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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. |
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Otto Muskens taught problem classes(120 hours per year) in Quantum Mechanics I, Thermal and Statistical Physics, Solid State Physics, and Coherent Optics (all 2nd year Physics course), for 3 years from 2000-2003 at the University of Utrecht.
Daily guidance of research projects:
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)
2005-2006
J. Treffers, T. Rumke (Master experimental physics 42 weeks)
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)
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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
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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