Russ Coggrave

Russ Coggrave is a Senior Research Associate in Optical Engineering at Loughborough University, specializing in advanced optical metrology systems. He holds an MEng (Hons) in Electronics and Electrical Engineering and a PhD from Loughborough University, focused on real-time optical metrology.

• Research Background: Worked on passive 3D sonar tracking, real-time ESPI processing, and high-speed optical profilometry.
• Commercialization: Gatsby Fellow (2010s) to commercialize 3D shape measurement tech, co-founded Phase Vision Ltd as Managing Director/CTO.
• Current Projects: Developing synthetic aperture interferometers, high-speed metrology-grade robot vision systems, and MZI-based waveguide devices for interferometry.

Research interests span optical engineering innovations for industrial applications, robotics, and dynamic environment metrology. His work bridges academic research with commercial ventures, emphasizing real-world deployment of advanced measurement systems.

• Awards: Recognized as Gatsby Fellow for contributions to optical engineering commercialization.

Labs/Teams: Active in the Optical Engineering Research Group at Loughborough and collaborates with Phase Vision Ltd for technology development.