
Dr James Patrick McGilligan
Strathclyde Chancellor's Fellow
Physics
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Prize And Awards
- Bates Prize
- Recipient
- 3/9/2025
- Chancellors Fellowship
- Recipient
- 1/10/2022
- Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowship
- Recipient
- 1/10/2021
- Lindemann Fellowship
- Recipient
- 1/10/2017
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Publications
- A rubidium frequency-standard based on a MEMS vapour cell
- Johnson Steven, McWillian Allan, MacLennan Eilidh, Riis Erling, McGilligan James, Griffin Paul
- 2025 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC) 2025 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Europe 2025 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC) (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/cleo/europe-eqec65582.2025.11110643
- Chip-scale atomic spectrometer with silicon nitride optical phased array
- Januszewicz J, McWilliam A P, Dyer S, McGilligan J P, Griffin P F, Riis E, Di Gaetano E, Sorel M, Paul D J, Gallacher K
- APL Photonics Vol 10 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0273108
- Single-beam grating-chip 3D and 1D optical lattices
- Bregazzi Alan, McGilligan James P, Griffin Paul F, Riis Erling, Arnold Aidan S
- Physical Review Letters Vol 134 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.013001
- Optical phased array for sub-Doppler spectroscopy of the rubidium D2 absorption line
- Januszewicz Jeremi, Di Gaetano Eugenio, McConkey Zack, Sinclair Martin, Hawley Ugnė, Dyer Sean, McGilligan James, Griffin Paul F, Riis Erling, Sorel Marc, Paul Douglas J, Gallacher Kevin
- 2024 IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC) IEEE Photonics Conference 2024 2024 IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC), pp. 1-2 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/ipc60965.2024.10799735
- Optimizing longitudinal spin relaxation in miniaturized optically pumped magnetometers
- McWilliam A P, Dyer S, Hunter D, Mrozowski M, Ingleby S J, Sharp O, Burt D P, Griffin P F, McGilligan J P, Riis E
- Physical Review Applied Vol 22 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.22.064024
- Distributed network of optically pumped magnetometers for space weather monitoring
- Mrozowski Marcin S, Bell Angus S, Griffin Paul F, Hunter Dominic, Burt David, McGilligan James P, Riis Erling, Beggan Ciarán D, Ingleby Stuart J
- Scientific Reports Vol 14 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-79841-x
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Professional Activities
- International Network for Microfabricated Atomic Quantum Sensors
- Organiser
- 7/10/2024
- International Network for Microfabricated Atomic Quantum Sensors
- Organiser
- 27/6/2024
- International Network for Microfabricated Atomic Quantum Sensors
- Organiser
- 21/6/2023
- Measurement and Sensing at the Quantum Limit
- Organiser
- 24/4/2023
- International Network for Micro-fabricated Atomic Quantum Sensors Workshop 1
- Organiser
- 12/9/2022
Projects
- QEPNT A UK Hub for Quantum Enabled Position, Navigation and Timing - Full Stage
- Hastie, Jennifer (Principal Investigator) Arnold, Aidan (Co-investigator) Griffin, Paul (Co-investigator) Ingleby, Stuart (Co-investigator) McGilligan, James Patrick (Co-investigator) Riis, Erling (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2029
- DTP 2224 University of Strathclyde | MacLennan, Eilidh
- McGilligan, James Patrick (Principal Investigator) Pritchard, Jonathan (Co-investigator) MacLennan, Eilidh (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 01-Jan-2028
- Rank Prize Undergrad Vacation grant - Development of Chip Scale Atomic Clocks
- Griffin, Paul (Principal Investigator) McGilligan, James Patrick (Co-investigator) MacLennan, Eilidh (Researcher)
- Scholarship from the Rank Prize Funds to support an undergraduate vacation research project
Further details https://www.rankprize.org/grants/undergrad-vacation-grant/
Award value £4,000 - 20-Jan-2024 - 19-Jan-2024
- SBRI - Cells for Rb 2-PAC
- Griffin, Paul (Principal Investigator) Dyer, Terry (Co-investigator) McGilligan, James Patrick (Co-investigator) Riis, Erling (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 01-Jan-2025
- International Network for Microfabrication of Atomic Quantum Sensors (International networks in quantum technologies)
- McGilligan, James Patrick (Principal Investigator) Riis, Erling (Co-investigator)
- 14-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2025
- An elongated chip-scale atomic vapour cell for PNT Copy
- McGilligan, James Patrick (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2021 - 28-Jan-2023
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Contact
Dr
James Patrick
McGilligan
Strathclyde Chancellor's Fellow
Physics
Email: james.mcgilligan@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 5789