Dr Paul Griffin

Senior Lecturer

Physics

Personal statement

I studied for a BSc Physics from the University of Limerick before receiving my PhD in 2005 from Durham University. I went on to become a postdoctoral fellow at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA, from 2005-2007, after which I came to the University of Strathclyde to work in what was then the Photonics Group. I held a five-year Royal Society of Edinburgh Personal Research Fellowship starting in 2009. From 2010-2011 I was a Guest Researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, MD, funded by an award from Marie Curie. In 2015 I was awarded a Chancellor's Fellowship at Strathclyde.

Prizes and awards

Chancellor's Fellowship: Recipient; 2015
Royal Society of Edinburgh/Scottish Government Personal Research Fellowship: Recipient; 2009
Marie Curie CO-FUND Fellowship: Recipient; 2009

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Publications

A feed-forward measurement scheme for periodic noise suppression in atomic magnetometry: O'Dwyer Carolyn, Ingleby Stuart J, Chalmers Iain C, Griffin Paul F, Riis Erling; Review of Scientific Instruments Vol 91 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0002964
Optical characterisation of micro-fabricated Fresnel zone plates for atomic waveguides: Henderson V A, Johnson M Y H, Kale Y B, Griffin P F, Riis E, Arnold A S; Optics Express Vol 28, pp. 9072-9081 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.388897
Progress of a compact microwave clock based on atoms cooled with a diffractive optic: Elvin Rachel, Hoth Gregory W, Wright Michael, Lewis Ben, Bregazzi Alan, Keliehor Brendan, Arnold Aidan S, Griffin Paul F, Riis Erling; Proceedings Optical, Opto-Atomic, and Entanglement-Enhanced Precision Metrology II SPIE Photonics West 2020 Proceedings of SPIE Vol 11296, pp. 1129609 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2552587
Cold-atom clock based on a diffractive optic: Elvin R, Hoth G W, Wright M, Lewis B, McGilligan J P, Arnold A S, Griffin P F, Riis E; Optics Express Vol 27, pp. 38359-38366 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.378632
Fast piezoelectric scanning MEMS mirror for 1D ion adressing: Janin Paul, Bauer Ralf, Griffin Paul, Riis Erling, Uttamchandani Deepak; IEEE International Conference on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics (OMN2019) (2019); https://doi.org/10.1109/OMN.2019.8925168
Towards a compact atomic clock based on coherent population trapping and the grating magneto-optical trap: Hoth Gregory W, Elvin Rachel, Wright Michael, Lewis Ben, Arnold Aidan S, Griffin Paul F, Riis Erling; SPIE Photonics West OPTO, pp. 109342E (2019); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2516612

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Research interests

My research work looks at experimental methods precision measurements in atomic physics, with an overall aim of developing next generation devices based on truly quantum technology. The main strands of my research are in laser-cooled atoms, atom interferometry, atomic clocks, and atomic magnetometry.

Further details can be found on the Experimental Quantum Optics and Photonics group homepage - http://photonics.phys.strath.ac.uk

Professional activities

Quantum Technology Showcase 2019: Participant; 15/11/2019
STEMFest 2019: Contributor; 14/11/2019
Glasgow Science Festival - SCOPE event: Science & the Machine: Advisor; 15/6/2019
Science @ Strathclyde - Physics laboratory activities: Contributor; 12/6/2019
Maritime Enterprise Scotland Conference 2017: Participant; 24/1/2018
Workshop on Miniaturised Atomic Clocks: Organiser; 6/11/2017

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Projects

Industrial CASE Account - University of Strathclyde 2018 | Limbu, Binod: Riis, Erling (Principal Investigator) Griffin, Paul (Co-investigator) Limbu, Binod (Research Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2020 - 01-Jan-2024
UK National Quantum Technology Hub in Sensors and Timing: Hastie, Jennifer (Principal Investigator) Riis, Erling (Principal Investigator) Arnold, Aidan (Co-investigator) Griffin, Paul (Co-investigator) Hastie, Jennifer (Co-investigator) Riis, Erling (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2019 - 30-Jan-2024
Translational Quantum Technology Phd Studentship - Birmingham Doctoral Training Programme | Irwin, Edward: Griffin, Paul (Principal Investigator) Riis, Erling (Co-investigator) Irwin, Edward (Research Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2019 - 01-Jan-2022
Translational Quantum Technology Phd Studentship - Birmingham Doctoral Training Programme | Mrozowski, Marcin: Griffin, Paul (Principal Investigator) Riis, Erling (Co-investigator) Mrozowski, Marcin (Research Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2019 - 01-Jan-2023
Translational Quantum Technology Phd Studentship - Birmingham Doctoral Training Programme | Keliehor, Brendan: Riis, Erling (Principal Investigator) Griffin, Paul (Co-investigator) Keliehor, Brendan (Research Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2019 - 01-Jan-2022
Carnegie Undergraduate Vacation Scholarship: Griffin, Paul (Principal Investigator) Parsonage, Christopher (Researcher) Burrow, Oliver (Co-investigator); The Carnegie Vacation Scholarships aim to encourage undergraduates to develop their independent research skills.; 01-Jan-2019 - 31-Jan-2019

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Address

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John Anderson Building

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