Precision Measurement: A one-day conference by the University of Glasgow

Measurement is perhaps the most fundamental scientific capability and underpins all scientific advances. This multi-disciplinary one-day conference will cover all aspects of precision measurement across all physical domains, highlighting the fundamental commonality of techniques and challenges in precision measurement; ranging from electromagnetic and optical measurement, through chemical sensing to gravity measurement.

Submissions are invited in a broad range of topics, including, but not restricted to:

• Precision Measurement in acoustic, chemical, optical, time/frequency, space, electromagnetic, gravity domains
• Quantum measurement
• Multi-domain and cross-domain measurement
• Precision measurement in challenging environments
• Noise, error and uncertainty in measurement
• Signal processing for precision measurement
• Inversion problems in measurement

Presenters should submit a title, author list and 30-word abstract. Please highlight the presenting author and whether a poster or oral presentation is preferred.

Programme

08.30-09.00

Registration & refreshments

09.00-09.10

Andy Harvey, Director of CDT Integrative Sensing & Measurement & Chair of Experimental Physics, University of Glasgow

09.10-09.30

Precision Interferometers

Henry Ward, School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Glasgow

09.30-09.50

Precision Measurement in Astronomy

Colin Cunningham, Royal Observatory, Edinburgh

09.50-10.10

Super-resolution, Multi-dimensional Microscopy for Cellular Imaging

Paul Dalgarno, Institute of Biological Chemistry, Biophysics & Bioengineering, Heriott Watt University

10.10-10.55

Refreshments & Networking

10.55-11.15

Quantum position measurement - beating the classical limit

Ermes Toninelli, School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Glasgow

11.15-11.35

Feature Detection and Classification in Noisy Data

Ik Siong Heng, School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Glasgow

11.35-11.55

3D Microscopy

Guillem Carles, School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Glasgow

11.55-12.15

Quantitative Thermal Scanning Microscopy

Jonathan Weaver, School of Engineering, University of Glasgow

12.15-12.35

Developing a Field Prototype Precision Gravimeter

Giles Hammond, School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Glasgow

12.35-13.40

Lunch - Room 526, James Watt South

13.40 – 13.55

Counting Single Electrons Towards a Current Standard

Douglas Paul, School of Engineering, University of Glasgow

13.55–14.15

Using Precision Frequency Metrology to Understand Sources of Decoherence in Solid State Quantum Circuits

Tobias Lindstrom, National Physical Laboratory

14.15-14.35

SPAD LIDAR on a Chip for Distance Measurement

Robert Henderson, CMOS Sensors & Systems Group, University of Edinburgh

14.35-14.55

Picosecond Timing with the Radio Frequency Photomultiplier

John Annand, School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Glasgow

14.55-15.15

A Measure of Success

Ian Reid, CENSIS, CEO

15.15-15.45

Refreshments & Networking

15.45-16.05

Retrodiction: a Bayesian Approach to Poisson Noise and Precision in Image Analysis

Fiona Speirits, School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Glasgow

16.05-16.25

High Resolution Mass Spectrometry: A Tool for Intra-Molecular Isotope Distribution Measurements

Matthieu Clog, SUERC

16.25-16.45

Analytical Electron Microscopy Characterisation and Measurement of Advanced Materials

Donald MacLaren, School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Glasgow

16.45-17.00

Closing remarks

Andy Harvey

For further information about the ISM Centre for Doctoral Training please visit: http://cdt-ism.org/

If you have any questions please contact: jennifer.mcarthur@glasgow.ac.uk