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Dr Kate Nicholson

Associate Professor

Department: Applied Sciences

Key Publications

Use of machine learning for monitoring the growth stages of an agricultural crop, Ahmed, S., Basu, N., Nicholson, C., Rutter, S., Marshall, J., Perry, J., Dean, J. 1 Jan 2024, In: Sustainable Food Technology
Use of remote sensing and image processing for identification of wild orchids, Ahmed, S., Lightbown, J., Rutter, S., Basu, N., Nicholson, C., Perry, J., Dean, J. 26 Apr 2024, In: Frontiers in Environmental Science
The Pigments of British Medieval Illuminators: A Scientific and Cultural Study, Gameson, R., Beeby, A., Fioreillo, F., Nicholson, C., Ricciardi, P., Reynolds, S. 4 Aug 2023
Use of an unmanned aerial vehicle for monitoring and prediction of oilseed rape crop performance, Ahmed, S., Nicholson, C., Rutter, S., Marshall, J., Perry, J., Dean, J. 10 Nov 2023, In: PLoS One
Winter beans: the use of an unmanned aerial vehicle for monitoring and prediction of crop performance, Ahmed, S., Nicholson, C., Rutter, S., Marshall, J., Perry, J., Dean, J. 25 May 2023, In: Open Science Journal (OSJ)
Applied aerial spectroscopy: A case study on remote sensing of an ancient and semi-natural woodland, Ahmed, S., Nicholson, C., Muto, P., Perry, J., Dean, J. 15 Nov 2021, In: PLoS One
The Use of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Tree Phenotyping Studies, Ahmed, S., Nicholson, C., Muto, P., Perry, J., Dean, J. 18 Sep 2021, In: Separations
The admiral, the virgin, and the spectrometer: Observations on the Coëtivy hours (Dublin, Chester Beatty library, MS W082), Gameson, R., Nicholson, C., Beeby, A. 1 Sep 2020, In: GESTA-International Center of Medieval Art
Colour at Canterbury; the Pigments of Canterbury Illuminators from the Tenth to Twelfth Centuries, Beeby, A., Gameson, R., Nicholson, C. 6 Feb 2018, Manuscripts in the Making, Brepols
New light on old illuminations, Beeby, A., Gameson, R., Nicholson, C. 2018, In: Archives and Records

Current and Recent Projects

Development of a laundry stain identification and removal process, Nicholson, K. (Principal Investigator), Innovate UK, 01/09/18 - 31/08/21, £259,645.00

Professional Activity

Invited talk: Look but don't touch 2022

Qualifications

Education PGCE January 11 2013
Chemistry PhD July 01 2007
Chemistry MSc July 01 2003
Fellow (FHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2017
Member Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 2015

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