Prof Jonathan Leach

Jonathan joined Heriot-Watt University in the autumn of 2012 to establish a world-class research program in experimental quantum optics. His research interests are in developing new classical and quantum optics techniques to solve problems in information science, optical sensing and imaging.  

Prior to joining Heriot-Watt, Jonathan was a senior research associate in the Quantum Photonics group at the University of Ottawa, Canada.   He worked closely with Prof. Robert Boyd, the Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC), to develop the research program in nanophotonics methods for quantum nonlinear optics. Before this position in Canada, Jonathan was a postdoctoral researcher in the Optics Group at the University of Glasgow, UK.  

On completion of his PhD, obtained from the University of Glasgow, Jonathan worked to integrate the fields of optical trapping and microfluidics to develop ultra-senstive sensors. He also has industrial experience from his work with Lumerical Inc, a world-leading nano-photonic design software company. Jonathan started his undergraduate work at the University of Manchester and then moved to study at the University of Glasgow, where he obtained an MSci in Physics.