Richard Smith

Electronic engineer, specialities: optics, microscopy, femtoseconds lasers, ps ultrasonics. I completed my PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering in 2006 at the UoN. My early work focused on optical metrology and signal processing techniques to enable precise measurements to be made below the optical diffraction limit. I have been developing several picosecond ultrasonic systems at UoN, and have successfully developed a parallel detection scheme that has increased the data acquisition rate by over an order of magnitude compared with the traditional detector approach. Current research themes are developing instrumentation to provide true orientation imaging of material microstructure in primarily aerospace materials, and developing high frequency ultrasonic transducers for biological applications.

Location: Biology Building B18 or lab B5 and SIOS main office, ASOPS lab

Email: Richard.j.smith@nottingham.ac.uk

Phone: (0115) 9515556 (office)

Research Projects

NDE for AM

Nano-agents for read / write microscopy and nano-macro bridging

MRC DPFS Label-free, ultra-sensitive, high-throughput screening for early detection and monitoring of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

SRAS for materials characterisation

Nanoscale Ultrasonic Transducers

Exotic Ultrasonics for the real world

Awards

Winner of best contributed paper at the Rank Prize Funds mini symposia on 'optical aspects of NDT' 19-22nd May 2008, for my talk entitled ‘Parallel ultrafast ultrasonics’.

Peer Reviewed Publications

Pérez-Cota Fernando, Smith Richard J., Moradi Emilia, Marques Leonel, Webb Kevin F., Clark Matt - Thin-film optoacoustic transducers for subcellular {Brillouin} oscillation imaging of individual biological cells

Applied Optics 54(28):8388, oct 2015

https://www.osapublishing.org/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-54-28-8388
Bibtex

Author : Pérez-Cota Fernando, Smith Richard J., Moradi Emilia, Marques Leonel, Webb Kevin F., Clark Matt
Title : Thin-film optoacoustic transducers for subcellular {Brillouin} oscillation imaging of individual biological cells
In : Applied Optics -
Address :
Date : oct 2015

Criss Everett M., Smith Richard J., Meyers Marc A. - Failure mechanisms in cobalt welded with a silver–copper filler

Materials Science and Engineering: A 645:369--382, oct 2015

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092150931530246X
Bibtex

Author : Criss Everett M., Smith Richard J., Meyers Marc A.
Title : Failure mechanisms in cobalt welded with a silver–copper filler
In : Materials Science and Engineering: A -
Address :
Date : oct 2015

Zhang J., Somekh M.G., Smith R.J., Pitter M.C., Light R.A., See C.W., Johnston N.S. - Rapid wide-field heterodyne interferometry with custom 2D {CMOS} camera

Electronics Letters 51(6):479--480, mar 2015

http://digital-library.theiet.org/content/journals/10.1049/el.2015.0268
Bibtex

Author : Zhang J., Somekh M.G., Smith R.J., Pitter M.C., Light R.A., See C.W., Johnston N.S.
Title : Rapid wide-field heterodyne interferometry with custom 2D {CMOS} camera
In : Electronics Letters -
Address :
Date : mar 2015

Smith Richard J., Cota Fernando Perez, Marques Leonel, Chen Xuesheng, Arca Ahmet, Webb Kevin, Aylott Jonathon, Somekh Micheal G., Clark Matt - Optically excited nanoscale ultrasonic transducers

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 137:219--227, jan 2015

http://scitation.aip.org/content/asa/journal/jasa/137/1/10.1121/1.4904487
Bibtex<div>Author : Smith Richard J., Cota Fernando Perez, Marques Leonel, Chen Xuesheng, Arca Ahmet, Webb Kevin, Aylott Jonathon, Somekh Micheal G., Clark Matt
Title : Optically excited nanoscale ultrasonic transducers
In : The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America -
Address :
Date : jan 2015
</div>

Smith, Richard J., Li, Wenqi, Coulson, Jethro, Clark, Matt, Somekh, Michael G., Sharples, Steve D. - Spatially resolved acoustic spectroscopy for rapid imaging of material microstructure and grain orientation

Measurement Science and Technology 25(5):055902, may 2014

http://iopscience.iop.org/0957-0233/25/5/055902
Bibtex<div>Author : Smith, Richard J., Li, Wenqi, Coulson, Jethro, Clark, Matt, Somekh, Michael G., Sharples, Steve D.
Title : Spatially resolved acoustic spectroscopy for rapid imaging of material microstructure and grain orientation
In : Measurement Science and Technology -
Address :
Date : may 2014
</div>

Wang, Jing, Smith, Richard J., Light, Roger A., Richens, Joanna L., Zhang, Jing, {O’Shea}, Paul, See, Chung, Somekh, Michael G. - Highly sensitive multipoint real-time kinetic detection of Surface Plasmon bioanalytes with custom {CMOS} cameras

Biosensors and Bioelectronics 58:157--164, aug 2014

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0956566314001304
Bibtex<div>Author : Wang, Jing, Smith, Richard J., Light, Roger A., Richens, Joanna L., Zhang, Jing, {O’Shea}, Paul, See, Chung, Somekh, Michael G.
Title : Highly sensitive multipoint real-time kinetic detection of Surface Plasmon bioanalytes with custom {CMOS} cameras
In : Biosensors and Bioelectronics -
Address :
Date : aug 2014
</div>

Smith R, Sharples S, Li W, Clark M, Somekh M - Orientation imaging using spatially resolved acoustic spectroscopy

Journal of Physics: Conference Series 353:012003, @mar 2012

http://iopscience.iop.org/1742-6596/353/1/012003
Bibtex

Author : Smith R, Sharples S, Li W, Clark M, Somekh M
Title : Orientation imaging using spatially resolved acoustic spectroscopy
In : Journal of Physics: Conference Series -
Address :
Date : @mar 2012

Smith R, Arca A, Chen X, Marques L, Clark M, Aylott J, Somekh M - Design and fabrication of nanoscale ultrasonic transducers

Journal of Physics: Conference Series 353:012001, @mar 2012

http://iopscience.iop.org/1742-6596/353/1/012001
Bibtex<div>Author : Smith R, Arca A, Chen X, Marques L, Clark M, Aylott J, Somekh M
Title : Design and fabrication of nanoscale ultrasonic transducers
In : Journal of Physics: Conference Series -
Address :
Date : @mar 2012
</div>

Li Wenqi, Sharples Steve D., Smith Richard J., Clark Matt, Somekh Michael G. - Determination of crystallographic orientation of large grain metals with surface acoustic waves

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 132(2):738--745,2012

http://link.aip.org/link/?JAS/132/738/1
Bibtex<div>Author : Li Wenqi, Sharples Steve D., Smith Richard J., Clark Matt, Somekh Michael G.
Title : Determination of crystallographic orientation of large grain metals with surface acoustic waves
In : The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America -
Address :
Date : 2012
</div>

Smith R, Arca A, Chen X, Marques L, Clark M, Aylott J, Somekh M - Design and fabrication of ultrasonic transducers with nanoscale dimensions

Journal of Physics: Conference Series 278:012035, @jan 2011

http://iopscience.iop.org/1742-6596/278/1/012035
Bibtex<div>Author : Smith R, Arca A, Chen X, Marques L, Clark M, Aylott J, Somekh M
Title : Design and fabrication of ultrasonic transducers with nanoscale dimensions
In : Journal of Physics: Conference Series -
Address :
Date : @jan 2011
</div>

Sharples S. D., Clark M., Smith R. J., Ellwood R. J., Li W., Somekh M. G. - Laser ultrasonic microscopy

Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation 26(3-4):367--384,2011

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10589759.2011.577429
Bibtex<div>Author : Sharples S. D., Clark M., Smith R. J., Ellwood R. J., Li W., Somekh M. G.
Title : Laser ultrasonic microscopy
In : Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation -
Address :
Date : 2011
</div>

Arca Ahmet, Aylott Jon, Marques Leonel, Clark Matt, Somekh Mike, Smith Richard, Sharples Steve, Stratoudaki Teti, Chen Xuesheng - CHOTs optical transducers

Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation 26(3-4):353--366,2011

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10589759.2011.573555
Bibtex<div>Author : Arca Ahmet, Aylott Jon, Marques Leonel, Clark Matt, Somekh Mike, Smith Richard, Sharples Steve, Stratoudaki Teti, Chen Xuesheng
Title : CHOTs optical transducers
In : Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation -
Address :
Date : 2011
</div>

A Arca, T Stratoudaki, R Smith, M Clark, M G Somekh - Evanescent CHOTs for the optical generation and detection of ultrahigh frequency {SAWs}

Journal of Physics: Conference Series 269:012012,2011

http://iopscience.iop.org/1742-6596/269/1/012012
Bibtex<div>Author : A Arca, T Stratoudaki, R Smith, M Clark, M G Somekh
Title : Evanescent CHOTs for the optical generation and detection of ultrahigh frequency {SAWs}
In : Journal of Physics: Conference Series -
Address :
Date : 2011
</div>

R Smith, A Arca, X Chen, L Marques, M Clark, J Aylott, M Somekh - Design and fabrication of ultrasonic transducers with nanoscale dimensions

Journal of Physics: Conference Series 278:012035,2011

http://iopscience.iop.org/1742-6596/278/1/012035
Bibtex<div>Author : R Smith, A Arca, X Chen, L Marques, M Clark, J Aylott, M Somekh
Title : Design and fabrication of ultrasonic transducers with nanoscale dimensions
In : Journal of Physics: Conference Series -
Address :
Date : 2011
</div>

R J Smith, R A Light, N Johnston, S Sharples, M C Pitter, M G Somekh - Parallel detection in laser ultrasonics

Journal of Physics: Conference Series 214:012006,2010

http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/214/1/012006
Bibtex<div>Author : R J Smith, R A Light, N Johnston, S Sharples, M C Pitter, M G Somekh
Title : Parallel detection in laser ultrasonics
In : Journal of Physics: Conference Series -
Address :
Date : 2010
</div>

Richard J. Smith, Roger A. Light, Steve D. Sharples, Nicholas S. Johnston, Mark C. Pitter, Mike G. Somekh - Multichannel, time-resolved picosecond laser ultrasound imaging and spectroscopy with custom complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor detector

Review of Scientific Instruments 81(2):024901,2010

http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3298606
Bibtex<div>Author : Richard J. Smith, Roger A. Light, Steve D. Sharples, Nicholas S. Johnston, Mark C. Pitter, Mike G. Somekh
Title : Multichannel, time-resolved picosecond laser ultrasound imaging and spectroscopy with custom complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor detector
In : Review of Scientific Instruments -
Address :
Date : 2010
</div>

R J Smith, M G Somekh, S D Sharples, M C Pitter, I Harrison - Parallel detection of low modulation depth signals: application to picosecond ultrasonics

Measurement Science and Technology 19(5):055301,2008

http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0957-0233/19/5/055301
Bibtex<div>Author : R J Smith, M G Somekh, S D Sharples, M C Pitter, I Harrison
Title : Parallel detection of low modulation depth signals: application to picosecond ultrasonics
In : Measurement Science and Technology -
Address :
Date : 2008
</div>

RJ Smith, CW See, MG Somekh - Use of artificial neural networks on optical track width measurements

APPLIED OPTICS 46(22):4857--4866,2007

Bibtex<div>Author : RJ Smith, CW See, MG Somekh
Title : Use of artificial neural networks on optical track width measurements
In : APPLIED OPTICS -
Address :
Date : 2007
</div>

R J Smith, C W See, M G Somekh - Optical track width measurements below 100 nm using artificial neural networks

Measurement Science and Technology 16(12):2397--2404,2005

http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0957-0233/16/12/001
Bibtex<div>Author : R J Smith, C W See, M G Somekh
Title : Optical track width measurements below 100 nm using artificial neural networks
In : Measurement Science and Technology -
Address :
Date : 2005
</div>

Non Peer Review Papers

Light Roger A., Smith Richard J., Johnston Nicholas S., Somekh Michael G., Pitter Mark C. - CMOS lock-in optical sensor for parallel detection in pump-probe systems

Proc. SPIE 8073:807304-807304-10,2011

http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.886892
Bibtex<div>Author : Light Roger A., Smith Richard J., Johnston Nicholas S., Somekh Michael G., Pitter Mark C.
Title : CMOS lock-in optical sensor for parallel detection in pump-probe systems
In : Proc. SPIE -
Address :
Date : 2011
</div>

Roger A. Light, Richard J. Smith, Nicholas S. Johnston, Steve D. Sharples, Michael G. Somekh, Mark C. Pitter - Highly parallel CMOS lock-in optical sensor array for hyperspectral recording in scanned imaging systems

pp. 75700U--75700U-10, San Francisco, California, {USA},2010

http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.842083
Bibtex<div>Author : Roger A. Light, Richard J. Smith, Nicholas S. Johnston, Steve D. Sharples, Michael G. Somekh, Mark C. Pitter
Title : Highly parallel CMOS lock-in optical sensor array for hyperspectral recording in scanned imaging systems
In : -
Address : San Francisco, California, {USA}
Date : 2010
</div>

Ahmet Arca, Theodosia Stratoudaki, Richard J Smith, Matt Clark, Mike Somekh - Evanescent CHOTs for the optical generation and detection of ultra-high frequency SAWs

2009 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium pp. 2213 - 2216,2009

Bibtex

Author : Ahmet Arca, Theodosia Stratoudaki, Richard J Smith, Matt Clark, Mike Somekh
Title : Evanescent CHOTs for the optical generation and detection of ultra-high frequency SAWs
In : 2009 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium -
Address :
Date : 2009

Richard Smith, Mike Somekh, Steve Sharples, Mark Pitter, Roger Light, Nicholas Johnston - Parallel detection in picosecond ultrasonics with both commercial and custom array detection

1st International Symposium on Laser Ultrasonics: Science, Technology and Applications ,2008

http://www.ndt.net/article/laser-ut2008/toc.php
Bibtex

Author : Richard Smith, Mike Somekh, Steve Sharples, Mark Pitter, Roger Light, Nicholas Johnston
Title : Parallel detection in picosecond ultrasonics with both commercial and custom array detection
In : 1st International Symposium on Laser Ultrasonics: Science, Technology and Applications -
Address :
Date : 2008

Chung W. See, Richard J. Smith, Michael G. Somekh - Line width measurement below 60 nm using an optical interferometer and artificial neural network

Proceedings of SPIE pp. 65181F--65181F-11, San Jose, {CA,} {USA},2007

http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.712278
Bibtex

Author : Chung W. See, Richard J. Smith, Michael G. Somekh
Title : Line width measurement below 60 nm using an optical interferometer and artificial neural network
In : Proceedings of SPIE -
Address : San Jose, {CA,} {USA}
Date : 2007

Richard J. Smith, Chung W. See, Michael G. Somekh - Sub-0.1 ?m optical track width measurement

Proceedings of SPIE pp. 58580M--58580M-8, Munich, Germany,2005

http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.611999
Bibtex

Author : Richard J. Smith, Chung W. See, Michael G. Somekh
Title : Sub-0.1 ?m optical track width measurement
In : Proceedings of SPIE -
Address : Munich, Germany
Date : 2005