Professor Charles Norman MacLeod
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Personal statement
Charles MacLeod is a Professor in the Centre for Ultrasonic Engineering.
He is the Babcock International Group / Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Sensor-Driven Automated Welding.
He is director of the Sensor Enabled Automation & Robotics Control Hub (SEARCH), a £24M research innovation and technology transfer laboratory. Aligned to this, he is Course Director of the Autonomous Robotic Intelligent Systems (ARIS) MSc.
His research is primarily associated with the inspection and manufacturing enhancement of high-value assets and components, where he leads a number of high-profile inter-disciplinary in-process welding and metal additive research projects.
He has driven and co-developed core robotic and ultrasonic technology from fundamental EPSRC research, which is now being licensed by a leading industrial organisation and co-developed an innovative inspection robot for a critical life-extension inspection at Sellafield Reprocessing Facility.
He is the PI and designer of the Engaging Robotic Interactive Cell (ERIC) STEM Outreach cell.
His research interests include:
Non-Destructive Evaluation
In-Process Inspection of Fusion Welding & Metal Additive Components
Sensors including Ultrasonic, Electromagnetic, Tactile and Visual
Automation & Robotics
Automated Manufacturing & Welding
Teaching Activities.
Course Director: Autonomous Robotic Intelligent Systems (ARIS) MSc.
Module Registrar: EE987 Sensors & Instrumentation
Lecturer: EE312 Instrumentation and Microcontrollers
Prize And Awards
- Babcock International Group / Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Sensor Driven Automated High-Integrity Welding
- Recipient
- 1/3/2022
- The Engineer - Collaborate to Innovate Finalist AWESIM
- Recipient
- 1/3/2022
- The BINDT Annual Conference Award
- Recipient
- 5/9/2019
- University of Strathclyde Faculty of Engineering Knowledge Exchange Award (2016)
- Recipient
- 1/8/2016
- Knowledge Exchange Award
- Recipient
- 2016
- University of Strathclyde EPSRC Doctoral Prize 2014/2015
- Recipient
- 1/1/2015
Publications
- Human-machine collaborative automation strategies for ultrasonic phased array data analysis of carbon fibre reinforced plastics
- Tunukovic Vedran, McKnight Shaun, Hifi Amine, Mohseni Ehsan, Pierce S Gareth, Vithanage Randika KW, Dobie Gordon, MacLeod Charles N, Cochran Sandy, O’Hare Tom
- NDT and E International Vol 154 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ndteint.2025.103392
- Predictive models for estimating front position in resin infusion processes using ultrasonic guided wave sensors
- Calistru Cristian-Adrian, Mohseni Ehsan, Tunukovic Vedran, Pierce Gareth, MacLeod Charles Norman, Lines David, Bomphray Iain, Weis Tobias, Munro Gavin, O'Hare Tom
- 62nd BiNDT Annual Conference (2025)
- Non-destructive testing methods to quantify joule heating induced degradation in carbon fibre reinforced polymers
- Dikwal Kwopnan, Tunukovic Vedran, Mohseni Ehsan, Jones Catherine, Tant Katherine MM, Wathavana Vithanage Randika Kosala, MacLeod Charles Norman, Munro Gavin, Pierce Gareth
- NDT 2025 - 62nd Annual British Conference on NDT (2025)
- A quantitative investigation of accuracy and repeatability for deployment of mobile collaborative robots in high-value manufacturing
- Hifi Amine, Jackson W, Loukas C, Shields M, Poole A, Mohseni E, Pierce S G, MacLeod C N, Dobie G, O’Hare T, Munro G, O’Brian-O’Reilly J, Vithanage R W K
- Measurement Science and Technology Vol 36 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6501/adf3d4
- Residual stress analysis in robotically welded plates using phased array ultrasonics with validation through neutron diffraction and hole-drilling methods
- Mills Brandon, Walker Joseph, Javadi Yashar, MacLeod Charles N, Alipooramirabad Houman, Reid Mark, Paradowska Anna
- International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping Vol 216 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpvp.2025.105518
- Three-dimensional ultrasonic self supervised segmentation
- McKnight Shaun, Tunukovic Vedran, Hifi Amine, Pierce S Gareth, Mohseni Ehsan, MacLeod Charles N, O’Hare Tom
- Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence Vol 154 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engappai.2025.110870
Professional Activities
- Ultrasonic Guided Wave Sensor Network Data Inversion for Resin Front Prediction in Carbon Fibre Composite Plastics Infusion Processes
- Contributor
- 15/9/2025
- Predictive Models for Estimating Front Position in Resin Infusion Processes Using Ultrasonic Guided Wave Sensors
- Contributor
- 10/9/2025
- Statistical and Machine Learning Models for Flow Position Estimation in Resin Infusion Processes Using Ultrasonic Guided Wave Monitoring
- Contributor
- 23/7/2025
- The 78th Annual Assembly of International Institute of Welding (IIW) and International Conference on Welding and Joining
- Chair
- 22/6/2025
- EPSRC Scoping Worskhop (Critical mass)
- Participant
- 30/1/2025
- 3D Ultrasonic Self-Supervised Segmentation for Composite Components
- Contributor
- 26/9/2024
Projects
- Robotic laser ultrasonic inspection system (Photonics & Quantum Accelerator (PQA) )
- Stratoudaki, Theodosia (Principal Investigator) MacLeod, Charles Norman (Co-investigator) Pierce, Gareth (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 28-Jan-2026
- BIG IA TB2
- MacLeod, Charles Norman (Principal Investigator)
- Linked to RKES 221449
- 22-Jan-2025 - 21-Jan-2028
- Comparative Analysis of Residual Stresses in Aluminum Components Produced by Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) and AdditiveFriction Stir Deposition (AFSD)
- Javadi, Yashar (Principal Investigator) MacLeod, Charles Norman (Co-investigator) BUFFA, GIANLUCA (Co-investigator) Tamimi, Saeed (Co-investigator) Rahimi, Salaheddin (Co-investigator) Paradowska, Anna (Co-investigator) Alipooramirabad, Houman (Co-investigator)
- This collaborative study between ANSTO, University of Palermo, University of Strathclyde, and AFRC investigates residual stresses in aluminum components produced via WAAM and AFSD (including MELD). Using neutron diffraction and ultrasonic techniques, the project aims to characterize and compare stress profiles across processes. The findings will inform process optimization and contribute to a doctoral thesis on in-situ stress measurement in metal additive manufacturing.
- 10-Jan-2025 - 09-Jan-2026
- Fusing A Future From Glasgow's Proud Heritage - The Next Wave (Innovation project commission Glasgow City Region - Extension)
- MacLeod, Charles Norman (Principal Investigator) Dobie, Gordon (Co-investigator) Gachagan, Anthony (Co-investigator) Javadi, Yashar (Co-investigator) Mohseni, Ehsan (Co-investigator) Pierce, Gareth (Co-investigator) Stratoudaki, Theodosia (Co-investigator) Ward, Michael (Co-investigator) Wathavana Vithanage, Randika Kosala (Co-investigator) Lines, David (Research Co-investigator) Loukas, Charalampos (Research Co-investigator) Munro, William (Research Co-investigator) Nicolson, Ewan (Research Co-investigator) Watson, Robert (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2026
- RR Prod Cell
- MacLeod, Charles Norman (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2028
- ReMake Value Retention Centre
- Fitzpatrick, Stephen (Principal Investigator) MacBryde, Jillian (Co-investigator) MacLeod, Charles Norman (Co-investigator) Pierce, Gareth (Co-investigator) Revie, Matthew (Co-investigator) Walls, Lesley (Co-investigator) Wynne, Bradley (Co-investigator) Hernandez, Jose Luis (Research Co-investigator) Liu, Zhe (Research Co-investigator) Reimer, Andreas (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2028
Contact
Professor
Charles Norman
MacLeod
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Email: charles.macleod@strath.ac.uk
Tel: Unlisted