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Professor Josh Silver Centre Director Atomic physicist Josh Silver has a long-standing research and humanitarian interest in vision correction for the developing world, developing the first fluid-filled adjustable eyeglasses (adaptive eyewear), as well as numerous studies on the effectiveness of self-refraction. Read more about the history of the Centre and Professor Silver's work in his biography. BIOGRAPHY →

		Dr David Crosby David Crosby studied physics at the University of Oxford, first as an undergraduate and then obtained a DPhil under the supervision of Josh Silver as part of the Oxford Electron Beam Ion Trap group. As well as continuing to pursue research, concentrating mainly on experimental tests fundamental issues in atomic physics, David has also worked and consulted for a number of technology start-up companies. Based on his research experience with optics and motivated by a desire to tackle practical problems of real world importance, David helped set up the Centre with Professor Silver in 2009. His current research interests cover the range of activities of the Centre, but in particular David is interested in developing a better understanding of the physics and physiology of the eye-brain system and the creation of new instrumentation and techniques in order to perform such studies. David also performs research on optical techniques applicable to experiments with ultracold atoms in the Department of Physics.