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Kishan Dholakia
CitizenshipAustralia
EducationUniversity of St Andrews
AwardsARC Laureate Fellow[1]
Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (2026)[2]
South Australian Scientist of the Year (2025)[3]
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics, Optics, Photonics, Biophotonics
WorkplacesUniversity of Adelaide
University of St Andrews

Kishan Dholakia is a physicist and professor specialising in optics and photonics. He holds positions at the University of Adelaide in Australia and the University of St Andrews in Scotland. His research centres on the development of optical manipulation techniques, including optical tweezers and structured light beams, and their applications in biology and medicine. In 2026, he was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.[4]

Career

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Dholakia began his academic career in the United Kingdom. He spent many years at the University of St Andrews, where he established the Centre of Biophotonics and built a research group focused on light-based technologies.[5]

In 2020, he joined the University of Adelaide as a professor. In 2023, he founded the Centre of Light for Life at the University of Adelaide, which aims to advance research in photonics and its applications in health and life sciences.[6]

Research

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Dholakia's research focuses on using shaped light fields to manipulate matter at microscopic scales. His work includes the development and application of optical tweezers, which use lasers to trap and move microscopic particles, cells, and molecules. He has also researched structured light beams, including Bessel beams and Airy beams, for use in biological environments.[7]

Dholakia's research group has worked on light-sheet microscopy, an imaging technique used in developmental biology and regenerative medicine. His research also includes the study of light-matter interactions. One experiment from his group achieved the fastest man-made rotation of a microscopic object, which was recognised by the Guinness World Records.[8]

Awards and recognition

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  • Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (2026)[9][10][11]
  • South Australian Scientist of the Year (2025)[12][13]
  • Fellow of Optica[14]
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[15]
  • SPIE Dennis Gabor Award (2018)[16]
  • Institute of Physics Thomas Young Medal (2017)[17][18]
  • Optica R. W. Wood Prize (2016)[19][20]

Selected publications

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  • Dholakia, K.; Čižmár, T. (2011). "Shaping the future of manipulation". Nature Photonics. 5 (6): 335–342. doi:10.1038/nphoton.2011.80.
  • Dholakia, K.; Reece, P.; Gu, M. (2008). "Optical micromanipulation". Chemical Society Reviews. 37 (1): 42–55. doi:10.1039/B512471A.
  • Dholakia, K. (2005). "Optoelectronic tweezers". Nature Materials. 4: 579–580. doi:10.1038/nmat1436.

References

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  1. ↑ "2021 Laureate Profile: Professor Kishan Dholakia". Australian Research Council. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Kishan Dholakia". Australian Academy of Science. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Winners announced for the 2025 SA Science Excellence and Innovation Awards". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Photonics leader named Australian Academy of Science Fellow". University of Adelaide. 2026. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Prof Kishan Dholakia". University of Adelaide. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Centre of Light for Life". University of Adelaide. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  7. ↑ Dholakia, Kishan; Čižmár, Tomáš (2011). "Shaping the future of manipulation". Nature Photonics. 5 (6): 335–342. doi:10.1038/nphoton.2011.80.
  8. ↑ "Scientists create fastest rotating man-made object ever". Financial Express. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "Photonics leader named Australian Academy of Science Fellow". University of Adelaide. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "Kishan Dholakia". Australian Academy of Science. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Renowned professor elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science". University of St Andrews. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Winners announced for the 2025 SA Science Excellence and Innovation Awards". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "Kishan Dholakia named SA Scientist of the Year 2025". ARC Quantum Centre. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  14. ↑ "Optica Fellows". Optica. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  15. ↑ "Professor Kishan Dholakia". Royal Society of Edinburgh. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "2018 SPIE Dennis Gabor Award". University of St Andrews. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  17. ↑ "The Institute of Physics Awards 2017: Thomas Young Medal and Prize to Kishan Dholakia". SPIE. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  18. ↑ "St. Andrews' Dholakia Receives 2017 IOP Thomas Young Medal and Prize". Photonics Media. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  19. ↑ "R. W. Wood Prize". Optica. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  20. ↑ "R. W. Wood Prize". University of St Andrews. Retrieved 24 July 2026.

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