Dr Howard Snelling
| Post Nominals | MInstP SFHEA |
|---|---|
| Biography | Programme director for BSc and MPhys Physics Howard came to study his BSc in the Department of Applied Physics at Hull to pursue his interest in lasers. After gaining a BSc in Applied Physics with Laser Technology in 1989, he was awarded a PhD scholarship by Lumonics Ltd to develop photoswitched gas lasers under the supervision of Prof Peter Dyer. Howard gained his PhD in 1993 and was then engaged in various postdoctoral positions involving applications of lasers, particularly micromachining. In 2001, he was appointed as lecturer to develop a taught MSc programme, Laser Applications in Micromachining and Processing (LAMP), which he successfully ran for a number of years. As of 2022 he is now a Senior Lecturer in Physics (30% FTE) and works as the Advanced Development Stream manager (70% FTE) for Luxinar Ltd. |
| Research Interests | Optical Physics Lasers Light-matter interactions Laser Applications Applied Physics |
| Teaching and Learning | Lecture courses - Lasers in science and materials processing - Applied Physics techniques Laboratory classes - Experimental Techniques Laboratory (semester 1) - Experimental Techniques Laboratory (semester 2) |
| Scopus Author ID | 6603022276 |
| PhD Supervision Availability | Yes |
| PhD Topics | Howard welcomes applications in the areas of lasers, laser-material interactions and optical physics. PhD and MSc students (as main supervisor) - Jonathan Proctor, Ultrashort laser interactions with aluminium, (in progress as MSc by research) - Alexandra Bridgwater, Analysis of laser-produced fume, MSc by research, (2020) - Dr Jack Eden, Laser interactions with thin films for flexible electronics (2019) - Dr Paola de Bono, jointly supervised as a DocEng student at The Welding Institute (2015) - Dr Matthew Leach, Radio frequency excited carbon dioxide laser processing of carbon fibre reinforced composites : experimental and theoretical analyses of the fume content and expansion dynamics (2014) - Dr Bibi Safia Haq, Laser structuring of materials for biomedical applications (2012) - Dr Abigail Marchant, Experimental and theoretical studies of surface and volume changes in dielectrics induced by long-pulse RF CO₂ laser irradiation (2012) - Dr Robin Scott, Development of environmental water monitors based on hydrostatic and flourescence detection techniques (2009) - Dr David Whitehead, Pulsed laser interactions with protective polymer coatings of optical fibres (2005) |