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Personal details
Dr. O. L. (Otto) Muskens
Quantum Light and Matter Group
School of Physics and Astronomy
Highfield, SO17 1BJ
Southampton
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 23 8059 3911
Fax: +44 23 8059 3910
E-mail: o.muskens at soton.ac.uk
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| 2000 – 2004 |
PhD in Experimental Physics (cum laude),
University of Utrecht,
Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, Utrecht, Netherlands.
High-Amplitude, Ultrashort Strain Solitons in Solids
Promotor: prof. dr. J. I. Dijkhuis, March 22, 2004.
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| 1994 – 1999 |
Doctoraal (MSc) in Experimental Physics, University of Utrecht,
Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Optical properties and radiative emission from gold nanoparticles
Majors: Condensed Matter Physics, Theoretical Physics. |
| 2009 – |
Lecturer, Quantum Light and Matter Group
School of Physics, University of Southampton,
Southampton, United Kingdom.
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| 2007 – 2008 |
Post-doctoral research project,
Center for Nanophotonics, FOM-Institute AMOLF,
Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Transport of classical and quantum light in complex media,
Group leader: prof. dr. A. Lagendijk |
| 2005 – 2006 |
Post-doctoral Research Project,
FOM-Institute AMOLF & Philips Research,
Eindhoven, Netherlands.
Optics of semiconductor nanowires and plasmonic nanoantennas,
Group leader: dr. J. Gómez Rivas. |
| 2004 – 2005 |
Post-doctoral Research Project,
CNRS & Université Bordeaux,
Bordeaux, France.
Optical properties and ultrafast spectroscopy of single nano-objects,
Group leader: prof. dr. F. Vallée. |
Teaching
2009-2010
Physics Skills II (1st year laboratory), Physics from Evidence II (3rd year laboratory), Dissertations, MPhys projects, University of Southampton
2000-2003
Problem classes (120 hours per year) in Quantum Mechanics I, Thermal and Statistical Physics, Solid State Physics, and Coherent Optics (2nd year) at the University of Utrecht.
Daily guidance of research projects
2009-2010
M. Abb (PhD student)
N. Fairbairn (PhD student)
S. Kneller, N. Langford, M. Fowler, P. Venn (Master experimental physics MPhys)
2007-2008
R. El Dardiry (Master experimental physics 42 weeks)
P. Scalia (PhD student)
R. El Dardiry (PhD student)
F. Eerkens (FOM school teacher project, 1 day/week for 42 weeks)
2005-2006
J. Treffers, T. Rumke (Master experimental physics 42 weeks)
2001-2004
V. Mohammedkhani, G. Katgert, I Bosveld (Undergraduate experimental physics 12 weeks)
E. Hesselink, S. Purushotoman (Master experimental physics 42 weeks)
H.G. Meijer (Master's theoretical physics 24 weeks) |
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First prize of the Dutch Physical Society journal ‘Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Natuurkunde’ for the best popularized article based on PhD-thesis, 2005
Highest distinction cum laude for PhD thesis, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2004
2009-2010
PI on EPSRC PhD studentship (DTA) ‘Optical microscopy of energy harvesting and transport in nanomaterials’ (£44,400)
PI on University of Southampton Adventure in Research Grant ‘Interfacing electronics and photonics on a single chip using plasmonic nanoantennas’ (£26,650)
PI on EPSRC First Grant ‘A nonlinear plasmonic antenna switch as building block for ultracompact photonic devices’ (£125,000)
PI on EPSRC PhD studentship (DTA) ‘Development of new single nanoparticle biosensing techniques for use in live cells’ (£44,400)
PI on Royal Society Research Grant ‘Quantitative absorption spectroscopy of single semiconductor nanocrystals: toward efficient solar energy conversion’ (£15,000)
PI on SEPnet PhD studentship grant ‘Integration of plasmonic nanoantennas with silicon photonics’, awarded April 2009 (£42,000)
FOM-Postdoc fellowship, AMOLF, The Netherlands, 2005
CNRS-Postdoc fellowship, Université Bordeaux, France, 2004
FOM-PhD fellowship, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2000 |
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O.L. Muskens, J. Gómez Rivas, E.M.H.P. van Dijk, and D.J.W. Klunder, Particle Plasmon Sensor Based on Resonant Metal Particle Arrays with Single Wavelength Readout, European Patent 07301304 (2007) |
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Known languages: Dutch (mother tongue), English (fluent), French, German (good).
Participant of one-week ‘Nyenrode Management Training’, facilitated by FOM.
Referee for Physical Review Letters, Physical Review B, Nano Letters, Optics Letters, Optics Express, Optics Communications. |
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