Sensing, Imaging, & Optics/Photonics
Ultrasound is regularly used for sensing and imaging applications, in addition some researchers are using light and photonics techniques in their work.
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
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 Martin Lavery
Research Interests:
- Optical communications
- Photonics techniques applied to acoustics/ultrasound
Martin Lavery is a Senior Lecturer, Royal Academy of Engineering research Fellow and leader of the Structured Photonics Research Group at the University of Glasgow. He is focused on applying novel physical phenomena to industry inspired engineering challenges, including the development of state-of-the-art Space Division Multiplexed communication systems, novel studies into the propagation dynamics of structured light in turbulent environments, ultra-wide field of view solar collection optics, and bespoke acoustic wavefront shapers. 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
Dr Julien Reboud
Research Interests:
- Primary expertise in biosensing and microfluidics for medical diagnostics and therapy
- Acoustofluidics based on surface acoustic waves, including integration of bioassay functions and particle patterning
- Liquid nebulisation for drug delivery, spray-coating, mass spectrometry and the food industry
- Nonlinear ultrasonic sensing and measurement for NDT of soft materials or for use in areas difficult to access metamaterials and nonlinear effects for beam shaping to control interactions with fluids and particles
Julien Reboud is a Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Glasgow. His current research is focused on integrating engineering and biology for the benefits of healthcare and industry. Julien’s activities can be divided into two main areas; Acoustofluidics for manipulation of samples and Synthetic Biology. Click for more
Dr Theodosia Stratoudaki
Research Interests:
- Remote ultrasonic sensing/imaging using Optical methods
- Non-destructive testing
- Chemical sensing
- In-line manufacturing process monitoring in Extreme environments
- Optically excited sensors
- Laser induced ultrasonic phased arrays
- Laser ultrasonics in advanced materials
Theodosia Stratoudaki is a Lecturer and a Strathclyde Chancellor’s Fellow in the Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering at the University of Strathclyde. Her main research is focused on sensing and imaging using light. She is currently adapting a data collection method (Full Matrix Capture) developed for ultrasonic phased arrays to laser-based ultrasound. Click for more
Dr Katherine Tant
Research Interests:
- Imaging
- Modelling waves in heterogeneous media
- Ultrasonic NDT
- Simulation
Katherine Tant is interested in applied inverse problems and imaging. She studies and develops models of ultrasonic wave propagation and scattering in heterogeneous media to create new and advanced algorithms for material property mapping, defect characterisation and imaging. Her work to date has primarily been applied to ultrasonic NDT problems but can be generalised and adapted across a broad range of application areas. Click for more
Prof James Windmill
Research Interests:
- Acoustics
- Biological sensory systems
- Microsystems and sensors
- Non-destructive evaluation
- Remanufacturing and reuse
- Sustainable Engineering
- Ultrasonic systems
James Windmill is a Professor in Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the University of Strathclyde. His cross-disciplinary research aims to translate the findings from fundamental research in biological sensory systems into novel artificial sensor and transducer systems, primarily relating to acoustics and ultrasonics. These can be implemented across industrial sectors, for example through non-destructive evaluation with a focus on remanufacturing, or microphones for hearing aids. Click for more