Cameron Houston – Technical Art History Group

Cameron Houston

Research Engineer

School of Engineering, University of Glasgow

Current Projects

Cameron worked on an environmental chamber for the IMPASTOW project. His focus was on the design and manufacture of the environmental sensing and control systems for the environmental testing chamber, as well as programming the control and monitoring systems attached to them.

Colour photograph of the Knole House Portrait of Thomas Sackville (courtesy of the National Trust) — Knole House Portrait of Thomas Sackville (courtesy of the National Trust)

Colour photograph showing a close up image of network of cracks on a wooden panel painting for the IMPASTOW project — Example of a crack network network on a wooden panel painting

Colour photograph showing a close up image of minor cracks on a wooden panel painting for the IMPASTOW project — Example of minor cracks on a wooden panel painting

Biography

Cameron graduated from the University of Glasgow with a MEng in Electronic and Software Engineering. He has also headed the UGRacing electronics team for 3 consecutive years, acting as project manager for a range of electronic systems ranging from in-car wiring to sensor and telemetry systems. Cameron specialises in embedded systems, having designed numerous small-scale electronic devices for UGRacing and degree projects. This includes miniature sensory systems for his final year project, the R&D for which he hopes to continue on into a PhD.