Sam Brooke
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University of Melbourne
Australia
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Top SchoolSam Brooke is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Optical Nanomaterials at the University of Melbourne with 11 years’ experience in optical spectroscopy, materials synthesis, and instrument hardware/software design. He holds a PhD in Nanoscience from Massey University, where he built a custom scanning low-frequency Raman microscope and discovered an indirect resonance mechanism in MoS2 and other TMDs that enables sensitive defect and edge-structure quantification. Sam combines deep experimental skills—resonance Raman, UV/Vis integrating-sphere R&D, and tunable-excitation microscopy—with practical engineering from a stint at Marama Labs, bringing start-up speed to academic research. His current work extends his PhD framework to quantum-defect systems and polaritonic devices, aiming to translate fundamental spectroscopy into tools for sensing and information storage. Colleagues value his ability to move seamlessly between designing bespoke instruments and extracting new physical insights from complex low-dimensional materials. Notably, he has a track record of turning custom-built hardware into publishable methodologies that probe excited-state landscapes at previously inaccessible energy scales.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Nanoscience, Dean's list, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Nanoscience, Dean's list at Massey University
Github Skills (3)
matlab2
matlab-gui2
python1
Github contributions (5)
hijinks/fluxtools
Apr 2015 - Jun 2016
Contributions:12 commits, 21 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 1 month
hijinks/gs-tools
Jan 2016 - Dec 2017
Contributions:38 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 10 months
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