Ian Woodhead
NZCE, BSc, PhD
Professor Ian Woodhead is Lincoln Agritech’s first Emeritus Fellow, recognised for more than 40 years of contribution to the company. His research has focused on measuring the dielectric properties of composite materials, microwave and mm wave measurements, and high‑speed electronics.
Ian has created sensors that have been commercialised and globally marketed: devices to evaluate electric fence performance, the Aquaflex electronic soil moisture sensor that enabled more efficient irrigation and sustainable water use, TDRI used for road sensing, Bluelab’s Pulse conductivity and moisture sensor, and the Hydrometrics GW50 groundwater nitrate sensor. He is a member of IEEE, serves on editorial and advisory boards internationally, and was, among other national leadership roles, portfolio leader for the Science for Technological Innovation National Science Challenge.
Ian’s work has advanced agricultural and environmental technologies, with his sensors widely adopted by farmers and industry. His leadership has been recognised with the Royal Society Te Apārangi’s Scott Medal, awarded for pioneering engineering science and technology.
Focus areas:
- Sensor development using electromagnetic fields
- Electromagnetic modelling and time domain reflectometry
- High‑speed electronics for agricultural and environmental applications
Publications
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Allowing for Refraction in Back Propagation, 2023 IEEE Conference on Antenna Measurements and Applications (CAMA)
Platt IG, Eccleston KE, Tan A, Anton E, Nelson J, Woodhead IM
DOI: 10.1109/CAMA57522.2023.10352693
Microwave Field Measurement of New Zealand Alpine Snow Wetness, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
Tan A E-C, Rack W, Eccleston K W, Platt I G, Anton E-M, Woodhead Ian M
TAN.A_IGARSS paper2023
Demonstration of a Negative-Refractive-Index Lens Imaging System, 2022 Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC)
Eccleston KW, Zhou Y, Platt IG, Tan A E-C, Woodhead IM
DOI: 10.23919/APMC55665.2022.9999905
Multipixel Metamaterial Lens Imaging System, 2022 IEEE Conference on Antenna Measurements and Applications (CAMA)
Eccleston K W, Zhou Y, Platt IG, Tan A E-C, Anton E, Woodhead I M
https://doi.org/10.1109/CAMA56352.2022.10002547
A Dual Dielectric-Resonator-Loaded Probe System Designed for Microwave Medical Imaging, 2021 IEEE Conference on Antenna Measurements & Applications (CAMA)
Zhou, Y., Eccleston, K., Tan, A., Platt, I., Bateman C., Woodhead, I
https://doi.org/10.1109/CAMA49227.2021.9703459
Non-Invasive Groundwater Velocity Measurements Using a Novel Electromagnetic Flowmeter, “IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurements”
Mitchell B, Zhou Y, Hayes M, Heffernan B, Platt I, Bailey J, Hunze A, Gao K, Long N, Woodhead I
https://doi.org/10.1109/TIM.2022.3147322
Modelling of the Dielectric Resonator and Metal Strip Based Negative-Refractive-Index Lens, 2021 IEEE Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC)
Eccleston, K W, Zhou, Y, Platt, I G, Tan, A E-C, Woodhead, I M
https://doi.org/10.1109/APMC52720.2021.9662012
Contrast Capability of the NRI Lens, 2021 IEEE Conference on Antenna Measurements & Applications (CAMA)
Eccleston K. W., Zhou Y., Platt I. G., Tan A. E.-C., Bateman C., Woodhead I.M.
https://doi.org/10.1109/CAMA49227.2021.9703647
Dispersion Errors in Time Domain Reflectometry, ISEMA Conference
Woodhead, I., Platt, I., Rankin, D., Tan, A., Eccleston, K
https://doi.org/10.1109/ISEMA49699.2021.9508269
Planar Lens Based on Dielectric Resonators and Printed Continuous Metal Strips, 2020 Asia Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC2020)
K. W. Eccleston, Y. Zhou, I. G. Platt, I. M. Woodhead and A. E.-C. Tan
https://doi.org/10.1109/APMC47863.2020.9331371
Snow Depth Measurements from an Octo-copter Mounted Radar, IEE – International Microwave Symposium
Adrian Tan, Josh McCulloch, Wolfgang Rack, Ian Platt, Ian Woodhead
Evaluation of Backpropagation Reconstruction Algorithm for 3D Microwave Imaging of Body Part Anomalie, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting
Claire Migliaccio, Christian Pichot, Ian Platt, Adrian Tan, Ian Woodhead
Radar Measurements of Snow Depth Over Sea Ice on an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
Tan, A. E. C., McCulloch, J., Wolfgang, R., Platt, I., Woodhead, I.
Matrix-Based Constitutive Parameter and Generalised Surface Effect Retrieval, 4th Australian Microwave Symposium (AMS2020), 2p, Sydney, Australia
Eccleston, K.W., Platt, I., Woodhead, I., Tan, A. E. C.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/AMS48904.2020.9059344
