Dr Donald McCallum

Qualifications:

B.E. (Systems Engineering) ANU Canberra
PhD (Engineering) Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge, UK.

Research Interests:

  • Inkjet, digital print, micro-materials deposition, surface chemistry, colour management, rheology, rapid prototyping and general deposition processes.
  •  Psychophysics: measuring human perception to supposed improvements to manufacturing quality.
  • Application of new technology to more traditional industrial systems.
  • Tactile mapping and aids for people with visual impairment.

Key Publications:

  1. “Tactile directional symbols” McCallum D., Jehoel S., Ungar S., British Journal of Visual Impairment 24 (2006) 83-92.
  2. “An empirical approach to the desing of tactile maps and diagrams: the cognitive tactualizatrion approach” Jehoel, S., McCallum D., Rowell J., Ungar S., British Journal of Visual Impairment 24 (2006) 68-75.
  3. "Multiphase micro-drop interaction in ink-jet printing of 3D structures for tactile maps” Ahmed, K., McCallum D.J., Sheldon D., Modern Physics Letters B 18 (2005) 28-29.
  4. “The design and manufacture of tactile maps using an inkjet process” McCallum D., Dinar D., Ahmed K., Jehoel S., Sheldon D., Journal of Engineering Design 16 (2005) 525-544.
  5. “Producing tactile maps using new inkjet technology: an introduction” McCallum D., Rowell J., Ungar S., The Cartographic Journal 40 (2003) 294-298.

email: donmc@uow.edu.au
phone: +61 2 4298 1456
fax: +61 2 4298 1477
office : AIIM231. Level 2

 

Last reviewed: 28 September, 2009