Measurement, Devices and Materials
Measurement, Devices and Materials Cluster
We develop devices and measurement techniques including chemical and environmental microsensors, MEMS devices, electronic noses, actuators and microsystems, terahertz and optical sensing systems, ultrasound transducers and acoustic devices. We are also working on micro/nano robotics and automation, precision instrument design and metrology, with applications in environmental sensing, materials characterisation, non-destructive testing, medical imaging, mechanobiology and biomechanics. Materials is one of our fastest growing areas of research, here we focus on a wide range of applications and material types, including metamaterials. Main areas of research include polymer composites, materials for photovoltaics, batteries, optoelectronics, power electronics and modulation of terahertz radiation; nanomaterials for photoelectrochemical water splitting for green hydrogen production and additively manufactured metamaterials.
Associated Members
Ultrasound Group
The Ultrasound group is led by Professor David Hutchins FREng, Professor Duncan Billson and Dr Oksana Trushkevych. We specialise in non-destructive testing and evaluation (NDT&E) and imaging technologies. Part of the Centre for Industrial Ultrasonics, the lab collaborates with UK and international institutions, including the UK Research Centre for NDE, to advance research on NDT and support industrial applications. Recent projects include ultrasonic metamaterials, ultrasound visualisation using passive liquid crystal based sensors, novel sensing approaches for concrete inspection, and innovations in ultra-thin loudspeakers through the spin-off company Warwick Acoustics. The lab combines cutting-edge research with industry partnerships to drive advancements in imaging and measurement technologies.
Energy, Materials and Interfaces
The group focuses on experimental research into electronic materials for applications like photovoltaics, batteries, optoelectronics, and power electronics, with an emphasis on defect science in crystalline materials and nanoscale surface properties. Key materials include silicon, germanium, silicon carbide, and MoS₂. Facilities include atomic layer deposition, cleanroom access, and advanced characterization tools for photoconductance, photoluminescence, and battery testing. The group leads major EPSRC projects in silicon photovoltaics and terahertz modulation, collaborates with global research institutions and industry, and works on advancing solar cell technologies. It welcomes prospective PhD students from Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, and Engineering backgrounds.
Microsensors & Bioelectronics Laboratory
The Microsensors and Bioelectronics Laboratory (MBL) was founded and is currently headed by Professor Julian Gardner FREng FRS with Professor Marina Cole as the Deputy Head. MBL is part of the Measurement, Devices and Materials Research Group within the School of Engineering at the University of Warwick. The research focus is on Machine Olfaction/Electronic Noses, CMOS based environmental sensors, MEMS devices and signal processing/AI. MBL collaborates with research groups at Cambridge University and Durham University as well as several UK based companies.
Precision Engineering and Surfaces Laboratory
Duncan Billson
Prof Duncan Billson's expertise spans ultrasonics, non‑destructive testing, optoelectronics, audio transduction, and sensor development. He joined Warwick’s faculty in 1998 to develop micromachined silicon ultrasonic transducers. Among his achievements is co‑founding Warwick Acoustics, a spin‑out specialising in advanced acoustic technologies.
Oksana Trushkevych
Oksana is a member of the Ultrasound group, with broad research interests covering ultrasonics, non0destructive testing, materials characterisation and soft matter. She is focusing on solving industrially relevant problems in non-destructive testing through a variety of methods including novel approaches to thermography, electromagnetic and magnetostrictive acoustic transducers and laser ultrasonics. She is also developing sensitive soft matter - based film sensors for ultrasound visualisation.
Oksana has further roles as the Outreach and Widening participation lead, Midlands Nuclear lead, and the deputy director of the Warwick Centre for Industrial Ultrasonics.
Key Publications
Astolfi, L., Hutchins, D.A., Watson, R.L., Thomas, P.J., Ricci, M., Nie, L., Freear, S., Cooper, T.P., Clare, A.T., Laureti, S., 2022. Optimised polymer trapped-air lenses for ultrasound focusing in water exploiting Fabry-Pérot resonance. Ultrasonics 125, 106781. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultras.2022.106781
Bastola, A., He, Y., Im, J., Rivers, G., Wang, F., Worsley, R., Austin, J.S., Nelson-Dummett, O., Wildman, R.D., Hague, R., Tuck, C.J., Turyanska, L., 2023. Formulation of functional materials for inkjet printing: A pathway towards fully 3D printed electronics. Materials Today Electronics 6, 100058. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtelec.2023.100058
Chen, F., Wang, Y., Tian, Y., Zhang, D., Song, J., Crick, C.R., Carmalt, C.J., Parkin, I.P., Lu, Y., 2022. Robust and durable liquid-repellent surfaces. Chem. Soc. Rev. 51, 8476–8583. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CS01033B
Frederick, M.O., Boyse, R.A., Braden, T.M., Calvin, J.R., Campbell, B.M., Changi, S.M., Coffin, S.R., Condon, C., Gowran, O., McClary Groh, J., Groskreutz, S.R., Harms, Z.D., Humenik, A.A., Kallman, N.J., Klitzing, N.D., Kopach, M.E., Kretsinger, J.K., Lambertus, G.R., Lampert, J.T., Maguire, L.M., Moynihan, H.A., Mullane, N.S., Murphy, J.D., O’Mahony, M.E., Richey, R.N., Seibert, K.D., Spencer, R.D., Strege, M.A., Tandogan, N., Torres Torres, F.L., Tsukanov, S.V., Xia, H., 2021. Kilogram-Scale GMP Manufacture of Tirzepatide Using a Hybrid SPPS/LPPS Approach with Continuous Manufacturing. Org. Process Res. Dev. 25, 1628–1636. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.oprd.1c00108
Gardner, E.L.W., Gardner, J.W., Udrea, F., 2023. Micromachined Thermal Gas Sensors—A Review. Sensors 23, 681. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23020681
Gharanei, S., Fishwick, K., Peter Durairaj, R., Jin, T., Siamantouras, E., Liu, K.-K., Straube, A., Lucas, E.S., Weston, C.J., Rantakari, P., Salmi, M., Jalkanen, S., Brosens, J.J., Tan, B.K., 2021. Vascular Adhesion Protein-1 Determines the Cellular Properties of Endometrial Pericytes. Front. Cell Dev. Biol. 8, 621016. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2020.621016
Gleave, K., Guy, A., Mechan, F., Emery, M., Murphy, A., Voloshin, V., Towers, C.E., Towers, D., Ranson, H., Foster, G.M., McCall, P.J., 2023. Impacts of dual active-ingredient bed nets on the behavioural responses of pyrethroid resistant Anopheles gambiae determined by room-scale infrared video tracking. Malar J 22, 132. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04548-9
Grant, N.E., Altermatt, P.P., Niewelt, T., Post, R., Kwapil, W., Schubert, M.C., Murphy, J.D., 2021. Gallium‐Doped Silicon for High‐Efficiency Commercial Passivated Emitter and Rear Solar Cells. Solar RRL 5, 2000754. https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.202000754
Grant, N.E., Pain, S.L., Khorani, E., Jefferies, R., Wratten, A., McNab, S., Walker, D., Han, Y., Beanland, R., Bonilla, R.S., Murphy, J.D., 2024. Activation of Al2O3 surface passivation of silicon: Separating bulk and surface effects. Applied Surface Science 645, 158786. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2023.158786
Hall, M.L., Gleave, K., Hughes, A., McCall, P.J., Towers, C.E., Towers, D.P., 2022. The application of digital holography for accurate three-dimensional localisation of mosquito-bednet interaction. gxjzz 3, 1. https://doi.org/10.37188/lam.2022.020 Im,
J., Liu, Y., Hu, Q., Trindade, G.F., Parmenter, C., Fay, M., He, Y., Irvine, D.J., Tuck, C., Wildman, R.D., Hague, R., Turyanska, L., 2023. Strategies for Integrating Metal Nanoparticles with Two‐Photon Polymerization Process: Toward High Resolution Functional Additive Manufacturing. Adv Funct Materials 33, 2211920. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202211920
Im, J., Trindade, G.F., Quach, T.T., Sohaib, A., Wang, F., Austin, J., Turyanska, L., Roberts, C.J., Wildman, R., Hague, R., Tuck, C., 2022. Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles with a Cohesion Enhancer for Robust Flexible Electrodes. ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 5, 6708–6716. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.2c00742
Januar, M., Prakoso, S.P., Zhong, C.-W., Lin, H.-C., Li, C., Hsieh, J.-H., Liu, K.-K., Liu, K.-C., 2022. Room-Temperature Fabrication of p-Type SnO Semiconductors Using Ion-Beam-Assisted Deposition. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 14, 46726–46737. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c12617
Kudłacik-Kramarczyk, S., Drabczyk, A., Głąb, M., Alves-Lima, D., Lin, H., Douglas, T.E.L., Kuciel, S., Zagórska, A., Tyliszczak, B., 2021. Investigations on the impact of the introduction of the Aloe vera into the hydrogel matrix on cytotoxic and hydrophilic properties of these systems considered as potential wound dressings. Materials Science and Engineering: C 123, 111977. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2021.111977
Lin, H., Russell, B.P., Bawuah, P., Zeitler, J.A., 2021. Sensing Water Absorption in Hygrothermally Aged Epoxies with Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy. Anal. Chem. 93, 2449–2455. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.0c04453
Liu, S., Wang, F., Liu, Z., Zhang, W., Tian, Y., Zhang, D., 2020. A Two-Finger Soft-Robotic Gripper with Enveloping and Pinching Grasping Modes. IEEE/ASME Trans. Mechatron. 1–1. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMECH.2020.3005782
Mandala, S.H.S., Liu, T.-J., Chen, C.-M., Liu, K.-K., Januar, M., Chang, Y.-F., Lai, C.-S., Chang, K.-H., Liu, K.-C., 2021. Enhanced Plasmonic Biosensor Utilizing Paired Antibody and Label-Free Fe3O4 Nanoparticles for Highly Sensitive and Selective Detection of Parkinson’s α-Synuclein in Serum. Biosensors 11, 402. https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11100402
Mensah, R.A., Jo, S.B., Kim, H., Park, S.-M., Patel, K.D., Cho, K.J., Cook, M.T., Kirton, S.B., Hutter, V., Sidney, L.E., Alves-Lima, D., Lin, H., Lee, J.-H., Kim, H.-W., Chau, D.Y., 2021. The eggshell membrane: A potential biomaterial for corneal wound healing. J Biomater Appl 36, 912–929. https://doi.org/10.1177/08853282211024040
Niewelt, T., Steinhauser, B., Richter, A., Veith-Wolf, B., Fell, A., Hammann, B., Grant, N.E., Black, L., Tan, J., Youssef, A., Murphy, J.D., Schmidt, J., Schubert, M.C., Glunz, S.W., 2022. Reassessment of the intrinsic bulk recombination in crystalline silicon. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 235, 111467. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2021.111467
Pain, S.L., Khorani, E., Niewelt, T., Wratten, A., Paez Fajardo, G.J., Winfield, B.P., Bonilla, R.S., Walker, M., Piper, L.F.J., Grant, N.E., Murphy, J.D., 2022. Electronic Characteristics of Ultra‐Thin Passivation Layers for Silicon Photovoltaics. Adv Materials Inter 9, 2201339. https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202201339
Qureshi, Y.M., Voloshin, V., Facchinelli, L., McCall, P.J., Chervova, O., Towers, C.E., Covington, J.A., Towers, D.P., 2023. Finding a Husband: Using Explainable AI to Define Male Mosquito Flight Differences. Biology 12, 496. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology12040496
Specht, J.P., Esfahani, S., Xing, Y., Kock, A., Cole, M., Gardner, J.W., 2022. Thermally Modulated CMOS-Compatible Particle Sensor for Air Quality Monitoring. IEEE Trans. Instrum. Meas. 71, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIM.2022.3141151
Tabatabaeipour, M., Trushkevych, O., Dobie, G., Edwards, R.S., McMillan, R., Macleod, C., O’Leary, R., Dixon, S., Gachagan, A., Pierce, S.G., 2022. Application of ultrasonic guided waves to robotic occupancy grid mapping. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing 163, 108151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2021.108151
Tian, Y., Li, H., Wang, M., Yang, C., Yang, Z., Liu, X., 2021. Insights into the stability of fluorinated super-hydrophobic coating in different corrosive solutions. Progress in Organic Coatings 151, 106043. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.porgcoat.2020.106043
Trushkevych, O., Dixon, S., Tabatabaeipour, M., Potter, M.D.G., MacLeod, C., Dobie, G., Edwards, R.S., 2023. Calibration-free SH guided wave analysis for screening of wall thickness in steel with varying properties. NDT & E International 135, 102789. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ndteint.2023.102789
Trushkevych, O., Tabatabaeipour, M., Dixon, S., Potter, M.D.G., Dobie, G., Macleod, C., Edwards, R.S., 2021. Miniaturised SH EMATs for Fast Robotic Screening of Wall Thinning in Steel Plates. IEEE Sensors J. 21, 1386–1394. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2020.3021526
Wang, C., Mao, K., 2021. Design of high power density for RV reducer. J Braz. Soc. Mech. Sci. Eng. 43, 291. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40430-021-03011-7
Wang, F., Zhao, X., Huo, Z., Shi, B., Liang, C., Tian, Y., Zhang, D., 2021. A 2-DOF nano-positioning scanner with novel compound decoupling-guiding mechanism. Mechanism and Machine Theory 155, 104066. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2020.104066
Wardana, I.N.K., Gardner, J.W., Fahmy, S.A., 2021. Optimising Deep Learning at the Edge for Accurate Hourly Air Quality Prediction. Sensors 21, 1064. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21041064
Xu, X., Martín‐Yerga, D., Grant, N.E., West, G., Pain, S.L., Kang, M., Walker, M., Murphy, J.D., Unwin, P.R., 2023. Interfacial Chemistry Effects in the Electrochemical Performance of Silicon Electrodes under Lithium‐Ion Battery Conditions. Small 19, 2303442. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202303442
Yu, G., Liu, H., Mao, K., Zhu, C., Lu, Z., 2021. Examination on the wear process of polyformaldehyde gears under dry and lubricated conditions. Friction 9, 538–550. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-020-0362-7
Zengeya, P., Mao, K., Goodship, V., 2023. The effects of cooling rate (mould temperature) on HDPE gears produced through injection moulding. Wear 530–531, 205000. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2023.205000
Zhao, H., Han, L., Liu, Y., Liu, X., 2022. Analysis of joint formation mechanisms for self-piercing riveting (SPR) process with varying joining parameters. Journal of Manufacturing Processes 73, 668–685. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2021.11.038
Zhao, H., Han, L., Liu, Y., Liu, X., 2021. Modelling and interaction analysis of the self-pierce riveting process using regression analysis and FEA. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 113, 159–176. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-020-06519-9
- Mao, Ken,2023.Helical gear contact simulations and their applications in automotive transmission systems.IFToMM International Conference on Mechanisms, Transmissions and Applications,Poitiers, France,24-26 May 2023, Published inNew Advances in Mechanisms, Transmissions and Applications. MeTrApp 2023,pp. 371-381
- Wang, Meng, Yang, Xue, Ni, Na, Ye, Jing, Yang, Zhen, Tian, Yanling,2023.Preparation of micro gripper pincer end with bionic superhydrophobic surface and analysis of gripping performance.2023 IEEE International Conference on Manipulation, Manufacturing and Measurement on the Nanoscale (3M-NANO),Chengdu, China,31 Jul- 04 Aug 2023, Published in2023 IEEE International Conference on Manipulation, Manufacturing and Measurement on the Nanoscale (3M-NANO)
- Yang, Zhen, Li, Bingyu, Xiao, Hui, Zhang, He, Yang, Chengjuan, Tian, Yanling,2023.Laser-induced zinc metal battery anodes with ultra-long cycling performance.2023 IEEE International Conference on Manipulation, Manufacturing and Measurement on the Nanoscale (3M-NANO),Chengdu, China,31 Jul - 04 Aug 2023, Published in2023 IEEE International Conference on Manipulation, Manufacturing and Measurement on the Nanoscale (3M-NANO)
- Tran, Kim Sang, Lai, Kai Zhong, Shirinzadeh, Bijan, Ehrampoosh, Armin, Tian, Yanling, Zhang, Dawei, Qin, Yanding,2023.Design and characterization of a flexure-based hybrid mechanism for precise micro/nano positioning.2023 26th International Conference on Mechatronics Technology (ICMT),Busan, Republic of Korea,18-21 Oct 2023
- Lai, Kai Zhong, Tran, Kim Sang, Shirinzadeh, Bijan, Ehrampoosh, Armin, Tian, Yanling, Qin, Yanding,2023.Design and analysis of a novel 3-DOF out-of-plane micropositioning mechanism.2023 26th International Conference on Mechatronics Technology (ICMT),Busan, Republic of Korea,18-21 Oct 2023
- 'Watson, Richard L., 'Billson, Duncan R., 'Hutchins, David A., 'Ciampa, Francesco,2022.'Thermosonics : electrostatic transducer based air-coupled ultrasonics and thermography for NDE of carbon fibre reinforced polymer materials.SPIE Smart Structures + Nondestructive Evaluation,Long Beach, California, United States,6 Mar - 11 Apr 2022, Published inProceedings of SPIE ; Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Civil Infrastructure, and Transportation XVI
- 'Watson, Richard L., 'Billson, Duncan R., 'Hutchins, David A., 'Ciampa, Francesco,2022.'Thermosonics : array-based, air-coupled ultrasonics and thermography for NDE of carbon fibre reinforced polymer materials.SPIE Smart Structures + Nondestructive Evaluation,Long Beach, California, United States,6 Mar - 11 Apr 2022, Published inProceedings of SPIE ; Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Civil Infrastructure, and Transportation XVI
- De Guzman, Joyce Ann T., Markevich, Vladimir P., Mullins, Jack, Grant, Nicholas E., Murphy, John D., Hiller, Daniel, Halsall, Matthew P., Peaker, Anthony R.,2022.Formation and elimination of electrically active thermally-induced defects in float-zone-grown silicon crystals.SiliconPV 2021, the 11th International Conference on Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaics,Hamelin, Germany,19?23 Apr 2021, Published inAIP Conference Proceedings
- Davies, Angela D., Burke, Jan, Creath, Katherine, North Morris, Michael B., Towers, Catherine E., Towers, David P., Porras-Aguilar, Rosario, Ramirez Andrade, Ana Hiza, Falaggis, Konstantinos,2018.Multi-wavelength phase unwrapping : a versatile tool for extending the measurement range, breaking the Nyquist limit, and encrypting optical communications.SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications,San Diego, California, United States,2018, Published inProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
- Liu, Xianping, Zhang, Zhijun, Li, Na, Wu, Wei, Sun, Jiyu,2018.Nanomechanical and angle-dependence optical properties in beetle popillia indgigonacea motsch (Coleoptera).IEEE International Conference on Manipulation, Manufacturing and Measurement on the Nanoscale (3M-NANO),Hangzhou, China,13-17 Aug 2018
- Murphy, John D.,2018.Materials Research for Group IV Semiconductors : Growth, characterization and technological developments III.Materials research for group IV semiconductors: growth, characterization and technological developments III,Strasbourg, France,18/06/2018 - 22/06/2018
- Edwards, R. S. (Rachel Sian), Zhou, L. Q., Pearce, M. J., Prince, R. G., Myronov, Maksym, Colston, Gerard B., Leadley, D. R. (David R.), Trushkevych, Oksana,2017.Laser ultrasonic characterization of membranes for use as micro-electronic mechanical systems (MEMS).43rd Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation,Atlanta, GA, USA,17-22 Jul 2016, Published inAIP Conference Proceedings
- Edwards, R. S. (Rachel Sian), Trushkevych, Oksana, Eriksson, Tobias J. R., Ramadas, Sivaram Nishal, Dixon, Steve M.,2017.Ultrasound visualization using polymer dispersed liquid crystal sensors.43rd Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation,Atlanta, GA, USA,17-22 Jul 2016, Published inAIP Conference Proceedings
- Jin, Tianrong, Li, Li, Siow, R. C. M., Liu, Kuo-Kang,2016.Collagen matrix stiffness influencing on fibroblast contraction force.10th World Biomaterials Congress,Montréal, Canada,17-22 May 2016, Published inFrontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
- Al-Amin, Mohammad, Murphy, John D.,2016.Hydrogenation effect on low temperature internal gettering in multicrystalline silicon.43rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference,Portland, Oregon, USA,5-10 Jun 2016, Published inProceedings of the 2016 IEEE 43rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC),pp. 0585-0590
- Zhu, Xinyao, Liu, Xianping, Zhang, Nana, Wang, Zuobin,2015.Investigation of work of adhesion of biological cell (human hepatocellular carcinoma) by AFM nano-indentation.2015 International Conference on Manipulation, Manufacturing and Measurement on the Nanoscale (3M-NANO),Changchun,5-9 Oct 2015, Published in2015 International Conference on Manipulation, Manufacturing and Measurement on the Nanoscale (3M-NANO),pp. 147-152
- Rougieux, Fiacre E., Grant, Nicholas E., Macdonald, Daniel, Murphy, John D.,2015.Can vacancies and their complexes with nonmetals prevent the lifetime reaching its intrinsic limit in silicon?.2015 IEEE 42nd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC),New Orleans, LA, USA,14 -19 Jun 2015, Published in2015 IEEE 42nd Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC),pp. 1-4
- Shah, V. A., Trushkevych, Oksana, Myronov, Maksym, Rhead, Stephen, Halpin, John E., Edwards, R. S. (Rachel Sian), Leadley, D. R. (David R.),2014.Tensile strained Ge membranes.15th International Conference on Ultimate Integration on Silicon (ULIS), 2014,Stockholm, Sweden,7-9 April 2014, Published inInternational Conference on Ultimate Integration on Silicon,pp. 137-140
- Yin, Xiaokang, Chen, Guoming, Li, Wei, Hutchins, David A.,2014.Negative measurement sensitivity values of planar capacitive imaging probes.QNDE Conference,Baltimore, Maryland, USA,21?26 Jul 2013,pp. 1500-1504
- Hutchins, David A., Davis, Lee A. J., Tsen, Sheldon,2013.Security screening using ultrasound.ICA 2013,Montreal, Canada,2-7 Jun 2013, Published inMeetings on Acoustics. Proceedings
- Akanji, Omololu, Hutchins, David A., Davis, Lee A. J., Leigh, Simon J.,2013.Micromachined structures for nonlinear ultrasonic transduction.2013 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS),Prague, Czech Republic,21-25 Jul 2013, Published in2013 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS),pp. 1117-1120
- Ho, K. S., Hutchins, David A., Billson, Duncan R., Li, M. H., Gachagan, A.,2012.Extraction of texture in metal sheet using non-contact electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMATS) and wavelet processing.38th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, QNDE,Burlington, VT; United States,17-22 Jul 2011, Published inAIP Conference Proceedings,pp. 1373-1380
- Billson, Duncan R., Purssell, C. P., Leigh, Simon J., Hutchins, David A.,2011.Rapid rototyping technologies for ultrasonic beam focussing in NDE.2011 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS),Orlando, FL,18-21 Oct 2011, Published in2011 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS),pp. 2472-2474
- Saleem, Aamer, Canal, Celine, Hutchins, David A., Green, Roger,2011.NIR spectroscopy with multivariate calibration and lock-in amplification to detect chemicals concealed behind fabrics.Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) Sensing XII,Orlando, Florida, USA,26th April 2011, Published inNIR, IR, and Photothermal Detection of Explosives,pp. 80181I-80181I
- Liu, Kuo-Kang,2010.Nanomechanics of soft biological materials for tissue engineering.10th WSEAS International Conference on Applied Informatics and Communications/3rd WSEAS International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Biomedical Informatics,Taipei, Taiwan,20-22 Aug 2010, Published inNew aspects of applied informatics, biomedical electronics and informatics and communication
- Canal, Celine M., Saleem, Aamer, Green, Roger, Hutchins, David A.,2010.Near-infrared spectroscopy for personal screening.Conference on Optics and Photon for Counterterrorism and Crime Fighting VI/Optical Materials in Defence Systems Technology VII,Toulouse, France,20-23 Sep 2010, Published inProceedings of SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering,pp. 78380G-78380G
- Yue, Zhaoyang, Liu, Xianping,2010.A preliminary study of micro heat conduction by hot-tip tribological probe microscope.9th International Symposium on Measurement Technology and Intelligent Instruments,St Petersburg, Russia,June 29-July 02, 2009, Published inKey Engineering Materials,pp. 374-378
- Murphy, John D., Bothe, Karsten, Olmo, Massimiliano., Voronkov, Vladimir V., Falster, Robert J.,2010.Minority carrier lifetime in Czochralski silicon containing oxide precipitates.218th ECS Meeting: High Purity Silicon 11,Las Vegas, Nevada, USA,10-15 Oct 2010, Published inECS Transactions,pp. 121-132
- Li, Chuan, Hutchins, David A., Green, Roger,2009.Short range ultrasonic communications in air using quadrature modulation.International Conference on Wireless Information Networks and Systems,Milan, Italy,July 07-10, 2009, Published inWINSYS 2009: Proceedings of the International Conference on Wireless Information Networks and Systems,pp. 100-104
- Diamond, G. G., Hutchins, David A., Pallav, P., Gohel, R.,2009.Near infrared (NIR) spectral imaging for NDE.35th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation,Univ Chicago, Chicago, IL,July 20-25, 2008, Published inAIP Conference Proceedings,pp. 447-452
- Pallav, P., Hutchins, David A., Diamond, G. G., Gan, T. H., Hellyer, J. E.,2008.Dual-mode combined infra red and air-coupled ultrasonic technique for real-time industrial process control with special reference to the food industry.34th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation,Golden, CO,Jul 22-27, 2007, Published inAIP Conference Proceedings,pp. 1630-1637
- Diamond, G. G., Hutchins, David A., Pallav, P., Green, Roger,2008.A novel low cost alternative to THz for security and defence applications.34th Conference on Infrared Technology and Applications,Orlando, FL,Mar 17-20, 2008, Published inProceedings of SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering,pp. S9401-S9401
- Diamond, G. G., Pallav, P., Hutchins, David A.,2008.Near infrared (nir) imaging for NDE.34th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation,Golden, CO, U.S.A.,Jul 22-27, 2007, Published inAIP Conference Proceedings,pp. 688-695
- Diamond, G. G., Hutchins, David A., Gan, T. H.,2008.Defect location using capacitative imaging.34th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation,Golden, CO, U.S.A.,Jul 22-27, 2007, Published inAIP Conference Proceedings,pp. 641-647
- Yue, Zhaoyang, Liu, Xianping, Cai, Z., Cai, P.,2008.A multi-function tribological probe microscope with a hot tip for thermal measurement.Fifth International Symposium on Instrumentation Science and Technology,Shenyang, China,Sep 15-18, 2008, Published inProceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Instrumentation Science and Technology
- Yang, Raymond H., Teo, Chek Sing, Buice, Eric S., Liu, Xianping, Wang, Weili, Smith, Stuart T.,2008.Control strategies for a dynamic positioning machine at nanometer level.23rd ASPE Annual Meeting (American Society for Precision Engineering),Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.,Oct 19-24, 2008, Published inProceedings of the 23rd ASPE Annual Meeting
- Alpass, Charles, Murphy, John D., Jain, Amitabh, Wilshaw, Peter R.,2008.Measurements of dislocation locking by near-surface ion implanted nitrogen in Czochralski silicon.214th ECS Meeting,Honolulu, HI,12-17 Oct 2008, Published inESC Transactions,pp. 249-259
- Diamond, G. G., Hutchins, David A., Leong, Kennith Kin, Gan, T. H.,2007.Electrostatic capacitive imaging : a new NDE technique.33rd Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation,Portland, Oregon,30 Jul - 04 Aug 2006, Published inReview of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Vols 26A and 26B,pp. 689-694
- Bradley, R. J., Billson, Duncan R., Hutchins, David A.,2006.Novel capacitive ultrasonic transducers fabricated using microstereolithography.IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium,Vancouver, Canada,03-06 Oct 2006, Published inIEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium. Proceedings,pp. 2381-2384
- Murphy, John D., Alpass, Charles R., Giannattasio, Armando, Senkader, Semih, Emiroglu, Deniz, Evans-Freeman, Jan H., Falster, R. J., Wilshaw, Peter R.,2006.Nitrogen-doped silicon : mechanical, transport and electrical properties.210th ECS Meeting,Cancun, Mexico,29 Oct - 3 Nov 2006, Published inECS Transactions,pp. 239-253
- Liu, Xianping, Rubert, P.,2005.Mapping surface properties of sinusoidal roughness standards by TPM.7th Symposium on Measurement Technology and Intelligent Instruments,Huddersfield, UK,06-08 Sep 2005, Published inJournal of Physics: Conference Series,pp. 20-23
- Liu, Xianping, Peng, Jie, Zhang, Xin, Tong, Jin, Wu, Siyang, Ma, Yunhai.Rheological Properties of Corn Starch Dispersions in Pregelatinized Starch Solution.2018 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MANIPULATION, MANUFACTURING AND MEASUREMENT ON THE NANOSCALE (3M-NANO) - CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS,Hangzhou, Peoples Republic of China,August 13-17, 2018
- Liu, Xianping, Zhang, Zhijun, Liu, Chao, Du, Ruijuan, Sun, Jiyu.Effects of Dragonfly Wing Vein Structure on the Flight Charateristics.2018 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MANIPULATION, MANUFACTURING AND MEASUREMENT ON THE NANOSCALE (3M-NANO) - CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS,Hangzhou, PEOPLES R CHINA,August 13-17, 2018
- Healy, Brendan F. M., Pain, Sophie L., Lloyd-Hughes, James, Grant, Nicholas E., Murphy, John D.,2024.Dataset to support: "Quantifying photoluminescence variability in monolayer molybdenum disulfide films grown by chemical vapour deposition".University of Warwick, School of Engineering
- Wratten, Ailish, Pain, Sophie L., Yadav, Anup, Khorani, Edris, Niewelt, Tim, Black, L., Bartholazzi, G., Walker, David, Grant, Nicholas E., Murphy, John D.,2023.Data in support of Exploring hafnium oxide?s potential for passivating contacts for silicon solar cells.University of Warwick, School of Engineering
- Wratten, Ailish, Pain, Sophie L., Walker, David, Renz, A. B., Khorani, Edris, Niewelt, Tim, Grant, Nicholas E., Murphy, John D.,2023.Data for Mechanisms of silicon surface passivation by negatively charged hafnium oxide thin films.University of Warwick, School of Engineering
- Grant, Nicholas E., Pain, Sophie L., Khorani, Edris, Jefferies, Richard, Wratten, Ailish, McNab, Shona, Walker, D., Han, Yisong, Beanland, R., Bonilla, R. S., Murphy, John D.,2023.Dataset to support "Activation of Al2O3 surface passivation of silicon: separating bulk and surface effects".University of Warwick, School of Engineering
- Niewelt, Tim, Maischner, F., Kwapil, Wolfram, Khorani, Edris, Pain, Sophie L., Jung, Y., Hopkins, E. C. B., Frosch, M., Altermatt, P. P., Guo, H., Wang, Y. C., Grant, Nicholas E., Murphy, John D.,2023.Dataset to support "Stability of industrial gallium-doped Czochralski silicon PERC cells and wafers".University of Warwick, School of Engineering
- Pain, Sophie L., Khorani, Edris, Yadav, Anup, Niewelt, Tim, Leimenstoll, Antonio, Healy, Brendan F. M., Walker, Marc, Walker, David, Grant, Nicholas E., Murphy, John D.,2023.Dataset to support - "Influence of co-reactants on surface passivation by nanoscale hafnium oxide layers grown by atomic layer deposition on silicon".RSC Applied Interfaces,University of Warwick, School of Engineering
- Pain, Sophie L.,2023.Enhancing electronic materials by chemical treatments and nanoscale dielectrics.
- Khorani, Edris, Messmer, Christoph A., Pain, Sophie L., Niewelt, Tim, Healy, Brendan F. M., Wratten, Ailish, Walker, Marc, Grant, Nicholas E., Murphy, John D.,2023.Dataset to support Electronic band offset determination of oxides grown by atomic layer deposition on silicon.University of Warwick, School of Engineering
- 'Grant, Nicholas E., 'Pain, Sophie, 'White, Joshua T., 'Walker, Marc, 'Prokes, Ivan, 'Murphy, John D.,2022.'Data for Enhanced surface passivation of sub-nanometer silicon dioxide films by superacidic treatments.University of Warwick, School of Engineering
- 'Pain, Sophie L., 'Khorani, Edris, 'Niewelt, Tim, 'Wratten, Ailish, 'Paez Fajardo, Galo J., 'Winfield, Ben, 'Bonilla, Ruy S., 'Walker, Marc, 'Piper, Louis F. J., 'Grant, Nicholas E., 'Murphy, John D.,2022.'Data for Electronic characteristics of ultra-thin passivation layers for silicon photovoltaics.University of Warwick, School of Engineering
- 'Murray, Gregory P. D., 'Lissenden, Natalie, 'Jones, Jeff, 'Voloshin, Vitaly, 'Toé, K. Hyacinthe, 'Sherrard-Smith, Ellie, 'Foster, Geraldine M., 'Churcher, Thomas S., 'Parker, Josephine E. A., 'Towers, Catherine E., 'N'Falé, Sagnon, 'Guelbeogo, Wamdaogo M., 'Ranson, Hilary, 'Towers, David P., 'McCall, Philip J.,2021.'Data for Barrier bednets target malaria vectors and expand the range of usable insecticides.University of Warwick, School of Engineering
- 'Grant, Nicholas E., 'Altermatt, Pietro P., 'Niewelt, Tim, 'Post, Regina, 'Kwapil, Wolfram, 'Schubert, Martin C., 'Murphy, John D.,2021.'Data for Gallium-doped silicon for high-efficiency commercial passivated emitter and rear solar cells.University of Warwick, School of Engineering
- 'Pain, Sophie L., 'Grant, Nicholas E., 'Murphy, John D.,2021.'Data for Room temperature enhancement of electronic materials by superacid analogues.University of Warwick, School of Engineering
- 'Hall, Matthew, 'McCall, Philip J., 'Towers, Catherine E., 'Towers, David P.,2020.'Data for Improved 3D localisation of multiple small objects in close-proximity in digital holography.University of Warwick, School of Engineering
- 'Grant, Nicholas E., 'Pointon, Alex I., 'Jefferies, Richard, 'Hiller, Daniel, 'Han, Yisong, 'Beanland, Richard, 'Walker, Marc, 'Murphy, John D.,2020.'Data for Atomic level termination for passivation and functionalisation of silicon surfaces.University of Warwick, School of Engineering
- 'Grant, Nicholas E., 'Kho, T. C., 'Fong, K. C., 'Franklin, E., 'McIntosh, K. R., 'Stocks, M., 'Wang, Y., 'Wang, Er-Chien, 'Zin, N. S., 'Murphy, John D., 'Blakers, A.,2020.'Data for Anodic oxidations : excellent process durability and surface passivation for high efficiency silicon solar cells.University of Warwick, School of Engineering
- 'Pointon, Alex I., 'Grant, Nicholas E., 'Pain, Sophie, 'White, Joshua T., 'Murphy, John D.,2020.'Data for Sub-2 cm/s passivation of silicon surfaces by aprotic solutions.University of Warwick, School of Engineering
- Pointon, A. I., Grant , Nicholas E., Bonilla, R. S., Wheeler-Jones, Evé, Walker, Marc, Wilshaw, P. R., Dancer, Claire E. J., Murphy, John D.,2019.Data for Exceptional surface passivation arising from bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)-based solutions.School of Engineering, University of Warwick
- Al-Amin, Mohammad, Grant, Nicholas E., Pointon, A. I., Murphy, J. D.,2019.Data for Iodine-ethanol surface passivation for measurement of millisecond carrier lifetimes in silicon wafers with different crystallographic orientations.Physica Status Solidi A,School of Engineering
- 'Grant, Nicholas E., 'Scowcroft, Jennifer R., 'Pointon, A. I., 'Al-Amin, Mohammad, 'Altermatt, Pietro P., 'Murphy, John D.,2019.'Data for Lifetime instabilities in gallium doped monocrystalline PERC silicon solar cells.University of Warwick, School of Engineering
- Murphy, John D., Pointon, A. I., Grant , Nicholas E., Shah, V. A., Myronov, Maksym, Voronkov, Vladimir V., Falster, R. J.,2019.Data for Minority carrier lifetime in indium doped silicon for photovoltaics.School of Engineering, University of Warwick
- Bothe, Karsten, Herlufsen, Sandra, Murphy, John D.,2019.Data for Impact of iron on the room temperature luminescence efficiency of oxygen-containing precipitates in silicon.University of Warwick / IOP Publishing
- Pointon, A. I., Grant, Nicholas E., Wheeler-Jones, Evé, Altermatt, P. P., Murphy, John D.,2018.Data for Superacid-derived surface passivation for measurement of ultra-long lifetimes in silicon photovoltaic materials.University of Warwick, School of Engineering
- Wu, M., Murphy, John D., Jiang, J., Wilshaw, P. R., Wilkinson, A. J.,2018.Data for Microstructural evolution of mechanically deformed polycrystalline silicon for kerfless photovoltaics.University of Warwick, School of Engineering
- Al-Amin, Mohammad, Grant, Nicholas E., Murphy, John D.,2017.Data for Low-temperature saw damage gettering to improve minority carrier lifetime in multicrystalline silicon.University of Warwick, School of Engineering
- Grant, Nicholas E., Niewelt, Tim, Wilson, Neil R., Wheeler-Jones, Evé, Bullock, James, Al-Amin, Mohammad, Schubert, Martin C., van Veen, André C., Javey, Ali, Murphy, John D.,2017.Data for Superacid-Treated Silicon Surfaces: Extending the Limit of Carrier Lifetime for Photovoltaic Applications.University of Warwick, School of Engineering
- Al-Amin, Mohammad, Murphy, John D.,2017.Data for Combining low-temperature gettering with phosphorus diffusion gettering for improved multicrystalline silicon.University of Warwick, School of Engineering
- 'Al-Amin, Mohammad, 'Murphy, John D.,2016.'Data for Increasing minority carrier lifetime in as-grown multicrystalline silicon by low temperature internal gettering.University of Warwick, School of Engineering
- 'Al-Amin, Mohammad, 'Murphy, John D.,2016.'Data for Passivation effects on low temperature gettering in multicrystalline silicon.University of Warwick, School of Engineering
- Billson, Duncan R., Atkins, Brian, Walsh, Kevin,2015.Improved electrostatic transducer.Intellectual Property Office
- Murphy, John D.,2015.Data for The effect of oxide precipitates on minority carrier lifetime in n-type silicon.University of Warwick, School of Engineering
- Liu, Kuo-Kang, Wu, Ren-Guei, Chuang, Yun-Ju, Khoo, Hwa Seng, Huang, Shih-Hao, Tseng, Fan-Gang,2010.Microfluidic systems for biosensing.Sensors,MDPI AG,pp. 6623-6661
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- Liu, Xianping,1994.Fidelity study in surface measurements in nanometre metrology.
Research Project Spotlights:
Terabotics - terahertz robotics for surgery and medicine: EPSRC Programme Grant
Coming soon...
Coming soon...
| Title | Funder | Award start | Award end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terabotics - terahertz robotics for surgery and medicine: EPSRC Programme Grant | EPSRC | 01 Sept 2021 | 31 Aug 2027 |
Spin-out Companies:
We work with the following partners
| Date |
Speaker |
Affiliation |
Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb |
Prof Krishnan Murugappan |
CSIRO | Making the invisible visible: The Prospects of Electrochemical Sensors |
| 26 Feb |
Prof David Hutchins |
University of Warwick |
Acoustic metamaterials |
| 12 Mar | N Grant and O Trushkevych | University of Warwick |
PV reliability at the tera-watt scale First steps to acoustic control of soft matter |
| 30 Apr | Prof Victor Reshetnyak | Kyiv Taras Shevchenko National University, University of Warwick |
Using Liquid Crystals to tune spoof, magnetic and Tamm plasmons in visible, IR and THZ |
| 14 May | Dr Theodosia Stratoudaki | University of Strathclyde |
Laser ultrasound |
| 28 May |
Prof Bruce Drinkwater |
University of Bristol |
Acoustic tweezers and their applications |
| 11 Jun | J Im and H Lin | University of Warwick |
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| 25 Jun | Dr Andreas Georgiou | University of Cambridge |
Diffractive Waveguides for Augmented Reality and Beyond |
Postgraduate Taught Courses
Communications and Information Engineering (MSc)
Duration:1 year full-time
Entry Requirements: A minimum 2:1 undergraduate UK Honours degree or equivalent international qualification, in an engineering, physical sciences or mathematical subject
Electrical and Electronic Engineering (MSc)
Duration:1 year full-time
Entry Requirements: A minimum 2:1 undergraduate UK Honours degree or equivalent international qualification, in an engineering, physical sciences or mathematical subject
Postgraduate Research Courses
Warwick’s School of Engineering has a vibrant postgraduate research community, with over 150 students pursuing postgraduate research degrees and more than 40 postdoctoral researchers.
Our position as a general engineering department strengthens our capabilities, enabling multi-disciplinary collaborative research. Our researchers engage with colleagues from across Warwick and beyond to develop innovative solutions to real-world challenges. Our partners include universities, SMEs, large businesses, NHS Trusts and charitable organisations.