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Personal Statement
Charles MacLeod is a Professor in the Centre for Ultrasonic Engineering.
He is the Babcock International Group / Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Sensor-Driven Automated Welding.
He is director of the Sensor Enabled Automation & Robotics Control Hub (SEARCH), a £24M research innovation and technology transfer laboratory. Aligned to this, he is Course Director of the Autonomous Robotic Intelligent Systems (ARIS) MSc.
His research is primarily associated with the inspection and manufacturing enhancement of high-value assets and components, where he leads a number of high-profile inter-disciplinary in-process welding and metal additive research projects.
He has driven and co-developed core robotic and ultrasonic technology from fundamental EPSRC research, which is now being licensed by a leading industrial organisation and co-developed an innovative inspection robot for a critical life-extension inspection at Sellafield Reprocessing Facility.
He is the PI and designer of the Engaging Robotic Interactive Cell (ERIC) STEM Outreach cell.
His research interests include:
Non-Destructive Evaluation
In-Process Inspection of Fusion Welding & Metal Additive Components
Sensors including Ultrasonic, Electromagnetic, Tactile and Visual
Automation & Robotics
Automated Manufacturing & Welding
Teaching Activities.
Course Director: Autonomous Robotic Intelligent Systems (ARIS) MSc.
Module Registrar: EE987 Sensors & Instrumentation
Lecturer: EE312 Instrumentation and Microcontrollers
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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Fusing A Future From Glasgow's Proud Heritage - The Next Wave (Innovation project commission Glasgow City Region - Extension)
MacLeod, C. N. (Principal Investigator), Dobie, G. (Co-investigator), Gachagan, A. (Co-investigator), Javadi, Y. (Co-investigator), Mohseni, E. (Co-investigator), Pierce, G. (Co-investigator), Stratoudaki, T. (Co-investigator), Ward, M. (Co-investigator), Wathavana Vithanage, R. K. (Co-investigator), Lines, D. (Research Co-investigator), Loukas, C. (Research Co-investigator), Munro, W. (Research Co-investigator), Nicolson, E. (Research Co-investigator) & Watson, R. (Research Co-investigator)
1/04/25 → 31/03/26
Project: Research
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RR Prod Cell
MacLeod, C. N. (Principal Investigator)
1/04/25 → 31/03/28
Project: Knowledge Exchange (Facilities and Equipment Services)
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Human-machine collaborative automation strategies for ultrasonic phased array data analysis of carbon fibre reinforced plastics
Tunukovic, V., McKnight, S., Hifi, A., Mohseni, E., Pierce, S. G., Vithanage, R. K. W., Dobie, G., MacLeod, C. N., Cochran, S. & O’Hare, T., 30 Sept 2025, In: NDT and E International. 154, 16 p., 103392.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Application of Golay-based total focusing method using a high-frequency, lead-free, flexible ultrasonic array for inspection of thick non-planar industrial components
Germano, E., Tabatabaeipour, M., Mohseni, E., Lines, D., MacLeod, C. N., Lam, K.-H., Hughes, D., Trodden, H. & Gachagan, A., 1 Mar 2025, In: NDT and E International. 150, 11 p., 103282.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Data for: "Dry Coupled Ultrasonic Non-Destructive Evaluation Using an Over-Actuated Unmanned Aerial Vehicle"
Watson, R. (Creator) & MacLeod, C. N. (Supervisor), University of Strathclyde, 3 May 2022
DOI: 10.15129/8e3b3807-9b4a-4852-b376-a58110162708
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Data for: "Near-surface defect imaging in additively manufactured components by SAW suppression in laser induced phased array acquired data"
Davis, G. (Creator), Lukacs, P. (Creator), Riding, M. (Creator), Alfuwaires, A. (Creator), Kamintzis, P. (Creator), Pieris, D. (Creator), Keenan, A. (Creator), Wilcox, P. (Creator), Pierce, G. (Creator), MacLeod, C. N. (Creator), Williams, S. (Creator) & Stratoudaki, T. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 6 Nov 2023
DOI: 10.15129/0cfd48c9-733d-4636-8f0a-b28bf48a34bd
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Prizes
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Babcock International Group / Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Sensor Driven Automated High-Integrity Welding
MacLeod, C. N. (Recipient), 1 Mar 2022
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Knowledge Exchange Award
Mineo, C. (Recipient), Pierce, S. (Recipient) & MacLeod, C. N. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Other distinction
Activities
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61st Annual Conference of the British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing
Calistru, C. (Speaker), Mohseni, E. (Participant), Pierce, G. (Participant), MacLeod, C. N. (Participant), Lines, D. (Participant), Bomphray, I. (Participant), Weis, T. (Participant), Munro, G. (Participant), O'Hare, T. (Participant) & Gomes, R. (Participant)
3 Sept 2024 → 5 Sept 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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3D Ultrasonic Self-Supervised Segmentation for Composite Components
McKnight, S. (Speaker), Tunukovic, V. (Contributor), Hifi, A. (Contributor), Pierce, G. (Contributor), Mohseni, E. (Contributor), MacLeod, C. N. (Contributor) & O'Hare, T. (Contributor)
26 Sept 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation