Dr Stephen Hughes
Honorary Senior Fellow/Lecturer
School of Mathematics and Physics
Book Chapters
Hughes, Stephen (2018). Computed tomography. The encyclopedia of archaeological sciences. (pp. 1-4) Hoboken, NJ, United States: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781119188230.saseas0107
Hughes, Stephen (2011). CT Scanning in Archaeology. Computed Tomography - Special Applications. (pp. 57-70) London, United Kingdom: InTech. doi: 10.5772/22741
Hughes, S. W., Saunders, J. E. and Timothy, A. R. (1988). A computer-controlled hyperthermia system. Medical applications of microcomputers. (pp. 137-146) Berlin, Germany: Springer Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4471-1661-5_16
Hughes, S. W., Cooper, I. C., Katritsis, D. and Webb-Peploe, M. M. (1988). Left ventricular volume and valve gradient analysis using an Apple Macintosh computer. Medical applications of microcomputers. (pp. 101-111) edited by P. D. Coleridge Smith and J. H. Scurr . London, United Kingdom: Springer . doi: 10.1007/978-1-4471-1661-5_12
Journal Articles
Hughes, Stephen W. (2024). Ferris Wheel Earth. The Physics Teacher, 62 (7), 606-608. doi: 10.1119/5.0139556
Hughes, Stephen (2024). Weightlessness in a bottle. Physics Education, 59 (6) 063002, 063002. doi: 10.1088/1361-6552/ad7008
Hughes, Stephen (2024). Keeping food cool to save the planet. Physics Education, 59 (5) 055021, 055021. doi: 10.1088/1361-6552/ad6ac7
Hughes, Stephen (2024). Corrigendum: A new look at orbits (2024 Phys. Educ.
59 023002). Physics Education, 59 (4), 049501. doi: 10.1088/1361-6552/ad4e88
Hughes, Stephen (2024). The physics of nerf guns. Physics Education, 59 (4) 043009, 043009. doi: 10.1088/1361-6552/ad4c47
Hughes, Stephen and Young, Mark (2024). Planets, springs and pendulums. Physics Education, 59 (4) 043003, 043003. doi: 10.1088/1361-6552/ad48f1
Hughes, Stephen (2024). Corrigendum: A new look at orbits (2024 Phys. Educ. 59 023002). Physics Education, 59 (3), 039501. doi: 10.1088/1361-6552/ad353c
Hughes, Stephen (2024). A new look at orbits. Physics Education, 59 (2) 023002, 023002. doi: 10.1088/1361-6552/ad1b21
Hughes, Stephen and Schouten, Peter (2023). The force is strong. Physics Education, 59 (1) 015026, 1-9. doi: 10.1088/1361-6552/ad0bb1
Hughes, Stephen and Schouten, Peter (2023). The physics of outdoor air conditioning and evaporative cooling. Physics Education, 58 (3) 035031, 1-10. doi: 10.1088/1361-6552/acc7ee
Hughes, Stephen, Wegener, Margaret and Gurung, Som (2022). Shrinking violet. Physics Education, 57 (5) 055016, 1-9. doi: 10.1088/1361-6552/ac7934
Hughes, Stephen (2022). Demonstrating buoyancy in waterlogged ground. Physics Education, 57 (1) 015003, 1-11. doi: 10.1088/1361-6552/ac27f6
Hughes, Stephen and Croxford, Tim (2021). Demonstrating the first postulate of relativity in a lift. Physics Education, 57 (1) 015021. doi: 10.1088/1361-6552/ac39e6
Hughes, Stephen, Beard, Luke and Platten, Ben (2021). Using a siphon to supply spring water to a remote village. Physics Education, 56 (5) 055037, 055037. doi: 10.1088/1361-6552/ac1655
Hughes, Stephen and Quintero Olaya, Sebastian (2021). Using pycnometry and Archimedes’ principle to measure the gross and air cavity volume of fruit. IOP SciNotes, 2 (2) 025201, 1-7. doi: 10.1088/2633-1357/abf33f
Hughes, Stephen and Gurung, Som (2021). A simple method of demonstrating Huygens’ principle in the classroom. Physics Education, 56 (3) 035005, 035005. doi: 10.1088/1361-6552/abdfad
Hughes, Stephen, Alkhazraji, Sultan, Zhang, Xiangyu, Nadarajah, Helen, Goodwin, Candice Michelle, Leisemann, Scott, Evason, Chris and Potter, Darryl (2020). STEM shells. Physics Education, 56 (1) 015003. doi: 10.1088/1361-6552/abb920
Hughes, Stephen, Evason, Chris, Baldwin, Shelley, Nadarajah, Helen, Leisemann, Scott and Wright, Susan (2020). STEM takes flight. Physics Education, 55 (2) 025005, 025005. doi: 10.1088/1361-6552/ab5ced
Hughes, Stephen, Evason, Chris, Nadarajah, Helen and Leisemann, Scott (2019). Using a scanning electron microscope in physics STEM education. Physics Education, 54 (5) 055018, 055018. doi: 10.1088/1361-6552/ab2bcf
Hughes, Stephen W. and Cowley, Michael (2017). Teaching the Doppler effect in astrophysics. European Journal of Physics, 38 (2), 025603. doi: 10.1088/1361-6404/aa5446
Cowley, Michael and Hughes, Stephen (2017). Modelling the dynamics of a hypothetical Planet X by way of gravitational N-body simulator. European Journal of Physics, 38 (2), 025602. doi: 10.1088/1361-6404/aa5448
Hughes, S., Barry, J., Russell, J., Bell, R. and Gurung, S. (2016). Can giraffes be supersized?: response to ‘Why vascular siphons with sub-atmospheric pressures are physiologically impossible in sauropod dinosaurs’. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 219 (13), 2079-2080. doi: 10.1242/jeb.141879
Hughes, Stephen, Barry, John, Russell, Jeremy, Bell, Robert and Gurung, Som (2016). Neck length and mean arterial pressure in the sauropod dinosaurs. Journal of Experimental Biology, 219 (8), 1154-1161. doi: 10.1242/jeb.137448
Hughes, Stephen W., Cowley, Michael, Powell, Sean and Carroll, Joshua (2016). The atmospheric extinction of light. European Journal of Physics, 37 (1), 015601. doi: 10.1088/0143-0807/37/1/015601
Boatwright, A., Hughes, S. and Barry, J. (2015). The height limit of a siphon. Scientific Reports, 5 (1) 16790. doi: 10.1038/srep16790
Hughes, Stephen and Pearce, Darren (2015). Investigating sea level rise due to global warming in the teaching laboratory using Archimedes' principle. European Journal of Physics, 36 (6), 065033. doi: 10.1088/0143-0807/36/6/065033
Hughes, Stephen W., Powell, Sean, Carroll, Joshua and Cowley, Michael (2015). Parallax in the park. European Journal of Physics, 36 (6), 065030. doi: 10.1088/0143-0807/36/6/065030
Hughes, Stephen W., Hosokawa, Kazuyuki, Carroll, Joshua, Sawell, David and Wilson, Colin (2015). In the red shadow of the Earth. Physics Education, 50 (6), 741-749. doi: 10.1088/0031-9120/50/6/741
Longhorn, Morgana and Hughes, Stephen (2015). Modern replication of Eratosthenes' measurement of the circumference of Earth. Physics Education, 50 (2), 175-178. doi: 10.1088/0031-9120/50/2/175
Murphy, Evan and Hughes, Stephen (2014). Measuring global position using the Sun. Physics Education, 49 (5), 553-556. doi: 10.1088/0031-9120/49/5/553
Hughes, Stephen and Gurung, Som (2014). Exploring the boundary between a siphon and barometer in a hypobaric chamber. Scientific Reports, 4 (1) 4741. doi: 10.1038/srep04741
Hughes, Stephen, Wimmer, Jason, Towsey, Michael, Fahmi, Marco, Winslett, Greg, Dubler, Gabriel, Prou, Angela Le and Loose, David (2014). The greatest shadow on earth. Physics Education, 49 (1), 88-94. doi: 10.1088/0031-9120/49/1/88
Cowley, Michael and Hughes, Stephen (2014). Characterization of transiting exoplanets by way of differential photometry. Physics Education, 49 (3), 293-298. doi: 10.1088/0031-9120/49/3/293
Carroll, Joshua and Hughes, Stephen (2013). Using a video camera to measure the radius of the Earth. Physics Education, 48 (6), 731-735. doi: 10.1088/0031-9120/48/6/731
Ellery, Adam and Hughes, Stephen (2012). Measuring the apparent size of the Moon with a digital camera. Physics Education, 47 (5), 616-619. doi: 10.1088/0031-9120/47/5/616
Lewicki, Martin and Hughes, Stephen (2012). The music of the spheres. Physics Education, 47 (4), 418-422. doi: 10.1088/0031-9120/47/4/418
Hughes, Stephen W. (2011). The secret siphon. Physics Education, 46 (3), 298-302. doi: 10.1088/0031-9120/46/3/007
Hughes, Stephen (2010). Green fireballs and ball lightning. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences, 467 (2129), 1427-1448. doi: 10.1098/rspa.2010.0409
Hughes, Stephen W. (2010). Astrophysics on the lab bench. Physics Education, 45 (3), 231-234. doi: 10.1088/0031-9120/45/3/001
Hughes, Stephen and Rihani, Nadia (2010). Astronomy on the High Seas. Communicating Astronomy with the Public Journal (8), 24-26.
Hughes, Stephen W. (2010). Unwrapping an ancient Egyptian mummy using x-rays. Physics Education, 45 (3), 235-242. doi: 10.1088/0031-9120/45/3/002
Hughes, Stephen W. (2010). A practical example of a siphon at work. Physics Education, 45 (2), 162-166. doi: 10.1088/0031-9120/45/2/006
Hughes, S. W. (2009). What colour is a shadow?. Physics Education, 44 (3), 292-295. doi: 10.1088/0031-9120/44/3/009
Brown, C. P., Hughes, S. W., Crawford, R. W. and Oloyede, A. (2008). Joint laminate degradation assessed by reflected ultrasound from the cartilage surface and osteochondral junction. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 53 (15), 4123-4135. doi: 10.1088/0031-9155/53/15/008
Hughes, S. and Lau, J. (2008). A technique for fast and accurate measurement of hand volumes using Archimedes' principle. Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 31 (1), 56-59. doi: 10.1007/BF03178454
Hughes, S. (2007). Opportunities for the transfer of astronomical technology to medicine. Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 30 (4), 292-294. doi: 10.1007/BF03178440
Hughes, Stephen and Gale, Andrew (2007). A candle in the lab. Physics Education, 42 (3) 006, 271-274. doi: 10.1088/0031-9120/42/3/006
Brown, Cameron P., Hughes, Stephen W., Crawford, Ross W. and Oloyede, Adekunle (2007). Ultrasound assessment of articular cartilage: analysis of the frequency profile of reflected signals from naturally and artificially degraded samples. Connective Tissue Research, 48 (6), 277-285. doi: 10.1080/03008200701692354
Hughes, Stephen W. (2006). Measuring liquid density using Archimedes' principle. Physics Education, 41 (5) 011, 445-447. doi: 10.1088/0031-9120/41/5/011
Hughes, Stephen W. (2006). Measuring the orbital period of the Moon using a digital camera. Physics Education, 41 (2), 144-150. doi: 10.1088/0031-9120/41/2/004
Hughes, Stephen W. (2005). Archimedes revisited: A faster, better, cheaper method of accurately measuring the volume of small objects. Physics Education, 40 (5), 468-474. doi: 10.1088/0031-9120/40/5/008
Hughes, S., Wright, R. and Barry, M. (2005). Virtual reconstruction and morphological analysis of the cranium of an ancient Egyptian mummy. Australasian Physics and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 28 (2), 122-7. doi: 10.1007/BF03178703
Hughes, S., Wright, R. and Barry, M. (2005). Virtual reconstruction and morphological analysis of the cranium of an ancient Egyptian mummy. Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 28 (2), 122-127. doi: 10.1007/BF03178703
Hughes, Stephen (2001). Medical ultrasound imaging. Physics Education, 36 (6), 468-475. doi: 10.1088/0031-9120/36/6/304
Bahmaie, A., Hughes, S. W., Clark, T., Milner, A., Saunders, J., Tilling, K. and Maxwell, D. J. (2000). Serial fetal lung volume measurement using three-dimensional ultrasound. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 16 (2), 154-158. doi: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.2000.00193.x
Hughes, S. W. (1999). Three-dimensional medical ultrasound. Acoustics Australia, 27 (3), 83-87.
Hughes, Stephen W., D'Arcy, Tom J., Maxwell, Darryl J. and Saunders, John E. (1997). In vitro estimation of foetal liver volume using ultrasound, x-ray computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Physiological Measurement, 18 (4), 401-410. doi: 10.1088/0967-3334/18/4/011
Hughes, S. W., D'Arcy, T. J., Maxwell, D. J., Saunders, J. E., Chinn, S. and Sheppard, R. J. (1997). The accuracy of a new system for estimating organ volume using ultrasound. Physiological Measurement, 18 (1), 73-84. doi: 10.1088/0967-3334/18/1/006
D'Arcy, Thomas J., Hughes, Stephen W., Chiu, Wilson S. C., Clark, Terry, Milner, Anthony D., Saunders, John and Maxwell, Darryl (1996). Estimation of fetal lung volume using enhanced 3-dimensional ultrasound: a new method and first result. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 103 (10), 1015-1020. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1996.tb09553.x
Hughes, S. W., DArcy, T. J., Maxwell, D. J., Saunders, J. E., Ruff, C. F., Chiu, W. S. C. and Sheppard, R. J. (1996). Application of a new discreet form of Gauss' theorem for measuring volume. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 41 (9), 1809-1821. doi: 10.1088/0031-9155/41/9/016
Hughes, S. W., D'Arcy, T. J., Maxwell, D. J., Chiu, W., Milner, A., Saunders, J. E. and Sheppard, R. J. (1996). Volume estimation from multiplanar 2D ultrasound images using a remote electromagnetic position and orientation sensor. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 22 (5), 561-572. doi: 10.1016/0301-5629(96)00022-1
Hughes, S. W., D'Arcy, T. J., Maxwell, D. J., Chiu, W., Milner, A., Saunders, J. E. and Sheppard, R. J. (1996). Volume estimation from multiplanar 2D ultrasound images using a remote electromagnetic position and orientation sensor. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology, 22 (5), 561-572. doi: 10.1016/0301-5629(96)00022-1
Venn, S. N., Montgomery, B. S., Sheppard, S. A., Hughes, S. W., Beard, R. C., Bultitiude, M. I., Lloyd-Davies, R. W. and Tiptaft, R. C. (1995). Microwave hyperthermia in benign prostatic hypertrophy: a controlled clinical trial. British Journal of Urology, 76 (s1), 73-76. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.1995.tb07591.x
Hughes, S. W., Sofat, A., Kitchen, N. D., Brown, A., Beaney, R. P., Timothy, A. R., Saunders, J. E. and Thomas, D. G.T. (1995). Computer planning of stereotactic iodine-125 seed brachytherapy for recurrent malignant gliomas. British Journal of Radiology, 68 (806), 175-181. doi: 10.1259/0007-1285-68-806-175
Baldock, C., Hughes, S. W., Whittaker, D. K., Taylor, J., Davis, R., Spencer, A. J., Tonge, K. and Sofat, A. (1994). 3-D reconstruction of an ancient Egyptian mummy using X-ray computer tomography. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 87 (12), 806-808.
Lemieux, L., Kitchen, N. D., Hughes, S. W. and Thomas, D. G. T. (1994). Voxel-based localization in frame-based and frameless stereotaxy and its accuracy. Medical Physics, 21 (8), 1301-1310. doi: 10.1118/1.597403
Hughes, S. W. and Brueton, R. N. (1994). A technique for measuring the surface area of articular cartilage in acetabular fractures. British Journal of Radiology, 67 (798), 584-588. doi: 10.1259/0007-1285-67-798-584
Kitchen, N. D., Hughes, S. W., Taub, N. A., Sofat, A., Beaney, R. P. and Thomas, D. G. T. (1994). Survival following interstitial brachytherapy for recurrent malignant glioma. Journal of Neuro-Oncology, 18 (1), 33-39. doi: 10.1007/BF01324601
Baldock, C., Hughes, S. W., Sofat, A., Batchelor, S. and Badawi, R. D. (1993). Radiation risks to personnel and public during the treatment of malignant glioma using interstitial brachytherapy. British Journal of Radiology, 66 (790), 915-917. doi: 10.1259/0007-1285-66-790-915
Hughes, S. W., Sofat, A., Baldock, C., Wong, W., Tonge, K., Davis, R. and Spencer, J. (1993). Ct imaging of an Egyptian mummy. British Journal of Non-Destructive Testing, 35 (7), 369-374.
Sofat, Ajit, Hughes, Stephen, Briggs, James, Beaney, Ronald P., David, G. and Thomas, T. (1992). Stereotactic brachytherapy for malignant glioma using a relocatable frame. British Journal of Neurosurgery, 6 (6), 543-548. doi: 10.3109/02688699209002371
Cooper, I. C., Crowther, A., Hughes, S. and Webb-Peploe, M. M. (1989). Microcomputer networking in the hospital environment: powerful computing for the common man? Discussion paper. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 82 (5), 285-287.
Conference Papers
Wegener, Margaret J., Hughes, Stephen and Gurung, Som (2022). Making more diffraction orders by shrinking wavelengths. Australian Institute of Physics Congress, Adelaide, SA Australia, 11-16 December 2022.
Hughes, Stephen (2022). Siphons and climate change. IUPAP International Conference on Physics Education, Online, 5-9 December 2022. Sydney, NSW Australia: IUPAP.
Hughes, Stephen, Wegener, Margaret and Gurung, Som (2022). Using a laser pointer to demonstrate the decrease in the wavelength of light in water. IUPAP International Conference on Physics Education, Online, 5-9 December 2022. Sydney, NSW Australia: IUPAP.
Samtani, Laxman A., Hughes, Stephen W. and Mohannak, Kavoos (2008). An innovative technique for water leak detection stemming from radio astronomy: a potential university technology transfer. 2008 First International Conference on Infrastructure Systems and Services: Building Networks for a Brighter Future (INFRA), Unknown, 2008. doi: 10.1109/INFRA.2008.5439597
Ruff, C. F., Hughes, S. W. and Hawkes, D. J. (1999). Volume estimation from sparse planar images using deformable models. Annual British Machine Vision Conference, Colchester, England, 1997. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/S0262-8856(98)00174-7
El-Rifai, R., Hughes, S. W. and Kaiser, A. M. (1997). Volume estimation of cerebral lateral ventricles in normal preterm neonates using a new 2 D ultrasound technique. Neonatal Society Meeting, Unknown, 1996. Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/s0378-3782(97)01866-5
Hughes, S. W., Brueton, R., Reynolds, D. and Saunders, J. E. (1993). Use of computers in orthopaedic surgery. CAR'93 Computer Assisted Radiology, unknown, unknown. Berlin, Germany: Springer Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-49351-5_178
Hughes, S. W., Sofat, A., Kitchen, N., Beany, R., Saunders, J. E. and Thomas, D. G. T. (1993). Computer planning of stereotactic Iodine- 125 brachytherapy. CAR'93 Computer Assisted Radiology, Berlin, Germany: Springer . doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-49351-5_122
Hughes, S. W., Sofat, A., Whitaker, D., Baldock, C., Davis, R., Wong, W., Tonge, K. and Spencer, G. (1993). 3D CT reconstruction of an ancient Egyptian mummy. International Symposium / Vorträge des Internationalen Symposiums: CAR’93 Computer Assisted Radiology, Berlin, Germany, 1993. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-49351-5_65
Hughes, SW, Saunders, JE and Timothy, AR (1987). Performance of a new commercial single channel RF hyperthermia system. Unknown, Unknown, Unknown. Abingdon, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis.
Hughes, SW, Lanigan, C, Moxham, J and Ponte, J (1986). Continuous measurement of oxygen-consumption and carbon-dioxide production in man. Unknown, Unknown, Unknown. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.