Dr Graham McDonald

School of Science, Engineering & Environment

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Contact Details

Room G44, Peel Building
School of Science, Engineering & Environment
University of Salford
Greater Manchester M5 4WT
UK

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Current positions

Associate Professor/Reader

Biography

Reader / Assistant Professor

__ HISTORY __

● 1981-1985 University of Glasgow [ BSc Hons ] UK
● 1985-1989 University of Strathclyde [ PhD ] UK
● 1989-1992 University of Strathclyde, UK
● 1992-1993 Free University of Brussels, Belgium
● 1993-1997 Imperial College London, UK
● 1997-1998 University of Leiden, the Netherlands
● 1998-1999 Imperial College London, UK
● 1999-2000 University of Salford, UK
● 2000-Present University of Salford, UK

__ KEY RESEARCH ROLES __

● October 2005 – August 2009: Director of Centre for Theory & Modelling [ 1 of 3 centres of the Institute for Materials Research ]
● October 2009 – August 2015: Head of Materials & Physics Research Centre

Areas of Research

__ RESEARCH TOPICS __

• Mathematics, Physics, Numerical Analysis, Photonics

• Complexity, Pattern Formation, Fractals, Solitons

• Lasers, Nonlinear Optics, Attoscience, Self-Imaging

• Multidisciplinary Theory, Modelling and Simulation

• Teaching & Learning Research & Development [ >£0.3M collaborative funding, currently in excess of 1M downloads p.a. ]


__ RESEARCH WEBPAGES & DOWNLOADS __

• Earlier Paper Downloads [ 279 items, up to 2013 ]
https://salfordphysics.com/index.php/graham-s-mcdonald-earlier-publications/

• Worktribe Outputs [ 169 items ]
https://salford-repository.worktribe.com/person/1153825/graham-mcdonald/outputs

• Academic.edu
https://universityofsalford.academia.edu/GrahamMcDonald


__ PROFESSIONAL BODIES __

• Member of the Institute of Physics [ since 1985 ]
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Teaching Qualifications and Recognitions Publications

Teaching

__ PERSONAL/YEAR TUTOR __

• Academic Tutor to all Levels

• First Year Level Head for period 2001-2009


__ CURRENT COURSES __

• Mathematics [ 59405, 20 credits, taught to Physics and Acoustics students ]

• Mathematics [ 39013, 20 credits, taught to Electronic Engineering students ]

• Mathematics and Computing [ 31140, 10 of 20 credits taught ]

• Foundation Mathematics 2 [ 52552, 20 credits ]

• Foundation Physics A [ 50142, 20 credits ]


__ PROJECT SUPERVISION __

• Project Supervisor for BSc, MPhys, MSc, MRes, and PhD students


__ INTERNATIONAL TEACHING ROLES __

Examples

• PPLATO [ maths & physics resources: mirror site ]
https://www.physics.brocku.ca/PPLATO/

• Interactive Mathematics Tutorials
https://salfordphysics.com/index.php/mathematics-hyper-tutorials/


__ PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING & OUTREACH __

Examples

• Complexity - The Physics of Everything [ pdf ]
https://www.salfordphysics.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Complexity-Physics-Of-Everything.pdf

• Complexity, Teaching & Careers [ slideshow ]
https://slideplayer.com/slide/1498325/

• Video Feedback and Universal Behaviours [ youtube ]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsuMlxrk2W0

• General Relativity and Dark Matter [ popular article ]
https://theconversation.com/new-theory-of-general-relativity-casts-doubt-on-dark-matter-16446

• The Physics of Pool [ video ]
https://www.salfordphysics.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Physics-of-Pool.mp4
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Qualifications and Recognitions

Qualifications

  • PhD (Theoretical & Computational Physics)

    1985 - 1989

  • BSc Physics

    1981 - 1985

Publications

Publications

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