Regular biography
Dr Michael O’Toole is a Lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Manchester. His research focuses on impact-driven innovations using magnetic induction or eddy-current sensors and instrumentation, including high sensitivity, advanced multi-frequency, and 'smart' metal detectors. His work spans applications such as bio-impedance spectroscopy for food and tissue analysis, and metal separation in recycling. He is actively involved in public engagement and outreach, collaborating with community organizations, schools, and museums. Dr O’Toole has worked on major research projects with academic and industrial partners, including EU Framework 7 initiatives, and was awarded a Leverhulme Trust Early Career Research Fellowship in 2016. He has authored publications in high-impact journals and holds a patent. He was appointed Lecturer in 2020, teaching courses on High Speed and Mixed Signal systems design.
Scholar-generated biography
Michael O'Toole is a researcher at the University of Manchester specializing in the application of magnetic induction spectroscopy for material classification and non-contact measurement. His work focuses on the development of systems for industrial-scale bio-impedance measurement, metal sorting, and the characterization of non-ferrous metals. O'Toole has contributed to the design of electromagnetic sensor arrays and methodologies for the inversion of the magnetic polarisability tensor. His research also extends to the classification of batteries, scrap metals, and anti-personnel mine surrogates using advanced spectroscopic techniques. Additionally, he has explored impedance and dielectric spectroscopy for single-cell characterization on microfluidic platforms.