Richard Boardman

Dr. Richard Boardman is a Principal Enterprise Fellow at the University of Southampton, affiliated with the Engineering Materials and Surface Engineering Group. His research focuses on advanced imaging techniques, materials science, and geotechnical engineering, with applications in biomedical research, soil mechanics, and computational methods. He leads projects involving X-ray tomography, photon counting detectors, and GPU-accelerated algorithms. Boardman collaborates on interdisciplinary initiatives, such as the TIGRE toolbox and 3D X-ray histology facilities.

His recent work includes optimizing X-ray imaging for soil analysis, developing directional dark-field imaging, and enhancing metrology through fast tomographic measurements. He has supervised PhD student Alexander Edward Leatherland and contributed to over a dozen peer-reviewed publications since 2020. Boardman’s expertise spans experimental and computational approaches to material characterization, with a strong emphasis on practical applications in engineering and healthcare.