Professor Trevor Smith is a spectroscopist in the School of Chemistry at the University of Melbourne, and a leader of the Ultrafast and Microspectroscopy Laboratories.
A Chief Investigator in Exciton Science, Trevor's primary interests are the development of super-resolution optical imaging methods and the use of ultrafast laser spectroscopy and time-resolved microscopy to study fast chemical processes, including energy transfer, electron transfer and excitons in polymers, nanocrystals and other materials.
Trevor is currently seeking students to conduct projects in:
- Exciton logic, based on timed multiple ultrafast laser pulse sequences;
- Alignment of nanorods - microspectroscopic studies of preferentially aligned molecules and nanoparticles;
- Mechnico-optical piezoelectrics;
- Time-resolved super-resolution optical microscopy of excitonic materials;
- Quantum battery - ultrafast laser spectroscopy of polaritonic systems (with James Quach at CSIRO and Exciton Science's James Hutchison).
International Research Training Group
Trevor is also seeking students to participate in joint PhDs between the University of Melbourne and the University of Bayreuth in Germany.
For more information, go to: https://excitonscience.com/phd-scholarships-optoelectronic-semiconductors
How to enquire and apply
To read more about Trevor's career, go to: https://excitonscience.com/users/prof-trevor-smith or https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/12855-trevor-smith
To contact Trevor directly about research opportunities, email trevoras@unimelb.edu.au
For general information about scholarships available through the University of Melbourne, go to: https://science.unimelb.edu.au/study/scholarships
For specific enquiries about scholarships and stipends available through Exciton Science, contact info@excitonscience.com
Trevor (far left) and the members of the Ultrafast and Microspectroscopy Group at the University of Melbourne in 2021.
