Robotics, Automation and Micromanipulation
These academics are interested in the use of robots and automation to apply ultrasound in medical and industrial settings, or taking advantage of ultrasound as a means to manipulate micro-objects.
Prof Sandy Cochran
Research Interests:
- New piezoelectric materials
- Miniature devices for clinical applications of high-resolution ultrasound imaging
- Focused ultrasound surgery and ultrasound-targeted drug delivery
- Ultrasound for transmission beamforming and manipulation of cells and particles
- Miniature and microscale ultrasound systems for biomedical applications
- Ultrasound and other techniques for sensing in the body
Sandy Cochran is Deputy Head of the James Watt School of Engineering and Professor of Ultrasound Materials and Systems at the University of Glasgow. His research focuses on materials and systems to apply ultrasound principally in medicine and life sciences. Sandy’s lab is the only one in the UK dedicated to medical ultrasound materials and systems, and one of only a handful like it in the world. Click here for more
Dr Gordon Dobie
Research Interests:
- Automated inspection
- Automated analysis
- Photogrammetry
Gordon Dobie is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering at the University of Strathclyde. His primary research interests include ultrasonics, NDE, automation, robotics, signal processing, computer vision, and embedded systems. Click here for more
Prof Tony Gachagan
Research Interests:
- Non-Destructive Evaluation
- Acoustic Emission
- Sensors for Process Control
- Health Technologies
- Process Intensification
- Ultrasonic Transduction
- Automated NDE
- Signal and Image Processing
Tony Gachagan is Director of the Centre for Ultrasonic Engineering (CUE) and Professor of Ultrasonics at the University of Strathclyde. Tony's research encompasses ultrasonic transducers and arrays, non-contact ultrasonic sensor systems, array imaging processing, high power ultrasound systems, acoustic emission, and robotics and automation. Click here for more
Dr Charles MacLeod
Research Interests:
- In-Process Inspection of Welding & Metal 3D Printing
- Non-Destructive Evaluation
- Automation & Robotics
Charles MacLeod is a Chancellor's Fellow and Lecturer in the Centre for Ultrasonic Engineering in the University of Strathclyde. His research is primarily associated with the inspection and manufacturing enhancement of high value assets and components. Charles leads a completely new interdisciplinary research area of in-process fusion welding and metal additive inspection. The in-process inspection team researches novel ultrasonic sensors, in-process imaging, and robotic deployment for inspection directly at the point of manufacture, producing superior, globally-efficient fabrications. Click here for more
Dr Steven Neale
Research Interests:
- Microfabrication
- Optics
- Micromanipulation
- Optical tweezers
- Dielectrophoresis
- Optoelectronic Tweezers (OET)
Steven Neale is a Reader in the James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow. His research interests are in the use of electrical engineering techniques to create new tools for use in manufacturing and life sciences research, such as using micromanipulation techniques to place forces on biological samples in order to study their responses, including optical tweezers, dielectrophoresis (DEP), and the recently developed Optoelectronic Tweezers, which allows the DEP force to be light patterned. Forces are placed on samples including blood borne parasites, red blood cells, cells from in vitro cell lines such as HeLa cells and structured inorganic micro and nanoparticles. Click for more
Professor Gareth Pierce
Research Interests:
- Robotics
- Automated inspection
- Machine learning
- Ultrasonic NDT
- Signal processing
Gareth Pierce is a Professor in Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the University of Strathclyde. His central research interest is in robotic and automated technologies for Non-Destructive Testing & Evaluation (NDT&E). The automation of NDT is increasingly utilised in manufacturing, this includes ultrasonic, visual and electromagnetic testing. Modern additive manufacturing techniques in particular bring new challenges to both the measurement sensors employed, and real time deployment and feedback into manufacturing processes. Click for more
Dr Kevin Worrall
Research Interests:
- Autonomous Systems
- Swarm Systems
- Control Algorithms
- Mechatronic system design
- Machine learning
Kevin Worrall is a Lecturer in the James Watt School of Engineering at the University of Glasgow. He has a background in mechatronic systems for space and other harsh environments. Primarily interested in improving autonomous systems to increase their support of humans working in delicate, sensitive and extreme environments. Click for more