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Professional Activities

Conference Roles

  • INFLUENCE OF POST-TREATMENT PROCESSES ON THE HYDROPHILIC-TO-HYDROPHOBIC TRANSITION BEHAVIOUR OF PERIODIC LASER-TEXTURED STEEL SURFACES at 11th International Workshop on Laser Induced Periodic Surface Structures (LIPSS11), by Invitation (Madrid, Spain, 2023)
  • Thermal and optical performance characteristics of a spatial light modulator with high average power picosecond laser exposure applied to materials processing applications, by Invitation (10th CIRP Conference on Photonic Technologies (LANE 2018), 2018)
  • Engineering Pulsed Laser Light for Engine Ignition and Materials Processing, by Invitation (Laser Ignition Summer School 2018, Sibiu (INFLPR, Romania), 2018)
  • Laser spark plug developments for engine ignition (Invited paper), by Invitation (Optics & Photonics International Congress (OPIC 2018) (LIC'18), 2018)
  • Laser ignition of car engines (Invited Expert Lecture), by Invitation (University of Bayreuth, Germany, 2018)
  • Security marking of high value components using advanced laser patterning (Invited paper), by Invitation (39th International MATADOR Conference on Advanced Manufacturing, 2017)
  • Multi-point laser ignition for in-combustion event feedback control of an automobile engine (Invited paper), by Invitation (Optics & Photonics International Congress (OPIC 2016) (LIC'16), 2016)
  • Dynamic wavefront and polarisation control for ultrashort-pulse laser microprocessing (Inv Keynote), by Invitation (Chair of Photonic Technologies, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 2014)
  • Laser ignited engines: progress, challenges and prospects (Invited Paper), by Invitation (Optics & Photonics International Congress (OPIC 2013), 2013)
  • Towards efficient manufacture of functional surfaces with dynamically structured light (Inv Paper), by Invitation (Prof Koji Sugioka, Senior Research Scientist, Laser Technology Laboratory, RIKEN, Wako, Saitama, Japan, 2013)
  • Advances in ultra short pulse laser parallel processing using a spatial light modulator (Inv Paper), by Invitation (Chair of Photonic Technologies, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 2012)
  • High-speed uniform parallel 3D refractive index micro-structuring of PMMA for volume phase gratings, by Invitation (Wuhan University, Hubei Province, China, 2011)
  • Laser Engineering at the University of Liverpool, by Invitation (North Eastern University, Shenyang, China, 2011)
  • Recent Advances in Laser Engineering, by Invitation (Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, China, 2011)
  • Advanced Thermal Forming Through Laser Processing (Invited paper), by Invitation (SAIL 2008 Committee / Office of Naval Research (USA), 2008)
  • Laser forming for the correction of distortion and design shape in aluminium structures (Inv. paper), by Invitation (Institute of Physics / Association of Industrial Laser Users, 2006)
  • Recent advances in laser micro-welding, soldering & bonding (Invited paper), by Invitation (17th International Conference on Photonics in Europe, 2005)
  • High Power Laser Applications for 21st Century Engineering (Invited lecture tour), by Invitation (Sterling Group of Universities / Singapore & Malaysia colleges, 2004)
  • Laser Assisted Forming for Shipbuilding (Invited paper), by Invitation (SAIL 2003 Conference Committee / Penn State University, 2003)
  • Laser Forming: A Review of Recent Developments and Applications (Invited paper), by Invitation (Institute of Physics / Association of Industrial Laser Users, 2002)

Editorships

  • 10th CIRP Conference on Photonic Technologies (LANE 2018) (Proceedings Joint-Editor, 2018 - present)
  • International Symposium on Laser Precision Microfabrication (LPM) (Program Committee, 2018 - present)
  • Laser Ignition Conference (LIC) (International Scientific Advisory Committee, 2017 - present)
  • 10th CIRP Conference on Photonic Technologies (LANE 2018) (International Scientific Advisory Committee, 2010 - present)
  • Laser Assisted Net Shape Engineering 9 (LANE 2016), Physics Procedia 83 (International Scientific Advisory Committee, 2010 - present)
  • Laser Assisted Net Shape Engineering 8 (LANE2014), Physics Procedia 54 (International Scientific Advisory Committee, 2010 - present)
  • Laser Assisted Net Shape Engineering 7 (LANE2012), Physics Procedia 39 (International Scientific Advisory Committee, 2010 - present)
  • International Conference on Photonic Technologies (LANE) (Scientific Committee Member, 2010 - present)
  • Journal of Micro/Nanotechnology (Associate Editor, 2006 - present)
  • International Journal of Optomechatronics (Associate Editor, 2006 - present)

Examination Roles

  • University of Bern, PhD (2023)
  • Dublin City University, PhD (2023)
  • Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, PhD (2022)
  • Heriot-Watt University, PhD (2021)
  • University of Cambridge, PhD (2021)
  • University of Manchester, PhD (2020)
  • Heriot-Watt University, PhD (2019)
  • University of Paris-Saclay, CentraleSupelec, France, PhD (2017)
  • University of Twente, Netherlands, PhD (2015)
  • Liverpool John Moores University, UK, PhD (2015)
  • University of Manchester, UK, PhD (2012)
  • University of Manchester, UK, PhD (2011)
  • University of Manchester, UK, PhD (2010)
  • University of Manchester, UK, EngD (2009)
  • University of Manchester, UK, PhD (2008)
  • National University of Ireland Galway, PhD (2008)
  • Heriot-Watt University, PhD (2007)

Grant Application Assessments

  • External Post-submission (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), 2023)
  • Internal Pre-submission (European Commission, European Research Council, 2022)

Organisations I have been associated with

  • Head, Lairdside Laser Engineering Centre (2012 - present)
  • Deputy Head, Lairdside Laser Engineering Centre (2000 - 2012)
  • Lairdside Laser Engineering Centre (1995 - 2009)

Professional Body Memberships

  • Institution of Engineering and Technology (Member, 2023 - present)
  • Institute of Physics (Member, 2001 - 2011)
  • Laser Institute of America (Member, 1998 - 2011)
  • Association of Industrial Laser Users (Member, 1995 - 2011)

Publication Reviews

  • Reviewer (Nature Communications Engineering, Pre-publication, 2022)

Other Administrative or Committee Roles

  • Head, Mechanical Engineering discipline, School of Engineering
  • Chair, Board of Examiners, School of Engineering
  • Member & Acting Chair, Faculty Progress Committee (Science & Engineering)
  • Liaison officer with Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering (Board of Studies; Board of Examiners)
  • Research Director (Chair, Research Committee), School of Engineering;