Dr Simon Hanna
M.A., Ph.D.(Cantab.)
Current positions
Reader in Physics
School of Physics
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Research interests
My primary research interest is in the physics of holographic optical tweezers and their applications in nanoscience. This work forms part of the Dynamic Holographic Assembler project.
I am also interested in molecular nanophysics. In collaboration with other members of the Nanophysics and Soft Matter group, I study image formation in the atomic force microscope (AFM) and single molecule force-spectroscopy.
I also study self-assembling molecular nanostructures through molecular modeling techniques including Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulations.
I have co-authored a book on Liquid Crystalline Polymers
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
LIQUID CRYSTALS FOR TELECOM SYSTEMS (COMIT FARADAY PARTNERSHIP)
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of PhysicsDates
01/10/2003 to 01/10/2005
DETERMINATION OF THE STRUCTURE OF POLYMERIC SURFACES
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of PhysicsDates
01/04/1997 to 01/04/2000
Thesis supervisions
Publications
Recent publications
12/03/2024Optical trapping and binding of mixed refractive index particles
Dynamics of mixed refractive index particles in complex fields
Lateral optical force optimisation based on periodic arrays of a single motif
Optical Binding in Complex Landscapes
Determining Nanorod Dimensions in Dispersion with Size Anisotropy Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics