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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
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UKRI2005: DA EPSRC IDLA - University of Strathclyde 2025 / S251622-108
Loukas, C. (Co-investigator) & MacLeod, C. N. (Co-investigator)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/10/25 → 30/09/30
Project: Research Studentship - Internally Allocated
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Robotic laser ultrasonic inspection system (Photonics & Quantum Accelerator (PQA) )
Stratoudaki, T. (Principal Investigator), MacLeod, C. N. (Co-investigator) & Pierce, G. (Co-investigator)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/07/25 → 28/02/26
Project: Research
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A step towards ultrasonic guided wave monitoring for resin infusion front position estimation in composites manufacturing
Calistru, C. A., Mohseni, E., Tunukovic, V., Pierce, S. G., Lines, D., MacLeod, C. N., Vithanage, R. K. W., Bomphray, I., Weis, T., Munro, G. & O'Hare, T., 1 Apr 2026, In: NDT and E International. 159, 20 p., 103620.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Inter-pass peening for residual stress control in additive manufacturing: validation using ultrasonic, X-ray and contour method
Walker, J., Mills, B., Javadi, Y., MacLeod, C., Sun, Y., Ahmad, B., Williams, S., Ding, J. & Tamimi, S., 1 Dec 2025, In: Materials & Design. 260, 23 p., 115247.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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The Impact of Peening on Residual Stress in Wire-Arc Additive Manufactured Ti-6Al-4V Using Contour Method and Phased Array Ultrasonics
Walker, J. (Invited speaker), Mills, B. (Contributor), Javadi, Y. (Contributor), MacLeod, C. N. (Contributor), Sun, Y. (Contributor), Taraphdar, P. K. (Contributor), Ahmad, B. (Contributor), Gurumurthy, S. (Contributor) & Ding, J. (Contributor)
22 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or Presentation › Invited talk
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Ultrasonic Guided Wave Sensor Network Data Inversion for Resin Front Prediction in Carbon Fibre Composite Plastics Infusion Processes
Calistru, C.-A. (Speaker), Mohseni, E. (Contributor), Tunukovic, V. (Contributor), Pierce, G. (Contributor), MacLeod, C. N. (Contributor), Lines, D. (Contributor), Bomphray, I. (Contributor), Weis, T. (Contributor), Munro, G. (Contributor) & O'Hare, T. (Contributor)
15 Sept 2025 → 18 Sept 2025Activity: Talk or Presentation › Oral presentation