Dr David Speirs

Research Fellow

Physics

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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 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
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
High-k electron-scale turbulence diagnostic 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 Institute of Physics (IoP) Plasma Physics Conference (2026) 52nd IoP Plasma Physics Conference (2026)
Generation of Sub-THz Super Pulses in Overmoded Two-Dimensional Periodic Surface Lattice Cherenkov Masers
Wilson Kieran, Robertson Craig, Strachan William, Ronald Kevin, Phelps Alan, Speirs David, MacInnes Philip, MacLachlan Amy Jane
52nd IoP Plasma Physics Conference (2026)

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Professional Activities

IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science
Participant
22/6/2026
IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science
Participant
22/6/2026
IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (Event)
Advisor
22/6/2026
Ionospheric Beat-Wave Brillouin Scattering at EISCAT
Contributor
12/9/2021
Generation of Electron Cyclotron Microwave Emissions in a Mirror Discharge,
Contributor
12/9/2021
International e-Conference on Recent Trends in Plasma Physics
Contributor
19/5/2021

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Projects

EBCD Efficiency Calculations
Speirs, David (Principal Investigator) Eliasson, Bengt (Co-investigator)
23-Jan-2026 - 22-Jan-2027
Active Electromagnetically Generated Inductive Shield (AEGIS)
Speirs, David (Principal Investigator)
01-Jan-2025 - 01-Jan-2026
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
Vlasov-Maxwell simulation of wave-driven turbulence and novel electron and ion heating schemes
Speirs, David (Co-investigator) Eliasson, Bengt (Principal Investigator)
EPSRC awarded EPCC Tier-2 HPC resource access call. Funded 1 year of HPC resources on the CIRRUS Tier-2 HPC system for research.
14-Jan-2018 - 14-Jan-2019
Microwave emission due to kinetic instabilities in an overdense mirror-confined plasma (International Exchanges Cost Share 2018 - Russia)
Eliasson, Bengt (Principal Investigator) Bingham, Robert (Co-investigator) Phelps, Alan (Co-investigator) Ronald, Kevin (Co-investigator) Speirs, David (Co-investigator)
10-Jan-2018 - 09-Jan-2022
Multiscale turbulent dynamics of tokamak plasmas (EPSRC Turbulence Centre)
Ronald, Kevin (Principal Investigator) Phelps, Alan (Co-investigator) Speirs, David (Researcher)
01-Jan-2018 - 30-Jan-2024

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Dr David Speirs
Research Fellow
Physics

Email: david.c.speirs@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 3176