Khansa’s paper on organic solar cells has finally come out.  Khansa was able to show by  resonance Raman spectroscopy and time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) that PM6 undergoes substantial photo-oxidation—specifically sulfur oxidation—resulting in energy level shifts, the formation of trap states, and molecular aggregation.  Thus degraded cell perfomance.  She was also able to compare rates […]

Farewell and best wishes to Amir who submitted his PhD earlier this month.  Amir is looking to work in UAE and is finishing up papers from his work with us.

Congratulations to Jervee Punzalan on the publication of our latest paper in Applied Food Research. This work represents an important contribution to the processing of semi-refined flaxseed extracts.  With pulsed electric field technology being an important new method in improving value add to this plant-based food stuff. Full citation: Punzalan, J. M.; Hartono, P.; Fraser-Miller, […]

Hello, I’m Lisa. After years of study at the University of Otago, I’ve finally reached the stage of beginning my PhD! Over the past two years, I’ve been part of the group using various spectroscopy techniques to analyse samples, including microplastics and forensic hair. I am very happy to be back in the group and […]

Keith recently gave a keynote at the Australia – New Zealand Ultrafast Spectroscopy Symposium in Brisbane at University of Queensland (Feb 5, 2026). Keith’s talk was entitled:  Crafting long-lived excited states; potential in photocatalysis of hydrogen From the website:

Congratulations to Jervee Punzalan on the publication of our latest paper in Food Chemistry. This work represents an important contribution to understanding how germination conditions influence the structure and digestibility of oat proteins. Full citation: Bagarinao, N. C.; Punzalan, J.; King, J.; Leong, S. Y.; Agyei, D.; Gordon, K.; Sutton, K.; Oey, I. Effects of […]

I am Saniga Cliance from India, and I recently began my PhD at the University of Otago. My research focuses on developing spectroscopic methods to study the structure of plant proteins. I completed my bachelor’s degree in India and earned my master’s degree from the University of Debrecen in Hungary. Outside of academics, I enjoy […]