Projects (38)

Tracing Gas Flows Into (and Out of) Galaxies Jun 1, 2020 - Aug 28, 2020
RAS Undergraduate Summer Bursary - Mapping the flow pattern of gas into and out of simulated galaxies, employing high performance computing techniques; to support undergraduate student Sophie Eden.

Ultra-Fast Computer Vision using Highly Parallel Optical Memristor CNN Networks May 1, 2021 - Apr 30, 2026
Standard vision recognition systems are inherently limited by data transfer bottlenecks and the slow, serial processing of information. Focal-plane image processing offers exceptional speed, yet is limited in resolution by circuit complexity. A new t... Read More about Ultra-Fast Computer Vision using Highly Parallel Optical Memristor CNN Networks.

Future Memcomputing Arrays for Next Generation Computer Vision Apr 1, 2021 - Mar 31, 2024
The project will develop a new type of optical memristor (OM) that will be integrated within a novel memcomputing architecture
based on a cellular nonlinear network (CNN). This leverages the unique capacity of OMs to detect light and store
informat... Read More about Future Memcomputing Arrays for Next Generation Computer Vision.

KTP - RB Oct 1, 2021 - Sep 30, 2023
This project developed novel algorithms to improve stability testing of new product formulations and accelerate their launch from initial conception and design through to testing and manufacturing., enhancing Reckitt’s capacity to react to customer f... Read More about KTP - RB.

STFC Introductory Astronomy School - 2021 Apr 1, 2021 - Sep 4, 2021
Blended programme of education and research for ~100 1st year postgraduate students from around the country, to be held the final week of August 2021; competitive grant process through STFC; Hull previously awarded £42k to run the 2016 training schoo... Read More about STFC Introductory Astronomy School - 2021.

A ram pressure stripping toy model for jellyfish galaxies Jul 1, 2021 - Aug 27, 2021
An 8 week Undergraduate Research Bursary to fund a summer project to study the causes of jellyfish galaxies. The student intends to provide a model that could give "clues" about the right initial conditions to solve a real-world physics problem.

Heterogeneous Fibre Optic sensor Arrays to Monitor Composite Manufacture Sep 1, 2022 - Aug 31, 2025
The UK composites sector has the potential to grow from £2.3Bn to £12Bn by 2030, driven by demand for light weight, energy efficient structures across sectors including aerospace, automotive, marine and renewable energy. In addition to economic consi... Read More about Heterogeneous Fibre Optic sensor Arrays to Monitor Composite Manufacture.

Rapid Cosmology: machine learning emulators and likelihood analysis Oct 17, 2022 - Oct 16, 2023
Cosmology is a new and fast growing field, owing this growth to both new technology and statistical methods in imaging and data processing. A successful cosmological study relies on analysing a large amount of data against cosmological models with va... Read More about Rapid Cosmology: machine learning emulators and likelihood analysis.

TERASWITCH - Towards low dissipation THz-induced switching of magnetic materials Jun 1, 2022 - Nov 30, 2022
Magnetisation switching between two stable bit states (1 and 0) is the key principle of modern-day storage technology. With the explosion in the number of "always connected" devices, and the consumer desire for multimedia and social media content, th... Read More about TERASWITCH - Towards low dissipation THz-induced switching of magnetic materials.

A Pioneering, Near-Zero-Carbon and All-Climate-Adaptive Air Conditioning System Using Atmospheric Latent Heat and Natural Light Energy Sep 1, 2023 - Feb 28, 2027
The proposed research aims to establish a scientific foundation for a pioneering, near-zero-carbon and all-climate-adaptive air conditioning system (NZC-CA-AC). This unique system, by maximising the use of atmospheric latent heat and natural light en... Read More about A Pioneering, Near-Zero-Carbon and All-Climate-Adaptive Air Conditioning System Using Atmospheric Latent Heat and Natural Light Energy.

THz-induced switching antiferromagnets Jan 3, 2023 - Jul 2, 2023
The proposed work will support part of the EPSRC-funded New Investigator Award project, EP/T027916/1, focused on theoretical modelling of THz-frequency laser driven dynamics in magnetic materials. The project, in collaboration with the high-performan... Read More about THz-induced switching antiferromagnets.

STFC Introductory Astronomy School - 2023 Mar 1, 2023 - Sep 30, 2023
Blended programme of education and research for ~100 1st year postgraduate students from around the country, to be held the final week of August 2021; competitive grant process through STFC; Hull previously awarded £42k to run the 2016 training schoo... Read More about STFC Introductory Astronomy School - 2023.

Wolfson Equipment bid 2023 - Confocal Imaging ZEISS Elyra 7 with Lattice SIM² Oct 1, 2024 - Sep 30, 2029

Spin-wave implementation within the VAMPIRE software package Jun 1, 2024 - May 31, 2025
Overview: Vampire [1,3] is a UK-based spin dynamics software package, that provides state-of-the-art atomistic spin dynamics (ASD) simulations and can model complex magnetic materials (ferromagnetic, ferrimagnetic, antiferromagnetic and frustrated sp... Read More about Spin-wave implementation within the VAMPIRE software package.

Simulating the Vibrational Dynamics and Electronic Structure of Molecules with Quantum Computing Oct 1, 2023 - Sep 30, 2026
Development of theoretical and computational strategies for making Quantum Computing (QC) applicable to the full quantum description of matter.

Using rough particles to structure multiphase liquid systems into functional nanomaterials Mar 31, 2024 - Mar 30, 2026

James Leadbeatter - Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship Fund Sep 1, 2024 - Feb 29, 2028

NAM2024 Conference - RAS Jan 1, 2024 - Sep 30, 2024
Total Project Cost: £50,000
Award to the E.A. Milne Centre for Astrophysics to host the 2024 National Astronomy Meeting (14-19 July 2024).