The Cavendish Laboratory 2008

1. The Cavendish Laboratory 2008 Current Research and Future Development

2. The Cavendish Laboratory The policy of the Department is to maintain a very powerful core of fundamental physics in all its diversity supported by theory. The Department encourages applied and collaborative research in response to the evolution of the basic disciplines and the interests of the staff. Physics is what Physicists do. Physics is extensive. Among the new developments are initiatives in the Physics of Biology, Medicine and the Life Sciences.

4. Physics of Medicine Physics of Medicine is a new initiative led by the Cavendish. It will create an environment where researchers can freely mix, discuss and share ideas at the interface of the physical sciences, technology, life sciences and clinical research.

9. Staff and Research Student Numbers

12. Research Grant Expenditure

13. Research Grant Income

14. The Research Groups

15. The Research Groups Research is divided into 12 Groups

16. Astrophysics The research programmes of the Astrophysics group are centred on four major areas, each linked to instrumental programmes at the cutting edge of astronomical technology.

17. Astrophysics

18. Detector Physics The Detector Physics Group runs a major facility for designing, manufacturing and testing a new generation of superconducting detectors for astrophysics and the applied sciences.

19. Atomic, Mesoscopic and Optical Physics The Atomic, Mesoscopic and Optical Physics group studies quantum aspects of condensed matter; from Bose-Einstein condensates to semiconductor quantum dots.

20. Biological and Soft Systems The 21st Century promises a major expansion at the interface of physics with the life sciences. The Biological and Soft Systems group is pursuing this kind of multidisciplinary research.

21. Biological and Soft Systems

22. Inference The Inference Group is involved in a wide range of projects in the general area of machine learning and information theory. From the optimisation of error-correcting codes to automated strategies for Go.

23. Nanophotonics In Nanophotonics, new materials are constructed in which atoms are arranged in sophisticated ways on the nanometre scale. These meta-materials often display new properties not observed in the constituents.

24. High Energy Physics The High Energy Physics group�s research is based on experiments a high energy particle accelerators, with group members making up part of several international collaborations.

25. High Energy Physics

26. Opto and Microelectronics The Optoelectronics group carries out fundamental physics studies in different aspects of organic semiconductor materials; long-chain molecules made from conjugated units such as benzene.

27. Opto and Microelectronics

28. Quantum Matter The Shoenberg Laboratory for Quantum Matter studies matter under extreme conditions using advanced experimental techniques and very low temperatures, high magnetic fields and high pressures.

29. Quantum Matter

30. Semiconductor Physics The Semiconductor Physics group explores and develops new physics using state-of-the-art semiconductor device fabrication technology, particularly in new types of nanostructures.

31. Semiconductor Physics

32. Surface, Microstructure and Fracture The Surface, Microstructure and Fracture group studies surface physics, microstructure, fracture and microscopy, as well as dynamical material testing and high-speed photography.

33. Theory of Condensed Matter The Theory of Condensed Matter group constantly evolves to address new theoretical challenges, some of which arise from novel experiments performed in the Cavendish and elsewhere.

34. The Department

35. Teaching Training future generations of physical scientists continues to be a central pillar of the Cavendish�s programme. The Laboratory attracts large numbers of the brightest young scientists from the UK and overseas at both undergraduate and graduate levels.

36. Teaching

37. Undergraduate Teaching

39. Development Physics is a living and dynamic discipline, which continues to expand in intellectual depth and breadth. Particularly significant are the many cross-linkages with other departments, notably the physics of biology, medicine and the life sciences. These ground-breaking developments require new investment in infrastructure.

40. Development The University has recognised that it is essential to rebuild the Laboratory to match the new requirements of the research and teaching programmes. Specifically: The present buildings, constructed in 1974, are no longer appropriate for the current programme or, in light of new interdisciplinary collaborations and new investigative techniques, for the future direction of research at the Cavendish. The provision of state-of-the-art laboratories, offices and supporting infrastructure, including scientific computing, with all the advantages of modern design, will enable the Cavendish to maintain and enhance its contribution to physics at the international level. The reconstruction of the Laboratory will complement the University's ambitious plans for a major contemporary science complex on the West Cambridge site.

41. Outreach Educational Outreach to the broader community, particularly young people, is an essential part of the work of the Laboratory. The Educational Outreach Office has the prime objective of stimulating interest in physics amongst 11-19 year-olds.

42. Outreach

43. Contacts The Cavendish Laboratory JJ Thomson Avenue Cambridge CB3 0HE, UK Tel: +44 (0) 1223 337 200 Fax: +44 (0) 1223 363 263 Email: hod@phy.cam.ac.uk Web: www.phy.cam.ac.uk Head of Department Prof. Peter Littlewood Tel: +44 (0) 1223 337 429 Email: hod@phy.cam.ac.uk Director of Development Prof. Malcolm Longair Tel: +44 (0) 1223 765 953 Email: msl1000@cam.ac.uk