Sebastian Kosmeier studied physics at the University of Muenster (Germany). He optained his diploma in 2009 for work on Digital Holographic Microscopy in collaboration with the Center for Biomedical Optics and Photonics (Muenster, Germany). Sebastian joined the group in March 2009 and started doing his PhD with the focus on beating the diffraction limit for optical trapping, microscopy and biophysics.

Areti Mourka graduated from the Department of Physics, University of Crete, Greece in 2007. She then stayed on for a further two years to attend the MSc program 'Microelectronics and Optoelectronics' which she completed successfully in 2009. Her MSc research project was carried out at the Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser Foundation of Research and Technology-Hellas (IESL-FORTH), under the supervision of Prof. C. Fotakis (Professor of Physics University of Crete and Director of IESL-FORTH) and Dr. M. Farsari (Researcher at IESL-FORTH). Its subject was "2D and 3D deposition of biocompatible and biological materials by laser-based techniques" and it involved the fabrication of three-dimensional structures using two-photon polymerization and Laser Induced Forward Transfer (L.I.F.T.) and their subsequent functionalization with biomolecules. Areti joined the group as a PhD in May 2009, focusing on the plasmon enhanced manipulation and sorting of nanoparticles.

Claire Mitchell graduated from the University of Leeds with an integrated Masters in Physics with Astrophysics.  She started her PhD with the Biophotonics group at the University of St Andrews in September 2010. Her project focusses on the photoporation of plant cells and is jointly funded by the Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI) in Dundee.

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