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Jack Griffiths

Research Associate Physics, Imaging & Microscopy, National Synchrotron Light Source II

Jack Griffiths

Brookhaven National Laboratory

National Synchrotron Light Source II
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000

(631) 344-3780
jgriffith@bnl.gov

Preferred Gender Pronouns (PGPs): he / him

I am a Research Associate in the Imaging and Microscopy Team at the National Synchrotron Light Source II.

While a Research Associate in the X-ray Scattering group, I developed the Ultrafast Pair Distribution Function technique to leverage state of the art X-Ray Free Electron Laser facilities and track the evolution of material structure on picosecond timescales.

I gained my PhD from the Nanophotonics group at the University of Cambridge where I studied single molecule light-matter interactions. This leveraged large datasets of inelastic light scattering from plasmonic nanostructures measured using automated experimentation.

Expertise | Education | Appointments | Publications


Expertise

Extensive scientific programming experience for simulation, automated experimentation and big data analysis. 

Scientific experience in: 

  • X-ray scattering
  • the Pair Distribution Function method
  • Plasmonics
  • Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (in homogneous and strongly inhomogenous fields)

Education

2021    Phd Physics, University of Cambridge, UK

2017    MSci Experimental Physics, Imperial College London, UK

Professional Appointments

2024 - Present     Research Associate, Imaging and Microscopy, NSLS-II, Brookhaven National Laboratory

2022 - 2024          Research Associate, X-ray Scattering, Brookhaven National Laboratory

Selected Publications

  • Griffiths J, de Nijs B, Chikkaraddy R, Baumberg JJ (2021) Locating Single-Atom Optical Picocavities Using Wavelength-Multiplexed Raman Scattering. ACS Photonics 8:2868–2875. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.1c01100
  • Griffiths J, Földes T, de Nijs B, et al (2021) Resolving sub-angstrom ambient motion through reconstruction from vibrational spectra. Nature Communications 12:. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26898-1
Jack Griffiths

Brookhaven National Laboratory

National Synchrotron Light Source II
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000

(631) 344-3780
jgriffith@bnl.gov