Thorsten Ackemann coordinates MSCA-European Training Network ColOpt (Collective Effects and Optomechanics in Ultra-cold Matter)
Andrew MacKellar won first prize at the SUPA Student Poster Competition 2016 for his poster on “Phase-contrast interferometry: Single-shot, phase insensitive readout of an atom interferometer.” Further details of this prestigious prize can be found at the SUPA website, where Andrew is quoted as saying “I feel incredibly fortunate… to work in such an exciting line of work with such ridiculously skilled people.”
Observation of self-organized hexagons via optomechanically nonlinearities reported in Nature Photonics, see News Release and coverage in Optics & Photonics News.
“Kinetic Theory for Transverse Optomechanical Instabilities” published in Physical Review Letters.
Invited talk: Vertical-cavity external surface-emitting lasers – An overview and specific aspects. Coherent Engineering Seminar, Coherent Inc., Santa Clara, CA, USA, Aug 12, 2011