Role
Professor of Physics
Professor Morris teaches a range of topics focusing on the principles and applications of medical imaging including magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound imaging as well as courses in electronics and nuclear physics. He is the departmental research coordinator within the physics team at Â鶹ÊÓƵ
Research areas
Areas of research interest include:
- Magnetic Resonance Hardware for imaging and for applied industrial sensing applications
- Food process control and product stability monitoring
- Magnetic Resonance Elastography
- Extrinsic MRI contrast
- Development of novel composite materials for medical and personal protection applications
- Magnetic Particle Spectroscopy and Imaging
- Waste Water treatment and monitoring with an emphasis on sustainability
- Applications of Technical Textiles and Smart Materials
- Acoustic Levitation
- Benchtop nuclear fusion devices with a particular focus on compact stellerators
Professor Morris has a keen interest in applying existing technology to new problems. He has previously used MRI to investigate changes in food products which have undergone different processing during production and storage, investigated the flow of fluids through porous materials and produced automated systems to investigate the wetting properties of surfaces and to monitor pressure during brewing processes. He was the UK partner on a multinational Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action project developing magnetic resonance hardware to monitor confectionary and chocolate products in partnership with industry and a recently funded ERA Talents project - APRISE developing researchers to deliver alternative protein sources to market.
Professor Morris has previously supervised undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD projects in the areas of research interest listed above. He has an interest in practical projects which lead to application or development of hardware or techniques to new areas and to the generation of new technology. Previous projects include developing embeddable NMR probes for monitoring constructed wetlands, producing low cost electronics for magnetic resonance, development of a magnetic particle spectrometer for educational applications, creation of a novel system for early detection of pre-eclampsia with magnetic resonance and an acoustic levitation device for presentation of container free samples to spallation beamlines.
Professor Morris welcomes all opportunities to collaborate on projects or to perform contract measurements for industrial or academic purposes. Please contact him directly by email to discuss possible opportunities or for further information.
Information on PhD projects may also be obtained from the NTU Graduate School.
External activity
- The Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition ()
- Chartered Physicist and member of the
- Chair of the scientific advisory board for
- Guest editor for Applied Sciences: “Applications of Low Field Magnetic Resonance”
- Guest editor for Sensors: “Magnetic Resonance Sensors”
Sponsors and collaborators
Sponsors and Collaborators:
Current and recent research is being conducted with the support of:
- European Union Horizon
- Defence and Security Accelerator
- Innovate UK
- The Royal Society
University partners include:
- Middle East Technical University, Turkey
- University of Warmia and Marzury, Poland
- University of Concepción, Chile
- National University of Science and Technology, Pakistan
- Stellenbosch University, South Africa
- University of Birmingham, UK
- University of Nottingham, UK
Industrial Partners include:
- Kayseri Sugar, Turkey
- Durukan Confectionary, Turkey
- TOREN Food Company, Turkey
- Resonance Systems, Germany
- SG Isotech, Serbia
- Foresight Innovations Limited, UK
- Medibord Limited, UK
- Omnia CS, UK
- Nanogentech, UK
Publications
Balestri, W., Hickman, G.J., Morris, R.H., Hunt, J.A. and Reinwald, Y., Cells, 2023. 12 (2): 313. ISSN 2073-4409
Gorbunova, M., Grunin, L., Morris, R.H. and Imamutdinova, A. 2023 Journal of Composites Science, 7 (4), p. 168.
Habra K, Morris RH, McArdle SEB, Cave GWV. Nanoscale Advances, 2022, ISSN 2516-0230
Morris RH, Newton MI. Applied Sciences, 2021, 11 (18): 8471.
Morris RH, Geraldi NR, Pike LC, Pawelke J, Hoffmann AL, Doy N, Stafford JL, Spicer A, and Newton MI. Materials, 2020, 13 (16): 3549.
Morris RH Geraldi NR, Stafford JL, Spicer A, Hall J, Bradley C and Newton MI. Materials, 2020, 13 (7): 1684.
Morris RH, Trabi CL, Spicer A, Langmack K, Boersma W, Weightman J and Newton MI. Materials Letters, 2019, 252, Pp. 289-292.
Spicer A, Fairhurst DJ, Newton MI and Morris RH. Magnetic Resonance In Chemistry, 2019, 57 (9): 730-737, Pp. 730-737.
Parslow ST, Almazrouei NK, Newton MI, Dye ER and Morris RH. Magnetic Resonance In Chemistry, 2019, 57 (9), Pp. 695-699.
Morris RH, Dye ER, Docker P and Newton MI. Physics Of Fluids, 2019, 31 (10): 101301.
Markides H, Newell KJ, Rudorf H, Ferreras LB, Dixon JE, Morris RH, Graves M, Kaggie J, Henson F and El Haj AJ. Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 2019, 10 (1): 25.
Morris RH, Almazrouei NK, Tabi CL and Newton MI. 2019, Applied Sciences, 10 (1): 162.
Morris RH, Mostafa N, Parslow S and Newton MI. Magnetic Resonance In Chemistry, 2017, 55 (9), Pp. 853-855.
Harrison R, Markides H, Morris RH, Richards P, El Hak AJ and Sottile V. Journal Of Tissue Engineering And Regenerative Medicine, 2017, 11 (8), Pp. 2333-2348.
Hughes-Riley T, Dye ER, Ortega Anderez D, Hill-Casey F, Newton MI and Morris RH Sensors And Actuators A: Physical, 2016, 241, Pp. 19-26.
Trabi CL, Ouali FF, McHale G, Javed H, Morris RH and Newton MI. Langmuir, 2016, 32 (5), Pp. 1289-1298.
Press expertise
Areas of Expertise:
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Magnetic Resonance Sensing
- Medical Imaging
- Food process monitoring
- Waste water treatment and monitoring
- Natural fibre composite materials
Examples of press activity include:
- Food Unwrapped Season 15 Episode 5 – Ricochet – Channel 4 – MRI of Pork Pies to monitor Jelly Ingres
- BBC Radio Nottingham Breakfast Show – Interview about making water from the river Trent drinkable
- BBC Radio Nottingham Breakfast Show – Interview about the declining bee populations