Contact Dr Ivor Morrow
- Tel: +44 (0) 1234 754598
- Email: i.l.morrow@cranfield.ac.uk
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- ResearchGate
Areas of expertise
- Sensor Technologies
- Space Systems
- Systems Engineering
Background
Ivor gained his BSc (Hons) in Physics and his MSc in Electronics from Queens University of Belfast in 1988 and 1989 respectively. After a period in industry with BAE at Warton Aerodrome he joined Cranfield University in 1993 to undertake a PhD in Active Integrated Microwave Antennas and Arrays graduating in 1996. He was then a Research Fellow at Stellenbosch University in 1997, working on Finite Difference Time Domain technique (FDTD), before taking up a Senior Research Fellowship at Delft University in 1998 developing antennas and FDTD modelling techniques appropriate to ground penetrating radar applications. He re-joined Cranfield University as a Lecturer in 2002 and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2006.
Ivor is the Academic and Technical Lead for the Centre for Antenna, Communications and Technology Innovation (CACTI) Hub of Cranfield and Milton Keynes University.
Key Academic and Advisory Appointments
- Member of the EPSRC Peer Review Associate College (2015-present).
- Technical Committee Member of the Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference LAPC (2005-2018) . LAPC Life Fellow award 2018.
- Executive Member of the Institute of Engineering and Technology's (IET) Antennas and Propagation Professional Network (2017-2024).
- Chairman of the Institute of Engineering and Technology's (IET) Antennas and Propagation Professional Network (2009-2013).
Research opportunities
- antennas and phased array for 5G and Tera-Hertz space based applications.
- aerospace antenna and array systems.
- new microwave imaging techniques for ground penetrating radar applications.
- electromagnetic bandgap and microwave materials for focusing e.g. GRIN, phase modulating and switching applications.
- frequency selective surfaces (FSS) with control of polarization and reflection phase.
- Additive manufacture of electromagnetic devices and sensors.
Current activities
- Smart Cities - 5G Retroreflective Surfaces (Grant 2023)
- Pulpatronics - Biodegrable RFIDs (Start up Grant 2024)
Clients
CURRENT AND RECENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
(DETERMINE) - New Configurations for Low Cost, Fast and Efficient Ground Penetrating Radar for Humanitarian Demining [Find A Better Way Charity/ EPSRC]
(CORREO) Conformal Retro Reflectors for Earth Observation [UK Space Agency]
(METAPOL) Metamaterial Surfaces for Antenna Polarisation Control [MoD]
(FEATS) Future Electronic Antennas using Tapered Slots [Roke Manor/QinetiQ]
(REANT) Reconfigurable Antennas [Dstl]
(ESFSM) Electrically Small Frequency Selective Materials [Dstl]
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Whittow WG, Bukhari SS, Jones LA & Morrow IL. (2014). APPLICATIONS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS FOR MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS USING HETEROGENEOUS AND COMPLEX 3-D GEOMETRY SUBSTRATES. Progress In Electromagnetics Research, 144
- Morrow IL & Thomas P. (2014). Compact frequency selective surface for polarisation transform. Electronics Letters, 50(2)
- Morrow I. (2014). inside view. Electronics Letters, 50(2)
- Wraight A, Morrow IL, Robinson J, Marino M & Marson R. (2008). Phase Processing Techniques for the Prediction of Induced Current. IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, 50(3)
- Davies RW & Morrow IL. (2007). Closely coupled triple layer hybrid FSS/EBG for increased directivity. Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, 49(5)
- Vardaxoglou Y, Morrow I & McEvoy P. (2007). In Memoriam: James Rodney James. IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, 49(2)
- Davies RW, Morrow IL, Cooper JF & Youngs I. (2006). Frequency‐selective surface composed of aperture‐coupled high‐impedance surfaces. Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, 48(6)
- James JR, Morrow IL, Cushnaghan P & Fairweather AS. (2003). Wall surface wave effects in WLAN propagation environments. Electronics Letters, 39(3)
- Morrow IL & van Genderen P. (2002). Effective imaging of buried dielectric objects. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 40(4)
- Morrow IL. (2001). TEM horn optimized for transient radiation. Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, 30(3)
- Morrow IL & Van Genderen P. (2001). A 2-D polarimetric backpropagation algorithm for ground-penetrating radar applications. Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, 28(1)
- B�ke A, Moumen A, Morrow IL & Ligthart LP. (2000). Optimized dual-polarized aperture-coupled patch antenna. Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, 27(4)
- Morrow IL, Hall PS & James JR. (1997). Measurement and modeling of a microwave active-patch phased array for wide-angle scanning. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 45(2)
- Morrow I & James JR. (1995). Sequentially rotated large bandwidthcircularly polarised printed antennas. Electronics Letters, 31(24)
- Andrasic G, Drewett R, Morrow I & James JR. (1994). New anisotropic monopole bandwidthextension concept. Electronics Letters, 30(24)
- Hall PS. (1994). Analysis of radiation from active microstrip antennas. IEE Proceedings - Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation, 141(5)
