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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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
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
A Sensor With Coating Pt/WO Powder With an Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifier to Detect the Hydrogen Concentration, Liu, J., Chu, L., Liu, B., Liu, J., Hu, Y., He, X., Yuan, J., Zhou, Y., Liu, D., Ghassemlooy, Z., Martin, J., Fu, Y., Wu, Q. 1 Jan 2023, In: IEEE Sensors Journal
Fundamentals of Monitoring Condensation and Frost/Ice Formation in Cold Environments Using Thin-Film Surface-Acoustic-Wave Technology, Zeng, X., Ong, H., Haworth, L., Lu, Y., Yang, D., Rahmati, M., Wu, Q., Torun, H., Martin, J., Hou, X., Lv, X., Yuan, W., He, Y., Fu, Y. 26 Jul 2023, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Method for monitoring the moisture response of a Cross Laminated Timber(CLT) panel buildings, Tamagnone, G., Hairstans, R., Martin, J., Edmondson, V. 27 Jun 2023, In: Method for monitoring the moisture response of a Cross Laminated Timber(CLT) panel buildings
Detection and forecasting of shallow landslides: lessons from a natural laboratory, Bainbridge, R., Lim, M., Dunning, S., Winter, M., Diaz-Moreno, A., Martin, J., Torun, H., Sparkes, B., Khan, M., Jin, N. 31 Dec 2022, In: Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk
Development of a workflow for processing ground-penetrating radar data from multiconcurrent receivers, Angelis, D., Warren, C., Diamanti, N., Martin, J., Annan, P. 1 Jul 2022, In: Geophysics

PGR Supervision

Irshad Ansari The development of non-destructive techniques for the condition monitoring of operational reinforced concrete tanks. Start Date: 30/09/2025
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