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Dr Patricia Scully

B.Sc., M.Sc., PhD

Contact Details

Associate Professor
Physics Unit-School of Natural Sciences
University Road
Galway
H91 TK33
T: (00353) 091 49 2717
E: patricia.scully@nuigalway.ie
https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciascully1/?originalSubdomain=ie
 
researcher
 

Biography

Joined NUIG (School of Physics) in 2018.
Associate Professor in Sensor & Optical Instrumentation. 
SFI funded Principal Investigator-Frontiers for the Future. 
Funded Investigator in I-Form Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre Phase 2, 2024-2028.
Visiting Academic at University of Manchester. 


Research on laser inscription of polymers and optical materials for sensors and devices, specifically on carbon nanomaterials, polymers and advanced functional materials. 

Current Funded Projects:
1. ENLIGHT Galway Network: CARDIOPTIC-optical fibre sensor for monitoring heart failure.
2. SFI Frontiers for the Future: Laser Functionalisation of Flexible Polymer-Carbon Composites for Medical Sensing at University of Galway. 
3. EPSRC CAFE4DM and CINDe with The University of Manchester.

Research: Laser induced carbon nanomaterials, for medical devices. Porous 3D laser induced graphene for sensing and energy generation. Smart composites and surfaces for pressure and gait analysis. Distributed sensors to monitor radioactive ponds containing spent fuel cells for nuclear decommissioning. Functional materials and key enabling technologies for medical devices and biosensors. Chemical sensing, and process analytics. Optical/laser inscription & instrumentation, optical sensor systems, advanced functional materials (optical and electronic properties), and photonic materials and devices. Application of machine learning, and signal analysis to sensor signals, to extract process variables, or to identify individuals and their health conditions. Polymer optical fibre sensors. Human Motion Sensing. 
  
2002-18: Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Sensor Instrumentation at The University of Manchester, UK: Photon Science Institute (PSI); School of Chemical Engineering & Analytical Science (CEAS); Department of Instrumentation & Analytical Science, UMIST. 
  • PhD Supervision: 25 PhD students, and ~50 MSc and MEng dissertation students.
  • Deputy Director for Postgraduate Research: progression & monitoring of 150 PhD students.
  • Teaching: Masters courses in Photon Science, Sensor Systems and Instrumentation and Analytical Science, and on undergraduate modules in Instrumentation and Control. Academic Lead for undergraduate Chemical Engineering laboratories for ~600 students.
  • Taught on Masters in Instrumentation, Analytical Science & Sensor Systems, including laser photonics, optical engineering, optical fibre technology, laser ultrasound and photoacoustics.
  • Established research in optical sensing and instrumentation, for industrial, medical and environmental applications with funding from EPSRC, EU, industry.  
1990-2002 Reader/Associate Professor in Photonics: Liverpool John Moores University, UK.

1990-2000 Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Applied Physics: Liverpool John Moores University, UK. 
Joined NUIG (School of Physics) in 2018.
Associate Professor in Sensor & Optical Instrumentation. 
SFI funded Principal Investigator-Frontiers for the Future. 
Funded Investigator in I-Form Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre Phase 2, 2024-2028.
Visiting Academic at University of Manchester. 


Research on laser inscription of polymers and optical materials for sensors and devices, specifically on carbon nanomaterials, polymers and advanced functional materials. 

Current Funded Projects:
1. ENLIGHT Galway Network: CARDIOPTIC-optical fibre sensor for monitoring heart failure.
2. SFI Frontiers for the Future: Laser Functionalisation of Flexible Polymer-Carbon Composites for Medical Sensing at University of Galway. 
3. EPSRC CAFE4DM and CINDe with The University of Manchester.

Research: Laser induced carbon nanomaterials, for medical devices. Porous 3D laser induced graphene for sensing and energy generation. Smart composites and surfaces for pressure and gait analysis. Distributed sensors to monitor radioactive ponds containing spent fuel cells for nuclear decommissioning. Functional materials and key enabling technologies for medical devices and biosensors. Chemical sensing, and process analytics. Optical/laser inscription & instrumentation, optical sensor systems, advanced functional materials (optical and electronic properties), and photonic materials and devices. Application of machine learning, and signal analysis to sensor signals, to extract process variables, or to identify individuals and their health conditions. Polymer optical fibre sensors. Human Motion Sensing. 
  
2002-18: Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Sensor Instrumentation at The University of Manchester, UK: Photon Science Institute (PSI); School of Chemical Engineering & Analytical Science (CEAS); Department of Instrumentation & Analytical Science, UMIST. 
  • PhD Supervision: 25 PhD students, and ~50 MSc and MEng dissertation students.
  • Deputy Director for Postgraduate Research: progression & monitoring of 150 PhD students.
  • Teaching: Masters courses in Photon Science, Sensor Systems and Instrumentation and Analytical Science, and on undergraduate modules in Instrumentation and Control. Academic Lead for undergraduate Chemical Engineering laboratories for ~600 students.
  • Taught on Masters in Instrumentation, Analytical Science & Sensor Systems, including laser photonics, optical engineering, optical fibre technology, laser ultrasound and photoacoustics.
  • Established research in optical sensing and instrumentation, for industrial, medical and environmental applications with funding from EPSRC, EU, industry.  
1990-2002 Reader/Associate Professor in Photonics: Liverpool John Moores University, UK.

1990-2000 Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Applied Physics: Liverpool John Moores University, UK. 
Joined NUIG (School of Physics) in 2018.
Associate Professor in Sensor & Optical Instrumentation. 
SFI funded Principal Investigator-Frontiers for the Future. 
Funded Investigator in I-Form Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre Phase 2, 2024-2028.
Visiting Academic at University of Manchester. 


Research on laser inscription of polymers and optical materials for sensors and devices, specifically on carbon nanomaterials, polymers and advanced functional materials. 

Current Funded Projects:
1. ENLIGHT Galway Network: CARDIOPTIC-optical fibre sensor for monitoring heart failure.
2. SFI Frontiers for the Future: Laser Functionalisation of Flexible Polymer-Carbon Composites for Medical Sensing at University of Galway. 
3. EPSRC CAFE4DM and CINDe with The University of Manchester.

Research: Laser induced carbon nanomaterials, for medical devices. Porous 3D laser induced graphene for sensing and energy generation. Smart composites and surfaces for pressure and gait analysis. Distributed sensors to monitor radioactive ponds containing spent fuel cells for nuclear decommissioning. Functional materials and key enabling technologies for medical devices and biosensors. Chemical sensing, and process analytics. Optical/laser inscription & instrumentation, optical sensor systems, advanced functional materials (optical and electronic properties), and photonic materials and devices. Application of machine learning, and signal analysis to sensor signals, to extract process variables, or to identify individuals and their health conditions. Polymer optical fibre sensors. Human Motion Sensing. 
  
2002-18: Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Sensor Instrumentation at The University of Manchester, UK: Photon Science Institute (PSI); School of Chemical Engineering & Analytical Science (CEAS); Department of Instrumentation & Analytical Science, UMIST. 
  • PhD Supervision: 25 PhD students, and ~50 MSc and MEng dissertation students.
  • Deputy Director for Postgraduate Research: progression & monitoring of 150 PhD students.
  • Teaching: Masters courses in Photon Science, Sensor Systems and Instrumentation and Analytical Science, and on undergraduate modules in Instrumentation and Control. Academic Lead for undergraduate Chemical Engineering laboratories for ~600 students.
  • Taught on Masters in Instrumentation, Analytical Science & Sensor Systems, including laser photonics, optical engineering, optical fibre technology, laser ultrasound and photoacoustics.
  • Established research in optical sensing and instrumentation, for industrial, medical and environmental applications with funding from EPSRC, EU, industry.  
1990-2002 Reader/Associate Professor in Photonics: Liverpool John Moores University, UK.

1990-2000 Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Applied Physics: Liverpool John Moores University, UK. 
Joined NUIG (School of Physics) in 2018.
Associate Professor in Sensor & Optical Instrumentation. 
SFI funded Principal Investigator-Frontiers for the Future. 
Funded Investigator in I-Form Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre Phase 2, 2024-2028.
Visiting Academic at University of Manchester. 


Research on laser inscription of polymers and optical materials for sensors and devices, specifically on carbon nanomaterials, polymers and advanced functional materials. 

Current Funded Projects:
1. ENLIGHT Galway Network: CARDIOPTIC-optical fibre sensor for monitoring heart failure.
2. SFI Frontiers for the Future: Laser Functionalisation of Flexible Polymer-Carbon Composites for Medical Sensing at University of Galway. 
3. EPSRC CAFE4DM and CINDe with The University of Manchester.

Research: Laser induced carbon nanomaterials, for medical devices. Porous 3D laser induced graphene for sensing and energy generation. Smart composites and surfaces for pressure and gait analysis. Distributed sensors to monitor radioactive ponds containing spent fuel cells for nuclear decommissioning. Functional materials and key enabling technologies for medical devices and biosensors. Chemical sensing, and process analytics. Optical/laser inscription & instrumentation, optical sensor systems, advanced functional materials (optical and electronic properties), and photonic materials and devices. Application of machine learning, and signal analysis to sensor signals, to extract process variables, or to identify individuals and their health conditions. Polymer optical fibre sensors. Human Motion Sensing. 
  
2002-18: Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Sensor Instrumentation at The University of Manchester, UK: Photon Science Institute (PSI); School of Chemical Engineering & Analytical Science (CEAS); Department of Instrumentation & Analytical Science, UMIST. 
  • PhD Supervision: 25 PhD students, and ~50 MSc and MEng dissertation students.
  • Deputy Director for Postgraduate Research: progression & monitoring of 150 PhD students.
  • Teaching: Masters courses in Photon Science, Sensor Systems and Instrumentation and Analytical Science, and on undergraduate modules in Instrumentation and Control. Academic Lead for undergraduate Chemical Engineering laboratories for ~600 students.
  • Taught on Masters in Instrumentation, Analytical Science & Sensor Systems, including laser photonics, optical engineering, optical fibre technology, laser ultrasound and photoacoustics.
  • Established research in optical sensing and instrumentation, for industrial, medical and environmental applications with funding from EPSRC, EU, industry.  
1990-2002 Reader/Associate Professor in Photonics: Liverpool John Moores University, UK.

1990-2000 Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Applied Physics: Liverpool John Moores University, UK. 

Research Interests

Optical and Photonic Instrumentation:  Optical fibre technology and photonic materials for sensors and devices, ranging from functional chemically sensitive optical coatings, to laser inscribed photonic and conducting structures in transparent materials that affect their optical and electronic properties.

Optical Materials: Advanced functional materials, and their optical, materials and chemical properties for structures and devices. Nano-electronics, materials characterisation and analytical methods.  

Medical technlogies: Sensor instrumentation and measurement for healthcare. Strongly multidisciplinary and include photonic guided wave tomography for health care technology for monitoring older people at risk of falling, rehabilitation, gait and mobility analysis using pattern recognition and signal analysis.

Manufacturing & Process analytics: Industrial/manufacturing processes using laser and photonic technologies for sensors and devices. Key enabling technologies, including laser, additive and subtractive manufacturing.

Environmental Monitoring & Sustainable Engineering: Sensing of enviromental parameters, pH, moisture, turbidity, chemicals in soil, water for agricultural and marine applications. Recycling of polymers and plastics, microplastics separation.

Track Record
Received EPSRC funding as Principal Investigator in optical instrumentation, fibre-based sensing, chemically sensitive optical coatings and laser inscribed photonic structures.
 
Led and coordinated European Union (EU) projects funded to more than £1.75M, in biosensing and gas monitoring using optical technologies. These include include “Installation Permitting Guidance for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Stationary Applications” (HYPER), with 15 industrial partners; and “Novel Organic-Inorganic Materials in Opto-Electronic Systems for the Monitoring and Control of Bio-Processes” (MATINOES) with 6 industrial partners. 

Received industrial funding from Rolls-Royce, Unilever, National Grid, The Welding Institute and Yorkshire Water for industrial sensing. A KTP that developed wearable POF sensors for real time sweat monitoring was sponsored by Unilever via the Unilever Manchester Advanced Measurement Partnership and DTI Knowledge Transfer Partnership, resulting in a patent for functional polymer optical coatings.

Current collaboration at The University of Manchester includes EPSRC Prosperity Partnership: EP/R00482X/1; 2017-2022 for a Centre in Advanced Fluid Engineering for Digital Manufacturing (CAFE4DM); ~£6.3M with matched funding from UoM (£757K) and Unilever (£2.4M) and in-kind support from Process Systems Enterprise Ltd (£305K) and Unilever (£500K). 

Keywords
  • Physics - Optics, Photonics, Lasers, Waveguides, Optical Fibre Technology, Optical Sensing, Micromachining
  • Engineering Sensors, Control, Instrumentation, Measurement, Process Monitoring, Energy Harvesting, Analogue Electronics, Non Destructive Testing, Ultrasound, Optical Engineering, Laser Engineering, Optical Sensors, Distributed Sensing
  • Chemical technologies- Chemical Engineering, Chemical Sensing, Froth Flotation, Recycling, Distillation, Analytical Science, Digital manufacturing, Process analytics

Research Projects

  Project Start Date End Date
SFI Centre I-Form Phase 2. SFI Research Centre for Advanced Manufacturing. 01-OCT-23 01-OCT-28
Laser Functionalisation of Flexible Polymer-Carbon Composites for Medical Sensing 01-DEC-21 30-NOV-25

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
(2023) 'Plasma enhanced planar crystal growth of laser induced graphene'
Ratul Kumar Biswas and Peter McGlynn and Gerard M. O'Connor and Patricia Scully (2023) 'Plasma enhanced planar crystal growth of laser induced graphene'. Materials Letters, 343 [DOI] [Details]
(2023) 'Enhancing fibre optic sensor signals via gold nanoparticle-decorated agarose hydrogels'
Siti Rabizah Makhsin and Muhamad Hasbullah Zakaria and Muhammad Haziq Noor Akashah and Rozina Abdul Rani and Patricia J. Scully and Peter Gardner (2023) 'Enhancing fibre optic sensor signals via gold nanoparticle-decorated agarose hydrogels'. Optical Materials, 143 [DOI] [Details]
(2023) 'Synthesis of graphene oxide-coated silver nanoparticles modified plastic of fibre optic sensor configuration'
Siti Rabizah Makhsin and Muhamad Amir H. Naharudin and Rozina Abdul Rani and Nik Roselina Nik Roseley and Muhammed Zourob and Peter Gardner and Patricia J. Scully (2023) 'Synthesis of graphene oxide-coated silver nanoparticles modified plastic of fibre optic sensor configuration'. Materials Today: Proceedings, [DOI] [Details]
(2023) 'Femtosecond infra-red laser carbonization and ablation of polyimide for fabrication of Kirigami inspired strain sensor'
Ratul Kumar Biswas and Nazar Farid and Bharat Bhushan Bhatt and Dipti Gupta and Gerard M O’Connor and Patricia Scully (2023) 'Femtosecond infra-red laser carbonization and ablation of polyimide for fabrication of Kirigami inspired strain sensor'. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 56 (8) [DOI] [Details]
(2022) 'Graphene growth kinetics for CO2 laser carbonization of polyimide'
Biswas, R: Vijayaraghavan, R; McNally, P; O'Connor, G; Scully, P. (2022) 'Graphene growth kinetics for CO2 laser carbonization of polyimide'. Materials Letters, 307 [DOI] [Details]
(2021) 'Smart mats using embedded polymer optical fibres to classify human motion characteristics'
P Scully, K Ozanyan (2021) 'Smart mats using embedded polymer optical fibres to classify human motion characteristics'. Physica Medica: European Journal Of Medical Physics, 84 :304-304 [DOI] [Details]
(2021) 'Proof of concept: POF enabled neonatal movement sensor system'
E Gleeson, P Scully, A Binchy, F Kirrane (2021) 'Proof of concept: POF enabled neonatal movement sensor system'. Physica Medica, European Journal Of Medical Physics, 84 :303-304 [DOI] [Details]
(2021) 'Age-related differences in healthy adults walking patterns under a cognitive task with deep neural networks'
O. Costilla-Reyes, P. Scully, I. Leroi and K. B. Ozanyan (2021) 'Age-related differences in healthy adults walking patterns under a cognitive task with deep neural networks'. Ieee Sensors Journal, 21 (2):2353-2363 [DOI] [Details]
(2020) 'Developing pre-laboratory videos for enhancing student preparedness'
T. L. Rodgers and N. Cheema and S. Vasanth and A. Jamshed and A. Alfutimie and P. J. Scully (2020) 'Developing pre-laboratory videos for enhancing student preparedness'. European Journal of Engineering Education, 45 (2):292-304 [DOI] [Details]
(2020) 'Agarose-Chitosan Based Hydrogel Waveguide Matrix: Comparison Synthesis and Performance for Optical Leaky Waveguide (OLW) Biosensor'
Makhsin, Siti Rabizah and Gardner, Peter and Goddard, Nicholas J. and Scully, Patricia J. (2020) 'Agarose-Chitosan Based Hydrogel Waveguide Matrix: Comparison Synthesis and Performance for Optical Leaky Waveguide (OLW) Biosensor'. Solid State Phenomena, 308 :87-96 [DOI] [Details]
(2020) 'Improved conductivity of carbonized polyimide by CO2 laser graphitization'
Biswas, RK,Farid, N,O'Connor, G,Scully, P (2020) 'Improved conductivity of carbonized polyimide by CO2 laser graphitization'. Journal Of Materials Chemistry C, 8 :4493-4501 [DOI] [Details]
(2019) 'Analysis of Spatio-Temporal Representations for Robust Footstep Recognition with Deep Residual Neural Networks'
Costilla-Reyes, O;Vera-Rodriguez, R;Scully, P;Ozanyan, KB (2019) 'Analysis of Spatio-Temporal Representations for Robust Footstep Recognition with Deep Residual Neural Networks'. Ieee Transactions On Pattern Analysis And Machine Intelligence, 41 :285-296 [DOI] [Details]
(2019) 'Developing pre-laboratory videos for enhancing student preparedness'
Rodgers, TL;Cheema, N;Vasanth, S;Jamshed, A;Alfutimie, A;Scully, PJ (2019) 'Developing pre-laboratory videos for enhancing student preparedness'. European Journal of Engineering Education, :1-13 [DOI] [Details]
(2019) 'Design and Implementation of a Convolutional Neural Network on an Edge Computing Smartphone for Human Activity Recognition'
T. Zebin and P. J. Scully and N. Peek and A. J. Casson and K. B. Ozanyan (2019) 'Design and Implementation of a Convolutional Neural Network on an Edge Computing Smartphone for Human Activity Recognition'. IEEE Access, 7 :133509-133520 [DOI] [Details]
(2018) 'Analysis of Spatio-temporal Representations for Robust Footstep Recognition with Deep Residual Neural Networks'
Costilla Reyes, Omar and Patricia Scully and Krikor Ozanyan (2018) 'Analysis of Spatio-temporal Representations for Robust Footstep Recognition with Deep Residual Neural Networks'. IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, :1-12 [DOI] [Details]
(2018) 'Three-dimensional direct laser written graphitic electrical contacts to randomly distributed components'
Bryce Dorin and Patrick Parkinson and Patricia Scully (2018) 'Three-dimensional direct laser written graphitic electrical contacts to randomly distributed components'. Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing, 124 (4) [DOI] [Details]
(2017) 'Deep Neural Networks for Learning Spatio-Temporal Features from Tomography Sensors'
Costilla Reyes, Omar and Patricia Scully and Krikor Ozanyan (2017) 'Deep Neural Networks for Learning Spatio-Temporal Features from Tomography Sensors'. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 65 (1):645-653 [DOI] [Details]
(2017) 'Direct laser write process for 3D conductive carbon circuits in polyimide'
Bryce Dorin and Patrick Parkinson and Patricia Scully (2017) 'Direct laser write process for 3D conductive carbon circuits in polyimide'. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 5 :4923-4930 [DOI] [Details]
(2016) 'Temporal Pattern Recognition in Gait Activities Recorded with a Footprint Imaging Sensor System'
Costilla Reyes, Omar and Patricia Scully and Krikor Ozanyan (2016) 'Temporal Pattern Recognition in Gait Activities Recorded with a Footprint Imaging Sensor System'. IEEE Sensors Journal, 16 (24):8815-8822 [DOI] [Details]
(2016) 'Automated analysis of single cells using Laser Tweezers Raman Spectroscopy'
Stephen Casabella and P Scully and Nicholas Goddard and Peter Gardner (2016) 'Automated analysis of single cells using Laser Tweezers Raman Spectroscopy'. Analyst, 141 (2):689-696 [DOI] [Details]
(2016) 'Characterization of a silica-PVA hybrid for high density and stable silver dissolution'
Bryce Dorin and Guangyu Zhu and Patrick Parkinson and Walter Perrie and Mohammed Benyezzar and Patricia Scully (2016) 'Characterization of a silica-PVA hybrid for high density and stable silver dissolution'. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 177 :19-24 [DOI] [Details]
(2015) 'Intelligent Carpet System, Based on Photonic Guided-Path Tomography, for Gait and Balance Monitoring in Home Environments'
Cantoral Ceballos, Jose A and Nurgiyatna Nurgiyatna and Paul Wright and John Vaughan and Brown Wilson, Christine and Patricia Scully and Ozanyan, Krikor B. (2015) 'Intelligent Carpet System, Based on Photonic Guided-Path Tomography, for Gait and Balance Monitoring in Home Environments'. IEEE Sensors Journal, 15 (1):279-289 [DOI] [Details]
(2015) 'Optical components deep inside transparent plastics'
Patricia Scully and Walter Perrie (2015) 'Optical components deep inside transparent plastics'. SPIE Newroom, [DOI] [Details]
(2014) 'Developing a sensing solution to reduce the risk of falls for older people: an interdisciplinary approach'
Brown Wilson, Christine and Cantoral Ceballos, Jose and Paul Wright and John Vaughan and Christopher Todd and Patricia Scully and Krikor Ozanyan (2014) 'Developing a sensing solution to reduce the risk of falls for older people: an interdisciplinary approach'. Gerontechnology, 13 (2) [DOI] [Details]
(2014) 'Highspeed Laser Micro Processing using Ultrashort Laser Pulses'
Joerg Schille and Lutz Schneider and Mathias Mueller and Udo Loeschner and Nicholas Goddard and Patricia Scully and Horst Exner (2014) 'Highspeed Laser Micro Processing using Ultrashort Laser Pulses'. Journal of Laser Micro Nanoengineering, 9 (2):161-168 [DOI] [Details]
(2013) 'NUV femtosecond laser inscription of volume Bragg gratings in poly(methyl)methacrylate with linear and circular polarizations'
L Ye and Walter Perrie and Olivier Allegre and Y Jin and Z. Kuang and Patricia Scully and E Fearon and D Eckford and Edwardson, S P and Geoff Dearden (2013) 'NUV femtosecond laser inscription of volume Bragg gratings in poly(methyl)methacrylate with linear and circular polarizations'. Laser Physics, 23 (12) [DOI] [Details]
(2013) 'Developing a Sensor Mat to reduce Falls- Involving older people with dementia, families and staff'
C. Brown-Wilson and Patricia Scully and K Ozanyan and N Nurgiyatna and J. Cantoral-Ceballos and P. Wright and J Vaughan and C. Todd (2013) 'Developing a Sensor Mat to reduce Falls- Involving older people with dementia, families and staff'. Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, 17 (1) [Details]
(2012) 'Multi-beam second-harmonic generation in beta barium borate with a spatial light modulator and application to internal structuring in poly(methyl methacrylate)'
D. Liu and W. Perrie and Z. Kuang and Scully, P. J. and A. Baum and S. Liang and Edwardson, S. P. and E. Fearon and G. Dearden and Watkins, K. G. (2012) 'Multi-beam second-harmonic generation in beta barium borate with a spatial light modulator and application to internal structuring in poly(methyl methacrylate)'. Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics, 107 (3):795-801 [DOI] [Details]
(2012) 'Multiple beam internal structuring of poly(methyl methacrylate)'
Dun Liu and Walter Perrie and Zheng Kuang and Scully, P. J. and A. Baum and S. Liang and A. Taranu and Edwardson, S. P. and E. Fearon and G. Dearden and Watkins, K. G. (2012) 'Multiple beam internal structuring of poly(methyl methacrylate)'. Journal of Laser Micro Nanoengineering, 7 (2):208-211 [DOI] [Details]
(2011) 'Optical characterization of PMMA phase gratings written by a 387 nm femtosecond laser'
A. Baum and De Nicola, S. and S. Abdalah and K. Al-Naimee and A. Geltrude and M. Locatelli and R. Meucci and W. Perrie and Scully, P. J. and A. Taranu and Arecchi, F. T. (2011) 'Optical characterization of PMMA phase gratings written by a 387 nm femtosecond laser'. Optics Communications, 284 (12):2771-2774 [DOI] [Details]
(2010) 'Mechanisms of femtosecond laser-induced refractive index modification of poly(methyl methacrylate)'
Alexandra Baum and Scully, Patricia J. and Walter Perrie and Dun Liu and Valerio Lucarini (2010) 'Mechanisms of femtosecond laser-induced refractive index modification of poly(methyl methacrylate)'. Optical Society of America. Journal B: Optical Physics, 27 (1):107-111 [DOI] [Details]
(2010) 'New tensiographic approach to surface studies of protein kinetics showing possible structural rearrangement of protein layers on polymer substrates'
McMillan, N. D. and G. Dunne and Smith, S. R P and B. O'Rourke and D. Morrin and L. McDonnell and M. O'Neill and S. Riedel and J. Kr\ (2010) 'New tensiographic approach to surface studies of protein kinetics showing possible structural rearrangement of protein layers on polymer substrates'. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 365 (1-3):112-121 [DOI] [Details]
(2010) 'Writing parameters for 3D refractive index structures in polymethyl methacrylate using femtosecond radiation at 400 nm'
Shijie Liang and Scully, Patricia J. and Joerg Schille and John Vaughan and Mohammed Benyezzar and Dun Liu and Walter Perrie (2010) 'Writing parameters for 3D refractive index structures in polymethyl methacrylate using femtosecond radiation at 400 nm'. Journal of Laser Micro Nanoengineering, 5 (1):68-73 [DOI] [Details]
(2010) 'High-speed uniform parallel 3D refractive index micro-structuring of poly(methyl methacrylate) for volume phase gratings'
D. Liu and Z. Kuang and W. Perrie and Scully, P. J. and A. Baum and Edwardson, S. P. and E. Fearon and G. Dearden and Watkins, K. G. (2010) 'High-speed uniform parallel 3D refractive index micro-structuring of poly(methyl methacrylate) for volume phase gratings'. Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics, 101 (4):817-823 [DOI] [Details]
(2009) 'Photonic guided-path tomography sensor for deformation in a non-planar surface'
Ozanyan, K. B. and N. Nurgiyatna and Constantino, E. P A and J. Vaughan and P. Scully (2009) 'Photonic guided-path tomography sensor for deformation in a non-planar surface'. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 178 [DOI] [Details]
(2008) 'Hybrid coatings as transducers in optical biosensors'
K. Rose and S. Dzyadevych and R. Fern\'andez-Lafuente and N. Jaffrezic and G. Kuncov\'a and V. Matějec and P. Scully (2008) 'Hybrid coatings as transducers in optical biosensors'. Journal of Coatings Technology Research, 5 (4):491-496 [DOI] [Details]
(2008) 'Pulse-duration dependency of femtosecond laser refractive index modification in poly(methyl methacrylate)'
Alexandra Baum and Scully, Patricia J. and Walter Perrie and David Jones and Riju Issac and Jaroszynski, Dino A. (2008) 'Pulse-duration dependency of femtosecond laser refractive index modification in poly(methyl methacrylate)'. Optics Letters, 33 (7):651-653 [DOI] [Details]
(2008) 'New tensiographic studies on protein cleaning of polymer surfaces'
M. O'Neill and McMillan, N. D. and G. Dunne and Mitchell, C. I. and B. O'Rourke and D. Morrin and F. Brennan and R. Miller and L. McDonnell and P. Scully (2008) 'New tensiographic studies on protein cleaning of polymer surfaces'. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 323 (1-3):109-115 [DOI] [Details]
(2007) 'Polymer optical fibre sensor to monitor skin moisture'
John Vaughan and Christopher Woodyatt and Scully, Patricia J. (2007) 'Polymer optical fibre sensor to monitor skin moisture'. SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering. Proceedings, 6619 [DOI] [Details]
(2007) 'Photochemistry of refractive index structures in poly(methyl methacrylate) by femtosecond laser irradiation'
Alexandra Baum and Scully, Patricia J. and Maria Basanta and Paul Thomas, C. L. and Fielden, Peter R. and Goddard, Nicholas J. and Walter Perrie and Chalker, Paul R. (2007) 'Photochemistry of refractive index structures in poly(methyl methacrylate) by femtosecond laser irradiation'. Optics Letters, 32 (2):190-192 [DOI] [Details]
(2007) 'Optical fibre biosensors using enzymatic transducers to monitor glucose'
Scully, P. J. and L. Betancor and J. Bolyo and S. Dzyadevych and Guisan, J. M. and R. Fern\'andez-Lafuente and N. Jaffrezic-Renault and G. Kuncov\'a and V. Matějec and B. O'Kennedy and O. Podrazky and K. Rose and L. Sasek and Young, J. S. (2007) 'Optical fibre biosensors using enzymatic transducers to monitor glucose'. Measurement Science and Technology, 18 (10):3177-3186 [DOI] [Details]
(2007) 'Sensing applications for POF and hybrid fibres using a photon counting OTDR'
C. Saunders and Scully, P. J. (2007) 'Sensing applications for POF and hybrid fibres using a photon counting OTDR'. Measurement Science and Technology, 18 (3):615-622 [DOI] [Details]
(2006) 'A novel luminescent lifetime-based optrode for the detection of gaseous and dissolved oxygen utilising a mixed ormosil matrix containing ruthenium (4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline)3Cl2 (Ru.dpp)'
P. Roche and R. Al-Jowder and R. Narayanaswamy and J. Young and P. Scully (2006) 'A novel luminescent lifetime-based optrode for the detection of gaseous and dissolved oxygen utilising a mixed ormosil matrix containing ruthenium (4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline)3Cl2 (Ru.dpp)'. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 386 (5):1245-1257 [DOI] [Details]
(2003) 'Plastic optical fibre sensors for environmental monitoring: Biofouling and strain applications'
Wong, Y. M. and Scully, P. J. and Bartlett, R. J. and Kuang, K. S C and Cantwell, W. J. (2003) 'Plastic optical fibre sensors for environmental monitoring: Biofouling and strain applications'. Strain, 39 (3):115-119 [DOI] [Details]
(2002) 'An evaluation of a novel plastic optical fibre sensor for axial strain and bend measurements'
Kuang, K. S C and Cantwell, W. J. and Scully, P. J. (2002) 'An evaluation of a novel plastic optical fibre sensor for axial strain and bend measurements'. Measurement Science and Technology, 13 (10):1523-1534 [DOI] [Details]
(2001) 'Sensing the fabric: To simulate sensation through sensory evaluation and in response to standard acceptable properties of specific materials when viewed as a digital image'
P Dillon and W. Moody and R. Bartlett and P. Scully and R. Morgan and C. James (2001) 'Sensing the fabric: To simulate sensation through sensory evaluation and in response to standard acceptable properties of specific materials when viewed as a digital image'. Haptic Human-Computer Interaction, Proceedings. J. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 2058/-1 [DOI] [Details]
(2000) 'Novel technique for on-line measurement of scaling using a multimode optical fibre sensor for industrial applications'
R. Philip-Chandy and Scully, P. J. and D. Thomas (2000) 'Novel technique for on-line measurement of scaling using a multimode optical fibre sensor for industrial applications'. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical: international journal devoted to research and development of physical and chemical transducers, 71 (1-2):19-23 [DOI] [Details]
(2000) 'Optical fiber sensor for biofilm measurement using intensity modulation and image analysis'
R. Philip-Chandy and Scully, Patricia J. and Piers Eldridge and Kadim, H. J. and Grapin, M. G\'erard and Jonca, M. Guy and D'Ambrosio, M. G\'erard and Francois Colin (2000) 'Optical fiber sensor for biofilm measurement using intensity modulation and image analysis'. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 6 (5):764-772 [DOI] [Details]
(2000) 'An optical fibre sensor for particle concentration measurement in water systems based on inter-fibre light coupling between polymer optical fibres'
Zhang, F. H. and E. Lewis and Scully, P. J. (2000) 'An optical fibre sensor for particle concentration measurement in water systems based on inter-fibre light coupling between polymer optical fibres'. Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control, 22 (5):413-430 [DOI] [Details]
(2000) 'Plastic optical fibre sensors and devices'
Bartlett, Rebecca J. and Rekha Philip-Chandy and Piers Eldridge and Merchant, David F. and Roger Morgan and Scully, Patricia J. (2000) 'Plastic optical fibre sensors and devices'. Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control, 22 (5):431-457 [DOI] [Details]
(1999) 'Chemical tapering of polymer optical fibre'
Merchant, D. F. and Scully, P. J. and Schmitt, N. F. (1999) 'Chemical tapering of polymer optical fibre'. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical: an international journal devoted to research and development of physical and chemical transducers, 76 (1-3):365-371 [DOI] [Details]
(1998) 'Optical fibre fluorescence and toxicity sensor'
D. Merchant and P.J. Scully and R. Edwards and J. Grabowski (1998) 'Optical fibre fluorescence and toxicity sensor'. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical: international journal devoted to research and development of physical and chemical transducers, Volume 48, Issues 1-3 :476-484 [DOI] [Details]
(1997) 'A new degree course at Liverpool John Moores University: BSc(Hons) Optical Science and Technology'
Scully, Patricia J and Wood, Michael J (1997) 'A new degree course at Liverpool John Moores University: BSc(Hons) Optical Science and Technology'. Physics Education, 32 [DOI] [Details]
(1995) 'Novel technique for optical fiber pH sensing based on methylene blue adsorption'
Deboux, Bruno J C and Elfed Lewis and Scully, Patricia J. and Robert Edwards (1995) 'Novel technique for optical fiber pH sensing based on methylene blue adsorption'. Journal of Lightwave Technology, 13 (7):1407-1414 [DOI] [Details]
(1993) 'Optical fibre-based goniometer for sensing patient position and movement within a magnetic resonance scanner using chromatic modulation'
Scully, P. J. and R. Holmes and Jones, G. R. (1993) 'Optical fibre-based goniometer for sensing patient position and movement within a magnetic resonance scanner using chromatic modulation'. Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology, 17 (1):1-8 [DOI] [Details]
(0) 'Optimisation synthesis and biosensing performance of an acrylate-based hydrogel as an optical waveguiding sensing film'
Makhsin, Siti R. and Goddard, Nicholas J. and Gupta, Ruchi and Gardner, Peter and Scully, Patricia (0) 'Optimisation synthesis and biosensing performance of an acrylate-based hydrogel as an optical waveguiding sensing film'. Analytical Chemistry, 0 (ja) [DOI] [Details]

Books

  Year Publication
(2019) POF Sensing Grid: Data Analysis to classify Human Motion Characteristics.Fibre Optic Shape and Deformation Sensing: An Emerging Technology.
Patricia Scully, Paul Wright, Krikor Ozanyan (2019) POF Sensing Grid: Data Analysis to classify Human Motion Characteristics.Fibre Optic Shape and Deformation Sensing: An Emerging Technology. London, UK: Institute of Physics. [Details]
(2018) Drag Force Flow Meters in Measurement, Instrumentation, and Sensors Handbook Two-Volume Set.
Rekha Rebecca Philip Chandy, Patricia Scully, Roger Morgan (2018) Drag Force Flow Meters in Measurement, Instrumentation, and Sensors Handbook Two-Volume Set. Boca Raton: CRC. [DOI] [Details]

Book Chapters

  Year Publication
(2021) 'Educating Friends and Enemies: An Irishman's Experiences in Wartime Britain'
Patricia Scully, Róisín Healy (Anthology Editor), Gearóid Barry (Anthology Editor) (2021) 'Educating Friends and Enemies: An Irishman's Experiences in Wartime Britain' In: Family Histories of World War II. London: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. [Details]
(2021) 'Educating Friends and Enemies: An Irishman's Experiences in Wartime Britain'
Patricia Scully (2021) 'Educating Friends and Enemies: An Irishman's Experiences in Wartime Britain' In: Family Histories of World War II. London: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. [Details]
(2012) 'Refractive index structures in polymers'
P. Scully, A. Baum, D. Liu, W. Perrie (2012) 'Refractive index structures in polymers' In: Femtosecond laser micromachining: photonic and microfluidic devices in transparent materials. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg: Springer series: Topics in Applied Physics 123. [DOI] [Details]
(2001) 'Optical Sensors and Biosensors for Environmental Monitoring'
P.J. Scully and D.F Merchant and F.M. Butterworth and A. Gunatilaka and Bonaparte, M.E. Gonsebatt (2001) 'Optical Sensors and Biosensors for Environmental Monitoring' In: Biomonitors and Biomarkers as Indicators of Environmental Change Volume 2. Plenum Publishing Corporation. [Details]
(2000) 'Drag Force Flowmeters Section 9.11'
R. Philip-Chandy and R. Morgan and P.J Scully (2000) 'Drag Force Flowmeters Section 9.11' In: Mechanical Variables Measurement: Solid, Fluid, and Thermal. CRC Press, Inc. [Details]
(1998) 'Optical Techniques for Water Monitoring'
Scully, Patricia J. and F. Colin and P. Quevauviller  (1998) 'Optical Techniques for Water Monitoring' In: Monitoring of Water Quality : The Contribution of Advanced Technologies. :15-36 Elsevier Inc. [Details]

Conference Publications

  Year Publication
(2021) 3th International Congress of Engineering Sciences and Technology (CICITEC 2021)
Siti Rabizah Makhsin, Nazirul H Suhaimi, Rozina A Rani, Norhayati Saad, Muhammed Zourob, Peter Gardner, Patricia J Scully (2021) Design and transforming plastic and silica-based single-mode fibre optic into sensor platform for biosensors application 3th International Congress of Engineering Sciences and Technology (CICITEC 2021) , 22-SEP-21 - 24-SEP-21 [Details]
(2020) 11th IAPM Annual Scientific Meeting and IAPM Workshop
P. Scully, K.Ozanyan (2020) Smart Mats using Embedded Polymer Optical Fibres to classify Human Motion Characteristics 11th IAPM Annual Scientific Meeting and IAPM Workshop Galway, , 09-NOV-20 - 13-NOV-20 [Details]
(2021) Photonics Ireland, June 2021
P.J.Scully , R. Biswas (2021) Laser Printed Flexible Polymeric Sensors for Healthcare Monitoring and Diagnostics Photonics Ireland, June 2021 Dublin, [Details]
(2021) ISSC¿23, 2021, IOP, UK
R. Biswas, G.O¿Connor, P.J.Scully (2021) Experimental and Modelling of Two-step Laser Graphitization of Polyimide for Improved Conductivity in Flexible Sensor Applications ISSC¿23, 2021, IOP, UK UK, , 19-APR-21 - 21-APR-21 [Details]
(2021) IEEE Regional Symposium on Micro and Nanoelectronics
Muhammad Haziq Noor Akashah, S.R.Mahksin, P.J.Scully (2021) Facile microwave-assisted synthesis of agarose hydrogel for fibre optic biosensors application IEEE Regional Symposium on Micro and Nanoelectronics Malaysia, , 02-AUG-21 - 04-AUG-21 [Details]
(2019) 24th Biomedical & Clinical Engineering Association of Ireland (BEAI) Annual Scientific Conference
Eóin Gleeson, Patricia Scully, Aine Binchy, Frank Kirrane (2019) Proof of Concept: POF enabled neonatal movement sensor system 24th Biomedical & Clinical Engineering Association of Ireland (BEAI) Annual Scientific Conference Clayton Hotel, Cork, Ireland, , 04-OCT-19 [Details]
(2019) 24th Biomedical & Clinical Engineering Association of Ireland (BEAI) Annual Scientific Conference
Eóin Gleeson, Patricia Scully, Aine Binchy, Frank Kirrane (2019) Proof of Concept: POF enabled neonatal movement sensor system 24th Biomedical & Clinical Engineering Association of Ireland (BEAI) Annual Scientific Conference Clayton Hotel, Cork, Ireland, , 04-OCT-19 [Details]
(2019) International Symposium on SSS Laser Processing (3S-LP)
Patricia Scully, Bryce Dorin, Patrick Parkinson (2019) Laser Direct Writing of Conductive Structure in Polymers International Symposium on SSS Laser Processing (3S-LP) Keio University, Yokohama, Japan, , 27-FEB-19 - 01-MAR-19 [Details]
(2019) Nuclear Frontiers 2019
J A Hyde, P Martin, B T Brown, P J Scully and J Hastings (2019) Remote optical fibre sensing of a ponds pH, temperature, turbidity and some chemical species Nuclear Frontiers 2019 Bristol, UK, [Details]
(2018) PHOTON 2018
J A Hyde, P Martin, B T Brown, P J Scully and J Hastings (2018) Optical fibre sensing of pH, temperature, turbidity and chemical species for nuclear industry applications PHOTON 2018 [Details]
(2017) SENSORS, 2017 IEEE
Costilla Reyes, Omar and Patricia Scully and Krikor Ozanyan (2017) Age-sensitive differences in single and dual walking tasks from footprint floor sensor data SENSORS, 2017 IEEE United States, , pp.1-3 [Details]
(2017) IEEE Sensors 2017
Makhsin, Siti Rabizah and Peter Gardner and Nicholas Goddard and Patricia Scully (2017) Surface modification of titanium-coated glass substrate embedded acrylate-based hydrogel film for optical metal clad leaky waveguide (MCLW) biosensors IEEE Sensors 2017 United States, [Details]
(2017) SENSORS, 2017 IEEE
Tahmina Zebin and Patricia Scully and Krikor Ozanyan (2017) Evaluation of supervised classification algorithms for human activity recognition with inertial sensors SENSORS, 2017 IEEE United States, , pp.1-3 [Details]
(2017) Proceedings of IEEE SENSORS 2016
Tahmina Zebin and Patricia Scully and Krikor Ozanyan (2017) Human activity recognition with inertial sensors using a deep learning approach Proceedings of IEEE SENSORS 2016 United States, , pp.1-3 [Details]
(2017) Proceedings of IEEE SENSORS 2016
Costilla Reyes, Omar and Patricia Scully and Krikor Ozanyan (2017) Spatial footstep recognition by convolutional neural networks for biometric applications Proceedings of IEEE SENSORS 2016 United States, , pp.1-3 [Details]
(2016) EHealth 360° : International Summit on eHealth, Budapest, Hungary, June 14-16, 2016, revised selected papers
Tahmina Zebin and Patricia Scully and Krikor Ozanyan (2016) Inertial Sensor Based Modelling of Human Activity Classes: Feature Extraction and Multi-sensor Data Fusion using Machine Learning Algorithms . In: Kostas Giokas and Laszlo Bokor and Frank Hopfartner eds. EHealth 360° : International Summit on eHealth, Budapest, Hungary, June 14-16, 2016, revised selected papers Germany, , pp.306-314 [Details]
(2016) Proceedings of 25th International Conference on Plastic Optical Fibres
Patricia Scully and Ralph Stevenson-Jones and Marie Emerson (2016) Polymer Optical Fibre Refractive Index Probe for on-line measurement of Alcohol Composition for Distillation Column: P.J.Scully, A.Fong, K.Chandran, S. Whyte, X. Chai, M. Emerson, R.Stephenson Jones, A. Ahluwalia, M.Spooner, Z Gu, O Qureshi, M.Astaire Proceedings of 25th International Conference on Plastic Optical Fibres United Kingdom, [Details]
(2016) The 25th International Conference on Plastic Optical Fibres - Proceedings
David Webb and Patricia Scully and Kate Sugden (2016) POF 2016: 25th International Conference on Plastic Optical Fibres - Proceedings The 25th International Conference on Plastic Optical Fibres - Proceedings [Details]
(2015) host publication
Benjamin Knight-Gregson and Stephen Mosey and Miles Weston and Patricia Scully and Anthony Peyton and Claire Davis (2015) Advanced Photoacoustic Imaging Using Full Matrix Capture Data Acquisition host publication [Details]
(2015) Proceedings of 24th International Conference on Plastic Optical Fibres
Patricia Scully and J Cantoral-Caballos and J Vaughan and P Wright and T. Zebin and Frank Podd and Costilla Reyes, Omar and C. Brown-Wilson and C Todd and Emma Stanmore and Krikor Ozanyan (2015) iMagiMat Smart Carpet: POF Layer to Detect Gait and Mobility Proceedings of 24th International Conference on Plastic Optical Fibres [Details]
(2015) Proceedings of IEEE SENSORS 2015
O. Costilla-Reyes and Patricia Scully and K.B. Ozanyan (2015) Temporal Pattern Recognition for Gait Analysis Applications Using an “Intelligent Carpet” System Proceedings of IEEE SENSORS 2015 United States, [Details]
(2015) Proceedings of IEEE SENSORS 2015
T. Zebin and K.B. Ozanyan and Scully, Patricia J (2015) Inertial Sensing for Gait Analysis and the Scope for Sensor Fusion Proceedings of IEEE SENSORS 2015 United States, [Details]
(2015) Proceedings of IEEE SENSORS 2015
J.A. Cantoral-Ceballos and P. Wright and J. Vaughan and Patricia Scully and K.B. Ozanyan (2015) Real-Time Reconstruction of Footprint Positions Using an “Intelligent Carpet” Imaging Sensor Proceedings of IEEE SENSORS 2015 United States, [Details]
(2012) host publication
Fiadzomor Ph and [Unknown] Hamza and Scully, Patricia J and M. Benyezzar and C. Qiao and J. Vaughan and B. Grieve and K.B. Ozanyan and D. Pearson (2012) Distributed Sensing using Optical Fibres for Moisture and pH in Soils for e-Agriculture Applications host publication [Details]
(2012) Proceeding of Photon12
P Fiadzomor and B Hamza and Patricia Scully and M Benyezzar and C Qiao and J Vaughan and B Grieve and K Ozanyan and D Pearson (2012) POF based moisture and pH sensor in soils for e-Agriculture applications Proceeding of Photon12 United Kingdom, [Details]
(2011) POF 2011: 20th International Conference on Plastic Optical Fibers - Conference Proceeding|POF: Int. Conf. Plast. Opt. Fibers - Conf. Proc
Bo Pang and Anca Taranu and Shijie Liang and Stephen Casabella and Phyllis Fiadzomor and Patricia Scully (2011) Stability of long period gratings in polymer optical fibre POF 2011: 20th International Conference on Plastic Optical Fibers - Conference Proceeding|POF: Int. Conf. Plast. Opt. Fibers - Conf. Proc , pp.167-172 [Details]
(2011) IEEE AFRICON Conference|IEEE AFRICON Conf
Cantoral Ceballos, Jose and Nurgiyatna Nurgiyatna and Patricia Scully and Ozanyan, Krikor B. (2011) Smart carpet for imaging of objects' footprint by photonic guided-path tomography IEEE AFRICON Conference|IEEE AFRICON Conf United States, [Details]
(2011) POF 2011: 20th International Conference on Plastic Optical Fibers - Conference Proceeding|POF: Int. Conf. Plast. Opt. Fibers - Conf. Proc
C. Qiao and P. Fiadzomor and B. Hamza and P. Scully and M. Benyezzar and B. Grieve and K. Ozanyan and D. Pearson (2011) Distributed polymer optical fibre sensing of moisture and pH in soils: Feasibility for e-agriculture POF 2011: 20th International Conference on Plastic Optical Fibers - Conference Proceeding|POF: Int. Conf. Plast. Opt. Fibers - Conf. Proc , pp.557-562 [Details]
(2011) Proc. 20th Int.Conf. on Polymer Optical Fibers (POF2011), Bilbao (Spain), 2011
B Hamza and P. Fiadzomor and Patricia Scully and Med, BenYezzar M. and B. Grieve and K.B. Ozanyan (2011) Distributed Optical Fibre Sensing of Moisture and pH in Soils for e-Agriculture Applications Proc. 20th Int.Conf. on Polymer Optical Fibers (POF2011), Bilbao (Spain), 2011 [Details]
(2011) POF 2011: 20th International Conference on Plastic Optical Fibers - Conference Proceeding|POF: Int. Conf. Plast. Opt. Fibers - Conf. Proc
N. Nurgiyatna and C. Brown-Wilson and P. Fiadzomor and P. Scully and Ozanyan, K. B. (2011) Characterisation of grooved plastic optical fibre sensor mat for deformation imaging: Medical applications POF 2011: 20th International Conference on Plastic Optical Fibers - Conference Proceeding|POF: Int. Conf. Plast. Opt. Fibers - Conf. Proc , pp.403-408 [Details]
(2011) host publication
J. Schille1 and L. Schneider and U. Loeschner and R. Ebert and P. Scully and N. Goddard and B. Steiger and H. Exner (2011) Micro processing of metals using a high repetition rate femto second laser: from laser process parameter study to machining examples host publication [Details]
(2011) International Polymer Optical Fiber Conference
M.A. Nabeerasool and P. Fiadzomor and J. Vaughan and R. Maier and P.J. Scully (2011) Optimisation of Palladium Coated Polymer Optical Fibre Sensor for detecting 15ppm hydrogen concentration International Polymer Optical Fiber Conference [Details]
(2010) POF2011 20th International Polymer Optical Fiber Conference
C Qiao and P Fiadzomor and B Hamza and Patricia Scully and M Benyezzar and Grieve, B D and K Ozanyan and D Pearson (2010) Distributed Polymer Optical Fibre Sensing of Moisture and pH in soils: Feasibilty for e-Agriculture POF2011 20th International Polymer Optical Fiber Conference [Details]
(2010) Proc. 19th Int.Conf.Plastic Optical Fibres (POF 2010), Yokohama (Japan) 2010
Patricia Scully and J Vaughan and K.B. Ozanyan and W. Perrie (2010) Polymer Optical Fibre Sensing:Technology & Applications Proc. 19th Int.Conf.Plastic Optical Fibres (POF 2010), Yokohama (Japan) 2010 [Details]
(2010) host publication
A. Taranu and P.J. Scully and Naimee, K. Al and J. Vaughan and A. Baum (2010) Raman Mapping of Femtosecond Laser Written Photonic Structures in Polymethylmethacrylate host publication [Details]
(2010) Proceeding of POF10 19th International Polymer Optical Fiber Conference
Patricia Scully and John Vaughan and Krikor Ozanyan and Walter Perrie (2010) Polymer Optical Fibre Sensing and Technology: Applications Proceeding of POF10 19th International Polymer Optical Fiber Conference [Details]
(2010) host publication
M.A. Nabeerasool and P.J. Scully and J. Vaughan and R. Maier (2010) Palladium Coated Polymer Optical Fibre Hydrogen Sensor for Humid Environments host publication [Details]
(2010) Proc. 6th World Congress in Industrial Process Tomography, Beijing (China) 2010
N. Nurgiyatna and Patricia Scully and K.B. Ozanyan (2010) Grooved Sensors for Photonic Guided Path Tomography Proc. 6th World Congress in Industrial Process Tomography, Beijing (China) 2010 [Details]
(2010) Photon10. Optics and Photonics Conference, Southampton
Scully, Patricia J. and Nebeerasool, Mohammed Akmez and John Vaughan and Robert Maier (2010) Optical Sensing for Hydrogen in humid environments Photon10. Optics and Photonics Conference, Southampton United Kingdom, [Details]
(2010) Photon10. Optics and Photonics conference
Scully, Patricia J. and Shijie Liang and Joerg Schille and John Vaughan and Mohammed Benyezzar and Dun Liu and Walter Perrie (2010) Writing 3D photonic structures in polymethyl methacrylate films and optical fibres using 400 nm Femtosecond laser Photon10. Optics and Photonics conference United Kingdom, [Details]
(2010) Proceedings of POF10 19th International Polymer Optical Fiber Conference
Liang, S. J. and Scully, P. J. and J. Schille and J. Vaughan and M. Benyezzar and D. Liu and W. Perrie (2010) Femtosecond Laser Induced Long Period Gratings in Polymer Optical Fibre Proceedings of POF10 19th International Polymer Optical Fiber Conference [Details]
(2010) Proceedings of IEEE Sensors|Proc. IEEE Sens
N. Nurgiyatna and P. Scully and Ozanyan, K. B. (2010) Grooved fiber sensors for deformation imaging Proceedings of IEEE Sensors|Proc. IEEE Sens , pp.1675-1680 [Details]
(2010) Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering|Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng
Joerg Schille and Robby Ebert and Udo Loeschner and Patricia Scully and Nicholas Goddard and Horst Exner (2010) High repetition rate femtosecond laser processing of metals Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering|Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng United States, [Details]
(2010) Photon10. Optics and Photonics Conference, Southampton
Dun Liu and Walter Perrie and Zheng Kuang and Patricia Scully and Shijie Liang and Alexandra Baum and Anca Taranu and Stuart Edwardson and Eamonn Fearon and Geoff Dearden and Ken Watkins (2010) Multiple beam refractive index modification of PMMA Photon10. Optics and Photonics Conference, Southampton United Kingdom, [Details]
(2009) Proceedings of the Fifth International WLT-Conference on Lasers in Manufacturing
Joerg Schille and Robby Ebert and Udo Loeschner and Lutz Schneider and Nico Walther and Patricia Scully and Nicholas Goddard and Horst Exner (2009) 3D micro machining with a high repetition rate ultra short fibre laser Proceedings of the Fifth International WLT-Conference on Lasers in Manufacturing [Details]
(2009) Proceedings: LAMP2009 - the 5th International Congress on Laser Advanced Materials Processing
J. Schille and R. Ebert and U. Loeschner and P. Regenfuss and L. Schneider and N. Walther and P. Scully and N. Goddard and H. Exner (2009) An ultrafast femtosecond fibre laser as a new tool in Rapid Microtooling Proceedings: LAMP2009 - the 5th International Congress on Laser Advanced Materials Processing [Details]
(2009) 5th International Congress on Laser Advanced Materials Processing (LAMP 2009)
S. Liang and J. Schille and Scully, P. J. and J. Vaughan and W. Perrie (2009) Feasibility of 3D refractive index structures written by femtosecond laser in polymethyl methacrylate 5th International Congress on Laser Advanced Materials Processing (LAMP 2009) [Details]
(2009) Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering|Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng
Liang, S. J. and Scully, P. J. and J. Schille and J. Vaughan and W. Perrie (2009) Femtosecond laser induced refractive index structures in polymer optical fibre (POF) for sensing Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering|Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng United States, [Details]
(2009) Journal of Physics: Conference Series|J. Phys. Conf. Ser
Ozanyan, K. B. and N. Nurgiyatna and Constantino, E. P A and J. Vaughan and P. Scully (2009) Photonic guided-path tomography sensor for deformation in a non-planar surface Journal of Physics: Conference Series|J. Phys. Conf. Ser [Details]
(2008) Photon 08: Optics & Photonics Conference
J Vaughan and Scully, P J (2008) Optical sensing for perspiration Photon 08: Optics & Photonics Conference United Kingdom, [Details]
(2008) Photon 08: Optics & Photonics Conference
J Vaughan and Scully, P J (2008) Optical sensing for hydrogen fuel cells for stationary applications Photon 08: Optics & Photonics Conference United Kingdom, [Details]
(2008) Photon 08: Optics & Photonics Conference
A Baum and Scully, P J and W Perrie and D Jones and R. Issac and D.A. Jaroszynski (2008) The effect of pulse duration on writing photonic structures in poly(methyl methacrylate) using femtosecond lasers Photon 08: Optics & Photonics Conference United Kingdom, [Details]
(2008) Photon 08: Optics & Photonics Conference
R Sun and S Liang and Scully, P J and T Li and A. Baum and S.O. Oyadiji (2008) Evaluation of femtosecond laser written diffraction grating structure in polymethyl methacrylate for strain measurement Photon 08: Optics & Photonics Conference United Kingdom, [Details]
(2008) Photon 08: Optics & Photonics Conference
Scully, P J and N Nurgiyatna and E Constantino and J Vaughan and Krikor Ozanyan (2008) Photonic Guided-Path Tomography for Imaging 2-D Distribution of Measurands using Sensitised Polymer Optical Fibre Sensors Photon 08: Optics & Photonics Conference United Kingdom, [Details]
(2007) Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Plastic Optical Fibers
J. Vaughan and C. Woodyatt and Scully, P. J. and K. Persaud (2007) Polymer optical fibre sensor to monitor skin moisture and perspiration Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Plastic Optical Fibers [Details]
(2007) Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Plastic Optical Fibers
A. Baum and P.J. Scully (2007) Photomodification of polymethylmethacrylate for structuring polymer optical fibre Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Plastic Optical Fibers [Details]
(2007) host publication
H. Poisel and D. Kalymnios and K. Krebber and P. Scully and M. Werneck and J. Zubia (2007) POF Sensors - applications in every day life host publication [Details]
(2007) Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering|Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng
John Vaughan and Christopher Woodyatt and Scully, Patricia J. (2007) Polymer optical fibre sensor to monitor skin moisture Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering|Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng United States, [Details]
(2007) Proceedings of LPM2007-the 8th International Symposium on Laser Precision Microfabrication
A Baum and Patricia Scully and D. Jones and D.A. Jaroszynski and W Perrie and M Sharp and KG Watkins (2007) NUV and NIR Femtosecond laser modification of PMMA for low cost optical components Proceedings of LPM2007-the 8th International Symposium on Laser Precision Microfabrication [Details]
(2007) CLEO/Europe and IQEC 2007 Conference Digest
Patricia Scully (2007) SweatPOD: Polymer optical coatings for moisture monitoring CLEO/Europe and IQEC 2007 Conference Digest [Details]
(2006) host publication
A. Baum and P.J. Scully and W. Perrie (2006) Femtosecond laser modification of polymethyl methacrylate at 387 nm host publication [Details]
(2006) Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors
Patricia Scully and J.S. Young and O. Podrazky and G. Kuncova and Juraj Bolyo and V Matejec and K. Rose and L. Sasek and N. Jaffrezic-Renault and S.V. Dzyadevych and R Fern\'andez-Lafuente and L. Betancor and Oliver Kennedy (2006) Enzyme immobilised coatings for optical fibre sensing of glucose Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors United States, [Details]
(2006) 15th International Conference on Plastic Optics Fiber
Patricia Scully (2006) Photonic Structures in POF and PMMA using Femtosecond Laser Irradiation 15th International Conference on Plastic Optics Fiber [Details]
(2006) CLEO and IQEC 2006 Conference Digest
A. Baum and P.J. Scully and C.L.P. Thomas and P.R. Fielden and N.J. Goddard (2006) Femtosecond laser modification of polymethyl methacrylate: photochemistry CLEO and IQEC 2006 Conference Digest [Details]
(2006) Optics InfoBase Conference Papers|Opt.InfoBase Conf. Papers
A. Baum and W. Perrie and Scully, P. J. and M. Basanta and Thomas, C. L P and Goddard, N. J. and Fielden, P. R. and Chalker, P. R. (2006) Refractive index structures in poly(methyl methacrylate) and polymer optical fibre by femtosecond laser irradiation Optics InfoBase Conference Papers|Opt.InfoBase Conf. Papers United States, [Details]
(2006) Optics InfoBase Conference Papers|Opt.InfoBase Conf. Papers
Samuel Joshua and Keung, Yee Man and Scully, Patricia J. and Ozanyan, Krikor B. (2006) Photonic guided-path tomography for imaging pressure distribution using polymer optical fibre strain sensors Optics InfoBase Conference Papers|Opt.InfoBase Conf. Papers United States, [Details]
(2006) host publication
A. Baum and W. Perrie and P.J. Scully and N.J. Goddard and P.R. Fielden and P.R. Chalker (2006) Gratings in polymethylmethacrylate and polymer optical fibre using femtosecond laser irradiation host publication [Details]
(2006) Photon 06: Optics and Photonics 2006
P.J. Scully and P.W. French and R. Goff and M. Naeem and M. Sharp and K.G. Watkins (2006) Influence of pulse shaping and other important factors on drilling efficiency Photon 06: Optics and Photonics 2006 United Kingdom, [Details]
(2006) Photon 06: Optics and Photonics 2006
J Vaughan and Scully, P J (2006) Polymer based substrates for Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Photon 06: Optics and Photonics 2006 United Kingdom, [Details]
(2006) Photon 06: Optics and Photonics 2006
A Baum and W Perrie and Scully, P J and Fielden, P R and Goddard, N J and Thomas, C L P and M Basanta (2006) Femtosecond laser modification of poly methyl methacrylate: parametric study and optical components Photon 06: Optics and Photonics 2006 United Kingdom, [Details]
(2006) Photon 06: Optics and Photonics 2006
K Rose and R Fern\'andez-Lafuente and S Dzyadevych and N Jaffrezic and G Kuncov\'a and V Matějec and P Scully (2006) Hybrid coatings as transducers in optical biosensors for oxygen and glucose monitoring Photon 06: Optics and Photonics 2006 United Kingdom, [Details]
(2006) Photon 06: Optics and Photonics 2006
V Matejec and J Mrazek and S.V. Dzyadevych and O. Podrazky and K. Rose and G. Kuncova and L. Sasek and N. Jaffrezic-Renault and P.J. Scully and J. Young (2006) Optical fibre biosensor for oxygen and glucose monitoring based on Ruthenium/ORMOCER/Enzyme layers Photon 06: Optics and Photonics 2006 United Kingdom, [Details]
(2006) host publication
Patricia Scully and Young, J. S. and O. Podrazky and G. Kuncova and J. Bolyo and V Matejec and K. Rose and L. Sasek and N. Jaffrezic-Renault and S.V. Dzyadevych and Fernandez, T. R. and L. Betancor and B. O'Kennedy (2006) POF based Enzymatic Sensors for Glucose host publication [Details]
(2006) Photon 06: Optics and Photonics 2006
Scully, P. J. and J. Vaughan (2006) Polymer optical fibres (POF) as sweat sensors Photon 06: Optics and Photonics 2006 United Kingdom, [Details]
(2006) Eighth European Conference on Optical Chemical and Biochemical Sensors, Europtrode
P. Roche and R. Al-Jowder and Ramaier Narayanaswamy and J. Young and Patricia Scully and Sakakini, B. H. (2006) A novel fluorescent lifetime based Optrode for the detection of gaseous and dissolved oxygen utilizing a mixed ormosil matrix containing Ruthenium (4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline)3 Cl2 (Ru.dpp) Eighth European Conference on Optical Chemical and Biochemical Sensors, Europtrode [Details]
(2005) host publication
Scully, P J and C Saunders and Brown, B J Treves (2005) Bias Control for Photon Counting Avalanche Photodiodes host publication United Kingdom, [Details]
(2005) Journal of Physics: Conference Series|J. Phys. Conf. Ser
C. Saunders and Scully, P. J. (2005) Distributed plastic optical fibre measurement of pH using a photon counting OTDR Journal of Physics: Conference Series|J. Phys. Conf. Ser United Kingdom, , pp.61-66 [Details]
(2005) Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering|Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng
Young, J. S. and Scully, P. J. and F. Kvasnik and K. Rose and G. Kuncova and O. Podrazky and V. Matejec and J. Mrazek (2005) Optical fibre biosensors for oxygen and glucose monitoring . In: M. Voet and R. Willsch and W. Ecke and J. Jones and B. Culshaw eds. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering|Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng United States, , pp.431-434 [Details]

Honours and Awards

  Year Title Awarding Body
2017 Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy Higher Education Academy, UK
1993 Member/Chartered Physicist Institute of Physics

Professional Associations

  Association Function From / To
Institute of Teaching and learning Fellow /
Visiting Lecturer at The University of Manchester Supervising PhD studuents, Co-I on CAFEDM 01-JUN-18 /
Higher Education Academy (HEA) Senior Fellow /
Institute of Physics Member, Committee member and Treasurer of Optical Group, Photon conference series organiser. /
Optical Society of America Member /
Institute of Chemical Engineering Associate Member /
SPIE Member /
IEEE Member /

Committees

  Committee Function From / To
Executive Committee, School of Physics Member, Representative for Research & Innovation /
Academic Council at NUIG Member /
IOP Photon Conference Series- Photon06, Photon08, Photon10, Photon12 Member of Conference Organising Committee /
International Conference Series on Plastic Optical Fibers. Member of Conference Organising Committee /
Research & Innovation Committee-College of Engineering & Science Committee Member 01-APR-20 /
Research & Innovation Committee Chair-School of Physics Chair & Academic Lead 01-MAR-20 /
IEEE Sensors Conference 2017, Glasgow, UK. Member of Technical Program Committee 29-OCT-17 / 01-NOV-17
POF2016; 25th International Conference on Plastic Optical Fibres • Co-chair of the Technical Program Committee 13-SEP-16 / 15-SEP-16

Employment

  Employer Position From / To
The University of Manchester/UMIST Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Sensor Instrumentation 01-NOV-02 / 31-MAY-18
Liverpool John Moores University Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Applied Physics 01-MAY-90 / 31-AUG-00
Liverpool John Moores University Reader/Associate Professor in Photonics 01-SEP-00 / 30-OCT-02

Education

  Year Institution Qualification Subject
1985 The University of Manchester BSc (Hons) Physics
1986 UMIST Msc Instrumentation and Analytical Science
2002 University of Liverpool PhD Engineering

Languages

  Language
French
Gaeilge
Irish

Teaching Interests

Optical instrumentation, and optical materials. Including photonics, optics, lasers, optical fibre technology.
Laser processing of optical materials.  
Sensors & sensor systems, including distributed sensors, signal processing, artifical intelligence and tomography. 
Medical technologies, including wearable sensors, non-invasive ambient sensors.
Chemical sensing, analytical science and process analytics.
Analogue electronics, instrumentation, signal processing and control engineering. 

I developed new degree programmes in Instrumentation, Applied Physics, Optical Science and Engineering from first year level to MSc. 

As Academic Lead for First Year and Second Year Chemical Engineering Laboratory Projects for up to 600 students, I managed a team of Graduate Teaching Assistants and Academic Staff, and designed and evaluated new methods to teach and assess laboratory and practical skills. 
I obtained Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy, indicating organisation, leadership and/or management of teaching and learning provision at Descriptor 3 (D3) of the UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF) for teaching and supporting learning in higher education. In 2001 I obtained  ·        Membership of the Institute of Learning and Teaching by prior experience.   

Recent Postgraduate Students

  Graduation Name Degree Primary Supervisor
2017 Ben Knight-Gregson Doctor of Engineering Y
2022 Muhammad Haziq Noor Akashah. Msc
2021 Syed Yunas PhD
2023 Jessica Hyde PhD Y
2023 Ratul Kumar Biswas PhD Y
2020 Duré Basit Msc Y
2019 Eoin Gleeson Msc Y
2017 Nabeel Ahmed PhD Y
2015 Stephen Casabella PhD Y
2015 Bryn Russell PhD Y
2014 Bo Pang PhD Y
2013 Anca Taranu PhD Y
2012 Akmez Nabeerasool PhD Y
2011 Shijie Liang PhD Y
2009 Yuen Mei Wong PhD Y
2007 Alexandra Baum PhD Y
2006 Charles Saunders PhD Y
2005 John Vaughan PhD Y
2000 David Merchant PhD Y
2005 Fiona Gildert MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY Y
2017 Ralph Stephenson-Jones Y
2018 Tahmina Zebin PhD
2018 Siti Rabizah Binti Makhsin. PhD Y
2018 Omar Costilla-Reyes PhD
2017 Bryce Dorin PhD Y

Modules Taught

  Term/Year Module Title Module Code Subject / Desc
Semester 2 Lasers & Spectroscopy PH425 Lasers, optical instrumentation and measurement, semiconductor photonics, spectroscopy.
Semester 1 and 2 First Year Physics Laboratory PH101 Basic first year experiments for undergraduates
Semester 2 Physics of the Environment PH329 Sustainable Energy Generation, Renewable Technologies and Mitigating Climate Change
Semester 1 and 2 Academic Lead for Final Year Dissertation Project PH427 Final Year Project in Physics including literature search, proposal writing, project execution and writing a full dissertation.
Semester 1 Mechanics & Thermodynamics PH2101 Mechanics (Vectors, Kinematics, Dynamics)

External Collaborators

  Name Organisation / Institute Country Description of Collaboration
Professor Krikor Ozanyan The University of Manchester UNITED KINGDOM
Optical fibre sensitised mats and surfaces. Gait analysis. Photonic guided path tomography. Artifical intelligence & pattern recognition of body motion sensors.
Rolls Royce Rolls Royce, Derby. UNITED KINGDOM
Temperature sensitive paints: monitoring colour and spectroscopic information to access temperature of turbine engines.
Unilever PLC Unilever PLC UNITED KINGDOM
Unilever-UMIST Advanced Partnership. Sponsoring PhD and Masters students. Knowledge Transfer Partnership
TWI TWI UNITED KINGDOM
Industrial host for PhD project using laser ultrasound for non destructive testing of steel for industrial processes.
National Nuclear Laboratory National Nuclear Laboratory, Workington, Cumbria UNITED KINGDOM
The Centre for Innovative Nuclear Decommissioning (CINDe). A PhD hub with the researchers performing their projects based at NNL labs in industry, and academic expertise within university sector from consortium of NW England based Universities in Nuclear Decommissioning and sensing/monitoring environmental effects.
Dr Walter Perrie University of Liverpool UNITED KINGDOM
Laser Micromachining of Optical Materials. Adaptive Optics Laser Polymer Processing
Dr Emma Stanmore The University of Manchester UNITED KINGDOM
RehabMat and SensorMat for rehabilitation, balance and stability.