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Craig Sturrock

Principal Research Fellow in X-ray Computed Tomography, Faculty of Science

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workRoom A01 Hounsfield Facility
Sutton Bonington Campus
Sutton Bonington
Leicestershire
LE12 5RD
UK
work0115 951 6786
craig.sturrock@nottingham.ac.uk
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/microct

Biography

Dr Craig J Sturrock received his PhD in microbial ecology from the University of Abertay Dundee in 2002. In 2004, he started using X-ray Computed Tomography to investigate the influence of soil microbes of soil structural development within the SIMBIOS research group. Craig joined The University of Nottingham in 2010 where he is now co-director of The Hounsfield Facility, a dedicated X-ray imaging research facility for rhizosphere research. His research focuses on developing methodologies to enable high resolution quantification of the soil-plant-microbe ecosystem ranging from micro-scale changes in soil structure to the quantification of plant root system architecture. A major part of his work is the development of novel image analysis techniques to characterise heterogeneous materials. These techniques have been applied to collaborative projects with materials science, engineering, veterinary medicine and food science leading to the publication of over 50 papers in 5 years.

Expertise Summary

My research expertise covers soil microbial ecology and biophysics, X-ray Computed Tomography and image analysis techniques to quantify the structure of biomaterials.

Research Summary

Dr Craig J Sturrock received his PhD in microbial ecology from the University of Abertay Dundee in 2002. In 2004, he started using X-ray Computed Tomography to investigate the influence of soil… read more

Recent Publications

TRACY, SAOIRSE R., GOMEZ, JOSE FERNANDEZ, STURROCK, CRAIG J., WILSON, ZOE A. and FERGUSON, ALISON C., 2017. Non-destructive determination of floral staging in cereals using X-ray micro computed tomography (mu CT) PLANT METHODS. 13,
DIETRICH, DANIELA, PANG, LEI, KOBAYASHI, AKIE, FOZARD, JOHN A., BOUDOLF, VERONIQUE, BHOSALE, RAHUL, ANTONI, REGINA, TUAN NGUYEN, HIRATSUKA, SOTARO, FUJII, NOBUHARU, MIYAZAWA, YUTAKA, BAE, TAE-WOONG, WELLS, DARREN M., OWEN, MARKUS R., BAND, LEAH R., DYSON, ROSEMARY J., JENSEN, OLIVER E., KING, JOHN R., TRACY, SAOIRSE R., STURROCK, CRAIG J., MOONEY, SACHA J., ROBERTS, JEREMY A., BHALERAO, RISHIKESH P., DINNENY, JOSE R., RODRIGUEZ, PEDRO L., NAGATANI, AKIRA, HOSOKAWA, YOICHIROH, BASKIN, TOBIAS I., PRIDMORE, TONY P., DE VEYLDER, LIEVEN, TAKAHASHI, HIDEYUKI and BENNETT, MALCOLM J., 2017. Root hydrotropism is controlled via a cortex-specific growth mechanism NATURE PLANTS. 3(6),
RILEY, A., STURROCK, C. J., MOONEY, S. J. and LUCK, M. R., 2017. Quantification of eggshell microstructure using X-ray micro computed tomography (vol 55, pg 311, 2014) BRITISH POULTRY SCIENCE. 58(2), 207
BONT, ZOE, ARCE, CARLA, HUBER, MERET, HUANG, WEI, MESTROT, ADRIEN, STURROCK, CRAIG J. and ERB, MATTHIAS, 2017. A Herbivore Tag-and-Trace System Reveals Contact-and Density-Dependent Repellence of a Root Toxin JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY. 43(3), 295-306

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TRACY, SAOIRSE R., GOMEZ, JOSE FERNANDEZ, STURROCK, CRAIG J., WILSON, ZOE A. and FERGUSON, ALISON C., 2017. Non-destructive determination of floral staging in cereals using X-ray micro computed tomography (mu CT) PLANT METHODS. 13,
DIETRICH, DANIELA, PANG, LEI, KOBAYASHI, AKIE, FOZARD, JOHN A., BOUDOLF, VERONIQUE, BHOSALE, RAHUL, ANTONI, REGINA, TUAN NGUYEN, HIRATSUKA, SOTARO, FUJII, NOBUHARU, MIYAZAWA, YUTAKA, BAE, TAE-WOONG, WELLS, DARREN M., OWEN, MARKUS R., BAND, LEAH R., DYSON, ROSEMARY J., JENSEN, OLIVER E., KING, JOHN R., TRACY, SAOIRSE R., STURROCK, CRAIG J., MOONEY, SACHA J., ROBERTS, JEREMY A., BHALERAO, RISHIKESH P., DINNENY, JOSE R., RODRIGUEZ, PEDRO L., NAGATANI, AKIRA, HOSOKAWA, YOICHIROH, BASKIN, TOBIAS I., PRIDMORE, TONY P., DE VEYLDER, LIEVEN, TAKAHASHI, HIDEYUKI and BENNETT, MALCOLM J., 2017. Root hydrotropism is controlled via a cortex-specific growth mechanism NATURE PLANTS. 3(6),
RILEY, A., STURROCK, C. J., MOONEY, S. J. and LUCK, M. R., 2017. Quantification of eggshell microstructure using X-ray micro computed tomography (vol 55, pg 311, 2014) BRITISH POULTRY SCIENCE. 58(2), 207
BONT, ZOE, ARCE, CARLA, HUBER, MERET, HUANG, WEI, MESTROT, ADRIEN, STURROCK, CRAIG J. and ERB, MATTHIAS, 2017. A Herbivore Tag-and-Trace System Reveals Contact-and Density-Dependent Repellence of a Root Toxin JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY. 43(3), 295-306
TRACY, SAOIRSE R., GOMEZ, JOSE FERNANDEZ, STURROCK, CRAIG J., WILSON, ZOE A. and FERGUSON, ALISON C., 2017. Non-destructive determination of floral staging in cereals using X-ray micro computed tomography (mu CT) PLANT METHODS. 13,
C. HUDEK, C.J. STURROCK, B.S. ATKINSON, S. STANCHI and M. FREPPAZ, 2017. Root morphology and biomechanical characteristics of high altitude alpine plant species and their potential application in soil stabilization Ecological Engineering.
SEBASTIAN BLUNK, ALI HAFEEZ MALIK, MARTINE I DE HEER, TOBIAS EKBLAD, KENNETH FREDLUND, SACHA JMOONEY and CRAIG J STURROCK, 2017. Quantification of differences in germination behaviour of pelleted and coated sugar beet seeds using x-ray computed tomography (x-ray CT) Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express. 3(4), 044001
KEANE, MATTHEWAND PAUL, EMILYAND STURROCK, CRAIG JAND RAUCH, CYRILAND RUTLAND, CATRIN SIAN, 2017. 13 Computed Tomography in Veterinary Medicine: Currently Published and Tomorrow's Vision. In: HALEFOGLU, AHMET MESRUR, ed., Computed Tomography - Advanced Applications InTech.
PINEROS MA, LARSON BG, SHAFF JE, SCHNEIDER DJ, FALCAO AX, YUAN L, CLARK RT, CRAFT EJ, DAVIS TW, PRADIER PL, SHAW NM, ASSARANURAK I, MCCOUCH SR, STURROCK C, BENNETT MJ and KOCHIAN LV, 2016. Evolving technologies for growing, imaging and analysing 3D root system architecture of crop plants Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 58(3), 230-241
NEWSOME, R., GREEN, M. J., BELL, N. J., CHAGUNDA, M. G. G., MASON, C. S., RUTLAND, C. S., STURROCK, C. J., WHAY, H. R. and HUXLEY, J. N., 2016. Linking bone development on the caudal aspect of the distal phalanx with lameness during life JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE. 99(6), 4512-4525
LAZAREVIC, BORIS, STURROCK, CRAIG J., POLJAK, MILAN and MOONEY, SACHA J., 2016. Quantification of Aluminum-Induced Changes in Wheat Root Architecture by X-ray Microcomputed Tomography COMMUNICATIONS IN SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT ANALYSIS. 47(2), 263-274
DURRANT, KATE L., SKICKO, IAN M., STURROCK, CRAIG and MOWLES, SOPHIE L., 2016. Comparative morphological trade-offs between pre- and post-copulatory sexual selection in Giant hissing cockroaches (Tribe: Gromphadorhini) SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 6,
TRACY, SAOIRSE R., DALY, KEITH R., STURROCK, CRAIG J., CROUT, NEIL M. J., MOONEY, SACHA J. and ROOSE, TIINA, 2016. Reply to comment by X. X. Zhang et al. on ''Three-dimensional quantification of soil hydraulic properties using X-ray computed tomography and image-based modeling'' WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH. 52(7), 5691-5693
MAIRHOFER, STEFAN, JOHNSON, JAMES, STURROCK, CRAIG J., BENNETT, MALCOLM J., MOONEY, SACHA J. and PRIDMORE, TONY P., 2016. Visual tracking for the recovery of multiple interacting plant root systems from X-ray CT images MACHINE VISION AND APPLICATIONS. 27(5, SI), 721-734
XUESEN ZENG, CRAIG STURROCK and SASHA MOONEY, 2015. Assessing the effect of fibre extraction processes on the strength of flax fibre reinforcement Composites Part A. 70, 1-7
STURROCK CJ, WOODHALL J, BROWN M, WALKER C, MOONEY SJ and RAY RV, 2015. Effects of damping-off caused by Rhizoctonia solani anastomosis group 2-1 on roots of wheat and oil seed rape quantified using X-ray Computed Tomography and real-time PCR: Effects of R. solani AG2-1 on wheat and OSR roots using X-ray μCT Frontiers in Plant Science. 6, 461
ARCHER, S. C., NEWSOME, R., DIBBLE, H., STURROCK, C. J., CHAGUNDA, M. G. G, MASON, C. S. and HUXLEY, J. N., 2015. Claw length recommendations for dairy cow foot trimming Veterinary Record.
MAIRHOFER, STEFAN, STURROCK, CRAIG, WELLS, DARREN M., BENNETT, MALCOLM J., MOONEY, SACHA J. and PRIDMORE, TONY P., 2015. On the evaluation of methods for the recovery of plant root systems from X-ray computed tomography images FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY. 42(5), 460-470
MAIRHOFER, STEFAN, STURROCK, CRAIG J., BENNETT, MALCOLM J., MOONEY, SACHA J. and PRIDMORE, TONY P., 2015. Extracting multiple interacting root systems using X-ray microcomputed tomography PLANT JOURNAL. 84(5), 1034-1043
STRANGE, HARRY, ZWIGGELAAR, REYER, STURROCK, CRAIG, MOONEY, SACHA J. and DOONAN, JOHN H., 2015. Automatic estimation of wheat grain morphometry from computed tomography data FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY. 42(5), 452-459
MAIRHOFER, STEFAN, STURROCK, CRAIG J., BENNETT, MALCOLM J., MOONEY, SACHA J. and PRIDMORE, TONY P., 2015. Visual Object Tracking for the Extraction of Multiple Interacting Plant Root Systems. In: AGAPITO, L., BRONSTEIN, M. M. and ROTHER, C., eds., Computer Vision - Eccv 2014 Workshops, Pt Iv 8928. 89-104
STRANGE, HARRY, ZWIGGELAAR, REYER, STURROCK, CRAIG, MOONEY, SACHA J. and DOONAN, JOHN H., 2015. Automatic estimation of wheat grain morphometry from computed tomography data: Functional Plant Biology Functional Plant Biology. 42(5), 452-459
TRACY, SAOIRSE R., DALY, KEITH R., STURROCK, CRAIG J., CROUT, NEIL M. J., MOONEY, SACHA J. and ROOSE, TIINA, 2015. Three-dimensional quantification of soil hydraulic properties using X-ray Computed Tomography and image-based modeling: Water Resources Research Water Resources Research. 51(2), 1006-1022
MANGALASSERY, S., SJÖGERSTEN, S., SPARKES, D.L., STURROCK, C.J., CRAIGON, J. and MOONEY, S.J., 2014. To what extent can zero tillage lead to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from temperate soils? Scientific Reports. 4,
HELLIWELL, J.R., MILLER, A.J., WHALLEY, W.R., MOONEY, S.J. and STURROCK, C.J., 2014. Quantifying the impact of microbes on soil structural development and behaviour in wet soils Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 74, 138-147
BAO YUN, AGGARWAL POOJA, ROBBINS NEIL E, STURROCK CJ, THOMPSON MC, TAN HQ, THAM C, DUAN L, RODRIGUEZ PL, VERNOUX T, MOONEY SJ, BENNETT MJ and DINNENY JR, 2014. Plant roots use a patterning mechanism to position lateral root branches toward available water Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
RILEY, A, STURROCK CJ, MOONEY SJ and LUCK MR, 2014. Quantification of eggshell microstructure using X-ray micro computed tomography British Poultry Science. 55(3), 311-320
WITKOWSKA A, ALIBHAI A, HUGHES C, PRICE J, KLISCH K, STURROCK CJ and RUTLAND CS, 2014. Computed tomography analysis of guinea pig bone: architecture, bone thickness and dimensions throughout development. PeerJ. 2, e615
ATKINSON, JONATHAN A., RASMUSSEN, AMANDA, TRAINI, RICHARD, VOSS, UTE, STURROCK, CRAIG, MOONEY, SACHA J., WELLS, DARREN M. and BENNETT, MALCOLM J., 2014. Branching Out in Roots: Uncovering Form, Function, and Regulation Plant Physiology. 166(2), 538-550
DUNFORD, LOUISE J, SINCLAIR, KEVIN D, KWONG, WING Y, STURROCK, CRAIG, CLIFFORD, BETHAN L, GILES, TOM C and GARDNER, DAVID S, 2014. Maternal protein-energy malnutrition during early pregnancy in sheep impacts the fetal ornithine cycle to reduce fetal kidney microvascular development The FASEB Journal. 28(11), 4880-4892
ATKINSON, JONATHAN A., RASMUSSEN, AMANDA, TRAINI, RICHARD, VOSS, UTE, STURROCK, CRAIG, MOONEY, SACHA J., WELLS, DARREN M. and BENNETT, MALCOLM J., 2014. Branching Out in Roots: Uncovering Form, Function, and Regulation: Plant Physiology Plant Physiology. 166(2), 538-550
DUNFORD, LOUISE J., SINCLAIR, KEVIN D., KWONG, WING Y., STURROCK, CRAIG, CLIFFORD, BETHAN L., GILES, TOM C. and GARDNER, DAVID S., 2014. Maternal protein-energy malnutrition during early pregnancy in sheep impacts the fetal ornithine cycle to reduce fetal kidney microvascular development: Faseb Journal Faseb Journal. 28(11), 4880-4892
RILEY, A., STURROCK, C. J., MOONEY, S. J. and LUCK, M. R., 2014. Quantification of eggshell microstructure using X-ray micro computed tomography: British Poultry Science British Poultry Science. 55(3), 311-320
WITKOWSKA, AGATA, ALIBHAI, AZIZA, HUGHES, CHLOE, PRICE, JENNIFER, KLISCH, KARL, STURROCK, CRAIG J. and RUTLAND, CATRIN S., 2014. Computed tomography analysis of guinea pig bone: architecture, bone thickness and dimensions throughout development: Peerj Peerj. 2,
HALL, M.R., MOONEY S.J., STURROCK, C., MATELLONI, P. and RIGBY, S.P., 2013. An approach to characterisation of multi-scale pore geometry and correlation with moisture storage and transport coefficients in cement-stabilised soils Acta Geotechnica. 8(1), 67-79
MAIRHOFER, STEFAN, ZAPPALA, SUSAN, TRACY, SAOIRSE, STURROCK, CRAIG, BENNETT, MALCOLM JOHN, MOONEY, SACHA JON and PRIDMORE, TONY PAUL, 2013. Recovering complete plant root system architectures from soil via X-ray mu-Computed Tomography: Plant Methods Plant Methods. 9,
PAJOR, R., FLEMING, A., OSBORNE, C. P., ROLFE, S. A., STURROCK, C. J. and MOONEY, S. J., 2013. Seeing space: visualization and quantification of plant leaf structure using X-ray micro-computed tomography: Journal of Experimental Botany Journal of Experimental Botany. 64(2), 385-390
ZAPPALA, S., MAIRHOFER, S., TRACY, S., STURROCK, C. J., BENNETT, M., PRIDMORE, T. and MOONEY, S. J., 2013. Quantifying the effect of soil moisture content on segmenting root system architecture in X-ray computed tomography images: Plant and Soil Plant and Soil. 1-11
ZAPPALA, S., HELLIWELL, J. R., TRACY, S. R., MAIRHOFER, S., STURROCK, C. J., PRIDMORE, T., BENNETT, M. and MOONEY, S. J., 2013. Effects of X-Ray Dose On Rhizosphere Studies Using X-Ray Computed Tomography: Plos One Plos One. 8(6),
MANGALASSERY, S., SJÖGERSTEN, S., SPARKES, D. L., STURROCK, C. J. and MOONEY, S. J., 2013. The effect of soil aggregate size on pore structure and its consequence on emission of greenhouse gases: Soil and Tillage Research Soil and Tillage Research. 132, 39-46
HELLIWELL, J. R., STURROCK, C. J., GRAYLING, K. M., TRACY, S. R., FLAVEL, R. J., YOUNG, I. M., WHALLEY, W. R. and MOONEY, S. J., 2013. Applications of X-ray computed tomography for examining biophysical interactions and structural development in soil systems: a review: European Journal of Soil Science European Journal of Soil Science. 64(3), 279-297
DEVEREUX, R. C., STURROCK, C. J. and MOONEY, S. J., 2013. The effects of biochar on soil physical properties and winter wheat growth: Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 103(1), 13-18
DORCA-FORNELL, C., PAJOR, R., LEHMEIER, C., PÉREZ-BUENO, M., BAUCH, M., SLOAN, J., OSBORNE, C., ROLFE, S., STURROCK, C., MOONEY, S. and FLEMING, A., 2013. Increased leaf mesophyll porosity following transient retinoblastoma- related protein silencing is revealed by microcomputed tomography imaging and leads to a system-level physiological response to the altered cell division pattern Plant Journal. 76(6), 914-929
MAIRHOFER, S., ZAPPALA, S., TRACY, S., STURROCK, C., BENNETT, M.J., MOONEY, S. and PRIDMORE, T., 2012. RooTrak: automated recovery of 3D plant root architecture in soil from X-ray micro computed tomography using visual tracking Plant Physiology. 158(2), 561-569
TRACY, S.R., BLACK, C.R., ROBERTS, J.A., STURROCK, C., MAIRHOFER, S., CRAIGON, J. and MOONEY, S.J., 2012. Quantifying the impact of soil compaction on root system architecture in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) by X-ray micro-computed tomography. Annals of Botany. 110(2), 511-519
TRACY, S.R., BLACK, C.R., ROBERTS, J.A., MCNEILL, A., DAVIDSON, R., TESTER, M., SAMEC, M., KOROSAK, D., STURROCK, C. and MOONEY, S.J., 2012. Quantifying the effect of soil compaction on three varieties of wheat (Triticum aestivum l.) using x-ray micro computed tomography (ct) Plant and Soil. 353(1-2), 195-208
BRAIN, C. K. 'BOB, PRAVE, ANTHONY R., HOFFMANN, KARL-HEINZ, FALLICK, ANTHONY E., BOTHA, ANDRE, HERD, DONALD A., STURROCK, CRAIG, YOUNG, IAIN, CONDON, DANIEL J. and ALLISON, STUART G., 2012. The first animals: ca. 760-million-year-old sponge-like fossils from Namibia: South African Journal of Science South African Journal of Science. 108(1-2), 83-90
BHOGAL, A., NICHOLSON, F.A., YOUNG, I., STURROCK, C., WHITMORE, A.P. and CHAMBERS, B.J., 2011. Effects of recent and accumulated livestock manure carbon additions on soil fertility and quality European Journal of Soil Science. 62(1), 174-181
AKHTAR, M. JAVED, YOUNG, I., IRVINE, R. J. and STURROCK, C., 2010. ASSESSING NITROGEN SUPPLY POTENTIAL AND INFLUENCE ON GROWTH OF LETTUCE AND AMARANTHUS OF DIFFERENT AGED COMPOSTS: Pakistan Journal of Botany Pakistan Journal of Botany. 42(1), 527-536
ASCOUGH, P.L., STURROCK, C.J. and BIRD, M.I., 2010. Investigation of growth responses in saprophytic fungi to charred biomass Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies. 46(1), 64-77
PALFREYMAN, J. W., GARTLAND, J. S., STURROCK, C. J., LESTER, D., WHITE, N. A., LOW, G. A., BECH-ANDERSEN, J. and COOKE, D. E. L., 2003. The relationship between 'wild' and 'building' isolates of the dry rot fungus Serpula lacrymans: Fems Microbiology Letters Fems Microbiology Letters. 228(2), 281-286
STURROCK, C. J., RITZ, K., SAMSON, W. B., BOWN, J. L., STAINES, H. J., PALFREYMAN, J. W., CRAWFORD, J. W. and WHITE, N. A., 2002. The effects of fungal inoculum arrangement (scale and context) on emergent community development in an agar model system: Fems Microbiology Ecology Fems Microbiology Ecology. 39(1), 9-16
BOWN, J. L., STURROCK, C. J., SAMSON, W. B., STAINES, H. J., PALFREYMAN, J. W., WHITE, N. A., RITZ, K. and CRAWFORD, J. W., 1999. Evidence for emergent behaviour in the community-scale dynamics of a fungal microcosm: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B-Biological Sciences Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B-Biological Sciences. 266(1432), 1947-1952
WHITE, N. A., STURROCK, C., RITZ, K., SAMSON, W. B., BOWN, J., STAINES, H. J., PALFREYMAN, J. W. and CRAWFORD, J., 1998. Interspecific fungal interactions in spatially heterogeneous systems: Fems Microbiology Ecology Fems Microbiology Ecology. 27(1), 21-32
MAIRHOFER S, STURROCK C, BENNETT M, MOONEY SJ and PRIDMORE T, Visual Tracking for the Recovery of Multiple Interacting Plant Root Systems from X-ray µCT Images Machine Vision and Applications. Machine Vision and Applications.