Fabrication and Applications of Fibre Bragg Gratings

Bragg gratings inscribed in solid-core microstructured single-mode polymer optical fiber drawn from a 3D-printed polycarbonate preform

Femtosecond laser inscribed advanced calibration phantom for optical coherence tomography (OCT)

Laser detection utilizing coherence

Developments in low-cost laser detection: wide field of view implementation and direction determination

Spatially distributed delay line interferometer based on transmission Bragg scattering

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Kate Sugden joined Aston University in 2004 as a Medici Fellow having spent seven years in industry and became a Senior Lecturer in 2008 and a Reader in 2014. In 2018 She moved to the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences as Deputy Dean for Enterprise and International.

Kate's main research interests are in fibre optic sensing systems, fibre Bragg gratings and femtosecond materials processing.

After her PhD and two years working as a research fellow Kate worked for ADC in Australia for a year transferring fibre Bragg grating technology into a production environment. When she returned to the UK she worked as a director for two fibre optic companies, first for Oxford Fiber Optic Tools, and then Indigo Photonics. 

Kate's teaching interests lie in the development of courses that holistically develop a broad range of engineering skills. At the moment her teaching activities revolve primarily around work and study placements.

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• Three finalists from Aston University shortlisted for prestigious Women in Tech Awards • Two academics are up for the award which will be announced in October • A degree apprentice has also been nominated in the category  Three STEM pioneers from Aston University are celebrating after being shortlisted for the prestigious Midlands Women In Tech Awards.

Aston University’s Reham Badawy and Lucy Bastin have picked up nominations for the academic category while Jessica Morgan has been put forward for the apprentice category for the awards.

The Midlands Women in Tech Awards are an opportunity to highlight and recognise the ongoing contribution of women in the tech sector. The aim of the awards is to raise the visibility of women in the tech space and enable the next generation to ‘see it and therefore aspire to it’.

Jessica Morgan is studying a Digital Technology Solutions apprenticeship with Cap Gemini and Aston University, with experience working on projects within the public sector. She is in the final year of her degree apprenticeship and has been balancing work, studying and volunteering, while being on track for a first class honours.

Reham Badawy is part of the Undergraduate Teaching Team at Aston University. Her research work has used smart tech to detect and monitor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. She is a strong advocate for women in STEM and is a UK Ambassador for Women are Boring.

Lucy Bastin has a Masters in GIS and a PhD in Urban Ecology. She is a senior lecturer in Computer Science and was recently on secondment to the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission. She developed web-based biodiversity information systems that support accessible and user-friendly reporting by the international community against policy and conservation targets such as the Sustainable Development Goals.

Professor Kate Sugden, deputy dean for the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences at Aston University said: “We are delighted to see so many Aston University shortlisted candidates for the Women in Tech Awards.

“In our eyes they are all winners and are great examples of our ongoing commitment to making significant contributions to the region and wider society.”

Voting closes on August 20 and more details about the finalists can be found here: www.womenintechawards.co.uk The ceremony takes place on 7 October where the winners will be announced.





Three Aston University STEM pioneers shortlisted for Women in Tech Awards

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