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Research and other projects supported by the Optoelectronics Fund

(all for a period of three years unless otherwise stated):

Institute of Ophthalmology, London.  Laser treatment of glaucoma.  (Two years from September 1975)

 

Imperial College of Science and Technology, London.  Research Fellowship in laser physics and non linear optics.  (Three years from October 1978)

Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh.  Research Fellowship in laser physics and non linear optics.  (Three years from October 1975)

 

University of Cambridge.  Vertebrate vision.  (One year from October 1979)

Tennent Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Glasgow.  Research into laser trabeculotomy.  (Three years from December 1980)

In addition, two thermographic scanners have been designed and developed for use at The Thermal Biology Research Unit, King’s College London and the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath.  (The scanner at King’s College is now in use at The Cranfield Biomedical Centre)

 

University College, London.  Junior Research Fellowship in the mechanism of transmission of visual signals from retinal rods to bipolar and horizontal cells.  (One year from March 1981)

University College, London.  Junior Research Fellowship to extend techniques for elastic constant determination from acoustic microscope images.  (One year from October 1981)

 

University College Hospital, London.  Six month pilot study into the role of lasers in microvascular anastomosis.  (From October 1984)

University of Southampton.  Rank Chair in Infrared Science and Technology.  (Five years from January 1992)

 

 

International Commission for Optics - Fellowships.  The Funds have approved grants of up to £5,000 per annum for 3 years to help fund individuals from developing countries working in the area of optoelectronics to come to the United Kingdom to further their studies.  (1994)

Electronics For All Kits.  The Funds have commissioned a series of  optoelectronics kits for use in secondary schools.  (1996)

 

 

Thesis Prizes.  The Funds intend to award up to two prizes of £2,000 and £1,000 for PhD research theses in optoelectronics annually.  The research must cover fundamental experimental or theoretical optoelectronic effects, including optical signal processing and physiological optics, or their applications in such areas as laser technology, displays, optical communications and astronomy. (1998)

University of Cambridge.  Rank Chair in Optoelectronics in the Department of Zoology (Five years from 1999)

 

Lasers in Action.  Following the success of the Electronics for All kits,  the Funds commissioned a further 20 advanced kits for secondary schools. (1999)

Vacation Studentships.  The Funds awarded 7 studentships to help research workers in Optoelectronics pay for appropriate assistance during University vacations. (1999 - 2008)

 

 

Rank Lectures: Up to two lectures each year will be sponsored to allow distinguished speakers to give keynote presentations at some of the annual meetings of prestigious scientific organisations.

Optoelectronics College (OEC) - The Scottish pilot was set up in 2008 during which an Optoelectronics College was established to train and equip science teachers, through CPD, to enable their 12/13 year old pupils to conduct exciting optoelectronics experimental activities that are relevant to the curriculum.  These activities are based on understanding how every day objects work – such as LCDs in TVs and laptops, LEDs, optical fibres and solar cells, with many school children being enthused to seek careers in science and engineering, including optoelectronics. The English pilot commenced in 2010. Additional support for English schools has been given by the Wolfson Trust, the Maurice Wohl Trust, and the 1851 Royal Commission, and for Scottish schools by the MacRobert Trust. Two companies, Selex-Galileo and Cambridge Display Technology, and one defence laboratory, DSTL, are giving support to 24 schools.  For further info see

http://www.opto.org.uk

 

 

 

Lab in a Lorry. The Funds, in partnership with the Institute of Physics and the Schlumberger Foundation, provided Camera Optics and Medical Physics experiments for the scheme. Lab in a Lorry is an interactive mobile science laboratory staffed by practising scientists and engineers. The aim is to give young people aged 11-14 the opportunity to do experimental science in the way it actually happens; exploratory, accidental, informed by curiosity and intuition, but also bounded and guided by the experience and insight of practicing scientists. (2009/2010)s.

 

 

 

University of Southampton Research Grant (Three years from 2011)