Dr Kristy Vernon
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Biography
Research group: Plasmonic Device Group Dr. Vernon leads a medium-sized research group consisting of herself, 4 postgraduate students and 2 Honours students. Her group collaborately extensively with several groups at QUT as well as groups from CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering and Monash University. Four PhD projects are currently available in the Plasmonic Device Group. Feel free to contact Dr Vernon for more details. Main research areas- Quantum dot coupling to plasmon waveguides
- Second Harmonic Generation from metal nanoparticles
- Plasmon-Graphene interactions
- Metal nano-ring coupling to quantum dots
1) Quantum Dot coupling to plasmon waveguides
- Finite Element Modelling of the interaction of quantum dots with various plasmon waveguides
- Fabrication and excitation of plasmon waveguides
- Coupling of quantum dot films to plasmon waveguides
2) Second Harmonic Generation from metal nanoparticles
- Developing finite difference time domain codes for modelling the nonlinear interaction of light with metallic nanostructures
- Single particle spectroscopy of nanoparticles
3) Plasmon-graphene interactions
- Finite Element Modelling of the interaction of light with metal-graphene hybrids
- Quantum computational modelling (QCM) of closely spaced metal nanoparticles
- Density Functional Theory
4) Metal nano-ring coupling to quantum dots
- Developing finite difference time domain and finite element modelling codes for modelling the interaction of quantum dots with metallic nanostructures
- Fabrication of nano-rings
- Fabrication of nano-ring - quantum dot hybrids
- Single particle spectroscopy of nanoparticles
Grants:Over $2.5M in research funding has been received since 2011. Selected grants below
- 2013-2020: Australia Solar Thermal Research iniative. Au$2.3M
- 2013-2016: AOARD: UV Nano-lights: Nonlinear quantum dot-plasmon coupling. Au$170K
- 2011-2013: ARC Discovery project: Boolean Plasmonics - the Design of Nano-optical Logic gates, Australian Research Council (ARC). Amount: Aus $375,000.
Some Awards and recognitions
- 2012 Recipient of the Vice-Chancellor’s Performance Fund Award, QUT
- 2011 Queensland Young Tall Poppy Science Award
- 2011 ARC Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship, ARC
- 2007 Fulbright Postgraduate Award, UC Berkeley
Career history
- 2014- present: Senior Lecturer, School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology
- 2011- present: ARC Postdoctoral Fellow
- 2011-2014: Lecturer, School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineerig, QUT
- 2008-2010: OCE Postdoctoral Fellow: CSIRO, Materials Science and Engineering
Personal details
Keywords
metal nanostructures, plasmons, quantum dots, sensing, waveguiding
Discipline
Optical Physics, Materials Engineering, Nanotechnology
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD (Queensland University of Technology)
- Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice (Queensland University of Technology)
Professional memberships and associations
Australian Institute of Physics and Editor of Advanced Device Materials
Teaching
Vice Chancellor's Performance Award for Course Development 2012
Unit co-ordinator for Mathematical Methods in Physics (PVB202) 2014-2015
Unit co-ordinator of Physics Research (PVB304) 2015
Unit co-ordinator for Mathematical Methods in Physics (PVB202) 2014-2015
Unit co-ordinator of Physics Research (PVB304) 2015
Experience
National Science Week Star Optica Organiser, 2012
Member of StepUp
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Selected publications
- Vernon K, Funston A, Novo C, Gomez D, Mulvaney P, Davis T, (2010) Influence of particle-substrate interaction on localized plasmon resonances, Nano Letters, 10 (6), pp. 2080-2086.
- Hettiarachchige C, Vernon K, Funston A, Cheng H, Eftekhari F, Davis T, (2015) Excitation of bound plasmons along nanoscale stripe waveguides: a comparison of end and grating coupling techniques, Optics Express, 23 (8), pp. 10188-10197.
- Mcleod A, Vernon K, Rider A, Ostrikov K, (2014) Optical coupling of gold nanoparticles on vertical graphenes to maximize SERS response, Optics Letters, 39 (8), pp. 2334-2337.
- Notarianni M, Vernon K, Chou A, Aljada M, Liu J, Motta N, (2014) Plasmonic effect of gold nanoparticles in organic solar cells, Solar Energy, 106, pp. 23-37.
- Funston A, Gomez D, Karg M, Vernon K, Davis T, Mulvaney P, (2013) Aligned linear arrays of crystalline nanoparticles, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 4 (12), pp. 1994-2001.
- Gomez D, Vernon K, Mulvaney P, Davis T, (2010) Coherent superposition of exciton states in quantum dots induced by surface plasmons, Applied Physics Letters, 96 (7), pp. 1-3.
- Vernon K, Davis T, Scholes F, Gomez D, Lau D, (2010) Physical mechanisms behind the SERS enhancement of pyramidal pit substrates, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 41 (10), pp. 1106-1111.
- Davis T, Gomez D, Vernon K, (2010) Simple model for the hybridization of surface plasmon resonances in metallic nanoparticles, Nano Letters, 10 (7), pp. 2618-2625.
- Gomez D, Vernon K, Mulvaney P, Davis T, (2010) Surface plasmon mediated strong exciton-photon coupling in semiconductor nanocrystals, Nano Letters, 10 (1), pp. 274-278.
- Davis T, Vernon K, Gomez D, (2009) Designing plasmonic systems using optical coupling between nanoparticles, Physical Review B, 79 (15), pp. 1-10.
QUT ePrints
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Awards
- Type
- Keynote Speaker/Expert Panel Member/Invited Speaker for a Conference
- Reference year
- 2014
- Details
- Invited speaker at AIP2014
- Type
- Editorial Role for an Academic Journal
- Reference year
- 2014
- Details
- Editorial board
- Type
- Recipient of a Nationally Competitive Research Fellowship
- Reference year
- 2011
- Details
- Fellowship Type: ARC Principal Research FellowshipDP110101454, APD (2011-2013)"Boolean plasmonics: the design of nano-optical logic gates"$375,000
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2011
- Details
- Young Tall Poppy Science Award
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2007
- Details
- Fulbright Postgraduate Award - scholarship to study and undertake research at the University of California, Berkeley
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2014
- Details
- Australian Optical Society Postgraduate Award
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2014
- Details
- University Medal
Selected research projects
- Title
- Boolean Plasmonics: The Design of Nano-Optical Logic Gates
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP110101454
- Start year
- 2011
- Keywords
- Plasmon Waveguide; Quantum Dot; Lithography; Logic Gate
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.