Andrew has edited and/or contributed to several books, proceedings and patents, published >200 scientific journal papers, and together with his students has presented over 500 orals or posters at conferences. He is an active populariser of science through numerous popular articles, television shows and radio contributions. Andrew and his students have won over 100 awards for outstanding contributions to science. In 2015 Andrew won the national NSTF Photonics award for his contribution to the field over the past decade, in 2018 he was awarded an “A rating” (top rating possible) from the South African National Research Foundation, and in 2020 won the Alexander von Humboldt Georg Forster Prize and Fellowship. He is the 2020 winner of the South African Institute of Physics Gold Medal, the highest award in physics in South Africa, making him the youngest winner to date. In 2021 he was awarded the Vice-Chancellor’s Research Award, the highest award for research from the university.