Malcolm Macdonald (engineer)
SCISYS University of Glasgow | |
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Thesis | Analytical methodologies for solar trail trajectory design (2005) |
Website | spaceprof |
Malcolm Macdonald
Education
Malcolm Macdonald studied at
Career and research
After completing his doctoral research Macdonald continued to work with
Macdonald describes himself as "a professional space technology engineer, working in academia".
Macdonald was the only non-US member of a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's committee on Achieving Science Goals with CubeSats,[15] and a member of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) Study Group on Small Satellites for Space Sciences.[16] He was also a member of International Academy of Astronautics study group 4.23 on Post-Mission Disposal for Micro and Smaller Satellites: Concepts and Trade Studies.[17]
Macdonald has been an
Macdonald is also involved in the commercialisation of space through his role as the director of the
Outreach and media
Macdonald is frequently quoted by national and international media
Macdonald is also the co-creator & co-producer of a so-called science quiz show, New Peers Review, which is broadcast on Deutsche Welle's Spectrum radio show.[26][27]
He also regularly delivers talks to branches of
Awards and honours
Recognition of his engineering achievements includes:
- 2023 Fellowship of the FREng)[30]
- 2021 Knowledge Exchange Champion of the Year, Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards [31]
- 2021 Fellowship of the FRSE)
- 2016 Royal Society of Edinburgh Sir Makdougall Brisbane Medal
- 2013 Fellowship of the FRAeS)
- 2013 Elected member Royal Society of Edinburgh Young Academy of Scotland, five-year term.[5]
- 2012 Best Scottish Knowledge Transfer Partnership Award, with Clyde Space Ltd.[32]
- 2011 Sir Arthur C. Clarke Award for Space Research Achievement, awarded to the Advanced Space Concepts Laboratory
- 2010 Times Higher Education, THE, Outstanding Engineering Research Team of the Year shortlist nomination.[33]
- 2009 Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- 2008 Registered European Engineer with the European Federation of National Engineering Associations. Registration No. 571998.
- 2008 Engineering Council UK Chartered Engineer (UK)
- 2003 Ackroyd Stuart Propulsion Prize (2003) awarded by the Royal Aeronautical Society
References
- Twitter
- ^ a b Malcolm Macdonald publications indexed by Google Scholar
- ^ "University of Strathclyde Visiting Professor at UCD for Space Week to bolster Irish space sector ambitions". 12 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Scottish Space Sector Soars With New Funding Boost". DIGIT. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Strathclyde expert Malcolm Macdonald appointed to UK Space Agency's steering board". The National. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "UK Space Agency, Our governance". Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "Space, Scotland's New Frontier". The Herald. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "'UFO' seen by hundreds of Scots across the country explained by top space expert". Daily Recird. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ Macdonald, Malcolm (2005). Analytical methodologies for solar trail trajectory design (PhD thesis). University of Glasgow.
- ^ a b "The Appliance of Science". BQ Live. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Meet Malcolm Macdonald, our new Non-Executive Steering Board Member". 8 August 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "Dr Malcolm Macdonald, Uni. of Strathclyde". 21 October 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ "Early Career Prizes". Royal Society of Edinburgh. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ "The RSE announces 2021 Fellows". Royal Society of Edinburgh. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ISBN 978-0-309-44263-3.
- ^ COSPAR Roadmap on Small Satellites for Space Science (4S). COSPAR 42nd Assembly. Pasadena CA. 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Homepage of the Study Group 4.23". Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ "AIAA JGCD Masthead". AIAA. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ The International Handbook of Space Technology. Springer. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ "Caledonia dreaming: Think Scotland, think space". Deutsche Welle. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ "Hey, there are ethical uses for satellites too!". Deutsche Welle. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ "Space, the final frontier in independence debate". The Scotsman. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "Snap elections in space, uncertainty on Earth". Deutsche Welle. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ "No Irish. No blacks. No dogs. No Galileo". Deutsche Welle. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ "UK spaceport proposed for Sutherland site". BBC. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ "Spectrum: New Peers Review takes on neurodegeneration". Deutsche Welle. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Spectrum: New Peers Review takes on AI". Deutsche Welle. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ @BBCNewsbeat (13 March 2018). "Tiangong-1 Re-entry" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "In pictures: Red Nose goes into space site". BBC. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ "Professor Malcolm Macdonald FREng FRSE". raeng.org.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Kristy Dorsey (22 April 2021). "Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards: The full list of winners". The Herald. Glasgow.
- ^ "University Honoured for Space Technology Work". The Herald. Glasgow. 22 September 2012.
- ^ "THE Awards 2011: Shortlist". Times Higher Education. September 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
Bibliography
- The International Handbook of Space Technology Editors: Macdonald, Malcolm, Badescu, Viorel (Eds.), Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2014,
- Advances in Solar Sailing Editor: Macdonald, Malcolm (Eds.), Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2014,
- Macdonald, Malcolm, Smith, Lesley Jane, Impact Assessment of Scottish Independence on the Space Sector, University of Strathclyde publishing, 2014,
External links
- Staff Profile - Prof Malcolm Macdonald, University of Strathclyde