Dr Daniel Coxon

I am a Research Associate, working in the Atmospheric Composition Group. I am also a member of the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO).

My key research interest lies in the field of molecular spectroscopy. In my work, I focus on improving the accuracy of spectroscopic line parameters for remote sensing applications. This is achieved through carrying out high-resolution laboratory measurements of atmospheric gases under different pressures and temperatures, and then using multispectrum fitting software to resolve for the individual line parameters.

"New quantitative measurements and spectroscopic line parameters of ammonia in the 685–1250 cm-1 spectral region for atmospheric remote sensing" - D. J. L. Coxon, J. J. Harrison, D. C. Benner and V. M. Devi, AMT, 2025, 18, 7421–7444.

"The 3237 cm−1 diamond defect: Ultrafast vibrational dynamics, concentration calibration, and relationship to the N3VH0 defect" - T. J. Keat, D. J. L. Coxon, R. J. Cruddace, V. G. Stavros, M. E. Newton and J. Lloyd-Hughes, Diam. Relat. Mater. 2023, 110661. 

"Dephasing Dynamics across Different Local Vibrational Modes and Crystalline Environments" - T. J. Keat, D. J. L. Coxon, M. Staniforth, M. W. Dale, V. G. Stavros, M. E. Newton and J. Lloyd-Hughes, Phys. Rev. Lett., 2022, 129, 237401. 

"Towards developing novel and sustainable molecular light-to-heat converters" - T.T. Abiola, F. Allais, V. Stavros, M. Barbatti, A. Braeuning, W.J. Buma, M.M. Mention, C. Peyrot, M. T. D. Casal, D.J.L. Coxon, M. N. R. Ashfold, J.M. Woolley, M.A.P. Turner, J. Alarcan, B. Rioux and J.M. Toldo, Chem. Sci., 2021, 12, 15239-15252.

"New Generation UV-A Filters: Understanding Their Photodynamics on a Human Skin Mimic" - T.T. Abiola, N.d.N. Rodrigues, C. Ho, D.J.L. Coxon, M.D. Horbury, J. Toldo, M. Casal, B. Rioux, C. Peyrot, M. Mention, P. Balaguer, M. Barbatti, F. Allais and V.G. Stavros, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2021, 12, 1, 337–344.

"Reinvestigating the Photoprotection Properties of a Mycosporine Amino Acid Motif" - A.L. Whittock, M.A.P. Turner, D.J.L. Coxon, J.M. Woolley, M.D. Horbury and V.G. Stavros, Front. Chem., 2020, 8, 574038.

"An Ultrafast Shakedown Reveals the Energy Landscape, Relaxation Dynamics, and Concentration of the N₃VH⁰ Defect in Diamond" - D.J.L. Coxon, M. Staniforth, B.G. Breeze, S.E. Greenough, J.P. Goss, M. Monti, J. Lloyd-Hughes, V.G. Stavros and M.E. Newton, J. Phys. Chem. Lett.,2020, 11, 16, 6677–6683.

In December 2023, I was awarded a Living Planet Fellowship by the European Space Agency. My project, SPITFIRE, will measure new, high-resolution far-infrared spectra of carbon dioxide and water vapour, to determine new spetral line parameters ahead of the FORUM mission.

International conferences

“SPectroscopy In The Far InfraREd: Reducing Uncertainties in Spectroscopic Line Parameters for ESA’s FORUM Mission” - presented orally at ESA Living Planet Symposium 2025 (Vienna, Austria).

“New quantitative measurements and spectroscopic line parameters of ammonia for atmospheric remote sensing” - presented orally at the 77th International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy (Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA), 17th International HITRAN Conference (Cambridge, USA), ATMOS 2024 (Bologna, Italy).

UK conferences

“SPectroscopy In The Far InfraREd: Reducing uncertainties in spectroscopic line parameters for ESA’s FORUM mission” - presented via poster at the 16th UK National Earth Observation Conference (York, 2024).

“New quantitative measurements and spectroscopic line parameters of ammonia for atmospheric remote sensing” - presented orally at the 15th UK National Earth Observation Conference (Leeds, 2023).

PhD in Physics (University of Warwick)

Thesis title: A study of the relaxation dynamics of local vibrational modes associated with hydrogen in diamond

MSc in Diamond Science and Technology (University of Warwick)

MChem in Chemistry (University of Warwick)