Dr Gordon J. Hedley

Group Leader

ORC   0000-0002-1825-6296

 Gordon.Hedley@glasgow.ac.uk

  +44 (0)141 330 1763

  School of Chemistry, Joseph Black Building, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, U.K.

Academic Career

  • MSci, Physics and Astronomy
    Department of Physics, University of Durham, U.K.

    2001-2005
  • PhD, Organic Semiconductor Optoelectronics Group
    School of Physics & Astronomy, University of St Andrews, U.K.

    2006-2010
  • PDRA, Organic Semiconductor Centre
    School of Physics & Astronomy, University of St Andrews, U.K.

    2010-2015
  • PDRA, Lupton Group
    Institut für Experimentelle und Angewandte Physik, University of Regensburg, Germany

    2015-2017
  • Lecturer in Chemical Physics
    School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, U.K.

    2017-2022
  • Senior Lecturer in Chemical Physics
    School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, U.K.

    2022-present

Expertise

My expertise is in the spectroscopy of organic semiconductors. I have extensive experience of ultrafast photophysics, including fluorescence upconversion and transient absorption. After a PhD in ultrafast spectroscopy (Ifor Samuel, St Andrews), postdoctoral work in St Andrews and Regensburg, Germany (John Lupton) I was appointed lecturer in chemical physics in Glasgow in 2018, establishing my research group. Our specialisation is in advanced single molecule spectroscopy of light emitting materials used in light emitting diodes, lasers and photovoltaic cells. We have a fully equipped single molecule microscopy lab and develop new techniques as well as measure a wide variety of materials used in organic semiconductor devices. In 2022 I was promoted to senior lecturer (Associate Prof. equivalent).

Selected Publications

Selected publications are shown below. See the group publications page for a full list.

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