Dr Graham S McDonald

Our UK Research Assessment Outcome

Some great news from our participation in the UK's official Research Assessment Exercise
can be found within Salford Physics News.

Qualifications

BSc (Glasgow), PhD (Strathclyde), MInstP

History

81-85 University of Glasgow
85-89 University of Strathclyde (PhD)
89-92 University of Strathclyde
92-93 Free University of Brussels, Belgium
93-97 Imperial College London
97-98 University of Leiden, the Netherlands
98-99 Imperial College London
99- -- University of Salford

Responsibilities

Reader in Physics (Joule Physics Laboratory)
Research Centre Head (Materials & Physics Research Centre)
Head of First Year (Physics)

Lectures

Yr 1 Mathematical Methods 1
Yr 1 Mathematical Modelling
Yr 1 Mathematics for Physics
Yr 1 Mathematics and Computing
Yr 1 Pure & Applied Mathematics for Physics
Yr 1 Pure & Applied Mathematics and Computing
Yr 1 Electronics & Optoelectronics: Optoelectronics
Yr 2 Theoretical Physics 1

Projects

Yr 3 Project Supervisor
MPhys Project Supervisor
MSc & PhD Project Supervisor

Tutor

Personal Tutor to all levels
Year Tutor

Research Interests

Theoretical and computational Laser and Optical Physics:
Laser resonator theory, fractal lasers, quantum noise and microlasers
Ultra-broadband multi-frequency Raman generation
Self-trapping, optical collapse and non-paraxial effects (eg Helmholtz solitons)
Non-diffraction and self-imaging
Spatial/temporal solitons and optical vortices
Lasers and mode-locking
Transverse beam effects and optical pattern formation (including fractals)