Contact Details

Kevin James BSc(Hons), MSc, PhD, FIAP

Member of The Society of Authors

Fellow of The Institution of Analysts and Programmers

t/a K James Software Development,

22 Beech Road,

Norton,

Stourbridge,

West Midlands, DY8 2AR

Tel/Fax: (01384) 395759 (Answering service outside office hours)

E-mail: info@kjames-software.co.uk

PhD: Applied Nuclear Science

The University of Birmingham, 1987

• Carried out experimental research and developed computer-based radiometric thermometry models to assist petrologists and other researchers in unfolding the thermal history of terrestrial, lunar and meteoritic rocks. My PhD thesis was concerned with evaluating the thermal stability of heavy-ion tracks in minerals.

• In parallel with my PhD research, I undertook detailed computer simulations of an innovative dosimetry technique for assessing the exposure of radiation workers to high-energy neutrons.

• Selected results of both areas of my research were published in peer-reviewed papers in the journals Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Nuclear Tracks and Radiation Measurements, and Radiation Protection Dosimetry.

MSc: Applied Radiation Physics

The University of Birmingham, 1984

• A one-year partly taught course covering radiotherapy, dosimetry, medical radiography, radiochemistry, reactor physics, non-destructive testing, geochronology, statistics and risk assessment.

• Placed top of my year in the final examinations.

• Project work carried out as part of this course, together with extra-curricular research, formed the basis of an article published in Studies in Conservation (the journal of The International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works) in 1986.

BSc(Hons), First Class: Physics with Astrophysics

The University of Birmingham, 1983

• A three-year taught course covering all of the major subjects normally included in conventional Physics degree courses.

• Additional modules on astronomy, cosmology, stellar physics and solar physics illustrated some of the more extreme physical processes occurring in the universe.

The University of Birmingham, Fremlin Prize

Awarded in 1984 for original research into radiographic imaging techniques applied to conservation of decorative architectural plasterwork.

Fellow of the Institution of Analysts and Programmers

Charles House, 36 Culmington Road, London, W13 9NH

• Enrolled as a Member in 1993

• Elected to the Fellowship, the Institution's most senior grade, in October 2000

Member of The Society of Authors

84 Drayton Gardens, London, SW10 9SB

• Member since 1995

Publications

• James K. (2000) PC Interfacing and Data Acquisition: Techniques for Measurement, Instrumentation and Control. Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford.

• Durrani S.A. and James K. (1988) The effects of irradiation temperature on the registration properties of nuclear tracks in crystals. Proc. 14^th International Conference on SSNTDs. Lahore, Pakistan, 2nd-6th April 1988.

• Al-Khalifa I.J.M., James K., Durrani S.A. and Khalifa M.S. (1988) Radiation damage studies of mineral apatite, using fission tracks and thermoluminescence techniques. Nuclear Tracks and Radiation Measurements 14, 12-14.

• James K. and Durrani S.A. (1988) The registration temperature dependence of heavy-ion track etch rates and annealing sensitivity in crystals: implications for cosmic ray identification and fission track dating of meteorites. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 87, 229-236.

• James K. and Durrani S.A. (1987) The temperature dependence of heavy-ion track registration in crystals. Nuclear Tracks and Radiation Measurements 13, 143-145.

• Matiullah, Aslam A.A., James K. and Durrani S.A. (1987) A computer program for the development of a fast-neutron spectrometer based on electrochemically etched CR-39 detectors with radiators and degraders. Nuclear Tracks and Radiation Measurements 13, 131-137.

• James K., Matiullah and Durrani S.A. (1987) An energy and direction independent fast-neutron dosemeter based on electrochemically etched CR-39 track detectors: Theoretical studies. Radiation Protection Dosimetry 19, 5-14.

• James K. and Durrani S.A. (1987) The temperature dependence of Br-81 track registration in crystals. Daresbury Laboratory 1987 Annual Report. SERC Daresbury Laboratory, U.K.

• James K., Matiullah and Durrani S.A. (1987) A computer program for calculation of the dose-equivalent response of fast-neutron dosemeters based on electrochemically etched CR-39 detectors. Nuclear Tracks and Radiation Measurements 13, 3-24 and 157-158.

• Durrani S.A. and James K. (1987) The registration temperature dependence of heavy ion track etch rates in crystals. Proc. 50th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K., 18^th-24^th July 1987.

• Matiullah, James K. and Durrani S.A. (1987) A flat dose-equivalent dosemeter for fast neutrons using a CR-39 polymeric track detector with front radiators. Radiation Protection Dosimetry 17, 149-152.

• James K. and Durrani S.A. (1986) Fission-track closure temperatures. Nuclear Tracks and Radiation Measurements 12, 921-925.

• James K. and Durrani S.A. (1986) The effect of crystal composition on fission-track annealing and closure temperatures in geological minerals: implications for the cooling rates of terrestrial and extraterrestrial rocks. Nuclear Tracks and Radiation Measurements 11, 277-282.

• Alfrey G.F. and James K. (1986) The gamma-ray radiography of decorative plasterwork. Studies in Conservation 31, 70-76.

Postgraduate Theses

• James K. (1987) The effects of temperature during and after registration on the etching properties of nuclear tracks in crystals. PhD thesis, University of Birmingham, U.K.

• James K. (1984) Investigations into the feasibility of gamma-ray radiography of decorative plasterwork. MSc thesis, University of Birmingham, U.K.

PC Interfacing and Data Acquisition: Techniques for Measurement, Instrumentation and Control

ISBN 0 7506 4624 1.

Newnes an imprint of Butterworth-Heinemann, Linacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford,OX2 8DP, UK

Published UK: August 2000
Published USA: October 2000

This full-length book (470 pages) was published in the UK in July 2000, and in the USA during October 2000. It has received very favourable reviews from readers as well as from other authors in the field. It was recently ranked second best seller of 239 current interfacing titles and first of 66 data-acquisition titles by Barnes And Noble (USA) and Waterstones (UK), respectively.

Summary

A book written for engineers and IT professionals. It is a guide to the fundamental issues involved in data collection on the PC. This intermediate-to-advanced-level text covers many aspects of the PC's hardware, but is primarily concerned with software design. A basic understanding of programming in a high-level language is assumed, but analytical mathematics is kept to a minimum. Essential information is presented in just the right depth for engineers who are not programming specialists.

"...a highly recommended instructional reference for engineers..." [Internet Book Watch]

"...illustrates how elements of the PC architecture can be employed in DA&C systems." [BookNews]

"Kevin James adheres to an industry perspective as he provides...a complete and practical guide to programming and interfacing techniques involved in data collection." [Internet Book Watch]

Target audience

IT professionals, programmers and electronics engineers involved in instrumentation and measurement. Degree-level students of electronic engineering, manufacturing and related disciplines.