Dr. Richard Pilkington
School of Science, Engineering and Environment
Newton Building Room 166
Please email for an appointment.
Current positions
Senior Lecturer
Biography
- 1978 BSc Physics/Chemistry, University of Salford
- 1985 PhD University of Salford
- 1982 Research Fellow, Dept of Chemistry
- 1984 Research Fellow, Dept. of Chemistry (University of Strathclyde)
- 1985 Research Fellow, Dept. of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
- 1987 Senior Teaching Company Assistant, Plessey
- 1990 Research Fellow, Dept. of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
- 1992 Lecturer, Dept. of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
- 1996 Lecturer, Dept. of Physics
- 1998 Senior Lecturer, Joule Physics Laboratory
Areas of research
Materials, Vacuum, Thin Films, Nanoparticles, Laser Ablation
- Electronics & Optoelectronics
- Electronics Laboratory
- 2nd Year Physics Laboratory
- Frontiers of Physics
- Computer Interfacing
- Final Year Project Coordinator
The production of thin films of novel materials such as ternary and quaternary semiconductors e.g. Copper Indium/Gallium diSelenide (CIGS) with controlled properties. This work includes research into novel magnetron sputtering methods.
The interaction of laser radiation with various materials including carbon fibre composites stainless steel etc. Research concentrates on laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS). This is a fundamental experimental study to develop a new theoretical model to describe transient plasma events; replacing the existing stable plasma model. The feasibility of using Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for the characterisation of bone, archaeological samples etc.