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Research project

Ultrasonic Cleaning - Brian Mercer Award for Innovation

Research groups:

Microbiology

Acoustics Group

Electrochemistry
Lead researcher:

Professor Timothy Leighton
Other researchers:

Professor Charles Keevil,

Dr Peter Birkin
Research funder:

Royal Society
Status:

Not active

Staff

Lead researcher

Professor Timothy Leighton

Professor Timothy Leighton FRS FREng FMedSci ScD

Professor of Ultrasonics

Connect with Timothy

Email: t.g.leighton@soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

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Professor Charles Keevil

Professor In Environmental Health Care

Connect with Charles

Email: c.w.keevil@soton.ac.uk

Doctor Peter Birkin

Dr Peter Birkin

Senior Lecturer

Connect with Peter

Email: prb2@soton.ac.uk

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Acoustics Group

Our group’s research topics range from the protection of marine mammals to the medical use of ultrasonics and the environmental effects of aircraft noise.

Electrochemistry

A well-established world-class group researching energy charge transfer that affects many facets of life.

Microbiology

We work on topics like patient treatment regimens, catheter design and management, and surgical instrument decontamination.