News and Events
Biophotonics research activites recognised by international community. Dr Igor Meglinski at the Jack Dodd Centre for Quantum Technology has been invited to be a Node Leader and to represent New Zealand in the Biophotonics4Life Worldwide Consortium (BP4L). Biophotonics is an emerging multidisciplinary research area, embracing all light-based technologies applied to the life sciences and medicine. The overall aim of the consortium is to translate the knowledge of research institutions into innovative products and services by means of a close collaboration between industry and clinical users. BP4L is comprised of Node Leaders who are at the forefront of Biophotonics research and represent the breadth of the discipline. BP4L connects nodes of biophotonics researchers, educators, organizations, companies, and other enthusiasts to better harness global talent and resources and focus them on the most important end-user needs.
Otago Scientists make quantum leap in capturing atom. University of Otago Physicists are the first in the world to consistently isolate and capture a single atom - and the first to take its photograph. Their discovery has defied accepted science and might help turn the building blocks of life into ultrafast quantum-logic computers, which are still being developed. Mikkel Andersen, Tzahi Grunszweig, Andrew Hilliard and Matt McGovern started work on the project three years ago. More information can be found at Nature and the Otago Daily Times
Jevon Longdell Captures the limelight: Otago Physicist, Jevon Longdell, together with members of an Australian national University-led team, made the cover of this week's Nature (24th June) with a paper describing their work creating the world's most efficient quantum memory for light - an essential step toward the development of a quantum computer. Jevon is a lecturer in physics and a member of the Jack Dodd Centre for Quantum Technology. More information can be found at Nature and the Otago Daily Times.
The 5th Annual Dodd-Wall Centre Symposium took place on the 9th Feb 2011
JDC: Mentor Visit to China Lifts NZ's Physics Profile
New Zealand's international science profile was raised during a recent economic forum meeting in China, University of Otago physicist Dr David Hutchinson says.
Read more in the Otago Daily Times.
JDC: Work of Ashton Bradley features on Radio New Zealand's changing worlds programme
Spontaneous vortices observed in Bose Einstein Condensates help physicists understand the Universe's earliest moments. (duration: 13′05″)
JDC doctoral student awarded top achiever scholarship
University of Otago postgraduate students Chelsea Goulton and Danny Baillie have at least two reasons for feeling lucky after being awarded lucrative top-achiever doctoral scholarships.
Colder than Cold
On the 5th and 6th of July the Jack Dodd Centre ran the "Colder than Cold" stand at the University of Otago Open Day for the New Zealand International Science Festival. In an endeavor to convey our fascination with the ultra-cold, the Jack Dodd team used liquid nitrogen to make ultra-creamy ice cream and demonstrate the interesting properties of cold objects. Photos and a reproduction of a related newspaper article can be found here.
(Jul 08)
Graduate student symposium
On the 24th of June the Jack Dodd Centre ran a graduate student symposium to highlight the centre research. The symposium was held in the Commerce building... find out more here.
(Jun 08)
Paul Callaghan Presents... Episode 5
Leading science communicator and internationally renowned physicist, Professor Paul Callaghan is on a mission -: to try to save New Zealand from a poor future. Episode five of his documentary features our very own Andrew Wilson. See the footage online here(2008)
The Jack Dodd Centre welcomes two new Research Fellows
Drs. Ashton Bradley and Callum McKenzie have joined the ultra-cold atom theory and experimental programmes at Otago. We welcome them here.(Jun 08)