Electronic & Electrical Engineering

Facilities in the Institute of Sensors, Signals & Communications

Here are some of the cutting-edge facilities available to use or to hire within the Institute.

Centre for Intelligent Dynamic Communications

Our laboratory facilities are available for industrial and academic use. For further details, please contact:

Dr Craig Michie
Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
University of Strathclyde
Royal College Building
204 George Street
Glasgow
G1 1XW

+44 (0) 141 548 2521
c.michie@strath.ac.uk

Centre for Microsystems & Photonics

Our cutting-edge facilities include:

  • 3D printer
  • Excimer laser micromachining system - Exitech M2000
  • Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) - Hitachi S-3000N
  • Ultra-high-speed camera - Cordin 220-8
  • High-speed camera - Intensified Roper 4540MX
  • Optical surface profiler - Veeco NT1000
  • Stylus surface profiler - Dektak Series 6M
  • RF probe station
  • Microscope coupled vibrometer
  • Dynamic optical surface profiler - Veeco NT1100 with dynamic DMEMS measurement option

If you're interested in using or hiring any of these facilities, please contact:

Gordon Brown
Centre for Microsystems & Photonics
Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
University of Strathclyde
204 George Street
Glasgow
G1 1XW

+44 (0) 141 548 4037
gordon.brown@strath.ac.uk

Centre for Ultrasonic Engineering

We have a large number of facilities available for industrial or academic use:

  • Virtual prototyping
  • Transducer workshop
  • Scanning laser vibrometer
  • Scanning electron microscopy
  • Thin film deposition
  • Field mapping tanks
  • Completed prototypes
  • Materials characterisation
  • Laser micro-machining
  • KUKA KR5 robots – within the FIRST laboratory
  • Portable Agilus systems – within the FIRST laboratory
  • Large volume metrology – within the FIRST laboratory

If you're interested in using or hiring any of these facilities, please contact:

Dr Gareth Pierce
Centre for Ultrasonic Engineering
Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
University of Strathclyde
204 George Street
Glasgow
G1 1XW

+44 (0)141 548 2617
s.g.pierce@strath.ac.uk