Scottish Sensor Systems Centre

The University of Aberdeen & Robert Gordon University warmly invite you to visit us on our joint Open Laboratory Day

Can our lab facilities, expertise and innovative technologies help to deliver new, or enhance existing sensors-based products for your business?
We welcome your views, feedback and partnership.

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The day will include hands-on demonstrations and discussions around wireless networking; chemical sensing, 3D imaging, gravity sensing, acoustic emission, microfoam sensors and related data management and processing. Further details are below.

We would be particularily interested to hear from business interested in partnering opportunities for the TSB call for projects in oil and gas .  The Sensors Centre can match fund up to £20k in support of a sensors project between a Sensors Centre academic partner and a Scottish based business.

Morning and lunchtime at the University of Aberdeen

1. Wireless Sensor Networking :   Routing and clustering approaches for subsea
2. Advanced Molecular Sensing Laboratory : The latest in instrumentation to carry out feasibility on detection and quantification of molecular species in wate
3. Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS):  A demonstration system that will permit LIBS to be evaluated for a range of industry problems including subsea applications
4. Digital holography : An accomplished deepsea holocamera with new, fast data processing; unlocking opportunities for subsea structure measurement and imaging
5. Quantum based sensing technology ;  A device being developed towards a compact gravity sensor able to provide significant benefits to subsea inspection and surveying

5 minute lunchtime hotspots on

1. Intelligent Sensor Networks – Reliability of Corroded Pipelines;
2. Frequency Domain System Identification and Modelling ; Piezoelectric materials and robotics
3. Wireless chaos-based underwater communication

Afternoon at Robert Gordon University

1. Subsea Sensor Testing Facilities
2. Bubble Sensors; large scale deformable foams for gas and pressure sensing
3. Sensing sand transport in pipelines -a multiphase flow loop demonstrator
4. Optical sensors for subsea applications
5. Cascade Quantum Laser Sensing for detection of emission and exhaust gases & ceramic membranes for carbon capture
6. Data mining – Applications in decision support, oil and gas operations, staff rostering & scheduling, image analysis and biocontrol
7. Photocatalyisis-based process water treatment and clean-up efficiency monitoring

There will also be additional information on acoustic emission sensing and analysis.

Post event downloads

View here some of the posters and short presentations featured at the joint Open Laboratory Day at the University of Aberdeen and Robert Gordon University. The teams are seeking industry partners to develop these as well as collaborate on wider opportunities where interests are aligned. Click here to find out about how S3C can fund a project partnership.

If there is no link to your particular area of interest, or you wish further information please contact us at

Morning and lunchtime at the University of Aberdeen

1. Wireless Sensor Networking:
   Enhanced Security Technique for Wireless Sensor Network Nodes
   Smart Wireless Subsea Field
   Energy Efficient Dynamic Routing Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks
   Dynamically Reconfigurable Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks
2. Advanced Molecular Sensing Laboratory
3. Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy(LIBS)
4. Underwater digital holography
5. Quantum based sensing technology
6. Corrosion Management Systems

Presentations from the 5 minute lunchtime hotspots

1. Reliability of Corroded Pipelines
2. Frequency Domain System Identification and Modelling
3. Wireless chaos-based underwater communication

Afternoon hosted by Robert Gordon University

1. Subsea Sensor Testing Facilities
2. Bubble Sensors; large scale deformable foams for gas and pressure sensing
3. Sensing sand transport in pipelines -a multiphase flow loop demonstrato
4. Optical sensors for subsea applications
5. Cascade Quantum Laser Sensing for detection of emission and exhaust gases & ceramic membranes for carbon capture
6. Data mining – Applications in decision support, oil and gas operations, staff rostering & scheduling, image analysis and biocontrol
7. Photocatalyisis-based process water treatment and clean-up efficiency monitoring