Tanya Lake
Technical Author
Before joining the company in 2005, Tanya obtained her PhD from the Microchip Laser Group at the University of St Andrews for industrially driven research into single-frequency diode-pumped micro-lasers. She then held a 3 year post-doctoral position in the Optical Trapping Group before obtaining a post-doctoral mobility grant to work with the Neuroscience and Cell Signalling Groups at St Andrews. During her research career she has worked on semiconductor and solid-state laser development, laser spectroscopy, optical manipulation, biophotonics and neuroscience.
In addition to her PhD, she holds a BSc in Laser Physics and Optoelectronics from the University of St Andrews and an MSc in Optoelectronic and Laser Devices from Heriot-Watt University. Tanya is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.