Louise Bradley
| Professor Louise Bradley | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ireland |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Irish |
| 🎓 Alma mater | University College DublinTrinity College Dublin |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 🏅 Awards | Fellow of Trinity College Dublin (2009), SPIE Women in Optics Highlight (2017) |
Louise Bradley is an Irish physicist and academic, currently Professor of Photonics at the School of Physics, Trinity College Dublin.[1] Her research focuses on photonics, nonlinear optics, and light-matter interactions in nanostructured materials. She is a Principal Investigator at the Irish Photonic Integration Centre (IPIC) and has received multiple honours for her contributions to research and science education.[2][3]
Education
Bradley earned a BSc (First Class Honours) in Experimental Physics from University College Dublin in 1992. She received both a Forbairt Research Award and a Trinity College Dublin Postgraduate Scholarship to pursue graduate studies at Trinity College Dublin, where she completed her MSc in Physics in 1994.[4] She was awarded a Ph.D. in 1998 for research on nonlinear optical processes in semiconductor microcavity systems, under the supervision of Professor John Hegarty.[2]
Career
From 1998 to 1999, Bradley worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at Trinity College Dublin..[3] She held a permanent lectureship at the Institute of Technology, Tallaght (now TU Dublin), from 1999 to December 2000. In 2000, she joined the School of Physics at TCD as a lecturer.[4] She was later promoted to Assistant Professor, then Senior Lecturer, and was elected Fellow of Trinity College in 2009. She became an Associate Professor and was promoted to Professor of Photonics in 2016, and then Professor of Photonics in 2024.[3][4] Bradley is also a Principal Investigator at IPIC, the Irish Photonic Integration Centre.[2]
Awards and Honours
- 1992 – Basic Forbairt Research Award for Fundamental Physics[4]
- 1992 – Trinity College Dublin Postgraduate Scholarship[4]
- 2009 – Elected Fellow of Trinity College Dublin[1]
- 2013 – Nominated for Trinity’s Excellence in Teaching Award[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Dublin, Trinity College. "Academic - School of Physics | Trinity College Dublin". www.tcd.ie. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Louise Bradley". IPIC. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Louise Bradley'Trinity Research - Trinity College Dublin". www.tcd.ie. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Louise Bradley". Amber Centre. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
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