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Starburst Jeremy O'Brien - Brief CV

Starburst Academic History

2008-present Professor of Physics & Electrical Engineering, University of Bristol
2011 Visiting Professor University of Sydney
2009 Visiting Professor & Japan Society for Promotion of Science Fellow, Osaka University
2008 Visiting Professor & International Visiting Research Fellow, University of Sydney
2008 Visiting Professor, University of Nice
2007-2008 Reader, University of Bristol
2006-2007 Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol
2005-2006 Senior Research Fellow, University of Queensland
2005 JSPS-Australian Academy of Science Visiting Fellow, Hokkaido University
2003-2005 Research Fellow, University of Queensland
2001-2003 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Queensland
1998-2001 PhD in Physics, University of New South Wales
1994-1997 Bachelor of Science, Hons. Class I, UNSW/Univ. of Western Australia

Starburst Selected Recent Prizes, Awards and Fellowships

2011 Fellow of the American Physical Society
For his seminal contributions to quantum optics, in particular for founding contributions to field of integrated quantum photonics and its applications to quantum information processing and quantum metrology
2011 Elected to Global Young Academy
2011 Daiwa Adrian Prize
2010 The 2010 Optical Society of America Adolph Lomb Medal
For seminal contributions to quantum optics, optical quantum metrology and quantum information through the foundation of the field of integrated quantum photonics
2010 The 2010 Institute of Physics Moseley Medal
For his outstanding contributions to experimental quantum optics and quantum information science and in particular for pioneering the field of integrated quantum photonics.
2010 The 2010 International Union of Pure and Applied Physics Prize in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
For originating the field of integrated quantum photonics as well as pioneering contributions to quantum information, measurement and metrology.
2010 Fellow of the Institute of Physics
2009 The 2009 European Quantum Information Young Investigator Award
For his pioneering contributions to optical quantum information processing and quantum measurement.
2009 Royal Society Wolfson Merit Award
2009 European Research Council Starting Grant Award
2008 The 2008 IET Global Award for Emerging Technology
For integrated quantum photonics
2007 Philip Leverhulme Prize
2007 Board of Editors Scientific America 50
For outstanding technological leadership
2007 EPSRC Challenging Engineering Award
2006 The 2006 Cavendish Medal & Ogden Prize
2006 Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation Award
2005 ARC Centre of Excellence Senior Research Fellowship
(equivalent of EPSRC Adv. Fellow/CAF)