1. Thomas Michael Wood – Curriculum Vitae
Personal details:
Date of Birth : 24/09/1986
Email: tomwood321@hotmail.com
Telephone: (+33) (0)7 70 30 89 16
Research Positions:
 Postdoctoral Researcher – December 2016 to present – GRAPHICS (Graphene Nonlinear Photonics Integrated Circuits)
ERC project (design, fabrication and characterisation of photonic components for optical communications). INL laboratory,
Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France.
 Research Engineer – November 2015 to October 2016 – PROMETHEUS project (fabrication and characterisation of
electronically spectrally-tuneable filters for photodetectors). SATT Sud Est (IM2NP laboratory), Marseille, France.
 Research Fellow (Postdoctoral) – April 2015 to October 2015 – Ultra-Parallel Visible Light Communications project
(design and fabrication of organic-based light emitters). Organic Semiconductor Centre, Dept. of Physics and
Astronomy, University of St Andrews.
 Postdoctoral Position – January to December 2014 – Fabrication and characterization of low dimensional light sources,
study of plasmonic based sensors by spectroscopic ellipsometry. COSDAF team, Dept. of Physics and Materials Science,
City University of Hong Kong.
 Postdoctoral Position – April to December 2013 – Optical characterization of organic films and optical / electrical
modelling for solar cell applications. IM2NP laboratory, Aix-Marseille University, France.
Higher Education:
 PhD : Doctor of Physics (speciality: Micro and nano-electronics, optics), obtained: March 2013
“Guided optics techniques for gas sensing applications”. IM2NP laboratory, Aix-Marseille University, France (January
2010 – March 2013)
 Master (MPhys): Physics with Study in Europe – First Class Honours, obtained: June 2009
 University of Manchester, UK (academic years 2005-2007 and 2008-2009)
 Université Joseph Fourier (Grenoble I), France (academic year 2007-2008)
Teaching Experience:
From To Employer Role
05/2010 06/2010 POPSud, Marseille, France
Scientific Demonstrator for general public and high
school / college students – optics, 50 hours (approx)
05/2011 10/2013
Ecole Centrale Marseille,
France
Temporary teaching assistant – optics (lab classes), 52
hours
02/2012 12/2013
IUT (University Technology
Institute), Marseille, France
Temporary teaching assistant – Thermodynamics and
electronics (lab classes), 140 hours
03/2013 IUT, Marseille, France
Lecture series on renewable energies given, 1st / 2nd
year university students.
04/2012 12/2013
Aix Marseille University
(ESCUP – Maison des
Sciences), France
Scientific Demonstrator (optical illusions, holograms
and 3D images) for high school / college students –
optics, 80 hours
01/2014 12/2014
City University of Hong
Kong
Graduate Teaching Assistant – language support, 7
hours/week.
09/2014 10/2014
City University of Hong
Kong
Temporary teaching assistant – optics (lab classes), 5
hours
Contact address:
18 Rue Marceau,
69600 Oullins,
France

2. Academic Professional Experience:
 Summer 2011 – 2 month PhD placement at IFSC (Physics Institute of Sao Carlos), USP (University of Sao
Paulo), in Sao Carlos, Brazil. Part of an exchange program (CAPES-COFECUB) between the Brazilian state
of Sao Paulo and the French region PACA. Synthesis and characterization of ceramic semiconductors.
 February 2013 – further 1 week placement at USP Sao Carlos, Brazil.
 June/July 2013– Participation in organisation of national bi-annual conference for Société Française de
Physique, Marseille, France.
 Scientific vulgarization – numerous actions for general public / school groups demonstrating the basic
principles of lasers, holograms, 3D imaging, optical communications, etc.
Scientific Contributions:
Conference attendance
 2016, 2010-2013: Journées de l’Im2np, PACA, France.
 2014: NAMI, Nanotechnology & Advanced Materials Symposium, Hong Kong.
 2013: Société Française de Physique’s national bi-annual conference, Marseille, France.
 2012: SPIE (“Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers”) Optics + Photonics, San Diego, USA.
 2011: J3N (« Journées Nationales Nanosciences et Nanotechnologies », French national symposium of
nanosciences and nanotechnologies), Strasbourg, France.
 2011: SPIE Optical Complex Systems, Marseille, France.
 2010: J3N, Lille, France.
Publications (first and contributing author)
 ‘”Black” Titania Coatings Composed of Sol-Gel Imprinted Mie Resonator Arrays’, T Bottein et al,
Advanced Functional Materials, 2016.
 ‘Resonance modulated amplified emission from CdSSe nanoribbons’, T Wood et al., Scientific Reports 5
(2015) 15071.
 ‘Pellet photonic innovant gas sensor using catalysis and integrated photonics’, T Mazingue et al, Sensors
and Actuators B, 222 (2015) p.133–140.
 ‘Synthesis of pure Cu2O thin layers controlled by in-situ conductivity measurements’, A Labidi et al,
Ceramics International 40 (2014) p.7851–7856.
 ‘The influence of TiO2 nanostructure properties on the performance of TiO2 based anodes in lithium ion
battery applications’, Xiang Liu et al, Turk J Phys 38 (2014) p.442–449.
 ‘Guided wave measurements for characterization of sol-gel layers’, H Piombini et al, Optical Review, Vol
20, Iss 5 (2013) p.426 – 432.
 ‘Study of the influence of temperature on the optical response of interferometric detector systems’, T
Wood et al, Sensors and Actuators A 203 (2013) p.37–46.
 ‘Combination of guided mode and photometric optical metrology methods for precise determination of
refractive index dispersion: application to polymer blend and ceramic thin films for gas sensors’, T Wood
et al, Optical Engineering 52(9), 094104 (2013).
 ‘Optical measurement of exposure depth and refractive index in positive photoresists’, T Wood et al,
Optics Communications, Vol 291 (2013) p.184–192.
 ‘Comparison of Refractive Indices measured by m-lines and Ellipsometry: Application to polymer blend
and ceramic thin films’, T Wood et al, Proc. SPIE 8466 (2012) 84660T.
 ‘Innovative Guided Mode Method for measuring the Penetration Depth in partially exposed Photoresist
Layers’, T Wood et al, Proc. SPIE 8486 (2012) 84860Z.
 ‘Wavelength and temperature dispersion of refractive index of thin films’, T Wood et al, Proc. SPIE 8172
(2011) 81720I.
 ‘Enhanced light-trapping in nanostructured polymer films on metal substrates: detecting waveguide modes and surface
plasmon waves by ellipsometry’, T Wood et al., in progress.
 ‘High Efficiency Colour Filters based on All-Dielectric Mie Resonators for Imaging and Sensing Applications’, T
Wood et al, in progress.
Reviewing for Scientific Journals
 Reviewer for Optical Society of America (Optics Express / Applied Optics journals) – since March 2013.
 Reviewer for American Institute of Physics – since July 2014.

3. Software and IT abilities:
 C++: Data treatment and optical simulation codes written. Good knowledge from 2 semesters of courses.
 Mathematica (Wolfram): Optical simulation codes written. Training course undertaken in 2012.
 LabView (National Instruments): Graphical user interfaces communicating with external devices for data
acquisition created. One week training course undertaken in 2010.
 Lumerical FDTD Solutions / Mode Solutions: 2 day training course undertaken in 2014.
 Microsoft Visual Basic: Basic programs and visual interfaces created.
 Linux Command Line: Notions of operation.
 Good knowledge of Windows and word processing / data presentation software (Word, Powerpoint, Excel).
 Extensive use of databases and search engines for research purposes (Espacenet, ISI Web of Knowledge...).
Principal experimental skills:
 Optical characterization: m-lines (guided modes based refractive index measurements), spectroscopic
ellipsometry, spectro-photometry, optical microscopy, time-resolved (low temperature) photoluminescence,
Raman.
 Physical characterization / microscopy: mechanical & optical profiler, AFM, XRD, SEM.
 Electrical characterization: conductivity measurements (gas sensors), I(V)/solar cell efficiency measurements,
4 point electrical measurements.
 Nanoscale fabrication / synthesis: spin coating, dip coating, nano-imprinting, (e-beam assisted) thermal
evaporation, molecular beam epitaxy (MBE), focused ion beam (FIB) milling, rapid thermal processing (oxide
growth, etc.), atomic layer deposition (ALD), plasma etching, photolithography, e-beam lithography, VLS
(Vapor-Liquid-Solid) synthesis of nanostructures, chemical synthesis.
Languages:
 English (native)
 French – written, spoken & read fluently
 German – intermediate level (CEFR A2).
Associations / Societies:
 2012 to 2013 – Member of executive committee and webmaster of “Société Française de Physique” (French
Physics Society), Provence / Corsica section.
 2010 – Secretary and active member of student association “Massilia Optica” (Aix Marseille University,
France) for the promotion of optics to the general public / high schools.
 2010 to 2012 – Elected representative of PhD students and participated in administration of PhD school
(ED353, “Engineering Sciences”, Aix Marseille University, France).
Interests / Other: Skiing, cycling, swimming, sailing, saxophone/piano, driving license obtained in April 2004.
Referees:
1. Supervisor – 2016/17
Maître des Conférences,
Ecole Centrale de Lyon
Christelle MONAT
Nanophotonics group, INL
36 Avenue Guy de Collongue
69134, Ecully, France
christelle.monat@ec-lyon.fr
2. Supervisor – 2015/16
Maître des Conférences,
Aix Marseille Université
Marco ABBARCHI
NSE/NOVA Team, Im2np
FST St Jérôme, Ave Escadrille
N Niemen, 13013, Marseille
(+33) (0)4 91 28 84 62
marco.abbarchi@im2np.fr
3. PhD director – 2010-13
Professor of physics «classe exceptionnelle»,
Ecole Centrale Marseille
François FLORY
Laboratoire IM2NP, FST St Jérôme,
Ave. Esc Normandie Niemen, 13013,
Marseille, France
francois.flory@centrale-marseille.fr