Scientist scoops Royal Academy of Engineering Fellowship

A physicist at Imperial College London who works with lasers is among 7 researchers who received the Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering. Dr Edmund Kelleher of the Department of Physics is being recognised for his outstanding contribution to engineering and his work in next generation short-pulse visible and ultraviolet light lasers. He comments: " I feel very proud to have won one of these prestigious and highly competitive fellowships. Being awarded a RAE Fellowship is a great from the scientific community that the work I have done and the programme of research I will pursue is exciting and relevant, and most importantly making a difference." Visible light lasers are used in a variety of applications, including very precise measurements and medical technology. For example, clinicians often use laser light to diagnose and treat diseases like gum disease and glaucoma. However, current laser sources have room to grow - by shrinking. "Current laser sources are in need of improvement as they often require complicated, expensive and inefficient set-ups.