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Timothy Leighton

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Timothy Leighton
FRS FREng FMedSci
Leighton in 2014
Born
Timothy Grant Leighton

(1963-10-16) 16 October 1963 (age 62)[1]
Blackburn, Lancashire
EducationHeversham Grammar School, Cumbria
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
Known forThe Acoustic Bubble[2][3]
Awards
Scientific career
Fields
Workplaces
ThesisImage intensifier studies of sonoluminescence, with application to the safe use of medical ultrasound (1988)
Websitesouthampton.ac.uk/engineering/about/staff/tgl.page

Timothy Grant Leighton (born 16 October 1963)[1][2] is a British scientist. He is the Executive General Director and Inventor-in-Chief of Sloan Water Technology Ltd.,[5] best known for his work in bubble acoustics, planetary acoustics and medical acoustics. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.[6] He is emeritus professor of University of Southampton, Honorary Professor of University College London, and honorary fellow of Magdalene College at the University of Cambridge.[7]

Biography

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Leighton received a double first class Bachelor of Arts degree with honours in physics and theoretical physics from Cambridge University in 1985, and in 1988 he earned his PhD at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge. Leighton was affiliated with the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, from 1992 to 2024 as a lecturer in underwater acoustics and was awarded a personal chair by University of Southampton at the age of 35. He founded and led two research organisations with international membership (Global-NAMRIP and HEFUA).

Extraterrestrial acoustics

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Since the mid-2000s, Leighton attempted to increase interest in using sound to explore other planets by predicting the soundscapes of other worlds[8][9][10][11][12] and how these could best be exploited using acoustic devices, led to devices for planetaria to use when teaching about other worlds,[9][10][13][14] and showed how careful calculation was needed to avoid mistakes when using acoustic sensors on other worlds.[15][16][17][18][19] Leighton supported the Mars Perseverance and Ingenuity missions.[20][21][22]

Public health

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NAMRIP and Global-NAMRIP

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In 2015, Leighton founded the Global Network for AntiMicrobial Resistance and Infection Prevention (Global-NAMRIP).[23] Global-NAMRIP organised conferences, fostered collaborations and stimulated new areas of research, aimed at solutions that the end-users could implement for patients and public health. He is quoted as saying[24]

We need to work with rigour, imagination, and wonder, unconstrained by the artificial boundaries set in place by discipline names, or the history of projects in which we have previously worked, or the tendency of sponsors to believe they can pick winners, or above all by the belief that we must jump to solutions when we have not yet perceived the real problem. Then, when we eventually do find a solution, we must have the will to push it through all the way to help others, and not simply publish in the expectation that someone will finish the job for us.

Health Effects of Ultrasound in Air

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In 2015, Leighton founded the research group Health Effects of Ultrasound in Air (HEFUA).[25][26][27] His aim was to map the increasing use of ultrasound in public places, and to investigate whether or not this increase is having adverse effects on some humans.

Awards and honours

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Medals

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Awards

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  • 2025 Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Southampton, with the citation 'For distinguished fundamental research, with extensive societal and humanitarian impact, in the study of climate change, the environment and safety, catastrophe relief, medical and healthcare research, extraterrestrial and planetary science, and the preservation and understanding of the oceans'.[39]
  • 2019 Doctor of Science, University of Cambridge[40]
  • 2018 Royal Society's Lord Leonard and Lady Estelle Wolfson Foundation Translation Award for the StarHealer[41]
  • the 2014 'Best new product of the year' award for StarStream[42][43][44][45]
  • the 2012 Institute of Chemical Engineering Award for Water Management and Supply[46]
  • the 2011 Royal Society Brian Mercer Award for Innovation[47][48]
  • the 2008 'Medical & Healthcare' award from 'The Engineer'[49][50]
  • the inaugural 2001 International Medwin Prize for Acoustical Oceanography from the Acoustical Society of America[51]
  • 2000 Royal Society Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowship

Fellowships

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Leighton is an Academician of three National Academies.[6] He was elected a Fellow of the Institute of Physics (FInstP) in 2000,[52] and was awarded Fellowships of the Institute of Acoustics in 1999,[53] and the Acoustical Society of America in 1998,[54] and Fellowship of the Cambridge Philosophical Society in 1988.[55] He is a Visiting Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Studies of Loughborough University.[56] In 2018, Professor Leighton became a Distinguished Fellow of the International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration (IIAV).[57]

References

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  1. 1 2 Anon (2014). "Leighton, Prof. Timothy Grant". Who's Who (online Oxford University Press ed.). A & C Black. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.257715. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. 1 2 The Acoustic Bubble. By Timothy G. Leighton Academic Press, 1994. 613 pp. ISBN 0124124984
  3. ↑ Crum, L. A. (1994). "Review of the Accoustic [sic] Bubble, by T. G. Leighton". Journal of Sound and Vibration. 174 (5): 709–710. doi:10.1006/jsvi.1994.1305.
  4. ↑ "Professor Timothy Leighton". The Royal Society. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Sloan Water Technology Ltd. homepage". Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  6. 1 2 "TripleCrown". 2019.
  7. ↑ "World-leading scientist and engineer Professor Timothy Leighton retires". Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  8. ↑ Leighton, T.G. and White, P.R. (2004). "The Sound of Titan: A role for acoustics in space exploration". Acoustics Bulletin. 29 (4): 16–23.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. 1 2 Leighton, Timothy G.; Petculescu, Andi (2009). "The Sound of Music and Voices in Space Part 1: Theory". Acoustics Today. 5 (3): 17–26. doi:10.1121/1.3238123. ISSN 1557-0215.
  10. 1 2 Leighton, Timothy G.; Petculescu, Andi (2009). "The Sound of Music and Voices in Space Part 2: Modeling and Simulation". Acoustics Today. 5 (3): 27–29. doi:10.1121/1.3238123. ISSN 1557-0215.
  11. ↑ Leighton, T.G., White, P.R. and Finfer, D.C. (2012). "The opportunities and challenges in the use of extra-terrestrial acoustics in the exploration of the oceans of icy planetary bodies". Earth, Moon, and Planets. 109 (1–4): 99–116. Bibcode:2012EM&P..109...91L. doi:10.1007/s11038-012-9399-6. S2CID 120569869.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ↑ "Bizarre space experiment reveals what Bach sounds like when played on Venus and Mars". inverse.com. BDG Media, Inc. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  13. ↑ Leighton, T; Banda, N; Berges, B; Joseph, P; White, P (1 August 2016). "Extraterrestrial sound for planetaria: A pedagogical study". The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 140 (2): 1469–1480. Bibcode:2016ASAJ..140.1469L. doi:10.1121/1.4960785. ISSN 0001-4966. PMID 27586771.
  14. ↑ Leighton, T; Petculescu, A (1 August 2016). "Guest editorial: Acoustic and related waves in extraterrestrial environments". The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 140 (2): 1397–1399. Bibcode:2016ASAJ..140.1397L. doi:10.1121/1.4961539. ISSN 0001-4966. PMID 27586765.
  15. ↑ Leighton, Timothy G.; Finfer, Daniel C.; White, Paul R. (2008). "The problems with acoustics on a small planet". Icarus. 193 (2): 649–652. Bibcode:2008Icar..193..649L. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2007.10.008.
  16. ↑ Jiang, J; Baik, K; Leighton, T.G. (2011). "Acoustic attenuation, phase and group velocities in liquid-filled pipes II: Simulation for Spallation Neutron Sources and planetary exploration". The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 130 (2): 695–706. Bibcode:2011ASAJ..130..695J. doi:10.1121/1.3598463. PMID 21877784. S2CID 386262.
  17. ↑ Leighton, T.G. (2009). "Fluid loading effects for acoustical sensors in the atmospheres of Mars, Venus, Titan, and Jupiter". The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 125 (5): EL214–9. Bibcode:2009ASAJ..125L.214L. doi:10.1121/1.3104628. PMID 19425625.
  18. ↑ Ainslie, M. A.; Leighton, T. G. (2009). "Near resonant bubble acoustic cross-section corrections, including examples from oceanography, volcanology, and biomedical ultrasound". The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 126 (5): 2163–75. Bibcode:2009ASAJ..126.2163A. doi:10.1121/1.3180130. PMID 19894796.
  19. ↑ Ainslie, M. A.; Leighton, T. G. (2016). "Sonar equations for planetary exploration". The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 140 (2): 1400–1419. Bibcode:2016ASAJ..140.1400A. doi:10.1121/1.4960786. PMID 27586766.
  20. ↑ "Planetary Acoustics: A Brand New Sense with which to Explore Atmospheres in our Solar System". The International Space Science Institute. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  21. ↑ Chide, Baptiste; Jacob, Xavier; Petculescu, Andi; Lorenz, Ralph D.; Maurice, Sylvestre; Seel, Fabian; Schröder, Susanne; Wiens, Roger C.; Gillier, Martin; Murdoch, Naomi; Lanza, Nina L.; Bertrand, Tanguy; Leighton, Timothy G.; Joseph, Phillip; Pilleri, Paolo; Mimoun, David; Stott, Alexander; de la Torre Juarez, Manuel; Hueso, Ricardo; Munguira, Asier; Sánchez-Lavega, Agustin; Martinez, German; Larmat, Carène; Lasue, Jérémie; Newman, Claire; Pla-Garcia, Jorge; Bernardi, Pernelle; Harri, Ari-Matti; Genzer, Maria; Lepinette, Alain (2023). "Measurements of sound propagation in Mars' lower atmosphere". Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 615 118200. Bibcode:2023E&PSL.61518200C. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2023.118200. S2CID 258906536.
  22. ↑ "Microphones in space: Why scientists want to listen in on alien worlds". space.com. Future IS Inc. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  23. ↑ "NAMRIP homepage". The University of Southampton. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  24. ↑ Maurice Lubbock Memorial Lecture at Oxford University
  25. ↑ "HEFUA, Population Health, University of Southampton". The University of Southampton. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  26. ↑ "Ultrasound in Air, University of Southampton". The University of Southampton. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  27. ↑ "HEFUA-2". sites.google.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  28. ↑ "Engineering professor honoured with Royal Society award". Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  29. ↑ "Royal Society medal awarded to T G Leighton (18 July 2017)". University of Southampton. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  30. ↑ "Royal Society Paterson Medal Lecture (5 September 2018)". 7 September 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018 – via YouTube.
  31. ↑ "Prestigious acoustics medal for Southampton Professor". Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  32. ↑ "Timothy Leighton: Rayleigh Medal Award (page 28)" (PDF). Institute of Acoustics. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  33. ↑ "Citation for the Helmholtz-Rayleigh Interdisciplinary Silver Medal (Acoustical Society of America)" (PDF). Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  34. ↑ "The Helmholtz-Rayleigh Interdisciplinary Silver Medal (Acoustical Society of America)". Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  35. ↑ "The RWB Stephens Medal awarded to Professor T G Leighton" (PDF). Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  36. ↑ "The Paterson Medal awarded to Professor T G Leighton". Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  37. ↑ "The Clifford Paterson Medal awarded to Professor T G Leighton" (PDF). Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  38. ↑ "1994 A B Wood Medal" (PDF). Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  39. ↑ "Professor Leighton awarded a third doctorate". 2025.
  40. ↑ "Southampton professor Tim Leighton honoured as Doctor of Science". Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  41. ↑ "Royal Society Award to NAMRIP team for StarHealer". Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  42. ↑ "Best New Product". LabMate. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  43. ↑ "Southampton 'StarStream' cleaning technology wins prestigious award". University of southampton, chemistry. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  44. ↑ "Ultrasonic device which enhances water's ability to clean wins 'Product of the Year'". Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  45. ↑ "ITV News - University demonstrates pioneering device for cleaning medical instruments". Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  46. ↑ "The 2012 Institute of Chemical Engineering Award for 'Water Management and Supply'". Using ultrasound to clean medical instruments - News. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  47. ↑ "Royal Society Brian Mercer Award video". 16 November 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2016 – via YouTube.
  48. ↑ "Royal Society Brian Mercer Award clippings". Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  49. ↑ "The 'Medical & Healthcare' award by 'The Engineer'" (PDF). Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  50. ↑ "The Engineer Magazine 2008 Technology and innovation awards 2008" (PDF). Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  51. ↑ "Inaugural Medwin Prize in Acoustical Oceanography awarded to Professor T G Leighton" (PDF). Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  52. ↑ "Fellowship of the Institute of Physics". Retrieved 29 June 2018.[circular reference]
  53. ↑ "ISVR50_interview". Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  54. ↑ "Fellowship of the Acoustical Society of America". 20 August 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  55. ↑ "Cambridge Philosophical Society". Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  56. ↑ "Fellowship of the Institute of Advanced Studies of Loughborough University". Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  57. ↑ "IIAV Distinguished Fellow". Retrieved 10 November 2018.
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