Dr Kaushal Bhavsar

Dr Kaushal Bhavsar

Postdoctoral Researcher in Offshore Renewable Energy

Faculty and Department

  • Faculty of Science and Engineering
  • School of Engineering

Summary

Dr Kaushal Bhavsar is Postdoctoral Researcher in Offshore Renewable Energy.

He obtained his PhD in Engineering from The Robert Gordon University in 2016 and MSc in Nanotechnology and Nanoelectronic Devices from the University of Surrey in 2011. He has a BEng degree in Electronics and Communication from the Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University. Before starting his career in academia, he worked in the consumer electronics industry for about 5 years.

His research involved the development of fibre optic sensors, surface plasmon resonance sensors, and synthesis of metal/metal oxide nanomaterials for application in environmental sensing and monitoring, medical technology and offshore renewable energy systems.

Currently, his work is mainly focused on the development of fibre optic sensing systems for offshore renewable energy structures.

Embedded systems (601071)

Smart Grids (661959)

Recent outputs

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Journal Article

Decoupling the Effects of Temperature, Strain, and Refractive Index in Long-Period Fiber Grating Used for Epoxy Resin Cure Monitoring

Ivanov, O. V., Bhavsar, K., & Gilbert, J. M. (2025). Decoupling the Effects of Temperature, Strain, and Refractive Index in Long-Period Fiber Grating Used for Epoxy Resin Cure Monitoring. Sensors, 25(3), Article 786. https://doi.org/10.3390/s25030786

Monitoring of Curing Process of Epoxy Resin by Long-Period Fiber Gratings

Ivanov, O. V., Bhavsar, K., Morgan-Clague, O., & Gilbert, J. M. (2024). Monitoring of Curing Process of Epoxy Resin by Long-Period Fiber Gratings. Sensors, 24(11), Article 3397. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24113397

Robustness of embedded fibre optic sensor mesh configurations for monitoring composite structures

Gilbert, J. M., Bhavsar, K., & Ivanov, O. V. (2024). Robustness of embedded fibre optic sensor mesh configurations for monitoring composite structures. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 373, Article 115445. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2024.115445

Presentation / Conference Contribution

Tidal Turbine Benchmarking Exercise: Environmental Characterisation and Geometry Specification

Tucker Harvey, S. W., Chen, X., Rowe, D., Bhavsar, K., Allsop, T., Gilbert, J., Stallard, T., Vogel, C. R., & Willden, R. H. J. (2021, September). Tidal Turbine Benchmarking Exercise: Environmental Characterisation and Geometry Specification. Presented at European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC) 2021, Plymouth, UK

Lead investigator

Project

Funder

Grant

Started

Status

Project

Fibre optic sensors for dynamic cable condition monitoring in floating offshore wind turbines

Funder

EPSRC Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council

Grant

£3,963.00

Started

1 December 2021

Status

Complete

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