
Dr Rob Hughes
Assistant Professor / Senior Lecturer in Non-Destructive Testing
Rob heads the Electromagnetic Sensing (EMS) Team in the ultrasonics and non-destructive testing (UNDT) research group, supervising a team of 9 PhD/EngD and research associates.
Co-Chair of the Bristol Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR) Committee

Francisco Alvarez Del Castillo Manzanos
PhD Student
CONACYT / Bristol Centre for Functional Nano-materials (BCFN)
Sponsor: Inductosense
Francisco is performing research into the development of permenantly installed passive over-load sensors for structural health monitoring of dynamic structures.

Alexis Hernandez
PhD Student
CONACYT Scholarship
Alexis is investigating the novel resonant phenomena that occur between closely-coupled inductive sensor coils, and exploring their application for geometry evaluation and NDT sensing applications.

Meirbek Mussateyev
PhD Student
Bolashak Scholarship
Meirbek is developing inductive sensors for in-line monitoring of the automated manufacture of carbon-fibre composite components, for the detection and quantification of common manufacturing flaws.

Atul Sharma
EngD Student
Sponsor: EtherNDE
Atul is exploring the electromagentic interactions between layered carbon fibre composite sturctures in order to develop methods for quantifying defects in carbon fibre composite materials.

Umier Khan
PhD Student
Umier is developing machine learning image prcoessing techniques for the rapid characterisation of flaws in carbon-fibre composite manufacturing environments.

Will Punter
PhD Student
Will is exploring the use of multi-modal ultrasonic and eddy-current array sensors for the characterisation of damage surrounding aerospace fuselage boltholes.

Ege Arabul
PhD Student
Ege is exploring the use of multiple sensing systems to achieve full characterisation of composites during the automated manufacturing process.
Alumni
Dr Qiuji Yi [Senior Research Associate] – Qiuji conducted research on EPSRC funded project “CERTEST – Reshaping the Test Pyramid”, using ultrasonic and eddy-current NDT techniques to inspect complex carbon fibre composite components.