Professor James Martin

Professor

School: Engineering, Physics and Mathematics

I am a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Construction Engineering. My expertise is primarily in geophysical and geotechnical methods. I have specialised in developing new exploration, monitoring and characterisation methods, which has resulted in the research and development of new sensors and sources, as well as associated signal processing. I have applied my expertise to condition monitoring and am interested in developing holistic approaches for the characterisation of objects and subjects.

My extensive experience of research and engineering project portfolio management from the oil and gas industry enables me to contribute to a broad range of projects. I have an extensive interest in materials and surface properties stimulated by the many challenges I have encountered in developing robust measurement systems that are deployed in harsh environments.

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Key Publications

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ALIGN: 1 Gbps Optical Inter-Satellite Link Demonstration on 6U CubeSats with the FOCUS Terminal, Riaz, A., Scullion, E., Wicks, R., Binns, R., Obreque, E., Khorchef, N., Martin, J., Vernon, J. 28 May 2026, 2026 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops, ICC Workshops 2026 - Proceedings, Piscataway, NJ, IEEE
ALIGN: Laboratory Characterisation of 976 nm Beacon and 1550 nm Data Lasers for CubeSat Free-Space Optical Inter-Satellite Links, Riaz, A., Scullion, E., Wicks, R., Vernon, J., Binns, R., Khorchef, N., Obreque, E., Martin, J. 12 May 2026, 2026 6th Middle East and North Africa Communications Conference (MENACOMM), Piscataway, NJ, IEEE
Characterisation of amplified laser beam profiles subject to changing EDFA pump currents in CubeSats, Riaz, A., Scullion, E., Wicks, R., Ahmed, Z., Obreque, E., Khorchef, N., Vernon, J., del Valle, C., Zia-Ul-Mustafa, R., Binns, R., Martin, J. 5 Mar 2026, Free-Space Laser Communications XXXVIII, Washington, United States, SPIE
A Combined Geophysical Approach to Imaging Permafrost Across Varying Ground Types in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Coote, G., Warren, C., Lim, M., Martin, J., Lee, R., Whalen, D. 2 Jul 2025, Proceedings of the 13th International Workshop on Advanced Ground Penetrating Radar (IWAGPR2025), Piscataway, US, IEEE
Degradation of Organic Matter in Nearshore Waters of the Canadian Arctic Coast, Keskitalo, K., Lim, M., Martin, J., Lee, R., Whalen, D., Mann, P. 7 Jul 2025, Goldschmidt 2025 Abstracts, European Association of Geochemistry
Pointing, Acquisition, and Tracking (PAT) for Optical Satellite Communications: Recent Trends and the ALIGN UK Mission’s PAT Mechanism, Zia-Ul-Mustafa, R., Graham, C., Obreque, E., Binns, R., Scullion, E., Wicks, R., Martin, J., Riaz, A., Khorchef, N., Vernon, J., Bourgenot, C. 28 Oct 2025, 2025 IEEE International Conference on Space Optical Systems and Applications (ICSOS), Piscataway, NJ, IEEE
Quantifying Permafrost Degradation Processes: Real-Time Analysis Using Environment-Based Particle Image Velocimetry and Weather Data, Khan, M., Lim, M., Martin, J., Lee, R., Pokiak, D., Whalen, D. 16 Apr 2025, In: Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
Acoustic assessment of pavement structural health, Muirhead, M., Martin, J., Edmondson, V., Bailey, H. 4 Oct 2024, In: INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings
Instrumentation of Low-Cost IoT Agnostic Data Capturing Platform with Enhanced Sampling and Bandwidth Capabilities for Subsurface Characterization, Khan, M., Martin, J., Lim, M. 21 Oct 2024, In: IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
Velocity tracking of shaped charge wire formation and propagation toward the target, Combrinck, M., Gadal, T., Hargreaves, A., Martin, J. 2 Jul 2024, In: Journal of Energetic Materials

PGR Supervision

Irshad Ansari The development of non-destructive techniques for the condition monitoring of operational reinforced concrete tanks. Start Date: 30/09/2025 End Date: 17/10/2025
Marjorie Chamberlain Investigate integration and scalability of sand thermal storage with renewable energy systems Start Date: 01/10/2025 End Date: 17/10/2025
Greg Wood A study of rail defects on the Nexus Rail Track Infrastructure Start Date: 01/10/2025 End Date: 17/10/2025
Irshad Ansari The development of non-destructive techniques for the condition monitoring of operational reinforced concrete tanks. Start Date: 30/09/2025 End Date: 21/10/2025
Marjorie Chamberlain Investigate integration and scalability of sand thermal storage with renewable energy systems Start Date: 01/10/2025
Greg Wood A study of rail defects on the Nexus Rail Track Infrastructure Start Date: 01/10/2025
Irshad Ansari ??Condition monitoring of reinforced concrete anaerobic digester to assist with the prediction of grit level and early-stage structural failure and deterioration Start Date: 30/09/2025