Malcolm McCulloch

Infobox Scientist
name = Malcolm McCulloch

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birth_date = Birth date and age|1965|4|3|mf=y
birth_place = Johannesburg, South Africa
nationality = South African
British
field = Engineering
alma_mater = University of the Witswatersrand
known_for = Superconductivity, Electrical Machines

Malcolm McCulloch was born in 1965 in South Africa. He graduated from the University of Witwatersrand, cum laude, with a BSc(Eng) in 1986 and with a PhD in 1991. Malcolm continued his work in the field of power engineering, working for Eskom for several years before returning to the Wits Department of Electrical Engineering. In 1993, he moved to Oxford University and started up the Electrical Power Group (EPG) [http://kron1.eng.ox.ac.uk] . He is a Student (Fellow) of Christ Church, Oxford.

Malcolm’s main focus of research has revolved around electrical machines. For his PhD he developed CASED (Computer Analysis and Simulation of Electric Drives) [http://users.ox.ac.uk/~epgmdm/casedf.html] , which does dynamic analysis of systems that include variable speed drives. On arriving at Oxford, he got involved with the use of high temperature superconductors, particularly YBCO, in electrical motors. cite web| title = THE APPLICATION OF HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS INBRUSHLESS AC MACHINES| author = Dr. David Hew and Dr. Malcolm McCulloch| publisher = Department of Engineering, Oxford University | url = http://www.supermachines.org/documents/papers/HTS_BRUSHLESS_AC_MACHINES.pdf ]

Research

In more recent years Malcolm has developed a keen interest in sustainable energy. This has led to work on hydrogen (fuel cell) cars, such as the BOC ECH2O [http://kron1.eng.ox.ac.uk/pages/research/boc-ech2o.php] and the Morgan Lifecar project. The two other key areas of his research in this field include the domestic energy sector and renewable energy generation, notably the water turbine. Malcolm currently has 3 DPhil students working on these projects - [http://kron1.eng.ox.ac.uk/pages/people/t.woolmer.php Tim Woolmer] on the LifeCar, [http://kron1.eng.ox.ac.uk/pages/people/rebecca-ford.php Rebecca Ford] on Domestic Energy Usage, and [http://kron1.eng.ox.ac.uk/pages/people/yihui-shi.php Yihui Shi] on the Water Turbine.

Teaching

Malcolm is also very involved in teaching within Oxford University. He is a fellow of Christ Church [http://www.chch.ox.ac.uk] as well as a lecturer within the Engineering Department [http://www.eng.ox.ac.uk] . Malcolm also runs a solar challenge coursework modules for the second year students.

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