Professor Chris Dainty of NUI Galway

                            "Adaptive Optics"

Adaptive Optics refers to optical systems which adapt to compensate for optical effects introduced by the medium between the object and its image.

The possibilities of this relatively new science are endless. Chris Dainty's lecture will explore the advances in this area of research which promises to revolutionise astronomy.

His current research is in four main areas: (i) adaptive optics applied to vision science and other applications, (ii) smart optics, (iii) the characterisation of atmospheric turbulence and (iv) light scattering from dense media and surfaces.

Brief career details
Graduated with a Diploma in Photographic Technology from The Polytechnic of Central London in 1968. MSc in Applied Optics (1969) and PhD in Physics (1972), both from Imperial College, London.
Lecturer in Physics at Queen Elizabeth College, University of London 1974-1978, Associate Professor of Optics at The Institute of Optics, The University of Rochester, NY 1978-1983, Pilkington Professor of Applied Optics at Imperial College, 1984-present (currently on leave).
Present position: Science Foundation Ireland Professor of Experimental Physics at The National University of Ireland, Galway.

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