T he work we undertake in the OSC sees regular short and long-term collaboration with partners from within the University, across Scotland and the U.K. as well as internationally.

Academic Collaborations

Australia

      • Macquarie University, Prof. Graham Town, (Department of Electronics)
      • University of Queensland, Prof. Paul Burn, (School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences)

Belgium

      • University of Mons, Prof. David Beljonne, (Laboratory for Chemistry of Novel Materials)

Brazil

      • Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Dr Cesar V. Franco, (Depto. de Quimica)

Germany

      • University of Regensburg, Prof. John Lupton, (Department of Physics)
      • University of Wuppertal, Prof. Ulrich Scherf, (Department of Chemistry)

Italy

      • University of Palermo, Prof. Claudio Cali & Salvatore Gambino, (Optoelectronics and Laser Technologies Research Group)
      • ENEA Faenza, Dr Francesco Antolini, (Technical Unit of Material Technologies)

Spain

      • Institute of Physical Chemistry, Dr Angel Costela Gonzalez & Marta Alvarez, (Instituto de Quimica-Fisica "Rocasolano")

United Kingdom

      • University of St Andrews, Bute Medical School, Prof. Herrington
      • Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, Prof. James Ferguson, (Department of Dermatology)
      • St Andrews Laboratory for Microfabrication of Nanostructures (SALMON), Prof. Thomas Krauss
      • St Andrews Centre for Advanced Materials, Prof. John Irvine
      • St Andrews Photonics Innovation Centre, Prof. Malcom Dunn
      • University of Oxford, Prof. Andrew Briggs and Dr Hazel Assender, (Department of Materials)
      • University of Exeter, Prof. Bill Barnes, (School of Physics)
      • University of Wales, Bangor, Prof. Alan Shore, (School of Informatics)
      • Imperial College London, Prof. Donal Bradley, (Department of Physics)
      • University of St Andrews, Prof. Neville Richardson, (School of Chemistry)
      • University of St Andrews, Dr Wuzong Zhou, (School of Chemistry)
      • University of Strathclyde, Prof. Peter Skabara, (Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry)
      • Heriot Watt University, Prof. Ian Galbraith, (School of EPS - Physics Department)
      • University of Glasgow, Dr Graeme Cooke, (Department of Chemistry)

United States of America

      • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Prof. Dick Schrock, (Department of Chemistry)
      • Bowdoin College Maine, Prof. Ron Christensen, (Department of Chemistry)
      • University of California, Santa Barbara, Prof. Alan J. Heeger, (Physics Department)
      • University of Massachusetts, Prof. Vince Rotello, (Department of Chemistry)

Industrial Collaborations

We also work with a number of companies to commercialise work from the OSC or to undertake industrial research utilising the skills and expertise that the OSC can provide.