Ruth Mackey

Ruth Mackey

CSO & Co-Founder mBryonics Ltd

Ireland
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Photonics, lasers, spatial light modulators, optical sensors, optical metrology, adaptive optics and free space optical communication

Experience

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    Photonics System Design Engineer

    mBryonics Ltd

    - Present 10 years 6 months

    Galway, Ireland

    Product design and development, design of photonics subsystems, research & development

  • Optical System Design Engineer

    Optical R&D

    - 3 years 6 months

    Galway, Ireland

    Prototyping, research and product development specialising in vision systems, smart optics, adaptive optics, optical metrology, wavefront sensing, laser beam shaping, image processing, optical sensors.

  • Research Scientist

    Applied Optics, School of Physics, NUI Galway

    - 2 years 11 months

    Research and development of optical systems for applications in medicine, astronomy, aerospace and industry. Responsibilities included the preparation of EU and ESA grant applications, training and mentoring of PhD and undergraduate students and collaborating with visiting international research fellows from China, Israel, Australia, USA, and the EU.
    A key area of research was in the use of free space optical communication from high altitude platforms (UAVs and stratospheric balloons).

Education

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    National University of Ireland, Galway

    Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Adaptive Optics in Strong Atmospheric Turbulence for Free Space Optical Communication

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    Development of an adaptive optics system for free space optical communication.
    - Atmospheric turbulence measurement on horizontal paths over land and over water.
    - Numerical simulation of laser beam propagation through turbulence.
    - Hardware implementation of adaptive optics correction on a 3km laser link.
    - Recipient of an EMBARK Scholarship from the Irish Research Council for Science Engineering and Technology.

  • Heriot-Watt University Graphic

    Heriot-Watt University

    MPhys Physics with Laser Science

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    Physics degree specialising in optics, lasers, and optoelectronics.
    - Fourier Optics, Spectroscopy, Solid State Physics, Laser Physics, Electronics, Optical Design.
    - Final year dissertation "Measurement of electron mobility in III-V semiconductors".
    - Recipient of the Watt Club Medal in Physics in 2002

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