Contact Professor Mark Richardson
Areas of expertise
- Communications Systems
- Defence Sensors
Background
Mark is currently Pro-Vice Chancellor of ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥ at Shrivenham and Director of Theme for Defence and Security.
Prior to joining Cranfield, Mark spent 5 years with GEC-Marconi as professional engineer, senior engineer and section leader.
Mark has a first class BSc, an MSc with distinction and PhD. He is an Associate of the Royal College of Science and has a Diploma of Imperial College.
Mark is an Accredited Senior Imaging Scientist and a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society.
Mark has over 40 years’ experience of working in the filed of defence and security
Current activities
Mark has a number of senior roles at ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥:
Professor of Electromagnetic Warfare
Pro-Vice Chancellor of ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥ at Shrivenham
Director of Defence and Security
Mark's research interests lie in:
electro-optics and infrared (EOIR) for electromagnetic warfare
countermeasures, seekers, surveillance and target acquisition
man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADs)
laser systems
digital image processing
electro-optical protective measures (EOPM)
electro-optical countermeasures (EOCM).
Clients
- Ministry of Defence
- Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
- QinetiQ Group PLC
- Chemring Group PLC
- Leonardo S.p.A
