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Staff Profile

Dr John Hedley

Senior Lecturer

Background

Dr John Hedley is a Senior Lecturer for the School of Engineering at the University of Newcastle with areas of expertise in robotics and AI, graphene. biosensors and microsystems engineering.


Roles and Responsibilities


Current

Degree Programme Director MSc Mechanical Engineering (2022 - present)


Previous

MSc Mechatronics Degree Programme Director (2014 - 2018)

Director of Postgraduate Studies, School of Mechanical and Systems Engineering (2009 - 2013)

MSc Microsystems Engineering Degree Programme Director (2007 - 2014)

MSc Biomedical Nanotechnology Degree Programme Director (2004 - 2006)


Qualifications

PhD - Collisional and Radiative Processes in Atomic Spectra

BSc(Hons) - Astronomy and Astrophysics

Google Scholar Profile


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Research

Research Interests

Autonomous mobile robotics and AI

Graphene based technologies

Sensor development

Systems engineering


Postgraduate Supervision (as principal supervisor, completed)

• Elmira Alimohammadzadeh, “Investigating graphene manufacturing towards biosensing” (2024)

• Abdullah Faqihi, “Rapid prototyping of biosensors” (2022)

• Fadoo Unom, “Single molecule detection using graphene resonators” (2022)

• Idris Musa, “High frequency graphene biosensors” (2021)

• Ivan Torres Cordova, “Design of a MEMS device for cell differentiation” (2020)

• Tom Bamford, “Towards printable, conductive and functionalised graphene based inks” (2020)

• Hayder Ashelaish, “Distributed element filter based biosensor” (2019)

• Davut Izci, “Developing a biosensor based on unique properties of graphene nanomaterial” (2019)

• Zeyad Al-Shibaany, “Design and Implementation of Mass Sensor for Portable Medical Device Applications” (2018)

• Sinziana Popescu, “Graphene biosensors” (2018)

• Sanggar Dewanto, “Reliability prediction of single crystal silicon MEMS using dynamic Raman spectroscopy” (2014)

• Carl Dale, “Development of bioelectronics for inertial sensing applications” (2012)


Funding

Principal Investigator

"IAA Strategic project", EPSRC, 2014 - 2015

"Leverhulme Visiting Professor", The Leverhulme Trust, 2014 - 2015

"Development of a graphene based generic sensing platform", British Council, 2013 - 2015

"Utilising graphene for biosensing", EPSRC, 2010 - 2012

"Bioelectronics development", QinetiQ Ltd, 2007 - 2010

"Development of a 'Dynamic Micro Analysis Raman Spectroscopy' (DyMars) System for Characterisation of MEMS and NEMS", EPSRC, 2005 - 2008

"Integration of Micro-sensor Platforms for the Rapid Detection of S100B Protein", Royal Society, 2005 - 2007


Co-Investigator

"KTP Merit", Innovate UK, 2024 - 2027

"IRC in Early-Warning Sensing Systems for Infectious Diseases", EPSRC, 2013 - 2019

"UHF VIBROMTER: UHF-120 Polytec Ultra-High Frequency Laser Vibrometer", EPSRC, 2013 - 2018

"Interface Engineering for EPSRC Great Technologies Advance Materials, EPSRC, 2013 - 2015

"High Frequency Degenerate Mode Acoustic Sensors", EPSRC, 2012 - 2016

"aptaMEMS-ID", EPSRC, 2009 - 2012

"iWARD", Commission of the European Communities, 2007 - 2009

"SMARTHEALTH - Smart Integrated Biodiagnostic Systems for Healthcare", Commission of the European Communities, 2005 - 2009 

"SAFER - Isolation of Foetal Cells from Maternal Blood: A Nanomolecular Approach", Commission of the European Communities, 2005 - 2008

"Evaluation of MEMS Resonant Mass Sensors for Generic Specific Binding Analysis (MEMSens2)", DTI (Department of Trade & Industry), 2004 - 2005


Teaching

Current Teaching

MEC3033 Introduction to Mechatronics Design (Module leader)

MEC3098 Mechanical Engineering Individual Project

MEC8057 Mechatronics and Mobile Robotics (Module leader)

MEC8063 Introduction to Mechatronics Engineering (Module leader)

MEC8095 MSc Project

MEC8099 Mechanical Engineering Team Project


Previous teaching

MEC1012 Mechanical Engineering Professional Skills I

ENM226 Discrete Transforms (Module leader)

PHY2029 Modern Topics in Physics

MEC3014 Computational Modelling

MEC3018 Design for Industry

MEC3027 Introduction to Instrumentation and Drives (Module leader)

MEC4001 Automatic Control (Module leader)

MEC8011 Methods in Industrial R&D (Module leader)

MEC8012 Nanoscale Fabrication and Manipulation (Module leader)

MMB8017 Nanomaterials in Healthcare Technologies

MEC8025 Mechatronic Design (Module leader)

MEC8026 Robotics (Module leader)

MEC8027 BioMEMS and Microsystems Engineering (Module leader)

MEC8058 Instrumentation and Drives (Module leader)


Publications