
Jamie SomersTrinity College Dublin | TCD · School of Physics
Jamie Somers
PhD
Physics PhD student at Trinity College Dublin,
Bradley Photonics Group CDT in the Advanced Characterisation of Materials
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Introduction
I am a physics PhD student at Trinity College Dublin studying nanophotonics. My PhD title is "Next generation 3D printed photonic structures" and involves the use of a non-linear optical process known as two photon polymerization. My PhD project is a collaboration between researchers at Trinity College Dublin, Imperial College London and University College London. The project is funded by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) as part of AMBER and is a Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) studentship.
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May 2022 - June 2022
Position
- Summer Research Intern
Description
- Chemical reactions are the making, breaking, and rearranging of bonds. In the Elles Group, we use ultrafast laser spectroscopy to study the details of those transformations at the molecular scale. By watching what happens during a reaction, we will ultimately learn how to control chemistry with light. We are especially interested in the dynamics of color-changing molecular switches that reversibly convert between open-ring and closed-ring isomers upon photo-excitation.
May 2021 - July 2021
Position
- Summer Research Intern
Description
- Transparent conducting materials (TCMs) combine good electrical conductivity with high optical transparency and are primarily used in displays but have other applications in solar cells, OLEDs and other optoelectronic devices. It is common to assess a given TCM's properties by a so called figure of merit to allow for a better comparison of films with different composition and stoichiometry.
March 2021 - present
Position
- Research Assistant
Description
- Applied for and was accepted to a research project which was a collaboration between DCU and ADAPT Research Centre called 'AI in My Life' which engaged 500 Dublin teenagers from disadvantaged backgrounds in a 15 week workshop encouraging them to reflect on their experiences with AI, personal data processing, digital transformation and the ethics of internet privacy. It was an amazing opportunity to be part of a cutting edge project run by one of Irelands leading research centers.
Education
September 2023 - September 2027
September 2019 - September 2023
Publications
Publications (3)
Two-photon polymerisation (2PP) has been of interest to material
scientists since the invention of the laser all the way back in 1960 [1].Today chemists are exploring engineering materials which can be used for 3D printing via 2PP.
This project combines this revolutionary printing technique with
responsive hydrogel material. Despite their low refr...
It has been well established in the literature that surface contamination can adversely affect the aerodynamic performance of aerofoils and hence the efficiency with which turbines can convert wind to electrical power. Hence it is critical to ensure that turbine blades are kept as free as possible of contaminants. In this manuscript, we discuss LIB...
Photochromic switches are molecules which photoisomierize between two states with
distinct photophysical properties. Photoswitches have uses in optical data storage as
well as possible uses in molecular electronics. One such compound is diarylethene
(DAE), which can be reversibly switched between a closed-ring form that has high
electrical conducti...