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Research overview
Graham is a Senior Research Laboratory Manager in the School of Physics and Astronomy.
Graham's research covers a number of areas in the field of optics. He develops approaches to use light to measure the chemical composition of different objects, especially those sealed behind barriers. He uses lasers to control and manipulate objects ranging from single atoms to micron-scale glass beads, to enable their use in quantum physics investigations. He also scrambles laser beams on rough surfaces and uses the resultant speckle pattern to perform metrology. Finally, he investigates methods of holographic laser beam shaping for a variety of applications.
His work has been recognised by major awards including STEM for Britain and the Museums and Heritage Awards.
More information can be found at https://opticalmanipulationgroup.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Estimating full-field displacement in biological images using deep learning
Warsop, S. J. E. T., Caixeiro , S., Bischoff, M., Kursawe, J., Bruce, G. D. & Wijesinghe, P., 4 Jun 2025, In: npj Artificial Intelligence. 1, 12 p., 6.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Determining intrinsic sensitivity and the role of multiple scattering in speckle metrology
Facchin, M., Khan, S. N., Dholakia, K. & Bruce, G. D., Aug 2024, In: Nature Reviews Physics. 6, 8, p. 500-508Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Harnessing speckle for a sub-femtometre resolved broadband wavemeter and laser stabilization
Metzger, N. K., Spesyvtsev, R., Bruce, G. D., Miller, B., Maker, G. T., Malcolm, G., Mazilu, M. & Dholakia, K., 5 Jun 2017, In: Nature Communications. 8, 8 p., 15610.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Single-atom imaging of fermions in a quantum-gas microscope
Haller, E., Hudson, J., Kelly, A., Cotta, D. A., Peaudecerf, B., Bruce, G. D. & Kuhr, S., Sept 2015, In: Nature Physics. 11, 9, p. 738-742Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Optical hooks
Dholakia, K. & Bruce, G. D., 22 Mar 2019, In: Nature Photonics. 13, p. 229-230 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
Datasets
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Asymmetric longitudinal optical binding force between two identical dielectric particles with electric and magnetic dipolar responses
Duan, X.-Y. (Creator), Bruce, G. D. (Creator), Li, F. (Creator) & Dholakia, K. (Creator), University of St Andrews, 25 Jul 2022
DOI: 10.17630/feba0b63-6ec5-46e0-97e3-da3a90d52006
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Data underpinning "Measurement of variations in gas refractive index with 10^{-9} resolution using laser speckle"
Facchin, M. (Creator), Bruce, G. D. (Creator) & Dholakia, K. (Creator), University of St Andrews, 18 Feb 2022
DOI: 10.17630/f19b1d1f-5064-4575-bad5-a50d15ba2f34, https://doi.org/10.17630/sta/419
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Data Underpinning "To focus-match or not to focus-match inverse spatially offset Raman spectroscopy: a question of light penetration"
Shillito, G. (Creator), McMillan, L. T. (Creator), Bruce, G. D. (Creator) & Dholakia, K. (Creator), University of St Andrews, 4 Mar 2022
DOI: 10.17630/6afe39e2-5988-4c87-bf8a-d6228593364c
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"Is Laser Repetition Rate Important for Two-Photon Light Sheet Microscopy?" (dataset)
Gasparoli, F. M. (Creator), Escobet Montalban, A. (Creator), Early, J. (Creator), Bruce, G. D. (Creator) & Dholakia, K. (Creator), University of St Andrews, 21 Dec 2021
DOI: 10.17630/0b122488-6201-4dba-a41a-bbae2b800670
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Data underpinning High speed determination of laser wavelength using Poincaré descriptors of speckle
O'Donnell, L. (Creator), Dholakia, K. (Creator) & Bruce, G. D. (Creator), University of St Andrews, 2019
DOI: 10.17630/4c8eb422-8204-4a3f-ab84-3630070dff2d
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Projects
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Optical tweezers-confocal microscope: A correlative, ultra-stable, optical tweezers-confocal microscope for high-resolution molecular and cellular mechanobiology
Penedo, C. (PI), Annibale, P. (CoI), Bruce, G. (CoI), Gather, M. (CoI), Guimaraes da Silva, R. (CoI), Melo Czekster, C. (CoI), O'Hagan, D. (CoI), Schwarz-Linek, U. (CoI), Smith, T. K. (CoI), Tilsner, J. (CoI), Varela, J. (CoI) & White, M. (CoI)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
1/08/23 → 31/07/24
Project: Standard
Activities
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Scottish Enterprise SPAC Research & Development workshop
Johnstone, J. (Organiser), Bruce, G. (Participant), Melo Czekster, C. (Participant), Ferreira Fernandes, M. (Participant), Hammond, R. (Participant), Ross, K. (Participant), Shirran, S. (Participant) & Zysman-Colman, E. (Participant)
14 Jan 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organising a workshop, seminar, course
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Physics and Astronomy Christmas Lecture 2025
Lovett, J. (Organiser), Weijmans, A.-M. (Speaker), Krishnan Jagadamma, L. (Participant), Bruce, G. (Participant), Vithanage, D. (Participant), Tosun, S. (Participant), Seo, H. H. (Participant), Vermeiren, S. (Participant), Hunter, R. (Participant), Filippova, O. (Participant), Bakkali, I. (Participant), Sung, D. (Participant), Lovett, B. (Participant), Keeling, J. (Participant), Sinclair, B. (Participant), Yao, Y.-C. (Participant), Rajan, A. (Participant), Kato, M. (Participant), Bhatti, A. (Participant), Appleton, E. I. (Participant), Muddam, R. S. (Participant), Banik, D. (Participant), Bunting, A. (Participant) & Aitken, L. (Participant)
18 Dec 2025Activity: Other activity types › Other
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High-precision laser metrology with speckle generated by integrating spheres
Bruce, G. D. (Invited speaker)
20 Jul 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Attometre-resolved wavelength measurements using speckle
Bruce, G. D. (Speaker)
3 Sept 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Presentation
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Making the most of interference: high-precision laser metrology with speckle
Bruce, G. D. (Invited speaker)
15 Jul 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Prizes
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Museums and Heritage Awards 2024: Highly Commended Restoration or Conservation Project
Gil, M. P. (Recipient), Facchin, M. (Recipient) & Bruce, G. D. (Recipient), 2024
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STEM for Britain 2020 - Silver Award (Physical Sciences)
Bruce, G. D. (Recipient), 9 Mar 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Paper in Best of 2011 Collection
Bruce, G. D. (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)