Department of Physics

Welcome to the Department of Physics at the University of Otago.

FACULTY POSITION OPEN

The Physics department is seeking an experimentalist to drive a programme in photonics or ultra-cold atoms. Closing date is 12 Mar. 2010. Find out more.

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Featured News and Events

Physics Department Honours Student Selected for Prestigious Fulbright Award

Jonathon Squire, an honours student in the Physics Department at the University of Otago, Dunedin, has a view of a clean and safe nuclear-powered future and has been recognised as one of the world’s top young scientists. Jonathon will complete a PhD at a leading American university thanks to his selection for a prestigious International Fulbright Science and Technology Award.

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Dr Igor Meglinski - Optical Coherence Tomography News

Dr Igor Meglinski is a Chartered Physicist/Biophysicist with considerable (about 20 years) experience in developing novel optical diagnostic techniques for various bio-medical and industrial applications.

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Gerry Carrington Honoured at EECA Awards

Professor Gerry Carrington was awarded the “Outstanding Contribution to Sustainable Energy” award at the 2009 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) Awards in May this year.

The judging panel noted Gerry’s “reputation as a leader of change based on academic principles, and as an educator of future generations of energy specialists”.

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