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Personal Statement
Christopher is a Research Fellow in the Advanced Space Concepts Laboratory, and has been with the department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering since 2011. His research is focused on the design and exploitation of distributed space networks, such as constellations and federated satellite systems. Particular areas of interest are the routing of data through delay- and disruption-tolerant networks, and efficient utilisation of available resources within distributed systems.
Christopher is also involved in a number of industrial collaborations, including development of the NANOBED Missions Laboratory with Clyde Space Ltd and Bright Ascension Ltd, and development of novel cycle route planning with Beinn Bike Ltd.
Prior to joining the University of Strathclyde, Christopher obtained his Undergraduate Degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics in 2007, and Masters Degree in Space Systems Engineering in 2008, from the University of Southampton. In November 2008, Christopher joined Magna Parva Ltd, where he worked as a Design Engineer on a number of European Space Agency missions, including ExoMars and BepiColombo.
Christopher is research-active, and interested in forming collaborations that involve:
- Resource-considerate data-routing through DTNs
- Satellite constellation design and analysis
- Space system modelling and simulation
Please get in touch using the details above, should you wish to work with together.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Faculty Of Engineering
1 Sep 2011 → 1 Jun 2017
Award Date: 1 Jun 2017
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An aUtonomous DistrIbuted Time signal in-Space
Macdonald, M., Clark, R. & Lowe, C.
Air Force Office of Scientific Research AFOSR (the)
1/10/22 → 30/09/25
Project: Research
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Matryoshka Orbital Networks
Macdonald, M., Clark, R. & Lowe, C.
Air Force Office of Scientific Research AFOSR (the)
1/09/22 → 31/08/25
Project: Research
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Investigation of Very Low Earth Orbits (VLEOs) for global spaceborne Lidar
McGrath, C., Lowe, C., Macdonald, M. & Hancock, S., Oct 2022, In: CEAS Space Journal. 14, 4, p. 625-636 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Requirements for a global lidar system: spaceborne lidar with wall-to-wall coverage
Hancock, S., McGrath, C., Lowe, C., Davenport, I. & Woodhouse, I., 1 Dec 2021, In: Royal Society Open Science. 8, 12, 15 p., 211166.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile6 Downloads (Pure)
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Data for: "Methodologies for the analysis of value from delay-tolerant inter-satellite networking"
Lowe, C. (Creator) & Macdonald, M. (Supervisor), University of Strathclyde, 15 Feb 2019
DOI: 10.15129/95cf3e1d-c63e-47d2-b728-63cea2093565
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Data for: "Integration of an LED/SPAD Optical Wireless Transceiver with CubeSat On-board Systems"
Bani Hassan, N. (Creator), Ali, M. (Creator), Griffiths, A. (Creator), Lowe, C. (Creator), Macdonald, M. (Creator), Dawson, M. (Creator), Herrnsdorf, J. (Creator) & Strain, M. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 28 Oct 2020
DOI: 10.15129/7d53f0df-ad98-48f0-8c06-12c502edf4bc, https://ieee-ipc.org/
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Thesis
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Methodologies for the analysis of value from delay-tolerant inter-satellite networking
Author: Lowe, C., 5 Jun 2017Supervisor: Macdonald, M. (Supervisor) & McInnes, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Integration of an LED/SPAD Optical Wireless Transceiver with CubeSat On-board Systems
Michael Strain (Contributor), Navid Bani Hassan (Speaker), Mumtaz Ali (Contributor), Alexander Griffiths (Contributor), Christopher Lowe (Contributor), Malcolm Macdonald (Contributor), Martin Dawson (Contributor) & Johannes Herrnsdorf (Contributor)
28 Sep 2020 → 1 Oct 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Using Networks for Constellation Responsiveness, Resilience, and Data Routing
Ruaridh Clark (Speaker), Ciara McGrath (Speaker) & Christopher Lowe (Speaker)
16 Jul 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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2x Software Defined Radio kits-usrp-b210
Mechanical And Aerospace EngineeringFacility/equipment: Equipment
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