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Steve Dixon is affiliated with the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with a focus on mechanics of materials and mechanical engineering. Their research spans multiple subfields including biomedical engineering, ocean engineering, and electrical and electronic engineering.

The primary subjects of their work include ultrasonics and acoustic wave propagation, non-destructive testing techniques, flow measurement and analysis, geophysical methods and applications, acoustic wave resonator technologies, electrical and bioimpedance tomography, and structural health monitoring techniques.

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • IEEE Sensors Journal
  • NDT & E International
  • IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control
  • Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
  • Ultrasonics

Dixon's recent papers reflect a focus on electromagnetic acoustic transducer technology and ultrasonic sensing. Selected recent publications are:

  • Phased Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducer Array for Rayleigh Wave Surface Defect Detection, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control
  • Unidirectional Shear Horizontal Wave Generation by Periodic Permanent Magnets Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducer With Dual Linear-Coil Array, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control
  • Unidirectional Shear Horizontal Wave Generation With Side-Shifted Periodic Permanent Magnets Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducer, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control
  • Miniaturised SH EMATs for Fast Robotic Screening of Wall Thinning in Steel Plates, 2020, IEEE Sensors Journal
  • The High Frequency Flexural Ultrasonic Transducer for Transmitting and Receiving Ultrasound in Air, 2020, IEEE Sensors Journal

Dixon collaborates frequently with several researchers including Lei Kang, Alan C. Kubrusly, Zhichao Li, R. S. Edwards, and Andrew Feeney.

This profile outlines a research career focused on advancing the understanding and application of ultrasonic and acoustic wave technologies within engineering domains, as reflected through a substantial publication record and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Best Publications

  • The detectability of kissing bonds in adhesive joints using ultrasonic techniques.

    CJ Brotherhood;Bruce W Drinkwater;S Dixon

  • Characterisation of defects in the railhead using ultrasonic surface waves

    R. S. Edwards;S. Dixon;Xiaoming Jian

  • A model for pulsed Rayleigh wave and optimal EMAT design

    X. Jian;S. Dixon;K.T.V. Grattan;R.S. Edwards

  • Detection of cracks in metal sheets using pulsed laser generated ultrasound and EMAT detection.

    S. Dixon;S. E. Burrows;B. Dutton;Yichao Fan

  • Circumferential guided wave EMAT system for pipeline screening using shear horizontal ultrasound

    Matthew Clough;Matthew Fleming;Steve M. Dixon

  • High accuracy non-contact ultrasonic thickness gauging of aluminium sheet using electromagnetic acoustic transducers.

    S. Dixon;C. Edwards;S.B. Palmer

  • Depth gauging of defects using low frequency wideband Rayleigh waves.

    R.S. Edwards;S. Dixon;X. Jian

  • Thermographic detection of surface breaking defects using a scanning laser source

    S E Burrows;S Dixon;Simon G Pickering;T Li

  • Rayleigh wave interaction with surface-breaking cracks

    X. Jian;S. Dixon;N. Guo;R. S. Edwards

  • Ultrasonic surface wave propagation and interaction with surface defects on rail track head

    Yichao Fan;S. Dixon;R. S. Edwards;X. Jian

  • Weld defect detection using PPM EMAT generated shear horizontal ultrasound

    P. A. Petcher;Steve M. Dixon

  • Combined laser spot imaging thermography and ultrasonic measurements for crack detection

    S E Burrows;A Rashed;Darryl P Almond;S Dixon

  • Enhancement of signal amplitude of surface wave EMATs based on 3-D simulation analysis and orthogonal test method

    Lei Kang;Steve Dixon;Kaican Wang;Jingmin Dai

  • Dual EMAT and PEC non-contact probe: applications to defect testing

    R.S. Edwards;Ali Sophian;S. Dixon;G.-Y. Tian

  • Surface-breaking crack gauging with the use of laser-generated Rayleigh waves

    X. Jian;Yichao Fan;R. S. Edwards;S. Dixon

  • A new electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) design for operation on rail

    P. A. Petcher;M. D. G. Potter;Steve M. Dixon

  • Coupling mechanism of an EMAT.

    X. Jian;S. Dixon;R.S. Edwards;J. Morrison

  • A laser–EMAT system for ultrasonic weld inspection

    S. Dixon;C. Edwards;S.B. Palmer

  • Near electrical resonance signal enhancement (NERSE) in eddy-current crack detection

    R. Hughes;Yichao Fan;Steve M. Dixon

  • Initial tests for designing a high temperature EMAT with pulsed electromagnet

    Francisco Hernandez-Valle;Steve Dixon

  • High temperature thickness measurements of stainless steel and low carbon steel using electromagnetic acoustic transducers

    S. E. Burrows;Yichao Fan;Steve M. Dixon

  • Temperature contour maps at the strain-induced martensitic transition of a Cu–Zn–Al shape-memory single crystal

    Eduard Vives;Susan Burrows;Rachel S. Edwards;Steve Dixon

  • Industrially viable non-contact ultrasound

    S. B. Palmer;S. Dixon

  • Wideband low frequency generation and detection of Lamb and Rayleigh waves using electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMATs)

    S. Dixon;S.B. Palmer

  • Signal enhancement of the in-plane and out-of-plane Rayleigh wave components

    R. S. Edwards;X. Jian;Y. Fan;S. Dixon

  • Interaction of SH guided waves with wall thinning

    Alan C. Kubrusly;Miguel A. Freitas;Jean Pierre von der Weid;Steve M. Dixon

Frequent Co-Authors

Mario Kupnik
Mario Kupnik Technical University of Darmstadt
Gui Yun Tian
Gui Yun Tian Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Darryl P Almond
Darryl P Almond University of Bath
Peter B. Nagy
Peter B. Nagy University of Cincinnati
Kenneth T. V. Grattan
Kenneth T. V. Grattan City, University of London
Krishnan Balasubramaniam
Krishnan Balasubramaniam Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Peter Cawley
Peter Cawley Imperial College London
Lluís Mañosa
Lluís Mañosa University of Barcelona
Antoni Planes
Antoni Planes University of Barcelona
Clive J. Roberts
Clive J. Roberts University of Nottingham

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