
Georgios Tsiminis
School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Georgios completed his undergraduate studies at the National Technical University of Athens Greece, with a Major in Applied Physics in 2004. In September of 2005 he completed the MSc in Photonics and Optoelectronic Devices at the University of St Andrews and Heriot-Watt University in Scotland, UK, with distinction. He then joined the Organic Semiconductor Optoelectronics group at the University of St Andrews for his PhD on organic semiconductor lasers. In 2009 he became a research fellow in the same group working on UV-nanoimprint lithography for organic semiconductor lasers as part of the HYPIX project. In October 2011 Georgios joined the Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing at the University of Adelaide in Australia as an ARC Super Science fellow to work on detection of trace quantities of explosives, combining microstructured optical fibers with fluorescence and Raman spectroscopy.Since 2014, Georgios has been a Senior research Fellow with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP) Adelaide University node, working on optical spectroscopy for in-blood vitamin detection and monitoring and cell-line differentiation. In November 2016 Georgios also joined the CRC ORE at Adelaide University to work on optical spectroscopy for mining applications. Georgios is currently a Research Theme Leader for Chemical and Radiation Sensing within IPAS.
My key area of interest is the intersection between optics, photonics and materials science and how they can come together to offer innovative solutions for real world applications.
My education and career have given me a unique combination of skills across a wide range of fields in experimental science including optical sensors, linear and nonlinear spectroscopy, laser design and fabrication, microscopy techniques and the design, fabrication, testing and deployment of optical sensing systems. I have co-authored 41 refereed journal articles, review papers and conference papers that have been cited more than 400 times (h-index: 12). My current research positions aim to apply my expertise in photonics into applications like vitamin sensing in human blood and optical sensing for mining applications.
I am a strong believer in the importance of translating applied science concepts into commercially significant products. In the last few years I have been working to establish industry-funded projects that aim to translate the optical sensors that I have developed in my academic career into field-deployable devices. To this end I have received and managed almost AU$200,000 in funding from independent companies and commercialisation accelerators in Australia to develop optical sensors for specific applications. A number of those devices are currently being used as prototypes in the Australian food industry sector, with targets ranging from objectively measuring the eating quality of meat to real-time monitoring of alcoholic beverage fermentation.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2016 - ongoing University Research Fellow University of Adelaide 2014 - ongoing Research Fellow University of Adelaide 2011 - 2014 ARC Super Science Research Fellow University of Adelaide 2009 - 2011 Research Fellow University of St Andrews -
Language Competencies
Language Competency English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review Greek, Modern (1453-) Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2005 - 2009 University of St Andrews United Kingdom PhD in Physics 2004 - 2005 University of St Andrews United Kingdom MSc in Photonics and Optoelectronic Devices 2004 - 2005 National Technical University of Athens Greece Major in Applied Physics -
Research Interests
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Journals
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2024 de Prinse, T., Moffatt, J., Payten, T., Slattery, T., Rusby, J., Tsiminis, G., . . . Spooner, N. A. (2024). Novel fluorescence analysis for real-time moon mineralogy. In Y. Soskind, & L. E. Busse (Eds.), Photonic Instrumentation Engineering XI Vol. 12893 (pp. 66). Online: SPIE.
DOI2019 Light, P. S., Glover, R. D., Dakka, M. A., Tsiminis, G., Palmer, A. J., Chetty, D., . . . Luiten, A. N. (2019). Towards an Australian Atom-Trap Trace Analysis (ATTA) facility. In A. Mitchell, & H. RubinszteinDunlop (Eds.), Proceedings of SPIE the International Society for Optical Engineering Vol. 11200 (pp. 2 pages). Melbourne, AUSTRALIA: SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING.
DOI2019 Schartner, E., Tsiminis, G., Henderson, M., Hutchinson, M., & Monro, T. (2019). A comparison between multimode tip and suspended core fluorescence optical fibre sensors. In Proceedings 2015 European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics - European Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2015. online: OSA Publishing. 2018 Schartner, E. P., Tsiminis, G., Bekteshi, M., & Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H. (2018). Improved fabrication techniques of extruded simplified hollow core optical fibers for Raman spectroscopy (Conference Presentation). In I. Gannot (Ed.), Optical Fibers and Sensors for Medical Diagnostics and Treatment Applications XVIII (pp. 33). SPIE.
DOI2017 Tsiminis, G., Schartner, E., Brooks, J., & Hutchinson, M. (2017). Measurements of vitamin B12 in human blood serum using resonance Raman spectroscopy. In Proceedings of the 29th IEEE Photonics Conference (pp. 684-685). Waikoloa, HI: IEEE.
DOI Scopus1 WoS22016 Musolino, S., Schartner, E., Tsiminis, G., Salem, A., Monro, T., & Hutchinson, M. (2016). A portable optical fiber probe for in vivo brain temperature measurements. In M. Hutchinson, & E. Goldys (Eds.), Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering Vol. 10013 (pp. 4 pages). Adelaide, AUSTRALIA: SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING.
DOI Scopus3 WoS22016 Tsiminis, G., Schartner, E., Brooks, J., & Hutchinson, M. (2016). Measurements of vitamin B12 in human blood serum using resonance Raman spectroscopy. In M. Hutchinson, & E. Goldys (Eds.), Proceedings of SPIE: SPIE BioPhotonics Australasia Conference Vol. 10013 (pp. 100130M-1-100130M-4). Adelaide, Australia: SPIE.
DOI2016 Tsiminis, G., Schartner, E., Hutchinson, M., & Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H. (2016). Hollow core optical fibres made by glass billet extrusion as sensors for Raman spectroscopy. In M. Hutchinson, & E. Goldys (Eds.), Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering Vol. 10013 (pp. 4 pages). Adelaide, AUSTRALIA: SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING.
DOI2016 Tsiminis, G., Schartner, E., Bekteshi, M., Hutchinson, M., & Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H. (2016). Hollow-core optical fibers made by glass billet extrusion as sensors for raman spectroscopy. In Optics InfoBase Conference Papers Vol. Part F3-ACOFT 2016 (pp. 1-2). online: OSA.
DOI2016 Schartner, E., Tsiminis, G., Henderson, M., Warren-Smith, S., & Monro, T. (2016). Comparison of the fluorescence sensing performance of microstructured optical fibres and multi-mode fibre tips. In Optics InfoBase Conference Papers Vol. Part F3-ACOFT 2016 (pp. 1-2). online: OSA.
DOI2015 Schartner, E. P., Tsiminis, G., Henderson, M. R., Hutchinson, M. R., & Monro, T. M. (2015). A comparison between multimode tip and suspended core fluorescence optical fibre sensors. In Proceedings 2015 European Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics European Quantum Electronics Conference CLEO Europe Eqec 2015. 2015 Schartner, E. P., Tsiminis, G., Henderson, M. R., Hutchinson, M. R., & Monro, T. M. (2015). A comparison between multimode tip and suspended core fluorescence optical fibre sensors. In Optics Infobase Conference Papers. 2014 Warren-Smith, S., Tsiminis, G., Robertson, I., Turnbull, G., Samuel, I., Spooner, N., & Monro, T. (2014). Fabrication of subwavelength surface gratings on exposed-core microstructured optical fibres. In International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. Adelaide, South Australia. 2014 Tsiminis, G., Rowland, K., Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H., Spooner, N., & Monro, T. (2014). Extruded single ring hollow core optical fibers for Raman sensing. In J. LopezHiguera, J. Jones, M. LopezAmo, & J. Santos (Eds.), Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering Vol. 9157 (pp. 915782-1-915782-4). Santander, Spain: SPIE.
DOI Scopus1 WoS22014 Chu, F., Tsiminis, G., Spooner, N., & Monro, T. (2014). Explosives sensing based on suspended core fiber coated with conjugated polymer. In J. LopezHiguera, J. Jones, M. LopezAmo, & J. Santos (Eds.), Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering Vol. 9157 (pp. 915784-1-915784-4). Santander, Spain: SPIE.
DOI2014 Tsiminis, G., Klarić, T., Schartner, E., Warren-Smith, S., Lewis, M., Koblar, S., & Monro, T. (2014). Fibre-optic photochemical stroke: generating and measuring photochemical changes inside the brain. In J. LopezHiguera, J. Jones, M. LopezAmo, & J. Santos (Eds.), Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering Vol. 9157 (pp. 9157D4-1-9157D4-4). Santander, Spain: SPIE.
DOI Scopus12013 Chu, F., Tsiminis, G., Lang, C., Spooner, N., & Monro, T. (2013). Measuring nitroaromatic explosives using polymer-coated microstructured optical fibers. In Australian and New Zealand Conference on Optics and Photonics. Fremantle, W.A.. 2013 Rowland, K., Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H., Afshar Vahid, S., Tsiminis, G., & Monro, T. (2013). Extruded soft glass single-ring hollow core fibres. In Australian and New Zealand Conference on Optics and Photonics. Fremantle, W.A.. 2013 Tsiminis, G., Chu, F., Spooner, N., & Monro, T. (2013). Sensing explosives with suspended core fibers: Identification and quantification using Raman spectroscopy. In Proceedings of SPIE vol 8627 Vol. 8627 (pp. 86270M-1-86270M-7). Online: SPIE.
DOI Scopus12012 Turnbull, G. A., Tsiminis, G., Wang, Y., Kanibolotsky, A. L., Skabara, P. J., & Samuel, I. D. W. (2012). Nanoimprinted resonators for polymer lasers pumped by light-emitting diodes. In F. So, & C. Adachi (Eds.), Organic Light Emitting Materials and Devices XVI, as published in Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 8476 (pp. 847611-1-847611-5). San Diego, CA: SPIE.
DOI2012 Tsiminis, G., Spooner, N., & Monro, T. (2012). Raman detection of hydrogen peroxide in suspended core optical fibers. In Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 8421 (pp. 842181). Beijing, China: SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING.
DOI2012 Tsiminis, G., Ribierre, J., Ruseckas, A., Richards, G., Burn, P., Turnbull, G., & Samuel, I. (2012). Nanosecond two-photon absorption and lasing in fluorene-based organic semiconductors. In Nonlinear Optics Quantum Optics Vol. 43 (pp. 227-238). USA: Old City Publishing, Inc. 2007 Turnbull, G. A., Vasdekis, A. E., Tsiminis, G., & Samuel, I. D. W. (2007). Diode pumped polymer lasers. In Z. H. Kafafi, & F. So (Eds.), Proceedings of SPIE the International Society for Optical Engineering Vol. 6655 (pp. W6550). San Diego, CA: SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING.
DOI Scopus2 WoS22007 Samuel, I. D. W., Vasdekis, A. E., Tsiminis, G., Turnbull, G. A., & Taylor, E. W. (2007). Shrinking Polymer Lasers. In E. W. Taylor, & D. A. Cardimona (Eds.), Proceedings of SPIE the International Society for Optical Engineering Vol. 6713 (pp. 71304). San Diego, CA: SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING.
DOI Scopus1 WoS12007 Vasdekis, A. E., Richardson, S., Tsiminis, G., O'Faolain, L., Krauss, T. F., Turnbull, G. A., & Samuel, I. D. W. (2007). Microstructured polymer lasers: Diode-pumped lasing and extending operation lifetimes. In Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics Europe Technical Digest (pp. 1). IEEE.
DOI2007 Vasdekis, A. E., Tsiminis, G., Amarasinghe, D., Ruseckas, A., Goossens, M., O'Faolain, L., . . . Samuel, I. D. W. (2007). Recent advances in polymer lasers and optical amplifiers. In Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics 2007 CLEO 2007 (pp. 574-+). Baltimore, MD: IEEE.
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Conference Items
Year Citation 2014 Schartner, E., Tsiminis, G., Henderson, M., Hutchinson, M., & Monro, T. (2014). A comparison between multimode tip and suspended core fluorescence optical fibre sensors. Poster session presented at the meeting of Optics InfoBase Conference Papers.
Source | Project title | Dates | Amount received (AU$) |
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Industry contract research | Smart Bung for measurement and analysis of liquids in situ | 2017 | $56,330 |
Industry contract research | Deployable alpha unit for site assessment of milk quality | 2017 | $57,620 |
Industry contract research | Spectral analysis and correlation to accepted melon industry standards | 2017 | $5,000 |
Industry contract research | Meat quality grading sensor/software development | 2016 | $75,550 |
Industry contract research | Spectral analysis and correlation to accepted milk industry standards | 2016 | $5,000 |
IPAS pilot project | Simplified Hollow Core Optical Fibres for Sensing Applications | 2016 | $14,400 |
IPAS pilot project | Rapid phenotyping of human stem cells sub-populations using optical spectroscopy | 2015 | $13,800 |
IPAS Pilot project | Real-time characterisation of photochemically-induced ischaemic damage in a mouse model of subcortical stroke | 2013 | $8,000 |
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Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2019 - 2022 Co-Supervisor New Fluorescence Sensors for Critical Materials Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Thomas Bede Payten 2019 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Real-time Fluorine Mineral Detection using Novel Fluorescence Technology Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Lewis Da Silva Teixeira 2017 - 2020 Co-Supervisor Towards Purely Laser Based Generation and Trapping of Metastable Krypton Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Milad Abou Dakka 2016 - 2019 Co-Supervisor Mechanical and optical characterisation of glass optical fibres for sensing applications Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Mustaf Bekteshi
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Committee Memberships
Date Role Committee Institution Country 2015 - ongoing Member Science Management Commitee Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, University of Adelaide Australia
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