hopes that the historic achievements of the Emirates Mars Mission can inspire more positive change in the region.The Director General of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Space Agency, who completed an MSc and PhD in Southampton, has spoken after the 'Hope Probe' reached the planet's orbit to capture a first complete picture of the Martian atmosphere.The fully autonomous spacecraft...
09 February 2021
Southampton STEM activities spark home schooling fun for young learners
'STEM at Home' series showing how to build a battery from materials at home
Researchers from the Zepler Institute for Photonics and Nanoelectronics have created a week-long programme of online science and engineering activities to inspire young people during the pandemic.The STEM at Home series, developed by the University of Southampton's Centre for Electronics Frontiers (CEF), has been shared with over 2,000 schools across the UK with support from the Royal Academy for Engineering.The interactive...
09 February 2021
Southampton laser pioneer acclaimed with international optics and photonics prize
Professor Anne Tropper
Professor Anne Tropper has been honoured with the 2021 SPIE Maiman Laser Award for pioneering contributions during a dynamic research career at the University of Southampton.Anne is a founding member of the Optoelectronics Research Centre, based in the Zepler Institute for Photonics and Nanoelectronics, and maintains her longstanding connection with Southampton to this day as an Emeritus Professor.The prestigious honour from the international society for optics and photonics...
02 February 2021
Southampton semiconductor laser pioneer acclaimed with international prize
Professor Anne Tropper
Professor Anne Tropper has been presented the 2021 SPIE Maiman Laser Award for pioneering contributions during a dynamic research career at the University of Southampton.The prestigious honour from the international society for optics and photonics recognises the physicist's key advancements in rare-earth doped fibre and optically pumped semiconductor lasers.Anne is a founding member of the Optoelectronics Research Centre at Southampton, one of the world's leading institutes...
29 January 2021
Underwater sensing technologies to build understanding of our changing oceans
TechOceanS will tap into Southampton expertise in microfabricated flow-cytometer technologies.
Scientists across Europe will revolutionise how we measure and monitor our changing oceans in a new €8.9 million research programme.The TechOceanS project, coordinated by the National Oceanography Centre, will deliver a new generation of low-cost and easily deployable sensors capable of wide-scale monitoring of ocean bio-geochemistry.The international programme will pioneer five new sensors, two...

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