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Date joined RB&I and previous employment
John joined Physics in September 2023 as Instrument Scientist on the Enfys project, following a year spent as Research Development Officer-Sciences with RB&I. Previously he worked at The Centre for Photonics Expertise (CPE) based in AU Physics Department.
Main responsibilities at previous employment
As Research Development Officer for Sciences, John provided support to academics in finding, developing and submitting high quality research grant applications
Education and work experience
John holds a PhD in Bio Physics. He is a former power tools design engineer.
Experience and knowledge
John has experience in interdisciplinary academic research combined with wide ranging involvement in industrial collaboration.
Main responsibilities within the Enfys Project
As Instrument Scientist, John provides support to the wider Enfys team in developing testing, validation and calibration of the Enfys infra-red spectrometer to ensure it meets its scientific objectives.
Most enjoyable part of working at Aberystwyth University
John enjoys the interaction with such a diverse group of individual researchers.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Extending Polymer Opal Structural Color Properties into the Near-Infrared
Rosetta, G., Gunn, M., Tomes, J., Butters, M. & Finlayson, C., 05 Jun 2024, In: Micro. 4, 2, p. 387-400 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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High-Angle Structural Color Scattering Features from Polymeric Photonic Structures
Rosetta, G., Tomes, J. J., Butters, M., Gunn, M. & Finlayson, C. E., 04 Apr 2023, In: Crystals. 13, 4, p. 622 10 p., 622.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Spectroscopic Ellipsometry and Optical Modelling of Structurally Colored Opaline Thin-Films
Finlayson, C. E., Rosetta, G. & Tomes, J. J., 12 May 2022, In: Applied Sciences. 12, 10, 9 p., 4888.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Transparent Polymer Opal Thin Films with Intense UV Structural Color
Rosetta, G., Gunn, M., Tomes, J. J., Butters, M., Pieschel, J., Hartmann, F., Gallei, M. & Finlayson, C. E., 11 Jun 2022, In: Molecules. 27, 12, 12 p., 3774.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evidence of Immune Modulators in the Secretome of the Equine Tapeworm Anoplocephala perfoliata
Wititkornkul, B., Hulme, B. J., Tomes, J. J., Allen, N. R., Davis, C. N., Davey, S. D., Cookson, A. R., Phillips, H. C., Hegarty, M. J., Swain, M. T., Brophy, P. M., Wonfor, R. E. & Morphew, R. M., 20 Jul 2021, In: Pathogens. 10, 7, 30 p., e912.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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From blur to optical oasis: Image resolution improvements to speciate parasitic infections
Tomes, J. J., Astley, S., Macaire, L., Reigate, C. & Cross, R., 06 Oct 2021, Frontiers in Biophotonics and Imaging. Mahajan, S. & Reichelt, S. (eds.). SPIE, 1187904. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 11879).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding (Non-Journal item)
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Chromaticity of structural color in polymer thin film photonic crystals
Rosetta, G., An, T., Zhao, Q., Baumberg, J. J., Tomes, J. J., Gunn, M. & Finlayson, C., 13 Nov 2020, In: Optics Express. 28, 24, p. 36219-36228 10 p., 410338.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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DC‐SIGN mediated internalisation of glycosylated extracellular vesicles from Schistosoma mansoni increases activation of monocyte‐derived dendritic cells
Kuipers, M. E., Nolte-‘t Hoen, E. N. M., van der Ham, A. J., Ozir-Fazalalikhan, A., Nguyen, D. L., de Korne, C. M., Koning, R. I., Tomes, J. J., Hoffmann, K. F., Smits, H. H. & Hokke, C. H., 01 Sept 2020, In: Journal of Extracellular Vesicles. 9, 1, 19 p., 1753420.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Quantifying the saturation of structural color from thin film polymeric photonic crystals
Rosetta, G., Butters, M., Tomes, J. J., Little, J., Gunn, M. D. & Finlayson, C. E., 26 Feb 2020, Photonic and Phononic Properties of Engineered Nanostructures X. Adibi, A., Lin, S-Y. & Scherer, A. (eds.). SPIE, 112890B. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 11289).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding (Non-Journal item)
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The importance of extracellular vesicle purification for downstream analysis: A comparison of differential centrifugation and size exclusion chromatography for helminth pathogens
Davis, C., Phillips, H., Tomes, J., Swain, M., Wilkinson, T., Brophy, P. & Morphew, R., 27 Feb 2019, In: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 13, 2, 26 p., e0007191.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Low cost 3D-printing used in an undergraduate project: an integrating sphere for measurement of photoluminescence quantum yield
Tomes, J. & Finlayson, C., 13 Jul 2016, In: European Journal of Physics. 37, 14 p., 055501.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Thesis
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Imaging ellipsometry as a novel detection method for protein-protein interactions
Author: Tomes, J. (Author) , 2019Supervisor: Morphew, R. (Supervisor) & Langstaff, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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Data to support "Transparent Polymer Opal Thin Films with Intense UV Structural Color"
Finlayson, C., Rosetta, G., Tomes, J., Gunn, M., Butters, M. & Gallei, M., Prifysgol Aberystwyth | Aberystwyth University, 21 Jun 2022
DOI: 10.20391/044206d3-08ce-4f34-8dfd-a88bf4c679bf
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Chromaticity of structural color in polymer thin film photonic crystals (DATA)
Finlayson, C., Morris, G. R., Gunn, M., Tomes, J., Baumberg, J. J. & Zhao, Q., Prifysgol Aberystwyth | Aberystwyth University, 27 Oct 2020
DOI: 10.20391/a97740d2-bb68-45fe-af1d-3e10e424804e
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Data to support "Spectroscopic Ellipsometry and Optical Modelling of Structurally Colored Opaline Thin-Films"
Finlayson, C., Rosetta, G. & Tomes, J., Prifysgol Aberystwyth | Aberystwyth University, 17 May 2022
DOI: 10.20391/e20c9d21-9264-45c3-aee2-98711d02ac6d
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