Peter Reece is an Associate Professor with the Department of Condensed Matter Physics in the School of Physics at UNSW. His research is primarily focused on experimental optical spectroscopy and microscopy techniques and their application to the study photonic and optoelectronic materials and devices. Specific areas of expertise include, optical trapping and manipulation of nanoparticles, optical biosensing, novel photovoltaics, and silicon...view more
Peter Reece is an Associate Professor with the Department of Condensed Matter Physics in the School of Physics at UNSW. His research is primarily focused on experimental optical spectroscopy and microscopy techniques and their application to the study photonic and optoelectronic materials and devices. Specific areas of expertise include, optical trapping and manipulation of nanoparticles, optical biosensing, novel photovoltaics, and silicon photonics.
My Qualifications
- BSc Hons 1 (Medical Physics), UNSW (1998)
- PhD (Physics), UNSW (2005)
My Research Activities
- Optical trapping and micromanipulation of nanoparticles and nanowires
- Nanoscale quantum sensing with nanodiamond
- Plasmonics-based optical biosensing and imaging
- Silicon nanophotonics / microphotonics
- Optical properties of semiconductor materials and devices
- Imaging and sensing through multimode fibre
- Thermoradiative power generation
You can find out more about our current research projects:
https://www.unsw.edu.au/science/our-schools/physics/our-research/our-projects/peter-reece-research-projects
My Engagement
- Director of Teaching (Physics)
- Radiation Safety Committee (presiding member) (UNSW).
- Health and Safety Committee (academic representative) (Physics).
My Teaching
SUBJECTS TAUGHT:
- PHYS2114 Electromagnetism
- PHYS3114 Electrodynamics
- PHYS3117 Physics Laboratory
- PHYS2111 Quantum Physics
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4852-3735