https://optics.eee.nottingham.ac.uk/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=Amanda+Wright&feedformat=atomApplied Optics Wiki - User contributions [en]2024-03-28T16:55:11ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.27.1https://optics.eee.nottingham.ac.uk/w/index.php?title=Talks_2016&diff=2505Talks 20162016-02-04T11:33:08Z<p>Amanda Wright: /* AOG Seminars 2016 */</p>
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<div>==AOG Seminars 2016==<br />
<br />
The advanced optics group seminars will begin again in 2016 - we currently need a list of people who wish to volunteer (or be volunteered) to give talks to the group, either from within or from external institutions. This gives participants a good opportunity to present their work, which could lead to collaboration with others in the group as well as gaining valuable feedback from members. Again seminars are in [http://optics.eee.nottingham.ac.uk/w/images/e/e6/SemPoster_20xx-xx-xx_ShortTalk.pdf ''Short Talk''] or [http://optics.eee.nottingham.ac.uk/w/images/6/6f/SemPoster_20xx-xx-xx_GuestTalk.pdf ''Normal Talk''] formats.<br />
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{|width="100%" class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"<br />
!colspan="7"|1st Term<br />
|-<br />
|style="width: 13%;"|'''Date'''<br />
|style="width: 5%;"|'''Time'''<br />
|style="width: 10%;"|'''Location'''<br />
|style="width: 12%;"|'''Seminar'''<br />
|style="width: 20%;"|'''Presenter'''<br />
|style="width: 40%;"|'''Title'''<br />
|- <!-- style="background-color: #dbf1de;" --><br />
| Fri 12 Feb 2016<br />
| 13:00<br />
| B3 Life sciences (biology) building<br />
| [http://optics.eee.nottingham.ac.uk/w/images/8/89/SemPoster_2016-02-12_BobTurner.pdf Guest talk]<br />
| [http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Robert_Turner4 Dr Bob Turner]<br />
| STORMing the cell wall - optical microscopy of bacteria<br />
|- <br />
|- <!-- style="background-color: #dbf1de;" --><br />
| Thurs 18 Feb 2016<br />
| 13:00<br />
| B3 Life sciences (biology) building<br />
| Talk<br />
| [[Baptiste Jayet]]<br />
| TBC<br />
|- <br />
|- <!-- style="background-color: #dbf1de;" --><br />
| Thurs 25 Feb 2016<br />
| 13:00<br />
| B3 Life sciences (biology) building<br />
| ''Free''<br />
| -<br />
| -<br />
|- <br />
|- <!-- style="background-color: #dbf1de;" --><br />
| Thurs 3 Mar 2016<br />
| 13:00<br />
| B3 Life sciences (biology) building<br />
| Talk<br />
| [[Richard Smith]]<br />
| Imaging in three dimensions with picosecond laser ultrasound <br />
|- <br />
|- <!-- style="background-color: #dbf1de;" --><br />
| Thurs 10 Mar 2016<br />
| 13:00<br />
| B3 Life sciences (biology) building<br />
| Talk<br />
| [[David Jung]]<br />
| TBC<br />
|- <br />
|- <!-- style="background-color: #dbf1de;" --><br />
| Thurs 17 Mar 2016<br />
| 13:00<br />
| B3 Life sciences (biology) building<br />
| ''Free''<br />
| -<br />
| -<br />
|- <br />
<br />
<!--<br />
|- <!-- style="background-color: #dbf1de;" <br />
<br />
| Thurs 24 Mar 2016<br />
| 13:00<br />
| B3 Life sciences (biology) building<br />
| ''Free''<br />
| -<br />
| -<br />
|- <br />
|- <!-- style="background-color: #dbf1de;" <br />
| Thurs 31 Mar 2016<br />
| 13:00<br />
| B3 Life sciences (biology) building<br />
| ''Free''<br />
| -<br />
| -<br />
|- --><br />
|}<br />
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!colspan="6"|2nd Term<br />
|-<br />
|style="width: 13%;"|'''Date'''<br />
|style="width: 5%;"|'''Time'''<br />
|style="width: 10%;"|'''Location'''<br />
|style="width: 12%;"|'''Seminar'''<br />
|style="width: 20%;"|'''Presenter'''<br />
|style="width: 40%;"|'''Title'''<br />
|- <!-- style="background-color: #f6f3e0" --><br />
| Wed 6 Apr 2016<br />
| 15:00<br />
| C29 Coates building<br />
| Guest talk<br />
| [http://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/marshallstephenprof/ Prof. Steve Marshall]<br />
| TBC (hyper-spectral imaging)<br />
|- <br />
|- <!-- style="background-color: #f6f3e0" --><br />
| Thurs 7 Apr 2016<br />
| 13:00<br />
| B3 Life sciences (biology) building<br />
| [http://optics.eee.nottingham.ac.uk/w/images/d/de/SemPoster_2016-04-07_CyrilJean.pdf Guest talk]<br />
| [http://www.insp.upmc.fr/spip.php?page=annu-personne&idpers=385&lang=en Dr Cyril Jean]<br />
| Confinement and propagation of acoustic waves in single nano-objects<br />
|- <br />
|- <!-- style="background-color: #f6f3e0" --><br />
| Thurs 14 Apr 2016<br />
| 13:00<br />
| B3 Life sciences (biology) building<br />
| Talk<br />
| [[Wenqi Li]]<br />
| TBC<br />
|- <br />
|- <!-- style="background-color: #f6f3e0" --><br />
| Thurs 21 Apr 2016<br />
| 13:00<br />
| B3 Life sciences (biology) building<br />
| ''Free''<br />
| -<br />
| -<br />
|- <br />
|- <!-- style="background-color: #f6f3e0" --><br />
| Thurs 28 Apr 2016<br />
| 13:00<br />
| B3 Life sciences (biology) building<br />
| Guest Lecture <br />
|[[Dr. Andrew Hudson, University of Leicester]]<br />
| TBC<br />
| -<br />
| -<br />
|- <br />
|- <!-- style="background-color: #f6f3e0" --><br />
| Thurs 5 May 2016<br />
| 13:00<br />
| B3 Life sciences (biology) building<br />
| ''Free''<br />
| -<br />
| -<br />
|- <br />
|- <!-- style="background-color: #f6f3e0" --><br />
| Thurs 12 May 2016<br />
| 13:00<br />
| B3 Life sciences (biology) building<br />
| ''Free''<br />
| -<br />
| -<br />
|- <br />
|- <!-- style="background-color: #f6f3e0" --><br />
| Thurs 19 May 2016<br />
| 13:00<br />
| B3 Life sciences (biology) building<br />
| ''Free''<br />
| -<br />
| -<br />
|- <br />
|- <!-- style="background-color: #f6f3e0" --><br />
| Thurs 26 May 2016<br />
| 13:00<br />
| B3 Life sciences (biology) building<br />
| ''Free''<br />
| -<br />
| -<br />
|- <br />
|- <!-- style="background-color: #f6f3e0" --><br />
| Thurs 2 Jun 2016<br />
| 13:00<br />
| B3 Life sciences (biology) building<br />
| ''Free''<br />
| -<br />
| -<br />
|- <br />
|- <!-- style="background-color: #f6f3e0" --><br />
| Thurs 9 Jun 2016<br />
| 13:00<br />
| B3 Life sciences (biology) building<br />
| ''Free''<br />
| -<br />
| -<br />
|- <br />
|- <!-- style="background-color: #f6f3e0" --><br />
| Thurs 16 Jun 2016<br />
| 13:00<br />
| B3 Life sciences (biology) building<br />
| ''Free''<br />
| -<br />
| -<br />
|- <br />
|- <!-- style="background-color: #f6f3e0" --><br />
| Thurs 30 Jun 2016<br />
| 13:00<br />
| B3 Life sciences (biology) building<br />
| ''Free''<br />
| -<br />
| -<br />
|- <br />
|}</div>Amanda Wrighthttps://optics.eee.nottingham.ac.uk/w/index.php?title=Amanda_Wright&diff=2380Amanda Wright2015-06-24T15:41:07Z<p>Amanda Wright: </p>
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<div>__NOTOC__<br />
==Amanda Wright==<br />
<br />
<br />
{|class="wikitable" align="right"<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
I graduated from the University of Manchester in 2000 with a 2:1 (Hons) MPhys in Physics and completed my PhD in the Laser Photonics Group also at the University of Manchester in 2004. From here I moved to the University of Strathclyde, joining the Institute of Photonics and the Applications Team. In 2007 I was awarded a 5-year Royal Academy of Engineering / EPSRC personal research fellowship titled 'New Horizons in Adaptive Optics for Life Science Research: Adaptive Microscopy’. In December 2012 I transferred my fellowship to the University of Nottingham and became a member of IBIOS (Institute for Biophysics, Imaging and Optical Science) with a permanent position at the University of Nottingham in the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department. <br />
<br />
<br />
From September 2007 – April 2016 I will have work the equivalent of 5 full-time years. In this time I have taken two maternity breaks worked part-time at 60% FTE. I continue to work part-time at 60%. <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Location:''' Biology Building A25 <br />
<br />
'''Email:''' amanda.wright@nottingham.ac.uk<br />
<br />
'''Phone:''' (0115) 846 6580 <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Research Projects==<br />
<br />
<br />
As part of IBIOS my focus is on optical microscopy techniques that can be applied to Life Science research and I work closely with colleagues in the School of Life Sciences. The two techniques I am currently working on are optical trapping or optical tweezers and adaptive optics. If you are interested in collaborating or want to find out more about any of the projects listed below please get in touch.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Optical trapping and manipulation'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Optical trapping involves using a laser beam and a high numerical aperture microscope objective lens to trap, manipulate and control micron sized cells/objects in three dimensions. It has been around since the early 1980s and has found application across the Science and Engineering disciplines. <br />
<br />
<br />
'''Adaptive optics and aberration correction'''<br />
<br />
<br />
Adaptive Optics was originally developed for Optical Astronomy to overcome the aberrations caused by the earth’s atmosphere and to improve the quality of images. I specialize in transferring this technology to non-linear microscopy systems where image resolution and quality are known to greatly deteriorate with imaging depth. I have worked on confocal, multiphoton, CARS and second harmonic microscopes successfully installing Adaptive Optics systems leading to improved image quality at depth. <br />
<br />
<br />
'''Current projects'''<br />
<br />
<br />
Optical trapping of immune cells, quantifying the cellular interaction forces with and without antigen and with therapeutic intervention (in collaboration with Strathclyde University and the Strathclyde Institute for Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences)<br />
<br />
Mechno-Biology – using optical trapping and manipulation as a tool to probe the mechanical properties of cells and biological material<br />
<br />
Trapping and manipulation of molecules and nanoparticles using hybrid photonic and plasmonic devices<br />
<br />
Optical trapping of liposomes and model cells<br />
<br />
Adaptive Optics and aberration correction in optical sectioning microscopes<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Awards==<br />
<br />
{|<br />
|Royal Academy of Engineering/EPSRC || Personal research fellowship - New Horizons in Adaptive Optics for the Life Science Research: Adaptive Microscopy || || 2007 || £ 470k<br />
|-<br />
|UoStrathclyde || Research and Development fund – Versatile, user friendly, optical trapping system at the Institute of Photonics || || 2008 || £ 9k<br />
|-<br />
|EU || ACCORD – Adaptive Optics for improved resolution in optical sectioning microscopy || || 2008 ||€ 40k<br />
|-<br />
|UoStrathclyde||Squeezing and tweezing soft suspensions: novel measurements of the force response of complex liquid/particle mixtures, from rocks to foods to biological cells || || 2009 || £ 5k <br />
|-<br />
|EPSRC || Advanced optical manipulation and imaging techniques for the accurate quantification of cellular interaction forces ||EP/H024891/1|| 2009|| £ 125k<br />
|-<br />
|Royal Society|| A rotational optical trapping system for multi-angle three-dimensional fluorescent visualisation of living cells || || 2013 || £ 15k <br />
|-<br />
|UoNottingham ||Optical measurements of cell deformation in a model liposome system || || 2014 || £ 8k<br />
|-<br />
|UoNottingham ||Hybrid Photonic and Plasmonic Devices || || 2015 || £ 8k<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
== Group members==<br />
<br />
Past:<br />
<br />
Dr. Caroline Müllenbroich<br />
<br />
Fiona Watts<br />
<br />
Dr. David Glass<br />
<br />
Dr. Niall McAlinden<br />
<br />
Dr. Lay-Ean Tan<br />
<br />
Dr. Richard Bowman<br />
<br />
<br />
Present:<br />
<br />
Aishah Mustapha <br />
<br />
Mina Mossayebi <br />
<br />
Pieter Smid</div>Amanda Wrighthttps://optics.eee.nottingham.ac.uk/w/index.php?title=Amanda_Wright&diff=2379Amanda Wright2015-06-24T15:40:07Z<p>Amanda Wright: </p>
<hr />
<div>__NOTOC__<br />
==Amanda Wright==<br />
<br />
<br />
{|class="wikitable" align="right"<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
I graduated from the University of Manchester in 2000 with a 2:1 (Hons) MPhys in Physics and completed my PhD in the Laser Photonics Group also at the University of Manchester in 2004. From here I moved to the University of Strathclyde, joining the Institute of Photonics and the Applications Team. In 2007 I was awarded a 5-year Royal Academy of Engineering / EPSRC personal research fellowship titled 'New Horizons in Adaptive Optics for Life Science Research: Adaptive Microscopy’. In December 2012 I transferred my fellowship to the University of Nottingham and became a member of IBIOS (Institute for Biophysics, Imaging and Optical Science) with a permanent position at the University of Nottingham in the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department. <br />
<br />
<br />
From September 2007 – April 2016 I will have work the equivalent of 5 full-time years. In this time I have taken two maternity breaks worked part-time at 60% FTE. I continue to work part-time at 60%. <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Location:''' Biology Building A25 <br />
<br />
'''Email:''' amanda.wright@nottingham.ac.uk<br />
<br />
'''Phone:''' (0115) 846 6580 <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Research Projects==<br />
<br />
<br />
As part of IBIOS my focus is on optical microscopy techniques that can be applied to Life Science research and I work closely with colleagues in the School of Life Sciences. The two techniques I am currently working on are optical trapping or optical tweezers and adaptive optics. If you are interested in collaborating or want to find out more about any of the projects listed below please get in touch.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Optical trapping and manipulation'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Optical trapping involves using a laser beam and a high numerical aperture microscope objective lens to trap, manipulate and control micron sized cells/objects in three dimensions. It has been around since the early 1980s and has found application across the Science and Engineering disciplines. <br />
<br />
<br />
'''Adaptive optics and aberration correction'''<br />
<br />
<br />
Adaptive Optics was originally developed for Optical Astronomy to overcome the aberrations caused by the earth’s atmosphere and to improve the quality of images. I specialize in transferring this technology to non-linear microscopy systems where image resolution and quality are known to greatly deteriorate with imaging depth. I have worked on confocal, multiphoton, CARS and second harmonic microscopes successfully installing Adaptive Optics systems leading to improved image quality at depth. <br />
<br />
<br />
'''Current projects'''<br />
<br />
<br />
Optical trapping of immune cells, quantifying the cellular interaction forces with and without antigen and with therapeutic intervention (in collaboration with Strathclyde University and the Strathclyde Institute for Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences)<br />
<br />
Mechno-Biology – using optical trapping and manipulation as a tool to probe the mechanical properties of cells and biological material<br />
<br />
Trapping and manipulation of molecules and nanoparticles using hybrid photonic and plasmonic devices<br />
<br />
Optical trapping of liposomes and model cells<br />
<br />
Adaptive Optics and aberration correction in optical sectioning microscopes<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Awards==<br />
<br />
{|<br />
|Royal Academy of Engineering/EPSRC || Personal research fellowship - New Horizons in Adaptive Optics for the Life Science Research: Adaptive Microscopy || || 2007 || £ 470k<br />
|-<br />
|UoStrathclyde || Research and Development fund – Versatile, user friendly, optical trapping system at the Institute of Photonics || || 2008 || £ 9k<br />
|-<br />
|EU || ACCORD – Adaptive Optics for improved resolution in optical sectioning microscopy || || 2008 ||€ 40k<br />
|-<br />
|UoStrathclyde||Squeezing and tweezing soft suspensions: novel measurements of the force response of complex liquid/particle mixtures, from rocks to foods to biological cells || || 2009 || £ 5k <br />
|-<br />
|EPSRC || Advanced optical manipulation and imaging techniques for the accurate quantification of cellular interaction forces ||EP/H024891/1|| 2009 || £ 125k<br />
|-<br />
|Royal Society|| A rotational optical trapping system for multi-angle three-dimensional fluorescent visualisation of living cells || || 2013 || £ 15k <br />
|-<br />
|UoNottingham ||Optical measurements of cell deformation in a model liposome system || || 2014 || £ 8k<br />
|-<br />
|UoNottingham ||Hybrid Photonic and Plasmonic Devices || || 2015 || £ 8k<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
== Group members==<br />
<br />
Past:<br />
<br />
Dr. Caroline Müllenbroich<br />
<br />
Fiona Watts<br />
<br />
Dr. David Glass<br />
<br />
Dr. Niall McAlinden<br />
<br />
Dr. Lay-Ean Tan<br />
<br />
Dr. Richard Bowman<br />
<br />
<br />
Present:<br />
<br />
Aishah Mustapha <br />
<br />
Mina Mossayebi <br />
<br />
Pieter Smid</div>Amanda Wrighthttps://optics.eee.nottingham.ac.uk/w/index.php?title=Amanda_Wright&diff=2378Amanda Wright2015-06-24T15:38:59Z<p>Amanda Wright: </p>
<hr />
<div>__NOTOC__<br />
==Amanda Wright==<br />
<br />
<br />
{|class="wikitable" align="right"<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
I graduated from the University of Manchester in 2000 with a 2:1 (Hons) MPhys in Physics and completed my PhD in the Laser Photonics Group also at the University of Manchester in 2004. From here I moved to the University of Strathclyde, joining the Institute of Photonics and the Applications Team. In 2007 I was awarded a 5-year Royal Academy of Engineering / EPSRC personal research fellowship titled 'New Horizons in Adaptive Optics for Life Science Research: Adaptive Microscopy’. In December 2012 I transferred my fellowship to the University of Nottingham and became a member of IBIOS (Institute for Biophysics, Imaging and Optical Science) with a permanent position at the University of Nottingham in the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department. <br />
<br />
<br />
From September 2007 – April 2016 I will have work the equivalent of 5 full-time years. In this time I have taken two maternity breaks worked part-time at 60% FTE. I continue to work part-time at 60%. <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Location:''' Biology Building A25 <br />
<br />
'''Email:''' amanda.wright@nottingham.ac.uk<br />
<br />
'''Phone:''' (0115) 846 6580 <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Research Projects==<br />
<br />
<br />
As part of IBIOS my focus is on optical microscopy techniques that can be applied to Life Science research and I work closely with colleagues in the School of Life Sciences. The two techniques I am currently working on are optical trapping or optical tweezers and adaptive optics. If you are interested in collaborating or want to find out more about any of the projects listed below please get in touch.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Optical trapping and manipulation'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Optical trapping involves using a laser beam and a high numerical aperture microscope objective lens to trap, manipulate and control micron sized cells/objects in three dimensions. It has been around since the early 1980s and has found application across the Science and Engineering disciplines. <br />
<br />
<br />
'''Adaptive optics and aberration correction'''<br />
<br />
<br />
Adaptive Optics was originally developed for Optical Astronomy to overcome the aberrations caused by the earth’s atmosphere and to improve the quality of images. I specialize in transferring this technology to non-linear microscopy systems where image resolution and quality are known to greatly deteriorate with imaging depth. I have worked on confocal, multiphoton, CARS and second harmonic microscopes successfully installing Adaptive Optics systems leading to improved image quality at depth. <br />
<br />
<br />
'''Current projects'''<br />
<br />
<br />
Optical trapping of immune cells, quantifying the cellular interaction forces with and without antigen and with therapeutic intervention (in collaboration with Strathclyde University and the Strathclyde Institute for Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences)<br />
<br />
Mechno-Biology – using optical trapping and manipulation as a tool to probe the mechanical properties of cells and biological material<br />
<br />
Trapping and manipulation of molecules and nanoparticles using hybrid photonic and plasmonic devices<br />
<br />
Optical trapping of liposomes and model cells<br />
<br />
Adaptive Optics and aberration correction in optical sectioning microscopes<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Awards==<br />
<br />
{|<br />
|Royal Academy of Engineering/EPSRC || Personal research fellowship - New Horizons in Adaptive Optics for the Life Science Research: Adaptive Microscopy || || 2007 || £ 470k<br />
|-<br />
|UoStrathclyde || Research and Development fund – Versatile, user friendly, optical trapping system at the Institute of Photonics || || 2008 || £ 9k<br />
|-<br />
|EU || ACCORD – Adaptive Optics for improved resolution in optical sectioning microscopy || || 2008 ||€ 40k<br />
|-<br />
|UoStrathclyde||Squeezing and tweezing soft suspensions: novel measurements of the force response of complex liquid/particle mixtures, from rocks to foods to biological cells || || 2009 || £ 5k <br />
|-<br />
|EPSRC || Advanced optical manipulation and imaging techniques for the accurate quantification of cellular interaction forces ||EP/H024891/1|| 2009 || £ 125k<br />
|-<br />
|Royal Society|| A rotational optical trapping system for multi-angle three-dimensional fluorescent visualisation of living cells || || 2013 || £ 15k <br />
|-<br />
|UoNottingham ||Optical measurements of cell deformation in a model liposome system || || 2014 || £ 8k<br />
|-<br />
|UoNottingham ||Hybrid Photonic and Plasmonic Devices || || 2015 || £ 8k<br />
<br />
<br />
== Group members==<br />
<br />
Past:<br />
<br />
Dr. Caroline Müllenbroich<br />
<br />
Fiona Watts<br />
<br />
Dr. David Glass<br />
<br />
Dr. Niall McAlinden<br />
<br />
Dr. Lay-Ean Tan<br />
<br />
Dr. Richard Bowman<br />
<br />
<br />
Present:<br />
<br />
Aishah Mustapha <br />
<br />
Mina Mossayebi <br />
<br />
Pieter Smid</div>Amanda Wrighthttps://optics.eee.nottingham.ac.uk/w/index.php?title=Amanda_Wright&diff=2363Amanda Wright2015-06-10T14:13:37Z<p>Amanda Wright: </p>
<hr />
<div>__NOTOC__<br />
==Amanda Wright==<br />
<br />
<br />
{|class="wikitable" align="right"<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
I graduated from the University of Manchester in 2000 with a 2:1 (Hons) MPhys in Physics and completed my PhD in the Laser Photonics Group also at the University of Manchester in 2004. From here I moved to the University of Strathclyde, joining the Institute of Photonics and the Applications Team. In 2007 I was awarded a 5-year Royal Academy of Engineering / EPSRC personal research fellowship titled 'New Horizons in Adaptive Optics for Life Science Research: Adaptive Microscopy’. In December 2012 I transferred my fellowship to the University of Nottingham and became a member of IBIOS (Institute for Biophysics, Imaging and Optical Science) with a permanent position at the University of Nottingham in the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department. <br />
<br />
<br />
From September 2007 – April 2016 I will have work the equivalent of 5 full-time years. In this time I have taken two maternity breaks worked part-time at 60% FTE. I continue to work part-time at 60%. <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Location:''' Biology Building A25 <br />
<br />
'''Email:''' amanda.wright@nottingham.ac.uk<br />
<br />
'''Phone:''' (0115) 846 6580 <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Research Projects==<br />
<br />
<br />
As part of IBIOS my focus is on optical microscopy techniques that can be applied to Life Science research and I work closely with colleagues in the School of Life Sciences. The two techniques I am currently working on are optical trapping or optical tweezers and adaptive optics. If you are interested in collaborating or want to find out more about any of the projects listed below please get in touch.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Optical trapping and manipulation'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Optical trapping involves using a laser beam and a high numerical aperture microscope objective lens to trap, manipulate and control micron sized cells/objects in three dimensions. It has been around since the early 1980s and has found application across the Science and Engineering disciplines. <br />
<br />
<br />
'''Adaptive optics and aberration correction'''<br />
<br />
<br />
Adaptive Optics was originally developed for Optical Astronomy to overcome the aberrations caused by the earth’s atmosphere and to improve the quality of images. I specialize in transferring this technology to non-linear microscopy systems where image resolution and quality are known to greatly deteriorate with imaging depth. I have worked on confocal, multiphoton, CARS and second harmonic microscopes successfully installing Adaptive Optics systems leading to improved image quality at depth. <br />
<br />
<br />
'''Current projects'''<br />
<br />
<br />
Optical trapping of immune cells, quantifying the cellular interaction forces with and without antigen and with therapeutic intervention (in collaboration with Strathclyde University and the Strathclyde Institute for Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences)<br />
<br />
Mechno-Biology – using optical trapping and manipulation as a tool to probe the mechanical properties of cells and biological material<br />
<br />
Trapping and manipulation of molecules and nanoparticles using hybrid photonic and plasmonic devices<br />
<br />
Optical trapping of liposomes and model cells<br />
<br />
Adaptive Optics and aberration correction in optical sectioning microscopes<br />
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==Funding==<br />
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<br />
This work has been supported by the Royal Academy of Engineering, EPSRC, EU, Royal Society and Allergan.<br />
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<br />
<br />
== Group members==<br />
<br />
Past:<br />
<br />
Dr. Caroline Müllenbroich<br />
<br />
Fiona Watts<br />
<br />
Dr. David Glass<br />
<br />
Dr. Niall McAlinden<br />
<br />
Dr. Lay-Ean Tan<br />
<br />
Dr. Richard Bowman<br />
<br />
<br />
Present:<br />
<br />
Aishah Mustapha <br />
<br />
Mina Mossayebi <br />
<br />
Pieter Smid</div>Amanda Wrighthttps://optics.eee.nottingham.ac.uk/w/index.php?title=File:Amanda_Wright_Photo.JPG&diff=2362File:Amanda Wright Photo.JPG2015-06-10T14:12:55Z<p>Amanda Wright: </p>
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==Amanda Wright==<br />
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I graduated from the University of Manchester in 2000 with a 2:1 (Hons) MPhys in Physics and completed my PhD in the Laser Photonics Group also at the University of Manchester in 2004. From here I moved to the University of Strathclyde, joining the Institute of Photonics and the Applications Team. In 2007 I was awarded a 5-year Royal Academy of Engineering / EPSRC personal research fellowship titled 'New Horizons in Adaptive Optics for Life Science Research: Adaptive Microscopy’. In December 2012 I transferred my fellowship to the University of Nottingham and became a member of IBIOS (Institute for Biophysics, Imaging and Optical Science) with a permanent position at the University of Nottingham in the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department. <br />
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From September 2007 – April 2016 I will have work the equivalent of 5 full-time years. In this time I have taken two maternity breaks worked part-time at 60% FTE. I continue to work part-time at 60%. <br />
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<br />
<br />
'''Location:''' Biology Building A25 <br />
<br />
'''Email:''' amanda.wright@nottingham.ac.uk<br />
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'''Phone:''' (0115) 846 6580 <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Research Projects==<br />
<br />
<br />
As part of IBIOS my focus is on optical microscopy techniques that can be applied to Life Science research and I work closely with colleagues in the School of Life Sciences. The two techniques I am currently working on are optical trapping or optical tweezers and adaptive optics. If you are interested in collaborating or want to find out more about any of the projects listed below please get in touch.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Optical trapping and manipulation'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Optical trapping involves using a laser beam and a high numerical aperture microscope objective lens to trap, manipulate and control micron sized cells/objects in three dimensions. It has been around since the early 1980s and has found application across the Science and Engineering disciplines. <br />
<br />
<br />
'''Adaptive optics and aberration correction'''<br />
<br />
<br />
Adaptive Optics was originally developed for Optical Astronomy to overcome the aberrations caused by the earth’s atmosphere and to improve the quality of images. I specialize in transferring this technology to non-linear microscopy systems where image resolution and quality are known to greatly deteriorate with imaging depth. I have worked on confocal, multiphoton, CARS and second harmonic microscopes successfully installing Adaptive Optics systems leading to improved image quality at depth. <br />
<br />
<br />
'''Current projects'''<br />
<br />
<br />
Optical trapping of immune cells, quantifying the cellular interaction forces with and without antigen and with therapeutic intervention (in collaboration with Strathclyde University and the Strathclyde Institute for Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences)<br />
<br />
Mechno-Biology – using optical trapping and manipulation as a tool to probe the mechanical properties of cells and biological material<br />
<br />
Trapping and manipulation of molecules and nanoparticles using hybrid photonic and plasmonic devices<br />
<br />
Optical trapping of liposomes and model cells<br />
<br />
Adaptive Optics and aberration correction in optical sectioning microscopes<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Funding==<br />
<br />
<br />
This work has been supported by the Royal Academy of Engineering, EPSRC, EU, Royal Society and Allergan.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== Group members==<br />
<br />
Past:<br />
<br />
Dr. Caroline Müllenbroich<br />
<br />
Fiona Watts<br />
<br />
Dr. David Glass<br />
<br />
Dr. Niall McAlinden<br />
<br />
Dr. Lay-Ean Tan<br />
<br />
Dr. Richard Bowman<br />
<br />
<br />
Present:<br />
<br />
Aishah Mustapha <br />
<br />
Mina Mossayebi <br />
<br />
Pieter Smid</div>Amanda Wrighthttps://optics.eee.nottingham.ac.uk/w/index.php?title=File:Amanda_Wright_Photo.jpg&diff=2360File:Amanda Wright Photo.jpg2015-06-10T14:09:32Z<p>Amanda Wright: uploaded a new version of &quot;File:Amanda Wright Photo.jpg&quot;</p>
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<div></div>Amanda Wrighthttps://optics.eee.nottingham.ac.uk/w/index.php?title=Amanda_Wright&diff=2357Amanda Wright2015-06-10T14:05:43Z<p>Amanda Wright: </p>
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==Amanda Wright==<br />
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I graduated from the University of Manchester in 2000 with a 2:1 (Hons) MPhys in Physics and completed my PhD in the Laser Photonics Group also at the University of Manchester in 2004. From here I moved to the University of Strathclyde, joining the Institute of Photonics and the Applications Team. In 2007 I was awarded a 5-year Royal Academy of Engineering / EPSRC personal research fellowship titled 'New Horizons in Adaptive Optics for Life Science Research: Adaptive Microscopy’. In December 2012 I transferred my fellowship to the University of Nottingham and became a member of IBIOS (Institute for Biophysics, Imaging and Optical Science) with a permanent position at the University of Nottingham in the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department. <br />
<br />
<br />
From September 2007 – April 2016 I will have work the equivalent of 5 full-time years. In this time I have taken two maternity breaks worked part-time at 60% FTE. I continue to work part-time at 60%. <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Location:''' Biology Building A25 <br />
<br />
'''Email:''' amanda.wright@nottingham.ac.uk<br />
<br />
'''Phone:''' (0115) 846 6580 <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Research Projects==<br />
<br />
<br />
As part of IBIOS my focus is on optical microscopy techniques that can be applied to Life Science research and I work closely with colleagues in the School of Life Sciences. The two techniques I am currently working on are optical trapping or optical tweezers and adaptive optics. If you are interested in collaborating or want to find out more about any of the projects listed below please get in touch.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Optical trapping and manipulation'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Optical trapping involves using a laser beam and a high numerical aperture microscope objective lens to trap, manipulate and control micron sized cells/objects in three dimensions. It has been around since the early 1980s and has found application across the Science and Engineering disciplines. <br />
<br />
<br />
'''Adaptive optics and aberration correction'''<br />
<br />
<br />
Adaptive Optics was originally developed for Optical Astronomy to overcome the aberrations caused by the earth’s atmosphere and to improve the quality of images. I specialize in transferring this technology to non-linear microscopy systems where image resolution and quality are known to greatly deteriorate with imaging depth. I have worked on confocal, multiphoton, CARS and second harmonic microscopes successfully installing Adaptive Optics systems leading to improved image quality at depth. <br />
<br />
<br />
'''Current projects'''<br />
<br />
<br />
Optical trapping of immune cells, quantifying the cellular interaction forces with and without antigen and with therapeutic intervention (in collaboration with Strathclyde University and the Strathclyde Institute for Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences)<br />
<br />
Mechno-Biology – using optical trapping and manipulation as a tool to probe the mechanical properties of cells and biological material<br />
<br />
Trapping and manipulation of molecules and nanoparticles using hybrid photonic and plasmonic devices<br />
<br />
Optical trapping of liposomes and model cells<br />
<br />
Adaptive Optics and aberration correction in optical sectioning microscopes<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Funding==<br />
<br />
<br />
This work has been supported by the Royal Academy of Engineering, EPSRC, EU, Royal Society and Allergan.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== Group members==<br />
<br />
Past:<br />
<br />
Dr. Caroline Müllenbroich<br />
<br />
Fiona Watts<br />
<br />
Dr. David Glass<br />
<br />
Dr. Niall McAlinden<br />
<br />
Dr. Lay-Ean Tan<br />
<br />
Dr. Richard Bowman<br />
<br />
<br />
Present:<br />
<br />
Aishah Mustapha <br />
<br />
Mina Mossayebi <br />
<br />
Pieter Smid</div>Amanda Wrighthttps://optics.eee.nottingham.ac.uk/w/index.php?title=Amanda_Wright&diff=2356Amanda Wright2015-06-10T14:04:41Z<p>Amanda Wright: </p>
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==Amanda Wright==<br />
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<br />
<br />
<br />
I graduated from the University of Manchester in 2000 with a 2:1 (Hons) MPhys in Physics and completed my PhD in the Laser Photonics Group also at the University of Manchester in 2004. From here I moved to the University of Strathclyde, joining the Institute of Photonics and the Applications Team. In 2007 I was awarded a 5-year Royal Academy of Engineering / EPSRC personal research fellowship titled 'New Horizons in Adaptive Optics for Life Science Research: Adaptive Microscopy’. In December 2012 I transferred my fellowship to the University of Nottingham and became a member of IBIOS (Institute for Biophysics, Imaging and Optical Science) with a permanent position at the University of Nottingham in the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department. <br />
<br />
<br />
From September 2007 – April 2016 I will have work the equivalent of 5 full-time years. In this time I have taken two maternity breaks worked part-time at 60% FTE. I continue to work part-time at 60%. <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Location:''' Biology Building A25 <br />
<br />
'''Email:''' amanda.wright@nottingham.ac.uk<br />
<br />
'''Phone:''' (0115) 846 6580 <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Research Projects==<br />
<br />
<br />
As part of IBIOS my focus is on optical microscopy techniques that can be applied to Life Science research and I work closely with colleagues in the School of Life Sciences. The two techniques I am currently working on are optical trapping or optical tweezers and adaptive optics. If you are interested in collaborating or want to find out more about any of the projects listed below please get in touch.<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Optical trapping and manipulation'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Optical trapping involves using a laser beam and a high numerical aperture microscope objective lens to trap, manipulate and control micron sized cells/objects in three dimensions. It has been around since the early 1980s and has found application across the Science and Engineering disciplines. <br />
<br />
<br />
'''Adaptive optics and aberration correction'''<br />
<br />
<br />
Adaptive Optics was originally developed for Optical Astronomy to overcome the aberrations caused by the earth’s atmosphere and to improve the quality of images. I specialize in transferring this technology to non-linear microscopy systems where image resolution and quality are known to greatly deteriorate with imaging depth. I have worked on confocal, multiphoton, CARS and second harmonic microscopes successfully installing Adaptive Optics systems leading to improved image quality at depth. <br />
<br />
<br />
'''Current projects'''<br />
<br />
<br />
Optical trapping of immune cells, quantifying the cellular interaction forces with and without antigen and with therapeutic intervention (in collaboration with Strathclyde University and the Strathclyde Institute for Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences)<br />
<br />
Mechno-Biology – using optical trapping and manipulation as a tool to probe the mechanical properties of cells and biological material<br />
<br />
Trapping and manipulation of molecules and nanoparticles using hybrid photonic and plasmonic devices<br />
<br />
Optical trapping of liposomes and model cells<br />
<br />
Adaptive Optics and aberration correction in optical sectioning microscopes<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Funding==<br />
<br />
<br />
This work has been supported by the Royal Academy of Engineering, EPSRC, EU, Royal Society and Allergan.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== Group members==<br />
<br />
Past:<br />
<br />
Dr. Caroline Müllenbroich<br />
<br />
Fiona Watts<br />
<br />
Dr. David Glass<br />
<br />
Dr. Niall McAlinden<br />
<br />
Dr. Lay-Ean Tan<br />
<br />
Dr. Richard Bowman<br />
<br />
<br />
Present:<br />
<br />
Aishah Mustapha <br />
<br />
Mina Mossayebi <br />
<br />
Pieter Smid</div>Amanda Wrighthttps://optics.eee.nottingham.ac.uk/w/index.php?title=Amanda_Wright&diff=2355Amanda Wright2015-06-10T13:57:52Z<p>Amanda Wright: Created page with "__NOTOC__ ==Amanda Wright== {|class="wikitable" align="right" |} I graduated from the University of Manchester in 2000 with a 2:1 (Hons) MPhys in Physics and completed my ..."</p>
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==Amanda Wright==<br />
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<br />
I graduated from the University of Manchester in 2000 with a 2:1 (Hons) MPhys in Physics and completed my PhD in the Laser Photonics Group also at the University of Manchester in 2004. From here I moved to the University of Strathclyde, joining the Institute of Photonics and the Applications Team. In 2007 I was awarded a 5-year Royal Academy of Engineering / EPSRC personal research fellowship titled 'New Horizons in Adaptive Optics for Life Science Research: Adaptive Microscopy’. In December 2012 I transferred my fellowship to the University of Nottingham and became a member of IBIOS (Institute for Biophysics, Imaging and Optical Science) with a permanent position at the University of Nottingham in the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department. <br />
<br />
<br />
From September 2007 – April 2016 I will have work the equivalent of 5 full-time years. In this time I have taken two maternity breaks and converted my contract to part-time at 60% FTE. I continue to work part-time. <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Location:''' Biology Building A25 <br />
<br />
'''Email:''' amanda.wright@nottingham.ac.uk<br />
<br />
'''Phone:''' (0115) 846 6580 <br />
<br />
==Research Projects==<br />
<br />
<br />
As part of IBIOS my focus is on optical microscopy techniques that can be applied to Life Science research and I work closely with colleagues in the School of Life Sciences. The two techniques I am currently working on are optical trapping or optical tweezers and adaptive optics. If you are interested in collaborating or want to find out more about any of the projects listed below please get in touch.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Optical trapping and manipulation==<br />
<br />
<br />
Optical trapping involves using a laser beam and a high numerical aperture microscope objective lens to trap, manipulate and control micron sized cells/objects in three dimensions. It has been around since the early 1980s and has found application across the Science and Engineering disciplines. <br />
<br />
<br />
==Adaptive optics and aberration correction==<br />
<br />
<br />
Adaptive Optics was originally developed for Optical Astronomy to overcome the aberrations caused by the earth’s atmosphere and to improve the quality of images. I specialize in transferring this technology to non-linear microscopy systems where image resolution and quality are known to greatly deteriorate with imaging depth. I have worked on confocal, multiphoton, CARS and second harmonic microscopes successfully installing Adaptive Optics systems leading to improved image quality at depth. <br />
<br />
<br />
==Current projects==<br />
<br />
<br />
Optical trapping of immune cells, quantifying the cellular interaction forces with and without antigen and with therapeutic intervention (in collaboration with Strathclyde University and the Strathclyde Institute for Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences)<br />
Mechno-Biology – using optical trapping and manipulation as a tool to probe the mechanical properties of cells and biological material<br />
Trapping and manipulation of molecules and nanoparticles using hybrid photonic and plasmonic devices<br />
Optical trapping of liposomes and model cells<br />
Adaptive Optics and aberration correction in optical sectioning microscopes</div>Amanda Wrighthttps://optics.eee.nottingham.ac.uk/w/index.php?title=Personal_Pages&diff=2354Personal Pages2015-06-10T13:27:32Z<p>Amanda Wright: /* Applied Optics Personnel Personal Pages */</p>
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|align="center"|[[Richard Smith]]||Pharmacy C40 SIOS and Biology B18 ibios||align="center"|(0115) 95-15556||align="center"|richard.j.smith<br />
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|align="center"|[[Roger Light]]||Biology B18||align="center"|(0115) 84-68848 ||align="center"|roger.light<br />
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|align="center"|[[Steve Sharples]]||Tower 202||align="center"|(0115) 84-67892||align="center"|steve.sharples<br />
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|align="center"|[[Matt Clark]]||Tower 607||align="center"|(0115) 95-15536||align="center"|matt.clark<br />
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|align="center"|[[Rikesh Patel]]||SIOS C38||align="center"|(0115) 95-15605||align="center"|rikesh.patel<br />
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|align="center"|[[Fernando Perez Cota]]||SIOS C40||align="center"|(0115) 95-15605||align="center"|eexfap<br />
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|align="center"|[[Rafael Fuentes]]||SIOS C40||align="center"|(0115) 95-15605||align="center"|eexrf6<br />
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|align="center"|[[Victoria Ageeva]]||SIOS C40||align="center"|(0115) 95-15605||align="center"|eexva1<br />
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|align="center"|[[Leo Marques]]||SIOS C40||align="center"|(0115) 95-15556||align="center"|leonel.marques<br />
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|align="center"|[[Theodosia Stratoudaki|Teti Stratoudaki]]||Pharmacy C40 [[SIOS]]||align="center"|(0115) 95-15556||align="center"|t.stratoudaki<br />
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|align="center"|[[Harsha Brooks]]||Tower 703 ||align="center"|(0115) 84-68296||align="center"|harsha.brooks<br />
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|align="center"|[[Wenqi Li]]||Tower 202 ||align="center"|(0115) 84-67892||align="center"|wenqi.li <br />
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|align="center"|[[Matthew Butler]]||Tower 1003 ||align="center"|(0115) 95-15112||align="center"|eexmjbu<br />
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|align="center"|[[Paul Marrow]]||Tower 202 ||align="center"|(0115) 84-67892||align="center"|paul.marrow<br />
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|align="center"|[[Amanda Wright]]||Biology A25 ||align="center"|(0115) 84-66580||align="center"|amanda.wright<br />
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