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Austin Taranta is a researcher and enterprise leader at the Hollow Core Fibres Group, University of Southampton. He received a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2006 and is currently completing his PhD in Optoelectronics at the University of Southampton in 2024. Austin has previously worked as a Senior Optical Engineer in the Strategic Sensors Group at Honeywell Aerospace, focusing on the design and manufacture of high-performance fibre-optic gyroscopes for defense and space applications. Since joining the Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) in 2016, he has driven advancements in research on the fundamental properties of fibre guidance and application-driven research into emerging optical fibre sensors. His current research focuses on the polarization properties of hollow core antiresonant fibres and the physics and chemistry of hollow fibres used for sensing. Austin is responsible for numerous research awards and serves as a programme manager for key industrial partnerships, holding patents and having authored or co-authored over 50 peer-reviewed publications.
Honeywell Aerospace • Not Specified
Focused on the design and manufacture of high-performance fibre-optic gyroscopes for defense and space applications.
Optoelectronics Research Centre • University of Southampton
Conducting research on fibre guidance properties and optical fibre sensors.