Contact Dr Ata Khalid

Areas of expertise

  • Defence Sensors
  • Nanomaterials
  • Nanotechnology
  • Sensor Technologies

Background

Ata Khalid is a Senior Lecturer in Sensors and Sensor Systems at Cranfield Defence and Security, Defence Academy of UK, Cranfield University. Working in Cranfield Defence and Security in Electronic Warfare Information & Cyber as head of Electro-Optic and Autonomy Group. I lead the module Electro-Optic & Infrared Systems in Military Electronic Systems Engineering MSc program. I have supervised several MSc projects at Defence Academy of United Kingdom based around Compound Semiconductor materials and devices for military applications. I have a longstanding record of accomplishments in III-IV compound semiconductor materials and devices. I am professionally skilled in Nanomaterials, Photo & Electron beam lithography, THz and mm-wave devices, mid-IR semiconductor device technology, Nanofabrication, and Management. I am always open to new projects and collaboration in these areas. I am always interested in volunteering and motivating the next generation of scientists and innovators.

I have published over 170 articles in the compound semiconductor, microwave/THz and photonics domains, a full list can be found here ( http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/author/1944.html ). I was a co-investigator (Co-I) in the EPSRC project EP/H011862/1 on planar Gunn diode technology, and a Co-I in the ~4 million TeraApps Horizon 2020 project (765426, 2018-2021) Marie Curie Innovative Training Network on THz electronics and photonics. He led the development of the planar Gunn diode as a solid-state THz source as well as related enabling technologies for imaging applications.

Current activities

Compound Semiconductor materials and devices expert with a demonstrated history of research and scholarship. Strong education professional skilled in Nanomaterials, Photo & Electron beam lithography, THz and mm-wave devices, mid-IR semiconductor device technology, Nanofabrication, and Management.

Research Interests:

Infrared, mid-IR semiconductor sources and detectors

THz semiconductor source and detectors

RF and mm-wave security scanners & medical devices

PhD Positions:

Please contact me directly if you are interested in any of the research areas. Following Projects are available on self-funded basis.

1. Study of mid-IR LED array technology for advance material characterisation applications.

3. Investigation of a Terahertz source based on Vacuum Electron Devices

4. Smart Security Imaging

6. mm-wave Assisted Targeted Drug Delivery

Clients

  • Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
  • Atomic Weapons Establishment
  • QinetiQ Group PLC

Publications

Articles In Journals

Conference Papers