Dr Rosaria Lena
- Lecturer (Physics & Astronomy)
email:
Rosaria.Lena@glasgow.ac.uk
pronouns:
She/her/hers
Kelvin Building, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7194-340XResearch interests
I am a lecturer in Physics and Astronomy, and a member of the Astronomy and Astrophysics Research group and of the Astronomy and Physics Education Research group, with a background in Quantum Theory. Within Learning & Teaching and Physics Education Research, my interests lie in the following topics: interdisciplinary skills development in physics learning; creating and using games for learning and teaching physics; quantum physics and quantum technology education; inclusive assessments.
Research groups
- Astronomy & Physics Education
Publications
2025
Altuntas, E., Lena, R.G. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7194-340X, Flannigan, S., Daley, A.J. and Spielman, I.B.
(2025)
Dynamical structure factor from weak measurements.
Quantum Science and Technology, 10(3),
035045.
(doi: 10.1088/2058-9565/ade335)
Labrosse, Nicolas ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4638-157X, Heideman, Madeleine, Kasselaki, Danai, Croke, Sarah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4120-4133, Lena, Rosaria ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7194-340X, Millar, David, Speirits, Fiona ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6460-5231 and McVitie, Stephen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4511-6413
(2025)
Co-Designing Assessment in Honours Physics and Astronomy Courses.
18th Annual University of Glasgow Learning & Teaching Conference, Glasgow, Scotland, UK and Online, 02 Apr 2025 (in-person); 08 Apr 2025 (online).
2024
Lena, Rosaria G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7194-340X, Burnett, Charlie and Breslin, Frances
(2024)
Exploring Interdisciplinary Competence through Categorisation of Problems in Physics and Science.
In: 4th World Conference on Physics Education 2024, Kraków, Poland, 26–30 Aug 2024,
(Accepted for Publication)
2022
Link, Valentin, Müller, Kai, Lena, Rosaria G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7194-340X, Luoma, Kimmo, Damanet, François, Strunz, Walter T. and Daley, Andrew J.
(2022)
Non-Markovian quantum dynamics in strongly coupled multimode cavities conditioned on continuous measurement.
PRX Quantum, 3,
020348.
(doi: 10.1103/prxquantum.3.020348)
2020
Lena, Rosaria G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7194-340X and Daley, A J.
(2020)
Dissipative dynamics and cooling rates of trapped impurity atoms immersed in a reservoir gas.
Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, 101(3),
033612.
(doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.101.033612)
Articles
Altuntas, E., Lena, R.G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7194-340X, Flannigan, S., Daley, A.J. and Spielman, I.B.
(2025)
Dynamical structure factor from weak measurements.
Quantum Science and Technology, 10(3),
035045.
(doi: 10.1088/2058-9565/ade335)
Link, Valentin, Müller, Kai, Lena, Rosaria G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7194-340X, Luoma, Kimmo, Damanet, François, Strunz, Walter T. and Daley, Andrew J.
(2022)
Non-Markovian quantum dynamics in strongly coupled multimode cavities conditioned on continuous measurement.
PRX Quantum, 3,
020348.
(doi: 10.1103/prxquantum.3.020348)
Lena, Rosaria G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7194-340X and Daley, A J.
(2020)
Dissipative dynamics and cooling rates of trapped impurity atoms immersed in a reservoir gas.
Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, 101(3),
033612.
(doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.101.033612)
Conference or Workshop Item
Labrosse, Nicolas ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4638-157X, Heideman, Madeleine, Kasselaki, Danai, Croke, Sarah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4120-4133, Lena, Rosaria ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7194-340X, Millar, David, Speirits, Fiona ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6460-5231 and McVitie, Stephen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4511-6413
(2025)
Co-Designing Assessment in Honours Physics and Astronomy Courses.
18th Annual University of Glasgow Learning & Teaching Conference, Glasgow, Scotland, UK and Online, 02 Apr 2025 (in-person); 08 Apr 2025 (online).
Conference Proceedings
Lena, Rosaria G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7194-340X, Burnett, Charlie and Breslin, Frances
(2024)
Exploring Interdisciplinary Competence through Categorisation of Problems in Physics and Science.
In: 4th World Conference on Physics Education 2024, Kraków, Poland, 26–30 Aug 2024,
(Accepted for Publication)