Professor Kevin Ronald
Physics
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Prize And Awards
- European Physical Society
- Recipient
- 2012
- Member APS Division of Plasma Physics
- Recipient
- 2005
- Member of the IEEE
- Recipient
- 2004
- Member of the IoP, Chartered Physicist
- Recipient
- 1992
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Publications
- Strathclyde HPM (High Power Microwave) testing apparatus for dispersive CSRR metamaterial slow-wave structures
- Speirs David, Ronald Kevin, Whyte Colin, Seviour Rebecca
- 2026 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS) IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/ICOPS53334.2026.11660147
- Manufacturing and characterization of high-power electromagnetic interaction and dispersion control structures at X-band and Ka-band frequencies
- MacLachlan Amy Jane, Schamiloglu Edl, Speirs David, Ronald Kevin, Wilson Kieran, Whyte Colin
- 2026 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/ICOPS53334.2026.11659932
- High-k electron-scale turbulence scattering instrument and synthetic diagnostic development for MAST-U
- Speirs David, Ruiz Ruiz Juan, Giacomin Maurizio, Hall-Chen Valerian Hongjie, Phelps Alan, Vann Roddy, Huggard Peter, Wang Hui, Field A, Ronald Kevin
- 52nd EPS Plasma Physics Conference 2026 (2026)
- High power electromagnetic dispersion control structures : manufacturing and characterisation from X to Ka band frequencies
- Ronald Kevin, Donaldson Craig, Donaldson Karen, Speirs David, MacInnes Philip, Wilson Kieran, Whyte Colin, Tammas-Williams Sam, Uzdowski Kacper, Robertson Craig, Young Alan, Schamiloglu Edl, MacLachlan Amy Jane
- Proceedings of SPIE: The International Society for Optical Engineering Vol 14022 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3094847
- High-power high-frequency gyrotron amplifiers and investigation of CNT cathode emitters
- Young Alan, Robertson Craig, MacInnes Philip, Wilson Kieran, Speirs David, Phelps Alan, Whyte Colin, Ronald Kevin
- SPIE Proceedings SPIE Defense + Security 2026 Proceedings of SPIE Vol 14022 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3094956
- Overview of the MAST Upgrade physics programme : testing novel concepts at low aspect ratio to inform future devices
- , O'Mullane Martin, Phelps Alan, Ronald Kevin, Speirs David
- Nuclear Fusion Vol 66 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/ae63e1
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Professional Activities
- Research of Millimetre-wave Undulator at 94 GHz
- Contributor
- 17/4/2025
- Modulated cusp electron gun for millimeter-wave gyro-amplifiers
- Contributor
- 15/4/2025
- Generation of Electron Cyclotron Microwave Emissions in a Mirror Discharge,
- Contributor
- 12/9/2021
- Ionospheric Beat-Wave Brillouin Scattering at EISCAT
- Contributor
- 12/9/2021
- International e-Conference on Recent Trends in Plasma Physics
- Contributor
- 19/5/2021
- International School on Physics and Allied Disciplines - 2021
- Contributor
- 9/3/2021
Projects
- IAA Developing high power microwave sources for fusion and other applications
- Ronald, Kevin (Principal Investigator) Whyte, Colin (Co-investigator) Zhang, Liang (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2026 - 31-Jan-2026
- DTP 2224 University of Strathclyde | Strachan, William
- MacLachlan, Amy Jane (Principal Investigator) Ronald, Kevin (Co-investigator) Strachan, William (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 01-Jan-2028
- Drilling and Integrated GigaHertz-Generated Energy Resource DIGGER
- Ronald, Kevin (Principal Investigator) MacGregor, Scott (Co-investigator) MacLachlan, Amy Jane (Co-investigator) Timoshkin, Igor (Co-investigator) Whyte, Colin (Co-investigator) Wilson, Mark (Co-investigator) Speirs, David (Research Co-investigator) Zhang, Liang (Research Co-investigator)
- 14-Jan-2024 - 13-Jan-2025
- Energy Transfer Technologies Skills and Training Hub (Centre for Doctoral Training)
- Ronald, Kevin (Principal Investigator) McKenna, Paul (Co-investigator) Reid, Stuart (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2032
- Design and simulation of high power (0.5MW to 1MW), high efficiency (>55%), single frequency Surface Wave Source operating in the 70GHz to 170GHz frequency range
- Ronald, Kevin (Principal Investigator) MacLachlan, Amy Jane (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2022 - 01-Jan-2023
- EPSRC IAA: Developing High Power Microwave Sources for Fusion and Other Applications
- Ronald, Kevin (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2027