Associate Professor James Chon's research interest is in optical synthesis, microscopy and spectroscopy of single quantum objects. This research area includes plasmonic, metallic, semiconductor nanoparticles and dye molecules, and their application in nanophotonic devices.

Dr Chon is also a past ARC Future Fellow and the Group leader for Optical Nanomaterial Spectroscopy for Photonic Application (ONSPA) group at Swinburne’s Optical Sciences Centre.

Alongside his research work, Dr Chon is a member of the Australian Institute of Physics, the Australian Optical Society, the Optical Society of America and the American Chemical Society.