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Research interests
William MacPherson is a Associate Professor in Physics and a member of the Applied Optics and Photonics research group in the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences. His research interests are centred around the application of optical and fibre-optic techniques for measurement and instrumentation. This work includes high bandwidth temperature and pressure sensors for aerodynamic measurements, novel fibres for structural monitoring, vibration and acceleration measurement, and studies into potential sensing applications of novel microstructured fibres. Recent work includes monitoring in remote environments, including sub-sea hydrodynamic flow measurement.
Many of these projects have been in colaboration with industry (such as QinetiQ, Rolls-Royce, Land Rover, Image Automation, AWE plc, Renishaw, Atlas Electronik), and other Universities (including Oxford, Bath, Sheffield, Aston, Birmingham, Leeds, Tallin, Groeninig Universities).
He has published over 90 journal and conference papers in this area, and was on the organising committee for the 2010 European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors and local organising commitee for the 20th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors.
Roles & Responsibilities
Associate Editor IEEE Sensors Journal, IEEE Sensors Council (2012-2016).
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Research Output
Fluid Distribution in Immiscible Two-Phase Fluid Displacement for CO2 Storage
Nhunduru, R., Shahrokhi, O., Jahanbakhsh, A., Wlodarczyk, K. L., Hand, D. P., MacPherson, W. N., Garcia, S. & Maroto-Valer, M. M., 19 Jun 2019, 10th Trondheim Conference on CO2 Capture, Transport and Storage.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
The effect of injection rate on fluid invasion patterns: Immiscible two-phase fluid displacement in 2D laser-manufactured micromodels
Nhunduru, R., Jahanbakhsh, A., Shahrokhi, O., Wlodarczyk, K. L., Hand, D. P., MacPherson, W. N., Garcia, S. & Maroto-Valer, M. M., 10 May 2019, InterPore2019 Valencia Book of Abstracts.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Accelerated through-life performance evaluation of fibre Fabry-Pérot pressure sensors
Dyer, T. C., MacPherson, W. N., Brooks, S. J. & McCulloch, S., 2018, Optical Fiber Sensors 2018. Optical Society of America, TuE33Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Bio-inspired all-optical artificial neuromast for 2D flow sensing
Wolf, B. J., Morton, J. A. S., Macpherson, W. N. & Van Netten, S. M., Mar 2018, In : Bioinspiration and Biomimetics. 13, 2, 026013.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Fabrication and characterization of machined multi-core fiber tweezers for single cell manipulation
Anastasiadi, G., Leonard, M., Paterson, L. & MacPherson, W. N., 1 Feb 2018, In : Optics Express. 26, 3, p. 3557-3567Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Activities
RMetS Regional Talk (Inverness): Cairngorm Automatic Weather Station - 40 years at the top.
Bill MacPherson (Speaker)6 Mar 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Coupling Numerical Modelling with Flow Experiments to Optimize Fabrication of Microfluidic Devices for Transport in Porous Media Applications
Amir Jahanbakhsh (Speaker), Krystian Lukasz Wlodarczyk (Contributor), M. Mercedes Maroto-Valer (Contributor), Robert R J Maier (Contributor), Duncan Paul Hand (Contributor), William Neil MacPherson (Contributor)10 Sep 2018 → 11 Sep 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Girls into STEM
Bill MacPherson (Invited speaker)1 Nov 2018 → 23 Jan 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in Festival or Exhibition
Laser processing of Borofloat®33 glass
Krystian Wlodarczyk (Speaker), William Neil MacPherson (Contributor), Duncan Paul Hand (Contributor)28 May 2015
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Orkney International Science Festival 2015
William Neil MacPherson (Participant)5 Sep 2015
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in Festival or Exhibition