Group Members
We are looking for new PhD students, Postdocs, and Master students to join the team (see openings) !
Simon Cornish
Principal Investigator
Alexander Guttridge
Royal Society University Research Fellow
Tweezers lab (Co-Investigator)
Alumni
PDRAs
Tobias Franzen, CsYb lab, 2021 - 2025
Jack Segal, CsYb lab, 2023 - 2024
Alex Guttridge, Tweezers lab, 2018 - 2024
Sarah Bromley, Microscope lab, 2018 - 2023
Phil Gregory, RbCs lab, 2018 - 2023
Jacob Blackmore, RbCs lab, 2020 - 2021
Lewis McArd, 2018 - 2021
Kali Wilson, CsYb lab, 2018 - 2020
Alexandros Alampounti, Tweezers lab, 2017 - 2019
Rahul Sawant, RbCs lab, 2017 - 2019
Danielle Pizzey, 2016 - 2019
Ana Rakonjac, Atomic BEC lab, 2014 - 2019
Elizabeth Bridge, RbCs lab, 2017 - 2018
Zhengkun Fu, 2016 - 2018
Avinash Kumar, RbCs lab, 2014 - 2016
Anna Marchant, Atomic BEC lab, 2013 - 2016
Steve Hopkins, CsYb lab, 2009 - 2016
Zhonghua Ji, RbCs lab, 2013 - 2014
Bo Lu, RbCs lab, 2013 - 2014
Hung-Wen Cho, RbCs lab, 2009 - 2012
Ajay Tripathi, 2006 - 2007
Zhao-Yuan Ma, RbCs lab, 2005
PhD students
Adarsh Raghuram, Microscope lab, 2021 - 2024 (PhD thesis)
Jonathan Mortlock, Microscope lab, 2019 - 2024 (PhD thesis)
Daniel Ruttley, Tweezers lab, 2020 - 2024 (PhD thesis)
Luke Fernley, RbCs lab, 2020 - 2024 (PhD thesis)
Apichayaporn Ratkata, Microscope lab, 2016 - 2024 (PhD thesis)
Alex Matthies, Microscope lab, 2019 - 2023 (PhD thesis)
Andrew Innes, Microscope lab, 2018 - 2023 (PhD thesis)
Jack Segal, CsYb lab, 2018 - 2023 (PhD thesis)
Stefan Spence, Tweezers lab, 2017 - 2023 (PhD thesis)
Vincent Brooks, Tweezers lab, 2017 - 2023 (PhD thesis)
Jacob Blackmore, RbCs lab, 2016 - 2020 (PhD thesis)
Oliver Wales, Atomic BEC lab, 2015 - 2019 (PhD thesis)
Philip Gregory, RbCs lab, 2013 - 2018 (PhD thesis)
Alexander Guttridge, CsYb lab, 2014 - 2018 (PhD thesis)
Stefan Kemp, CsYb lab, 2013 - 2017 (PhD thesis)
Peter Molony, RbCs lab, 2012 - 2016 (PhD thesis)
Manfred Yu, Atomic BEC lab, 2011 - 2016 (PhD thesis)
Ruben Freytag, CsYb lab, 2011 - 2015 (PhD thesis)
Michael Koppinger, RbCs lab, 2010 - 2014 (PhD thesis)
Kirsteen Butler, CsYb lab, 2010 - 2014 (PhD thesis)
Tim Wiles, Atomic BEC lab, 2009 - 2013 (PhD thesis)
Dan Jenkin, RbCs lab, 2008 - 2012 (PhD thesis)
Anna Marchant, Atomic BEC lab, 2008 - 2012 (PhD thesis)
Daniel McCarron, RbCs lab, 2007 - 2011 (PhD thesis)
Sylvi Haendel, Atomic BEC lab, 2008 - 2011 (PhD thesis)
Patrick Tierney, RbCs lab, 2005 - 2009 (PhD thesis)
Margaret Harris, RbCs lab, 2004 - 2008 (PhD thesis)
Masters by Research students
Saif Salim, 2024-2025
Fritz von Gierke, 2023-2024
Archie Baldock, 2022-2023
Ce Li, 2021-2022
Albert Tao, 2021-2022
Apichayaporn (Mew) Ratkata, 2015-2016
Ayumi Kato, 2014-2015
Summer project students
Thomas Lejeune, ENS Paris-Saclay, 2025
Alex Fleming, Durham University, 2025
Sam Young, Durham University, 2025
Jakob Heidweiler, 2024
Erkan Nurdun, Istanbul Technical University, 2023
Harry Asteriades, Durham University, 2022
Claus Yang, Imperial College London, 2022
Kevin Roice, Durham University, 2021
Nathan Harrison, Durham University, 2021
Wendy Tomboza, Institut d’Optique, 2018
Ben Hodkinson, 2016
Hyacinthe Buisson, Institut d’Optique, 2016
Lucy Downes, Durham University, 2015
James Richings, Durham University, 2014
Phil Gregory, Durham University, 2012