Background

• Educated at UMIST (BSc 1975, DEng 2001) and Cambridge Universities (PhD 1981);
• Student Apprentice GKN (1971-1975);
• Assistant Engineer Metal Box (1979-1980);
• Ford of Britain Fellow (1980-1983) then Lecturer in Manufacturing and Design (1983-1988) Cambridge University Engineering Department and Fellow of Downing College; Associate Cambridge Consultants (1987-1992);
• Professor of Manufacturing Processes Loughborough University (1989-1999);
• Head of Department of Manufacturing Engineering (1991-1995);
• Director of Prime Faraday Partnership (1997-1999);
• Manufacturing Technology Director, Bespak Europe then Technical Director Bespak Operations (1993-2003);
• Professor of Healthcare Engineering Loughborough University from 2003;
• Director of the Research School of Health and Life Sciences (2006-2013);
• Honorary Historical Consultant Royal Armouries from 2009;
• Director of the EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Regenerative Medicine (2010-14);
• Visiting Professor University of Huddersfield from 2013;
• University Academic Research Challenge Lead Health and Wellbeing from 2014.

Honours

• OBE for services to science and engineering in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List, 2014
• Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, 2002

Research Interests and Activities

• Translation and Commercialisation of Regenerative Medicines;
• Manufacturing Technology for Cell and Tissue Based Therapies;
• Rehabilitation and Regeneration;
• History of Precision Manufacturing particularly Gunmaking.

External Activities

• Journal editorships
  • Editor of International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing (1988-2006); Founding Editor Journal of Electronics Manufacturing (1991)
• Journal editorial board membership
  • Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing; Revue Internationale d’Ingenierie des Systemes de Production Mechanique; CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology, Royal Armouries Arms and Armour Journal, Journal of the Historic Breechloading Smallarms Association 
• Learned society engagement
  • Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering 2002; Member of Royal Academy of Engineering Membership Panel 1 (2004-2007); Fellow of CIRP 2000; Fellow of Royal Society of Medicine 2007.
• Professional affiliations
  • Chartered Engineer, CEng; Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, FIMechE; Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, FIET (formerly FIEE); Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, FIMMM; Member Institute of Directors, MIOD; Senior Member of the Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers (USA)
• Major Recent conference activity
  • Chair Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) 1^stManufacturing the Future Conference 2012;
• Recent Invited and Keynote Presentations:
  • New Zealand Invited Visitor Otago University 2009
  • Invited Lecture FESAC International Conference, Royal Armouries, 2010
  • Invited Lecture IFF Stuttgart 50th Anniversary Conference, 2010
  • Invited Presentation 2nd International Conference on Stem Cell Bio-manufacturing Georgia Tech, Atlanta 2010
  • Manufuture Invited Presentation and Session Chair, Wroclaw, 2011
  • Cell Therapy Bioprocessing Conference Invited Presentation, Reston, USA, 2011
  • Invited Presentation Regenerative Medicine Workshop, Hilton Head, USA, 2011
  • Invited Presentation Erlangen Co-operation Forum Cell Based Therapie,s 2012
  • Invited Keynote UK-Spain Workshop on Translational Regenerative Medicine, Madrid, 2012
  • Invited Presentation Bayerisches Armeemuseum, Ingolstadt, 2012
  • Wroclaw University of Technology Visiting Professor Scheme Lecture, 2013
  • Keynote World Congress in Regenerative Medicine, Leipzig, 2013
  • William K Mong Distinguished Lecturer University of Hong Kong,  2013
• Recent Advisory Roles
  • Technology Strategy Board Assessor & Panel Member Technologies for Health (2008); Stroke (2010); and Dementia (2010);
  • Independent Member of DSAC 2008-2012;
  • Independent Member Wellcome/DoH Healthcare Innovation Challenge Fund Panel 2009-2010;
  • Chair VINNOVA Sweden National Manufacturing Research Review 2009;
  • Deputy Chair NHS i4i Late Stage Funding Panel from 2010;
  • Research Council for Norway Generalist Evaluator Centres for Research-based Innovation 2010;
  • Chair EPSRC Synthetic Biology Panel 2010; 
  • FORFAS Ireland National Research Prioritisation Exercise International Review 2011;
  • Chair EPSRC Civil Engineering Platform Grant Panel 2012;
  • Member Biomedical Catalyst Fund Large Awards Committee from 2102;
  • IDA Irish Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Centre Technology External Review Panel Member 2012;
  • Higher Education Funding Council for England Research and Knowledge Exchange Committee Member from 2103;
  • Department of Health Regenerative Medicine Expert Group Member from 2013;
  • Chair EPSRC Manufacturing for Health Panel 2014
• Collaborative Research
  • Principal Investigator: £7.1m EPSRC Life Sciences Interface Doctoral Training Centre in Regenerative Medicine: http://www.dtcregen-med.com/
  • Principal Investigator £5.8M EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Regenerative Medicine, www.epsrc-regen-med.org  
  • Principal Investigator £2.7M EPSRC ETERM Landscape Fellowship Programme
  • Loughborough Principal Investigator MRC UK Regenerative Medicine Pluripotent Stem Cell Platform £7.7M (including equipment award) www.ukrmp.org.uk/hubs/cell-behaviour-differentiation-and-manufacturing/
• Commercialisation of research
  • Sabbatical leave Lucas Advanced Vehicle Systems (1995); Non Executive Director Medlink East Midlands (2005-2006)

Awards

• Institution of Mechanical Engineers Thatcher Brothers Prize, 1993
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers Donald Julius Groen Prize, 1993