Dr Graham McDonald
| Biography | Reader / Associate 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 |
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| Research Interests | __ 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 ] . |
| Teaching and Learning | __ 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 . |
| arXiv ID | Additional Paper Downloads: https://salfordphysics.com/index.php/graham-s-mcdonald-earlier-publications/ |
Video Feedback and Universal Behaviours
Video feedback being used to convey notions of universal behaviours: underlying feedback mechanisms and commonality