Ultrasonics Group
Welcome to the Ultrasonics Group webpage.
The Ultrasonics Group
Ultrasound is a powerful technique in solid state physics, materials science and engineering physics. In our research we aim to cover the underlying science involved in a particular ultrasonic measurement technique with the aim that our work ultimately has some use in real world applications. We work together with other Academic and Industrial researchers, and potential end users of the technology. We don't just do ultrasound - see the research details below.
Centre for Industrial UltrasonicsLink opens in a new window
The Centre for Industrial Ultrasonics or CIU consists of a team of over 30 researchers across the Faculty of Science, led by five highly experienced academics who have run a number of very successful, large scale research projects and technology transfer programmes. We were set up to help industrial organisations get access to specialised research expertise and equipment. Click the above link for more info.
You can read more about what we do in the sections below. Click on the image / section header and links in the text for more information.
Group news
5/10/26 Welcome to Esme Thompson, John Jenkins, and John Matheson who are joining the group as PhD students.
27/7/26 Congratulations to Dr Joe Cregeen and Dr Martha Turvey, who have graduated today!
July 2025: congratulations to Joe Cregeen, Luke Smith and Martha Turvey, for being highly commended in the WAPCE Student Social Mobility AwardLink opens in a new window for their accessible outreach work. The activities have now been taken on by newer group members!
Research
Find out more about the research we do at the link above, from flow measurement, to EMATs, and liquid crystal sensors for ultrasound.
Industrial engagement and outreach
We work closely with industry through the CIU.
For outreach, please see the department pages for details about what the department can offer.
We have developed accessible outreach with hands-on ultrasound experiments, and a case study showing the adaptions made is available here. Please get in touch if you work with SEN groups and would like to visit for a lab session.
More information is also available here!
Group pages
For information about our group members and alumni, click this link.
For our group members only, you can find group events info here, and RAs here.
Publications and research data
Preprints of many of our publications are available at WRAP. The link above is to a list of publications for each academic, and information about how to access research data. For information about our funded grants, please click here.
Join us
If you'd like to study with us for a PhD, EngD, MSc or URSS project, please see the link above.
If you want to know anything more, please get in touch.
Contact details
Prof. Steve Dixon (S.M.Dixon (at) warwick.ac.uk)
Prof. Rachel Edwards (R.S.Edwards (at) warwick.ac.uk).