Dr Graham McDonald
School of Science, Engineering & Environment
School of Science, Engineering & Environment
海角乱伦
Greater Manchester M5 4WT
UK
Current positions
Associate Professor/Reader
Biography
Reader / Associate Professor
__ HISTORY __
鈼 1981-1985 University of Glasgow [ BSc Hons ] UK
鈼 1985-1989 University of Strathclyde [ PhD ] UK
鈼 1989-1992 University of Strathclyde, UK
鈼 1992-1993 Free University of Brussels, Belgium
鈼 1993-1997 Imperial College London, UK
鈼 1997-1998 University of Leiden, the Netherlands
鈼 1998-1999 Imperial College London, UK
鈼 1999-2000 海角乱伦, UK
鈼 2000-Present 海角乱伦, UK
__ KEY RESEARCH ROLES __
鈼 October 2005 鈥 August 2009: Director of Centre for Theory & Modelling [ 1 of 3 centres of the Institute for Materials Research ]
鈼 October 2009 鈥 August 2015: Head of Materials & Physics Research Centre/Group
Areas of Research
Google Scholar h-index = 31 (strong evidence of sustained research impact)
__ RESEARCH TOPICS __
鈥athematics, Physics, Numerical Analysis, Photonics
鈥omplexity, Pattern Formation, Fractals, Solitons
鈥asers, Nonlinear Optics, Attoscience, Self-Imaging
鈥ultidisciplinary Theory, Modelling and Simulation
鈥eaching & Learning Research & Development [ >拢0.3M collaborative funding, currently in excess of 1M downloads p.a. ]
__ CURRENT RESEARCH FOCI __
鈥 Academic: Ultra-broadband Nonlinear Optics
鈥 Academic: Global Population Modelling
鈥 Academic: Cavity Geometries and Fractal Laser Modes
鈥 Academic: 2D and 3D Helmholtz Solitons
鈥 Education: Maintaining Student Engagement amidst Societal & Generational Changes
鈥 Education: Formative Introduction of AI Tools in STEM Teaching
__ RESEARCH WEBPAGES & DOWNLOADS __
鈥 Earlier Paper Downloads [ 279 items, up to 2013 ]
https://salfordphysics.com/index.php/graham-s-mcdonald-earlier-publications/
鈥 Worktribe Outputs [ 169 items ]
https://salford-repository.worktribe.com/person/1153825/graham-mcdonald/outputs
鈥 Academic.edu
https://universityofsalford.academia.edu/GrahamMcDonald
鈥 ResearchGate
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gs-Mcdonald
__ PROFESSIONAL BODIES __
鈥 Member of the Institute of Physics [ since 1985 ]
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__ PERSONAL/YEAR TUTOR __
鈥cademic Tutor to all Levels
鈥irst Year Level Head for period 2001-2009
__ CURRENT COURSES __
鈥 Final-Year Projects coordinator [ 13748, 40 credits, Physics ]
鈥 Mathematics [ 59405, 20 credits, taught to Physics and Acoustics students ]
鈥 Mathematics [ 39013, 20 credits, taught to Electronic Engineering students ]
鈥 Mathematics and Computing [ 31140, 10 of 20 credits taught ]
鈥 Foundation Mathematics 2 [ 52552, 20 credits ]
鈥 Foundation Physics A [ 50142, 20 credits ]
__ PROJECT SUPERVISION __
鈥roject Supervisor for BSc, MPhys, MSc, MRes, and PhD students
__ INTERNATIONAL TEACHING ROLES __
Examples
鈥PLATO [ maths & physics resources: mirror site ]
https://www.physics.brocku.ca/PPLATO/
鈥nteractive Mathematics Tutorials
https://salfordphysics.com/index.php/mathematics-hyper-tutorials/
__ PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING & OUTREACH __
Examples
鈥omplexity - The Physics of Everything [ pdf ]
https://www.salfordphysics.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Complexity-Physics-Of-Everything.pdf
鈥omplexity, Teaching & Careers [ pdf ]
https://salfordphysics.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/complexity-in-nature-leads-to-many-careers-for-physicists.pdf
鈥eneral Relativity and Dark Matter [ popular article ]
https://theconversation.com/new-theory-of-general-relativity-casts-doubt-on-dark-matter-16446
鈥he Physics of Pool [ video ]
https://www.salfordphysics.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Physics-of-Pool.mp4
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Qualifications
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PhD (Theoretical & Computational Physics)
1985 - 1989 -
BSc Physics
1981 - 1985