DPhil student recognised with two awards for innovative gas detection research

DPhil student Eleanor Warrington has received recognition for her research into fast and sensitive gas detection using optical fibres, recently becoming a finalist at STEM for Britain 2026 and winning First Prize at the Gas Analysis and Sensing Group Early Career Researchers Conference.

In this short video, Eleanor explains how her research uses a hollow optical fibre, modified with microscopic holes, to rapidly detect gases with high sensitivity in under five seconds. The work, a collaboration between the Department of Engineering Science and the Department of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry at the University of Oxford, has potential applications in areas including environmental monitoring and combustion analysis.

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