Clifford Nolan


Contact Details

Senior Lecturer
T: +35361202766
E: clifford.nolan@ul.ie
 
researcher

Biography

Research Interests

  • Medical, Geophysical and Radar Imaging
  • Inverse Problems
  • Wave Propagation and Scattering
  • Microlocal Analysis. 

Book Chapters

  Year Publication
2015 'Microlocal Analysis and Imaging'
Felea, R. and Quinto, E.T. and Nolan, C.J. (2015) 'Microlocal Analysis and Imaging' In: Kaper, Hans G. and Rousseau, Christiane (eds). Mathematics of Planet Earth. Philadephia: SIAM. [Details]
2015 'Inversion Formulas In Inverse Scattering'
Nolan, Clifford J. (2015) 'Inversion Formulas In Inverse Scattering' In: Enquist, Bjorn (eds). Encyclopedia of Applied And Computational Mathematics. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. [Details]
2006 'Inverse Problems: The Mathematics Behind Imaging'
Nolan, Clifford J. and Gaburro, Romina and Dowling, Thomas and Ryan, Niall (2006) 'Inverse Problems: The Mathematics Behind Imaging' In: The Irish Scientist Year Book. Dublin, Ireland: Oldbury Publishing. [Details]
2003 'Geometrical Optics for Generic Anisotropic Materials'
Nolan, Clifford J. and Uhlmann, Gunther A. (2003) 'Geometrical Optics for Generic Anisotropic Materials' In: Inverse Problems: Theory and Applications (Cortona/Pisa, 2002). Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society. [Details]

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
2018 'Singular FIOs in SAR Imaging, II: Transmitter and Receiver at Different Speeds'
Ambartsoumian, Gaik and Felea, Raluca and Krishnan, Venkateswaran P. and Nolan, Clifford J. and Quinto, Eric Todd (2018) 'Singular FIOs in SAR Imaging, II: Transmitter and Receiver at Different Speeds'. Siam Journal On Mathematical Analysis, 50 (1):591-621 [DOI] [Details]
2018 'Model of formation and propagation of nanoporous structures in indium phosphide during anodisation in aqueous KOH'
Keyes, Michael G. M. and Quill, Nathan and Bourke, Andrea and O'Dwyer, Colm and Nolan, Clifford J. and Clancy, Ian and Buckley, D. Noel and Lynch, Robert P. (2018) 'Model of formation and propagation of nanoporous structures in indium phosphide during anodisation in aqueous KOH'. 85 (13):1335-1348 [DOI] [Details]
2016 'Common Midpoint versus Common Offset Acquisition Geometry in Seismic Imaging'
Felea, R,Krishnan, VP,Nolan, CJ,Quinto, ET (2016) 'Common Midpoint versus Common Offset Acquisition Geometry in Seismic Imaging'. Inverse Problems And Imaging, 10 (1):87-102 [DOI] [Details]
2015 'Monostatic SAR with Fold/Cusp Singularities'
Felea, Raluca and Nolan, Clifford J. (2015) 'Monostatic SAR with Fold/Cusp Singularities'. Journal Of Fourier Analysis And Applications, 21 (4):799-821 [DOI] [Details]
2013 'Microlocal Analysis of SAR Imaging of a Dynamic Reflectivity Function'
Felea, Raluca and Gaburro, Romina and Nolan, Clifford J. (2013) 'Microlocal Analysis of SAR Imaging of a Dynamic Reflectivity Function'. Siam Journal On Mathematical Analysis, 45 (5):2767-2789 [DOI] [Details]
2013 'A Class of Singular Fourier Integral Operators in Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging'
Ambartsoumian, G. and Felea, R. and Krishnan, V. and Nolan, C. and Quinto, E.T. (2013) 'A Class of Singular Fourier Integral Operators in Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging'. Journal Of Functional Analysis, 264 (1):246-269 [DOI] [Details]
2008 'Enhanced Imaging from Multiply Scattered Waves'
Gaburro, Romina and Nolan, Clifford J. (2008) 'Enhanced Imaging from Multiply Scattered Waves'. Inverse Problems And Imaging, 2 (2):225-250 [DOI] [Details]
2007 'Parametrices for Symmetric Systems with Multiplicity'
Nolan, Clifford J. and Uhlmann, Gunther A. (2007) 'Parametrices for Symmetric Systems with Multiplicity'. Wave Motion, 44 (4):231-247 [DOI] [Details]
2006 'Enhanced Angular Resolution from Multiply Scattered Waves'
Nolan, Clifford J. and Cheney, Margaret and Dowling, Thomas and Gaburro, Romina (2006) 'Enhanced Angular Resolution from Multiply Scattered Waves'. Inverse Problems, 22 (5):1817-1834 [DOI] [Details]
2004 'Synthetic-Aperture Imaging Through a Dispersive Layer'
Cheney, Margaret and Nolan, Clifford J. (2004) 'Synthetic-Aperture Imaging Through a Dispersive Layer'. Inverse Problems, 20 (2):507-532 [DOI] [Details]
2004 'Microlocal Analysis of Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging'
Nolan, Clifford J. and Cheney, Margaret (2004) 'Microlocal Analysis of Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging'. Journal Of Fourier Analysis And Applications, 10 (2):133-148 [DOI] [Details]
2003 'Synthetic Aperture Inversion for Arbitrary Flight Paths and Nonflat Topography'
Nolan, Clifford J. and Cheney, Margaret (2003) 'Synthetic Aperture Inversion for Arbitrary Flight Paths and Nonflat Topography'. Ieee Transactions On Image Processing, 12 (9):1035-1043 [DOI] [Details]
2002 'Synthetic Aperture Inversion'
Nolan, Clifford J. and Cheney, Margaret (2002) 'Synthetic Aperture Inversion'. Inverse Problems, 18 (1):221-235 [DOI] [Details]
2001 'Permittivity Recovery from Multiple Characteristic Electric Waves'
Nolan, Clifford J. (2001) 'Permittivity Recovery from Multiple Characteristic Electric Waves'. Siam Journal On Applied Mathematics, 62 (2):448-461 [DOI] [Details]
2000 'Scattering In The Presence Of Fold Caustics'
Nolan, Clifford J. (2000) 'Scattering In The Presence Of Fold Caustics'. S.I.A.M. Journal Of Applied Mathematics, 61 (2):659-672 [DOI] [Details]
1997 'Global Solution of a Linearized Inverse Problem for the Wave Equation'
Nolan, Clifford J. and symes, William W. (1997) 'Global Solution of a Linearized Inverse Problem for the Wave Equation'. Communications In Partial Differential Equations, 22 (5-6):919-952 [DOI] [Details]
1997 'Anomalous Reflections Near a Caustic'
Nolan, Clifford J. and symes, William W. (1997) 'Anomalous Reflections Near a Caustic'. Wave Motion, 25 (1):1-14 [DOI] [Details]

Conference Publications

  Year Publication
2014 Mathematics and Algorithms in Tomography
Nolan, Clifford J and Felea, Raluca (2014) Monostatic SAR with Fold-Cusp Singularities . In: Burger, Martin and Louis, Alfred K and Quinto, Eric Todd eds. Mathematics and Algorithms in Tomography Oberwolfach, Germany, , pp.17-18 [Details]
2011 Proceedings of European Study Group with Industry, 82
Cooker, M and Cribbin, L and Dellar, P and Fitt, A and Gaburro, Romina and Gibb, T and J, Kennedy and King, John and Ku-bat, I and Lapin, V and Lee, William T and Murphy, E and Nolan, Clifford J and Parker, J Power O and Timoney, C (2011) Haptic Touchscreens Proceedings of European Study Group with Industry, 82 Limerick, Ireland, , pp.51-73 [Details]
2008 Proceedings of Applied Inverse Problems conference
Gaburro, Romina and Nolan, Clifford J. (2008) Microlocal analysis of synthetic aperture radar imaging in the presence of a vertical wall Proceedings of Applied Inverse Problems conference , pp.1-11 [DOI] [Details]
2007 The 8th International Conference on Mathematical and Numerical Aspects of Waves
Nolan, Clifford J. and Uhlmann, Gunther A. (2007) High-frequency Multiple-Characteristic Wave Propagation . In: Biggs, N and Bonnet-Bendhia, A. and Chamberlain, P. and Chandler-Wilde, S. and Cohen, G. and Haddar, H. and Joly, P. and Langdon, S. and Lunéville, E. and Pelloni, B. and Potherat, D. and Potthast, R eds. The 8th International Conference on Mathematical and Numerical Aspects of Waves Reading, U.K, , pp.108-110 [Details]
2007 Proceedings of the World Congress on Engineering
Nolan, Clifford J. and Ryan, Niall (2007) Anisotropic Imaging Of Tumours Using Elastic Wave Signals Proceedings of the World Congress on Engineering London, [Details]
2007 Proceedings, SPIE Medical Imaging: Ultrasonic Imaging and Signal Processing
Gaburro R., Nolan C.J., Dowling T., Cheney M. (2007) Imaging from Multiply Scattered Waves Proceedings, SPIE Medical Imaging: Ultrasonic Imaging and Signal Processing San Diego, California, , pp.651304-651311 [DOI] [Details]
2007 CIRM Lecture Notes on CD ROM for Conference on Microlocal Analysis and Harmonic Analysis in Inverse Problems
C. J. Nolan and G. Uhlmann (2007) Parametrices for Symmetric Systems CIRM Lecture Notes on CD ROM for Conference on Microlocal Analysis and Harmonic Analysis in Inverse Problems Marseilles, France, [Details]
2006 Proceeding of Workshop on Mathematical Methods in Tomography
Nolan, Clifford J. and Cheney, Margaret and Dowling, Thomas and Gaburro, Romina (2006) Enhanced Angular Resolution from Multiple Scattered Waves . In: Alfred K. Louis, Frank Naterrer and Eric T. Quinto eds. Proceeding of Workshop on Mathematical Methods in Tomography Oberwolfach, Germany, , 30-JUL-06 - 05-AUG-06 , pp.2080-2081 [Details]
2004 Proceedings, Algorithms for Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery XI, Orlando, Florida
Cheney, Margaret and Nolan, Clifford J. (2004) SAR Through a Dispersive Dielectric Layer Proceedings, Algorithms for Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery XI, Orlando, Florida , pp.43-52 [DOI] [Details]
2002 4th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar
Nolan, Clifford J. and Cheney, Margaret (2002) Synthetic Aperture Inversion for Arbitrary Flight Paths and Nonflat Topography . In: * eds. 4th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar Cologne, Germany, , 13-JUL-02 - 18-JUL-02 , pp.105-108 [Details]
1996 Proceedings of the 66th Annual International Meeting, Society of Exploration Geophysicists
Nolan, Clifford J. and symes, William W. (1996) Imaging and coherency in complex structures Proceedings of the 66th Annual International Meeting, Society of Exploration Geophysicists Denver, Colorado, , pp.359-362 [DOI] [Details]
1996 Proc. SPIE 2822, Mathematical Methods in Geophysical Imaging IV
Araya, Kidane and Kim, Seonjai and Nolan, Clifford J. and symes, William W. (1996) Velocity Inversion and High-frequency Asymptotics Proc. SPIE 2822, Mathematical Methods in Geophysical Imaging IV , pp.116-127 [DOI] [Details]
1995 ICIAM
Nolan, C. and Symes, W. (1995) Waveform Inversion for Velocities in the Presence of Caustics ICIAM Hamburg, , 03-JUL-95 - 07-JUL-95 [Details]

Published Reports

  Year Publication
1997 Global Analysis of Linearized Inversion for the Acoustic Wave Equation, TR97-07.
Nolan, Clifford J and Felea, Raluca (1997) Global Analysis of Linearized Inversion for the Acoustic Wave Equation, TR97-07. Rice University, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. [Details]
1996 Imaging Within Complex Velocity Structures with General Acquisition Geometry, TR96-03.
Nolan, Clifford J. and symes, William W. (1996) Imaging Within Complex Velocity Structures with General Acquisition Geometry, TR96-03. Rice University, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. [Details]
1995 Anomalous Reflections Near a Caustic, TR95-23.
Nolan, Clifford J. and symes, William W. (1995) Anomalous Reflections Near a Caustic, TR95-23. Rice University, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. [Details]

Thesis

  Year Publication
1997 Global solution of a linearized inverse problem for the acoustic wave equation.
Nolan, Clifford J. (1997) Global solution of a linearized inverse problem for the acoustic wave equation. Houston, Texas, U.S.A: Thesis [Details]
1992 The Quantum Group SU(2,q).
Clifford J. Nolan (1992) The Quantum Group SU(2,q). Dublin, Ireland: Thesis [Details]

Education

  Year Institution Qualification Subject
1990 NUI, Galway B.Sc. Applied Mathematics
1992 Trinity College Dublin M.Sc. Theoretical Physics
1995 Rice University, Texas, U.S.A. M.A. Applied Mathematical Analysis
1997 Rice University, Texas, U.S.A. Ph.D. Applied Mathematical Analysis