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Personal Statement
Michael Lengden was awarded an M.Phys. degree in physics from the University of Manchester, where he also received the Ph.D. in 2006 for his work on stepwise excitation of atomic and molecular metastable states.
After spending a year as an applications engineer for Laboratory Impex Systems LTD he joined the Centre for Microsystems and Photonics at the University of Strathclyde as a Research Fellow working on high temperature, high pressure gas composition measurements using tunable diode laser spectroscopy. In 2010 hw was appointed as a lecturer within the EEE department and is currently applying new techniques in tunable diode laser spectroscopy for concentration and pressure measurements in harsh environments, such as solid oxide fuel cells and aeroengines.
Expertise & Capabilities
My expertise lies in
- Tunable Diode Laser Spectrscopy
- Applied Gas Composition Measurements (Methane, Carbon Dioxide, NOx, SOx, Water Vapour)
- Cavity Ring Down Techniques for Flame Daignostics
- Miniaturisation of Optical Sensors
Industrial Relevance
I have worked with a number of Industrial partners including, Rolls-Royce, Rolls-Royce Fuel Cell Systems, M2 Lasers, and Optosci. This work has primarily been foccused on the development of optical gas comopsitoin sensors for harsh environments, for example the measurement of carbon dioxide from the exhuast of aero engines.
Teaching Interests
I teach a number of course related to electronics, fundamental physics and optical systems. I also supervise 3rd year, 4th year and Masters projects based on the development of optical fibre sensors. My teaching is as follows
- EE107 Electronic and Electrical Principles (Tutor)
- 19207 - Electromagnetism (Lecturer)
- EE473 - Photonic Systems (Lecturer)
- EE986 - MSc Professional Studies (Tutor)
- EE979 - Photonics Centre for Doctoral Training (Lecturer and Project Supervisor)
- 19.496 - 4th Year Undergraduate Individual Projects (Supervisor)
- 19.900 - MSc Individual Project (Supervisor)
Research Interests
My current research interests lie in the application of tunable diode laser spectroscopy (TDLS) for gas sensing applications in industrial process control and harsh environments. I also work on fundamental spectroscopic measurements of gas species at high temperatures. I am a PI on an EPSRC First Grant looking at the use of 3D printing for photoacoustic measurements of methane, acetylene and SOx. I am also a CI on a collaborative EPSRC grant with the Universities of Manchester and Southampton, Rolls-Royce and Shell. My main focus on this project is the development of TDLS techniques to measure a 2D tomographic distribution of carbon dioxide from aero engine exhausts.
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Projects 2011 2022
DTP 2018-19 University of Strathclyde | Gough, Andrew
Lengden, M., Johnstone, W. & Gough, A.
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/10/18 → 1/04/22
Project: Research Studentship - Internally Allocated › Research Studentship (Internally Allocated)
CIDAR for CleanSky 2 (Combustion species Imaging Diagnostics for Aero-engine Research)
Lengden, M., Burns, I. & Johnstone, W.
European Commission - Horizon 2020
1/03/18 → 31/08/20
Project: Research
Research Output 2009 2018
All-optical fiber multi-point photoacoustic spectroscopic gas sensing system
Zhang, C., Yang, Y., Lin, Y., Tan, Y., Lengden, M., Humphries, G., Johnstone, W., Lut Ho, H. & Jin, W., 28 Sep 2018, Proceedings 26th International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors. Washington, DC: Optical Society of America, 4 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
A new RAM normalized 1f-WMS technique for the measurement of gas parameters in harsh environments and a comparison with 2f/1f
Upadhyay, A., Lengden, M., Wilson, D., Humphries, G. S., Crayford, A. P., Pugh, D. G., Johnson, M. P., Stewart, G. & Johnstone, W., 27 Nov 2018, In : IEEE Photonics Journal. 10, 6, 12 p., 6804611.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Datasets
Demonstration of calibration-free WMS measurement of gas parameters with in-situ real-time characterization of laser parameters using cw-DFB-QCL, VCSEL and DFB lasers
Lengden, M. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 17 Jun 2016
DOI: 10.15129/82e23d9e-4502-4018-900c-a73d497f8a0c
Dataset
Measurement of CO2 Concentration and Temperature in an Aero Engine Exhaust Plume Using Wavelength Modulation Spectroscopy
Wilson, D. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 27 Jun 2017
DOI: 10.15129/29f0b152-bc4a-4d78-92e9-d26ea94dc750
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Thesis
Advances in tunable diode laser spectroscopy for aero engine research
Author: Benoy, T., 1 May 2016Supervisor: Johnstone, W. (Supervisor) & Lengden, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
Novel diode laser absorption techniques for combustion diagnostics
Author: Humphries, G. S., 1 Apr 2016Supervisor: Lengden, M. (Supervisor) & Burns, I. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
Prizes
Member of Institute of Physics and the International Society for Optics and Photonics.
Michael Lengden (Recipient), Jan 2005
Prize: Election to learned society
Activities 2010 2012
Institute of Physics
Michael Lengden (Visiting lecturer)Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
Optics Letters (Journal)
Michael Lengden (Peer reviewer)Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Journal peer review