Dr Mike Taverne

Research Fellow

School: Engineering, Physics and Mathematics

Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

My research interests lie primarily in the field of Quantum Optics, Nanophotonics, Nanomanufacturing techniques and computational photonics. I am an expert in nanofabrication (3D additive nanomanufacturing and focused ion beam etching), modelling (Finite-Difference Time-Domain, and plane-wave expansion methods) and characterisation (in-house built Fourier imaging spectroscopy). My area right now has focused on artificially structured electromagnetic materials for efficient control of light-matter interactions and the development of advanced optoelectronic devices for practical applications (e.g., sensing, light trapping, and solar energy harvesting, and quantum technology, etc.).

Key Publications

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Practical Approaches to Using Sound and Music in Programming Pedagogy, Mudd, T., Chalil, Y., Hamilton, M., Desvages, C., Taverne, M. 22 Jun 2026, Teaching Programming Across Disciplines, Edinburgh
Conformally-coated Nickel-Carbon Nitride on Structured Pyrolytic Carbon Electrodes for Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution, Palakkool, N., Taverne, M., Bell, O., Jones, C., Mar, J., Ho, D., Barrioz, V., Qu, Y., Huang, C., Ho, Y. 10 May 2025
Recent Advances in Surface Functionalized 3D Electrocatalyst for Water Splitting, Meethale Palakkool, N., Taverne, M., Bell, O., Mar, J., Barrioz, V., Qu, Y., Huang, C., Ho, D. 1 Feb 2025, In: Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research
Thermal Shrinkage-Induced Modifications in Photonic Bandgaps of Two-Photon Polymerized Bragg Reflectors, Chen, Y., Taverne, M., Chung-Che Huang, K., Ho, D., Rarity, J. 1 Nov 2025, In: Advanced Photonics Research
Thermal Shrinkage-Induced Modifications in Photonic Band Gaps of Two-Photon Polymerized Bragg Reflectors, Chen, Y., Taverne, M., Huang, K., Ho, Y., Rarity, J. 19 Mar 2025
Two Dimensional-Material-Coated Microcantilevers for Enhanced Mass Sensing and Material Characterization, Bhattacharya, G., Lionadi, I., McMichael, S., Taverne, M., McLaughlign, ., Fernandez-Ibanez, P., Huang, C., Ho, Y., Payam, A. 21 Dec 2025, In: Nanoscale
Hexagonal boron nitride based photonic quantum technologies, Prasad, M., Taverne, M., Huang, C., Mar, J., Ho, Y. 16 Jul 2024
Hexagonal Boron Nitride Based Photonic Quantum Technologies, Prasad, M., Taverne, M., Huang, C., Mar, J., Ho, Y. 20 Aug 2024, In: Materials
Optimisation of Printing Parameters of Fused Filament Fabrication and Uniaxial Compression Failure Analysis for Four-Point Star-Shaped Structures, Wambua, J., Mwema, F., Akinlabi, S., Birkett, M., Xu, B., Woo, W., Taverne, M., Ho, D., Akinlabi, E. 17 May 2024, In: Rapid Prototyping Journal
Thermal Management of GaAs and Si Solar Cells for Laser Power-Beaming Applications in Space and Earth Orbits, Campbell, S., Taverne, M., Forbes, I., Ho, Y., Torun, H., Barrioz, V. 9 Jun 2024, 2024 IEEE 52nd Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC), IEEE

Professional Activity

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Oral presentation: Fabrication of Novel 3D Structured Electrode for Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Generation Applications using Additive Manufacturing 2023

Further Information

Nanophotonic Engineering Laboratory

Qualifications

Electrical Engineering PhD January 31 2017