Dr. Graham S McDonald
School of Science, Engineering and Environment
Peel Building - Room G44
Please email to arrange a meeting.
Current positions
Reader in Nonlinear Systems
Biography
Key Research Roles
● October 2009 – August 2015: Head of Materials & Physics Research Centre
● October 2005 – August 2009: Director of Centre for Theory & Modelling (1 of 3 centres of the Institute for Materials Research)
History
● 1981-1985 University of Glasgow (BSc Hons), UK
● 1985-1989 University of Strathclyde (PhD), UK
● 1989-1992 University of Strathclyde, UK
● 1992-1993 Free University of Brussels, Belgium
● 1993-1997 Imperial College London, UK
● 1997-1998 University of Leiden, the Netherlands
● 1998-1999 Imperial College London, UK
● 1999-Present University of Salford, UK
Areas of research
Mathematics, Physics, Numerical Analysis, Photonics, Complexity, Pattern Formation, Fractals, Solitons, Lasers, Nonlinear Optics, Attoscience, Self-Imaging, Multidisciplinary Theory, Modelling and Simulation, Teaching & Learning Research & Development (in excess of 1M downloads p.a.)
Areas of supervision
Mathematics, Physics, Numerical Analysis, Photonics, Complexity, Pattern Formation, Fractals, Solitons, Lasers, Nonlinear Optics, Attoscience, Self-Imaging, Multidisciplinary Theory, Modelling and Simulation
Teaching
Personal Tutor
- Academic Tutor to all Levels
- First Year Level Head for period 2001-2009
Current Courses
- Mathematics (59402, 20 credits) – taught to Physics and Acoustics students
- Mathematics (39013, 20 credits) – taught to Electronic Engineering students
- Mathematics and Computing (31140, 10 of 20 credits taught)
- Foundation Mathematics 2 (52552, 20 credits)
- Foundation Physics A (50142, 10 of 20 credits taught)
Project Supervision
- Project Supervisor for BSc, MPhys, MSc, MRes, and PhD students
Public Understanding & Outreach (Examples)
- Mathematics, Physics, Numerical Analysis, Photonics
- Complexity, Pattern Formation, Fractals, Solitons
- Lasers, Nonlinear Optics, Attoscience, Self-Imaging
- Multidisciplinary Theory, Modelling and Simulation
- Teaching & Learning Research & Development (in excess of 1M downloads p.a.)
Qualifications
- BSc (University of Glasgow, 1985)
- PhD (University of Strathclyde, 1989)
Membership
- Institute of Physics (since 1985)