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Assoc Prof Nigel Hancock


Name : Assoc Prof Nigel Hancock
Position : Associate Professor (Electrical Engineering)
Section : Faculty of Engineering and Surveying
Electric, Electronic and Computer Engineering
Office : Z2-109
Location : Toowoomba Campus
Phone : 61 7 4631 2552
Extension : 2552
E-mail :
Qualifications : BSc VicUni Manchester
PhD Strathclyde


Home Page : http://www.usq.edu.au/users/hancockn
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Professional Memberships
Member of the Institute of Physics (UK)
Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (USA)
Member of the Institution of Engineers, Australia

Professional Affiliations
Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society (UK)
Member of the Society for Engineering in Agriculture
Member of the Australian Institute for Food Science and Technology

Research Interests
Measurement and instrumentation
Micrometeorology and evaporation science
Agricultural and food engineering

Recent Research Outcomes
Three most recent :
Craig I, Aravinthan V, Baillie C, Beswick A, Barnes G, Bradbury R, Connell L, Coop P, Fellows C, Fitzmaurice L, Foley J, Hancock N, Lamb D, Morrison P, Misra R, Mossad R, Pittaway P, Prime E, Rees S, Schmidt E, Solomon D, Symes T and Turnbull D (2007) Evaporation, seepage and water quality management in storage dams: a review of research methods. Environ Health 7:3 pp84-97

Hancock, N H, McKinnon, I and Maxwell, A D, (2006) Universal acidity-conductivity relations in bulk starter production. Aust.J.Dairy Technol. 61:2, pp189-192.

Hancock, N H, Maxwell, A D and Ah Fock, A (2005). Method and apparatus for measuring electrical conductivity. International Patent Application PCT/AU2005/000040 (published 28 July 2005)

Currently Teaching Courses/Programs
Doctor of Philosophy -PhD
Engineering Doctorate - EngD
Master of Engineering - MEng
ENG4111/4112 Research Project
ELE4019 Measurement Science and Instrument Engineering

Teaching Experience
Tertiary : 28 years