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Dr. Juna Sathian is an Associate Professor and Head of Physics at Northumbria University's Department of Mathematics, Physics & Electrical Engineering, within the Faculty of Engineering. She leads the Quantum and Molecular Photonics research group and holds a Visiting Academic role at Imperial College London's Department of Materials. Her research focuses on laser technology, room-temperature solid-state masers, and brightness-enhanced light sources, with patented contributions to luminescent concentrators and maser systems. She earned her PhD in Nonlinear Optics from Queensland University of Technology (2013) and conducted postdoctoral research at Imperial College London, co-developing the world's first room-temperature continuous wave maser. Her work bridges fundamental physics with applications in medical imaging, quantum sensing, and industrial technology. Dr. Sathian is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and collaborates with institutions like M Squared Lasers on Innovate-UK-funded projects. She supervises PhD students in maser systems and next-generation light technologies. Her research group's projects include a £398k EPSRC-funded initiative on LED-pumped masers.
Her education includes a PhD in Physics (2013) and MSc degrees in Optics & Photonics (2017-2019). She teaches modules in the MSc Optics & Photonics program and contributes to undergraduate physics education. Awards include patents for maser and light-source innovations. Research interests span tunable lasers, frequency stabilization, and photonics for medical/industrial use.
