Miles Padgett

Padgett was educated at the University of Manchester, the University of York, the University of St Andrews, and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was awarded a PhD in 1988.

Working with Les Allen, Padgett conducted pioneering work on optical angular momentum, for which they were awarded 2009 the Young Medal.{{cite web|url=http://www.iop.org/about/awards/subject/young/medallists/page_38619.html |title=Young medal recipients |publisher=Iop.org |archivedate=2015-03-18 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318183013/http://www.iop.org/about/awards/subject/young/medallists/page_38619.html |url-status=dead }} The research group he leads is best known for its work on the fundamental properties of light's angular momentum, including optical tweezers and optical spanners,{{Cite journal

| pmid = 18183100

| year = 1997

| last1 = Simpson

| first1 = N. B.

| title = Mechanical equivalence of spin and orbital angular momentum of light: An optical spanner

| journal = Optics Letters

| volume = 22

| issue = 1

| pages = 52–4

| last2 = Dholakia

| first2 = K

| last3 = Allen

| first3 = L

| last4 = Padgett

| first4 = M. J.

| doi=10.1364/ol.22.000052

|bibcode = 1997OptL...22...52S | s2cid = 4843974

}} the use of orbital angular momentum states to extend the alphabet of optical communication (with both classical and quantum light), and demonstrations of an angular form of the EPR paradox.{{cite web|url=http://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/physics/research/groups/optics/research |title=Optics: Research Areas |publisher=University of Glasgow |accessdate=2013-12-08}} Padgett's research has been published in leading peer-reviewed scientific journals including Science,{{Cite journal

| pmid = 25612608

| year = 2015

| last1 = Giovannini

| first1 = D

| title = Optics. Spatially structured photons that travel in free space slower than the speed of light

| journal = Science

| volume = 347

| issue = 6224

| pages = 857–60

| last2 = Romero

| first2 = J

| last3 = Potoček

| first3 = V

| last4 = Ferenczi

| first4 = G

| last5 = Speirits

| first5 = F

| last6 = Barnett

| first6 = S. M.

| last7 = Faccio

| first7 = D

| last8 = Padgett

| first8 = M. J.

| doi = 10.1126/science.aaa3035

|arxiv = 1411.3987 |bibcode = 2015Sci...347..857G | s2cid = 206633745

}}{{Cite journal

| pmid = 23908234

| year = 2013

| last1 = Lavery

| first1 = M. P.

| title = Detection of a spinning object using light's orbital angular momentum

| journal = Science

| volume = 341

| issue = 6145

| pages = 537–40

| last2 = Speirits

| first2 = F. C.

| last3 = Barnett

| first3 = S. M.

| last4 = Padgett

| first4 = M. J.

| doi = 10.1126/science.1239936

|bibcode = 2013Sci...341..537L | s2cid = 206549611

| url = http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/85025/1/85025.pdf

}}{{Cite journal

| pmid = 23687044

| year = 2013

| last1 = Sun

| first1 = B

| title = 3D computational imaging with single-pixel detectors

| journal = Science

| volume = 340

| issue = 6134

| pages = 844–7

| last2 = Edgar

| first2 = M. P.

| last3 = Bowman

| first3 = R

| last4 = Vittert

| first4 = L. E.

| last5 = Welsh

| first5 = S

| last6 = Bowman

| first6 = A

| last7 = Padgett

| first7 = M. J.

| doi = 10.1126/science.1234454

|bibcode = 2013Sci...340..844S | s2cid = 206547507

}}{{Cite journal

| pmid = 21719672

| year = 2011

| last1 = Franke-Arnold

| first1 = S|author1-link=Sonja Franke-Arnold

| title = Rotary photon drag enhanced by a slow-light medium

| journal = Science

| volume = 333

| issue = 6038

| pages = 65–7

| last2 = Gibson

| first2 = G

| last3 = Boyd

| first3 = R. W.

| authorlink3 = Robert W. Boyd

| last4 = Padgett

| first4 = M. J.

| authorlink4 = Miles J. Padgett

| doi = 10.1126/science.1203984

|bibcode = 2011Sci...333...65F | s2cid = 206533289

}}{{Cite journal

| pmid = 20689014

| year = 2010

| last1 = Leach

| first1 = J

| title = Quantum correlations in optical angle-orbital angular momentum variables

| journal = Science

| volume = 329

| issue = 5992

| pages = 662–5

| last2 = Jack

| first2 = B

| last3 = Romero

| first3 = J

| last4 = Jha

| first4 = A. K.

| last5 = Yao

| first5 = A. M.

| last6 = Franke-Arnold

| first6 = S|author6-link=Sonja Franke-Arnold

| last7 = Ireland

| first7 = D. G.

| last8 = Boyd

| first8 = R. W.

| authorlink8 = Robert W. Boyd

| last9 = Barnett

| first9 = S. M.

| last10 = Padgett

| first10 = M. J.

| authorlink10 = Miles J. Padgett

| doi = 10.1126/science.1190523

|bibcode = 2010Sci...329..662L | s2cid = 206526900

}} Nature,{{Cite journal

| pmid = 15538357

| year = 2004

| last1 = Leach

| first1 = J

| title = Laser beams: Knotted threads of darkness

| journal = Nature

| volume = 432

| issue = 7014

| pages = 165

| last2 = Dennis

| first2 = M. R.

| last3 = Courtial

| first3 = J

| last4 = Padgett

| first4 = M. J.

| doi = 10.1038/432165a

|bibcode = 2004Natur.432..165L | s2cid = 4381095

| url = https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/29392/1/Nat432_165.pdf

| doi-access = free

}}{{Cite journal

| pmid = 11780051

| year = 2001

| last1 = Courtial

| first1 = J

| title = Fractals in pixellated video feedback

| journal = Nature

| volume = 414

| issue = 6866

| pages = 864

| last2 = Leach

| first2 = J

| last3 = Padgett

| first3 = M. J.

| doi = 10.1038/414864a

|bibcode = 2001Natur.414..864C | s2cid = 4419305

| url = http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/27/1/414864.pdf

| doi-access = free

}} Physical Review Letters, and Optics Express and Progress in Optics. Padgett's research has been funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).{{cite web|url=http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/person/349BD746-8544-46CE-9FCB-203A1EF95BE4|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326081113/http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/person/349BD746-8544-46CE-9FCB-203A1EF95BE4|archivedate=2015-03-26|title=UK Government grants awarded to Miles Padgett|publisher=Research Councils UK}}

Padgett was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) in 2001, in 2011 he was elected a Fellow of the Optical Society and in 2012 a Fellow of the Society of Photographic Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). In 2014 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) – the UK's National Academy of Science.{{cite web|url=http://spie.org/profile/Miles.Padgett-17296|title=Miles Padgett's biography at SPIE|publisher=SPIE|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821064546/http://spie.org/profile/Miles.Padgett-17296|archivedate=2014-08-21}} His nomination for the Royal Society reads: {{centred pull quote|Padgett is internationally recognised for his leadership in the field of optics and in particular of optical momentum. His best known contributions include an optical spanner for spinning micron-sized objects, use of orbital angular momentum to increase the data capacity of communication systems and an angular form of the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen (EPR) quantum paradox.}}

In 2009, with Les Allen, he won the Institute of Physics (IOP) Young Medal and in 2014 Padgett was awarded the Royal Society of Edinburgh's Lord Kelvin Medal. In 2015 he won the Science of Light Prize{{Cite web|url=http://qeod.epsdivisions.org/QEOD%20Prizes/research-into-the-science-of-light-prizes|title=Research into the Science of Light Prize — QEOD|website=qeod.epsdivisions.org|access-date=2019-07-25|archive-date=24 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324185212/http://qeod.epsdivisions.org/QEOD%20Prizes/research-into-the-science-of-light-prizes|url-status=dead}} from the European Physical Society,[https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/beacons/nanoquantum/professormilespadgett/ University of Glasgow website, Professor Miles Padgett] in 2017 the Max Born Award{{Cite web|url=https://www.osa.org/en-us/awards_and_grants/awards/award_description/maxborn/|title=Max Born Award|website=osa.org}} of The Optical Society (OSA) and in 2019 the Rumford Medal{{Cite web|url=https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/awards/rumford-medal/|title=Rumford Medal |publisher= Royal Society|website=royalsociety.org|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-07-25}} of the Royal Society. Padgett is a Fellow of the Institute of Physics (FInstP).

Padgett was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to scientific research and outreach.{{London Gazette|issue=63135|supp=y|page=B14|date=10 October 2020}}

As of 2021, Padgett resides in Glasgow with his wife Heather Reid[https://speakout.uk/speaker/heather-reid-obe/ Speak Out website, Dr Heather Reid OBE]{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/1496752.stm |title=Scotland | Sun shines on Heather the wedder |publisher=BBC News|website=bbc.co.uk |date=17 August 2001 |archivedate=2013-12-15|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215104626/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/1496752.stm}}{{Cite news|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/12C828DC08BBE6A0?p=UKNB|title=Heather the Weather Quits – There will be 'snow' stress for me this Christmas|last=Alison|first=Rennie|date=10 December 2009|publisher=Paisley Daily Express|access-date=2019-01-26|page=3}} and their daughter, Jenna.

{{Reflist|2}}

{{FRS 2014}}

{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Padgett, Miles John}}

Category:1963 births

Category:Living people

Category:Fellows of the Royal Society

Category:Academics of the University of Glasgow

Category:Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Category:Fellows of the Institute of Physics

Category:Officers of the Order of the British Empire

Category:Alumni of the University of Cambridge

Category:Alumni of the University of St Andrews

Category:Alumni of the University of York