Dr Ralf Bauer
Senior Lecturer
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Personal statement
Room: Royal College Building R2.17b
I am a Senior Lecturer and former RAEng Engineering for Development Research Fellow in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the University of Strathclyde. I received a first class Dipl.-Ing. in Mechatronics from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, in 2010 and a PhD in MEMS enabled laser systems from the University of Strathclyde in 2013.
My research aims to develop miniaturised biomedical imaging systems based on the integration of Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) and micro-optics. My research interests in this direction include the miniaturisation and combination of multiple imaging modalities for 3D real-time monitoring of functional biomedical processes. Further research interests of mine are also further integrations of MEMS in optical systems and miniaturised sensors for biomedical applications. I am currently a member of the Optical Society (OSA) and IEEE.
Further research details can be found at http://centreformicrosystemsandphotonics.eee.strath.ac.uk/
Prize And Awards
- Best student paper award - SPIE Photonics West 2020 - MOEMS and Miniaturized Systems
- Recipient
- 2/2/2020
- Best student paper award - IEEE Optical MEMS & Nanophotonics 2019
- Recipient
- 1/8/2019
- Best poster price - Photonex Glasgow 2019
- Recipient
- 5/6/2019
- RAEng Engineering for Development Research Fellowship
- Recipient
- 1/10/2016
Publications
- A 3D-printed optical microscope for low-cost histological imaging
- Christopher Jay, Craig Rebecca, McHugh Rebecca E, Roe Andrew J, Bauer Ralf, Patton Brian, McConnell Gail, Rooney Liam M
- Journal of Microscopy Vol 298, pp. 274-282 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jmi.13398
- Exploration of 3D-printed lenses in a confocal MEMS microscope concept
- Christopher Jay, Rooney Liam, Uttamchandani Deepak, McConnell Gail, Bauer Ralf
- 2024 International Conference on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics (OMN) International Conference on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics (OMN) 2024 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/OMN61224.2024.10685254
- Printing, characterizing, and assessing transparent 3D printed lenses for optical imaging
- Rooney Liam M, Christopher Jay, Watson Ben, Susir Kumar Yash, Copeland Laura, Walker Lewis D, Foylan Shannan, Amos William B, Bauer Ralf, McConnell Gail
- Advanced Materials Technologies Vol 9 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.202400043
- Printing, characterising, and applying transparent 3D printed lenses for optical imaging
- Rooney Liam, Christopher Jay, Watson Benjamin, Susir Kumar Yash, Copeland Laura, Walker Lewis, Foylan Shannan, Amos William, Bauer Ralf, McConnell Gail
- European Light Microscopy Initiative Congress 2024 (2024)
- A multi-colour 2D and 3D structured illumination microscope using MEMS scanning mirrors
- Tinning Peter W, Christopher Jay, Donnachie Mark, Uttamchandani Deepak, Bauer Ralf
- Proc. SPIE 12849 Single Molecule Spectroscopy and Superresolution Imaging XVII SPIE BiOS 2024 Proc. Single Molecule Spectroscopy and Superresolution Imaging Vol 12849 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3002511
- Using 3D printed optical elements for multifocal image scanning microscopy
- Christopher Jay, Donnachie Mark, Rooney Liam, McConnell Gail, Uttamchandani Deepak, Bauer Ralf
- Proceedings of SPIE Vol 12827 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3002507
Research Interests
Miniaturised biomedical 3D imaging systems, Optical MEMS, Bio-inspired MEMS microphones, solid-state lasers, miniaturised trace gas sensors
Professional Activities
- Strategic Themes - Bioimaging Workshop
- Organiser
- 17/9/2024
- International Conference on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics (OMN) 2024 (Event)
- Advisor
- 28/7/2024
- IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC) 2024
- Participant
- 20/5/2024
- Pitch presentation at Inspire 100
- Speaker
- 9/5/2024
- External examiner for PhD viva (Heriot-Watt University)
- Examiner
- 28/2/2024
- Presentation at SPIE Photonics West 2024
- Speaker
- 27/1/2024
Projects
- 3D-printed transmissive adaptive optics for microscopy (BBSRC 23TRT)
- Bauer, Ralf (Principal Investigator) Cunningham, Margaret Rose (Co-investigator) McConnell, Gail (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2025
- Innovate UK ICURe Exploit - MEMS super-resolution microscopy
- Bauer, Ralf (Principal Investigator) Tinning, Peter William (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 01-Jan-2024
- BBSRC ICURe Explore Sept 2023 - MEMS super-resolution microscopy
- Bauer, Ralf (Principal Investigator) Tinning, Peter William (Co-investigator)
- 11-Jan-2023 - 19-Jan-2024
- Slit lamp benchmarking for Keeler UK
- Bauer, Ralf (Principal Investigator) Tinning, Peter William (Co-investigator)
- 16-Jan-2023 - 26-Jan-2024
- Developing Membrane Targeting Antimicrobial Lipo-Peptoids by Modular Peptidomimicry and High Throughput Imaging (HORIZON-MSCA-2021-PF-01) mTAPeptoid
- Lau, K. H. Aaron (Principal Investigator) Bauer, Ralf (Co-investigator)
- 18-Jan-2022 - 17-Jan-2024
- Heart Damage Caused by Cancer and Anti-cancer Drugs (Vacation Scholarship)
- Cunningham, Margaret Rose (Principal Investigator) Bauer, Ralf (Co-investigator) Currie, Susan (Co-investigator)
- 27-Jan-2022 - 19-Jan-2022
Contact
Dr
Ralf
Bauer
Senior Lecturer
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Email: ralf.bauer@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 2685