Dr Thangavel Thevar
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+44 (0)1224 273776
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t.thevar@abdn.ac.uk
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School of Engineering
University of Aberdeen
King's College
Aberdeen AB24 3UE
Scotland, United Kingdom
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BSc (Hons), University of Aberdeen (1989 ); PhD, University of Aberdeen (1993)
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Biography
Thanga has about 10 years of industrial experience in laser development. He has worked with flashlamp and diode pumped Alexandrite lasers, ruby holographic lasers, diode pumped Tm:YAlO3 lasers, and Nd:YAG lasers. He has been directly involved in the development of injection seeded narrow linewidth ring lasers and Q-switched/mode locked linear lasers for classified US defence applications, atmospheric remote sensing , water vapour detection, mercury detection, fibre Bragg grating development, material processing, colour holography, brain surgery, cancer cell detection, to name a few.
Thanga has also worked on a number of US government contracts to develop non-destructive inspection methods for military aircrafts and space shuttles. The technologies involved were holographic interferometry, laser vibrometry, and speckle interferometry. A novel NDT technique based on laser vibrometer used in conjunction with an acoustic excitation source was successfully tested on aircraft parts provided by British Aerospace, Boeing, Northup Grumman, and Sikorsky Helicopters.
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Research Interests
- Development of solid-state lasers for scientific, industrial, and medical applications
- Engineering applications of holography
- Laser based non-destructive testing
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Research Grants
- 3D-TV (EU Framework 6)
- SFC funded SRDG feasibility study grant
- KTP Project - Development of a subsea laser system for the detection of free-spans in pipeline installations.
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External Responsibilities
- Technical programme Chair, IEEE/OES Oceans Conference 2007
- Committee member of Instrument Science and Technology Group (Inst. of Physics)
- Member of Optical Society of America (OSA)
- Member of Institute of Physics
- Member of Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
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Work Experience
1993 - 1997: Lecturer, Singapore Polytechnic
1996: Sabbatical at NASA Langely Research Center
1997-2000: Research Scientist, Hologrpahics Inc., USA
2000-2005: Senior Scientist, Light Age Inc., USA
2005 - Present: Lecturer, University of Aberdeen
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