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Professor Andrew Gallant serves as Head of Department and Professor of Electronic Engineering in the Department of Engineering at Durham University, having assumed the Head of Department role in August 2025. He has been with Durham University since completing his undergraduate studies, progressing from Research Associate to Lecturer, Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in 2014, and full Professor in 2020.
Andrew Gallant graduated with a first class honours degree in Applied Physics with Electronic Engineering from Durham University in 2000, followed by a PhD in 2004 (EPSRC CASE award with Filtronic Compound Semiconductors) on widely tunable micromachined capacitors. His academic journey at Durham has been continuous since his undergraduate studies.
Professor Gallant's research focuses on micro- and nanoengineering, sensors and actuators, and terahertz devices and systems. His group specializes in using micromachining to create new components for manipulating terahertz light, with over twenty years of experience in cleanroom-based fabrication techniques. His work spans both fundamental device physics and practical applications in the RF and THz regions, with over 100 refereed journal and conference publications.
His recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on terahertz technology, microfluidics, nanofabrication, and spintronics applications. The research shows progression from fundamental device fabrication to increasingly sophisticated systems integration, with growing emphasis on practical applications in communications, sensing, and energy conversion.
- Scientific Coordinator of the €3.8M EU Initial Training Network (Notedev)
- Co-I on the €4M H2020 ITN INDEED
- Multiple EPSRC grants as PI and Co-I
- EPSRC CASE award for PhD research
- Funding from the Royal Society for international travel exchanges
Professor Gallant supervises multiple research postgraduates across different research nodes including Electrical Power, Advanced Materials and Electronic Devices, and Communications and THz. He has significant experience managing large international collaborative grants, including the €3.8M EU Initial Training Network. His teaching responsibilities include Digital Systems at L1, Digital Electronics at L3, and supervising MEng/BEng/MSc projects. His research group maintains strong cleanroom fabrication capabilities for micro- and nanoscale devices, with particular expertise in terahertz components and systems.
