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Personal Statement
I am a Lecturer and Chancellor's Fellow in Electronic and Electrical Engineering, and a recent recipient of a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship which is allowing me to study acoustically powered soft robotics. My work is heavily based in 3D printed structures, integrating piezoactive and conductive layers in a single build to create smart sensors and actuators. Soft robotics created with integrated 3D printed structures opens up an overwhelming new design space which I hope to expore over the next five years.
I've completed all my studies at Strathclyde University, studying Electrical and Mechanical Enginnering at undergraduate (2008-2012) then completing my PhD in bio-inspired sound localization in 2016. Much of my PhD and early career research was focused on insect hearing and communication, with the goal of creating a miniaturized directional microphone for sound localization and signal processing. In 2016 I started a post doctoral position in the Centre for Ultrasonic Engineering, again working on bio-inspired acoustic sensors and exploring the possibilities that were allowed by 3D printing the sensors, which lead to the design of a novel cochlear implant currently in development by Hemideina. In 2019 I was awarded the Leverhulme fellowship and in 2020 I was promoted to Lecturer as a Chancellor's fellow.
I have an eclectic range of research interests, which reflects the interdisciplinary nature of my research history. I'm particularly interested in directional transduction, bio-inspired design and 3D printed sensors and actuators.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Engineering, Bio-inspired sound localization at the microscale, University Of Strathclyde
1 Oct 2012 → 1 Mar 2016
Award Date: 22 Jun 2017
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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BRAINS: BRAINS Strathclyde Centre for Doctoral Training
MacKenzie, L., Childs, P., Witte, K., Jimenez, M., Chow, S., Fu, Y., Gomez-Roman, N., Fazio, M. & Reid, A. B.
1/05/23 → …
Project: Internally funded project
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Doctoral Training Partnership 2020-2021 University of Strathclyde | Latham, Brendan
Reid, A. B., Windmill, J. & Latham, B.
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/10/20 → 1/07/24
Project: Research Studentship - Internally Allocated
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Review of the applications of principles of insect hearing to microscale acoustic engineering challenges
Díaz-García, L., Latham, B., Reid, A. & Windmill, J., 1 Sept 2023, In: Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 18, 5, 14 p., 051002.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Towards a 3D printed acoustic sensor inspired by hair-like structures of insects: a study of hair shape and size
Martinelli, S., Reid, A. & Windmill, J. F. C., 14 Jun 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Datasets
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Patterned ionogel sensor material data
Reid, A. B. (Supervisor) & Asciak, L. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 18 Sept 2023
DOI: 10.15129/c0d374ee-4849-4a17-801d-e222f6947f98
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Supplementary material from "Material stiffness variation in mosquito antennae"
Saltin, B. D. (Creator), Matsumura, Y. (Contributor), Reid, A. B. (Contributor), Windmill, J. (Contributor), Gorb, S. N. (Contributor) & Jackson, J. C. (Contributor), figshare, 9 Mar 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4492862.v1
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Thesis
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Directional hearing at the micro-scale, bio-inspired sound localization
Author: Reid, A. B., 6 Oct 2017Supervisor: Windmill, J. (Supervisor) & Uttamchandani, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
Prizes
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2023 IEEE Sensors Journal Best Paper Runner-Up Award
Diaz Garcia, Lara (Recipient), Reid, Andrew Baxter (Recipient), Jackson-Camargo, Joseph (Recipient) & Windmill, James (Recipient), 28 Jul 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)