Paul is a Chancellor’s Fellow and Lecturer at the University of Strathclyde, working in the area of atomic physics.
His research activities are in ultra-cold and quantum degenerate gases, and the development of quantum-based, precision-measurement devices. Following a PhD at Durham University, Paul worked at Georgia Institute of Technology before joining Strathclyde in 2008. Since then he has held a Royal Society of Edinburgh Research Fellowship, a Marie Curie CO-FUND award, and was a visiting researcher at NIST Gaithersburg. He is active within the UK National Quantum Technologies Program as part of the QT Sensors and Metrology Hub.
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Paul is developing atomic systems as low-cost, precise magnetometers, which have a wide range of applications, from heart (EEG) and brain (MEG) scanning to defence monitoring. He currently has a joint project with the National Physical Laboratory on “Atomic magnetometers for health and security.
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Paul is developing robust and compact atomic clocks, which are key for secure timing and synchronisation of networks.