FUSE Team

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.

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.

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.

Margaret Lucas is Professor of Ultrasonics in the James Watt School of Engineering and Director of the Centre for Medical & Industrial Ultrasonics at the University of Glasgow. She currently leads a UK programme of research in ultrasonic surgical devices in partnership with 5 universities and 13 NHS and industry partners. Her research currently focuses on three key integrating activities: characterising the linear and nonlinear vibration behaviours of ultrasonic devices; understanding the interaction between the ultrasonic device and the medium it interacts with; and design and evaluation of innovative ultrasonic devices.

Andrew Feeney is a Lecturer at the University of Glasgow. His principal research is focused on the integration of smart materials, particularly those exhibiting shape memory, into ultrasonic devices and electro-mechanical systems for a range of industrial and medical applications. Andrew also has expertise in high frequency flexural ultrasonic transducers for measurement in fluids at elevated pressures and temperatures.

Helen Mulvana is a Chancellor’s Fellow in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Strathclyde. Her research focus is the development of advanced diagnostic tools for the earlier diagnosis and targeted treatment of cancer. Working closely with clinicians to better understand clinical needs and with engineers and life scientists to develop solutions to these challenges, Helen also has expertise in non-linear acoustics, contrast imaging, microbubbles, medical device design and fabrication, therapeutic ultrasound and elastography.

Richard O’Leary is a Lecturer in Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the University of Strathclyde. His research is primarily focussed on ultrasonic transduction – primarily the application of novel polymer materials and synthesis methods to the creation of new types of transducers. The main goals are improving sensitivity, so that we can probe deeper into the material or interest, and enhancing resolution, allowing us to see the echoes from small targets especially when they are close together.

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.

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.

Randika Vithanage is a Lecturer in Robotics at the Centre for Ultrasonic Engineering (CUE), University of Strathclyde. He is a registered Chartered Engineer at Engineering Council UK with significant experience in the manufacturing sector. His current research interests are centred around sensor driven robotics, automated technologies, and advanced ultrasound sensors for high value manufacturing applications.

Katherine Tant is a Chancellor’s Fellow in Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Strathclyde. She 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.

Andy Reid is a Leverhulme Fellow at the University of Strathclyde.  Andy’s research is currently focused on ultrasonically powered microswimmers, using armoured microbubbles to provide an acoustic streaming force.  The work process is heavily based in lithographically 3D printed structures at the micro-scale, integrating piezo-active and conductive layers in a single build to create smart sensors and actuators that can be used in true soft robotics.

Koko Lam is a Reader (Ultrasonics) in the James Watt School of Engineering at the University of Glasgow. His research focuses on materials for energy conversion (piezoelectrics, thermoelectrics, photocatalysis, etc.) and storage (e.g., electrode materials for rechargeable batteries, dielectrics), ultrasound transducer technology for biomedical and non-destructive evaluation applications, and sensor and actuator technology for condition monitoring and energy harvesting.

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

Peter Childs is a Chancellors Fellow within the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Strathclyde. His research interests include the control of cell function/fate through applied mechanical stimulation and development of materials for tissue regeneration (cellular and acellular). Since 2012, he has been involved with a multidisciplinary collaboration using nano amplitude vibration to stimulate stem cell osteogenesis (‘nanokicking’). This technology is now being translated towards clinic as an osteogenic cell therapy for orthopaedic repair.

Joanne Cleland is a Speech and Language Therapist with an interest in clinical phonetics and articulatory analysis, primarily ultrasound tongue imaging. Her area of expertise is visual biofeedback techniques for the assessment and treatment of motor speech disorders. She is interested in research which looks at speech disorders in children, particularly in children with developmental disabilities. She is interested in motor speech disorders in autism spectrum conditions, Down syndrome, cleft lip and palate, and persistent speech sound disorders.

Gaetano di Caterina is a Lecturer in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, and Fellow of the HEA. His background and areas of expertise reside in signal, image and video processing, with particular emphasis on biosignal and imaging, and multi-dimensional signals. He is Director of the Neuromorphic Sensor Signal Processing Lab in the EEE Department, supervising PhD students and PostDoc researchers working on various applications within these broad research areas.

Carmine Clemente is a Professor in Radar Systems and Signal Processing at the University of Strathclyde. His research is focussed on RF sensor signal processing for defence and civilian applications. He is currently involved in projects collaborating with governmental institutions, industries and universities from the USA, China and Europe. His research portfolio include Automatic Target Recognition, Multi-static, MIMO , Passive and Cognitive radars, Synthetic Aperture Radar, Electronic Surveillance, Earth Observation, machine learning, AI, and all the techniques that can be classified as emerging radar techniques.

Gioia Falcone champions the Sustainable Net-Zero challenge in engineering and beyond. She regards energy as a service to sustainable development and is particularly interested in sustainable solutions that bring together people, places and the environments.

In July 2018, she joined the University of Glasgow, where she is the Director of the Glasgow Centre for Sustainable Energy, Associate Director of the Centre for Sustainable Solutions, Head of the Energy and Sustainability Research Group and member of the University’s Sustainability Working Group.

Patrick Harkness is a Reader in the James Watt School of Engineering at the University of Glasgow. His main research interests are in access and exploration technology for hazardous or difficult environments. These environments tend to be found on planetary surfaces and in outer space.

Hadi Heidari is a Lecturer in the James Watt School of Engineering at the University of Glasgow, leading the Microelectronics Laboratory with research interests including medical electronics, magnetic sensors and neurotechnology devices.

Emma Henderson is a Senior Teaching Fellow in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. She has published work on the improvement of resilience in large cohorts, perspectives on enhancing student transition into higher education, support structures, and the use of digital music technology to promote healthy walking in non-traumatic trans-tibial amputees. She has also explored the utilisation of Nitinol for prosthetic and orthotic applications. Projects include an ANSYS funded curriculum for developing knowledge of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) in junior years, needle design for EBUS-TBNA, and exploring the utilisation of Nitinol for an active powered knee joint

Dr Yashar Javadi is a Strathclyde Chancellor’s Fellow (Lecturer as part of Strathclyde Global Talent ‎Programme) at the University of Strathclyde. His multidisciplinary works have been reflected in his ‎appointment which is a joint appointment between the Department of Electronic & Electrical ‎Engineering (EEE) and the Department of Design, Manufacturing & Engineering Management (DMEM). ‎In a career spanning over 15 years in the field of engineering (particular focus on welding, non-‎destructive evaluation, additive manufacturing and robotics), he has worked as a lecturer and ‎postdoctoral ‎research associate (at The University of Manchester and the University of Strathclyde) in ‎the academia and also a manager of the welding/NDT department and welding engineer in the ‎industry.

Bo Liu received the B.Eng. degree from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, in 2008, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Leuven, Belgium, in 2012. He was a Humboldt Research Fellow and was working with the Technical University of Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany. He is currently a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) with the University of Glasgow, Glasgow, U.K. His research interests lie in artificial intelligence-driven design methodologies of analog/RF integrated circuits, microwave devices, MEMS, evolutionary computation, and machine learning. Some of his proposed AI-driven electronic design algorithms rank first in industry testing and comparisons, which have been embedded into MATLAB.

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

Ehsan Mohseni is a Lecturer at the Centre for Ultrasonic Engineering (CUE), at the University of Strathclyde. He has been co-developing agile and flexible automated acoustic and electromagnetic-based robotic NDE solutions for welding, joining, and additive manufacturing. He currently supports the Royal Academy of Engineering and Spirit AeroSystems Research Chair, Professor Gareth Pierce, in his endeavors of delivering automated NDE solutions for the inspection of composites and additive manufactured products in the aerospace sector.

Paul Prentice is a Lecturer at the University of Glasgow, and group leader of the Cavitation Research Laboratory (CavLab) at C-MIU. Paul’s research seeks to characterise, refine and optimise acoustic cavitation for medical and industrial applications. CavLab infrastructure is based on state-of-the-art ultra-high-speed cameras and a range of acoustic detectors, including bespoke devices. Paul leads recruitment to the FUSE CDT.

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.

Graeme West’s research interests lie in the area of intelligent decision support, primarily for applications in the Energy Industry, and with a particular focus on through lifetime management of nuclear power generation assets. This covers a broad range of disciplines ranging from artificial intelligence, machine learning, & data analytics through to image and video processing. Application areas include inspection, condition monitoring, diagnostics and prognostics of plant items, both from individual asset and fleet wide perspectives.