Robert Blue received the Ph.D. degree in Optical Electronics from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, U.K., in 1996. His research interests span chemical and biomedical sensors using optical and electrical measurement techniques. He has worked on projects with industrial partners such as Kodak, Airbus, and Kelman Ltd. Currently he is at the Centre for Microsystems and Photonics where he undertakes teaching and research. His current research interests include the development of MEMS sensors for detection of explosive compounds, optofluidic devices, and photoacoustics for imaging tissue and for the non-destructive testing of 3D-printed metal components.

• MEMS sensors
• Photoacoustic imaging

• R. Blue, A. Dudus, and D. Uttamchandani, “A review of single-mode fiber optofluidics (Invited Paper)”, Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, Vol. 22 (2), p. 9100112, Aug. 2015. DOI:10.1109/JSTQE.2015.2466071
• R. Blue, Z. Vobecka, P. J. Skabara and D. Uttamchandani, “The development of sensors for volatile nitro-containing compounds as models for explosives detection”, Sensors and Actuators: B. Chemical, Vol. 176, pp. 534-542, Jan. 2013. DOI:10.1016/j.snb.2012.10.088
• R. Blue, L. Li, G. M. H. Flockhart and D. Uttamchandani, “MEMS-actuated wavelength drop filter based on microsphere whispering gallery modes”, J. Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 21, p. 115020, Oct. 2011. DOI:10.1088/0960-1317/21/11/115020
• D. Hill, B. McDonnell, S. Hearty, L. Basabe-Desmonts, R. Blue, T. Ruckstuhl, M. Trnavsky, C. McAtamney, R. O’Kennedy and B. D. MacCraith, “Novel disposable biochip platform employing supercritical angle fluorescence for enhanced fluorescence collection”, Biomedical Microdevices, Vol. 13 (4), pp. 759-767, 2011. DOI:10.1007/s10544-011-9546-2