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.