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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 14 Life Below Water
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Deep ultraviolet ultrashort laser pulses for precise ablation of soft biological tissue
Malikova, T., Beck, R. J., Frazer, T., Brennan, P., Dhaliwal, K., Thomson, R. R. & Shephard, J. D., 1 Jan 2026, In: Biomedical Optics Express. 17, 1, p. 183-201 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mechanical Design of a Laser Ablation Instrument for Surgical Treatments
Karakoyun, A., Beck, R. J., Shephard, J. D. & Erden, M. S., 22 Dec 2025, 2025 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics (ICARM). IEEE, p. 155-160 6 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Miniaturized mechanical design of a spiral-scanning laser ablation instrument for advanced surgical applications
Karakoyun, A., Beck, R. J., Shephard, J. D. & Erden, M. S., 21 Nov 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Procedia CIRP.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
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Optimising Deep-UV Femtosecond Laser Parameters for High-Precision Ablation of Soft Biological Tissue
Malikova, T. K., Beck, R. J., Thomson, R. R. & Shephard, J. D., 18 Dec 2025, Translational Biophotonics: Diagnostics and Therapeutics IV. Huang, Z. & Lilge, L. D. (eds.). SPIE, 139340C. (Proceedings of SPIE; vol. 13934).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Sub-picosecond laser ablation and plume mass spectrometry for the precision resection and diagnosis of soft biological tissue
Frazer, T. P., Beck, R. J., Bitharas, I., Simon, D., Malikova, T. K., Roberts, D. C., Moore, A. J., Ford, L., Takats, Z. & Shephard, J. D., 18 Dec 2025, Translational Biophotonics: Diagnostics and Therapeutics IV. Huang, Z. & Lilge, L. D. (eds.). SPIE, 139342O. (Proceedings of SPIE; vol. 13934).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Research data for "An open-architecture metal powder bed fusion system for in-situ process measurements"
Bidare, P. (Creator), Beck, R. J. (Creator), Maier, R. R. J. (Creator), Shephard, J. D. (Creator) & Moore, A. J. (Creator), Heriot-Watt University, 24 Mar 2017
DOI: 10.17861/ab961f91-d27f-471e-a0eb-6f9ab0571f64
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Research Data for "Dynamics of picosecond laser ablation for surgical treatment of colorectal cancer"
Beck, R. J. (Creator), Heriot-Watt University, 2020
DOI: 10.17861/28e55003-0ef1-4c33-b53c-8470c50e8c6e
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