Projects

Current projects

• 2012-2014, EU CIP Eco-Innovation programme, ‘Market Deployment of Eco-lighting Products.
• 2012-2016, EU FP7 Eco-Innovation programme, Cycling Resources Embedded in Systems Containing Light Emitting Diodes.
• 2012-2013, sKTP Technology Strategy Board and Nottingham City Homes Limited, Monitoring Energy Use in Social Housing (in collaboration with School of Science and Technology).
• 2012, Future Factory project with PermaShutter, ‘Analysis of the stiffness of PolyBase - rotomoulded foundation block for telecommunication units’.
• 2012, Future Factory project with Enerlux, ‘Replacement of aluminium components used in the installation and mounting of solar PV with a sustainable material’.
• 2012, Future Factory project with Lindhurst Engineering Ltd. ‘Introduction of new CAE system into the company design unit’.
• 2011-2012, EU Marie Curie IIP program, Condition-based Maintenance of Agitators using Advanced Condition Monitoring and Internet/wireless Technologies.
• 2010-2012, The British Council, Delphe-Iraq project (co-applicant), Developing Research and academic collaboration with Iraq.
• 2011-2012, Future Factory programme and Wind Power Innovations Ltd, New Style Turbine to Harvest Wind Energy.
• 2012-2013 Ongoing project in collaboration with Olberon Ltd: Self-retracting Needle.

Previous projects

• 2011, Future Factory project with Burgess Ltd. 'Optimising composite panel geometry'.
• 2010 / 2011, Sustainable Construction iNET project, East Midlands Development Agency: Solar Thermoelectric Generator with Co-generation of Renewable Electrical Energy and Source of Water Heating for Sustainable Buildings.
• 2010, September, Research Councils UK, Summer School of Renewable Ocean Energy and Sustainable Design
• 2010, Future Factory Grant, Development of the Vein Locator System.
• 2010 / 2011, East Midlands Development Agency, Innovation Fellowship, Improving Intravenous Cannulation.
• 2009 / 2011, Technology Strategy Board, Technology Transfer Programme, Development of Sustainable Floor Panels.
• 2009 / 2010, Sustainable Construction iNET project, East Midlands Development Agency: Development of a Novel System of Solid Desiccant Dehumidification for Low Carbon Emission Buildings.
• 2009, SPARK award, ‘Design of a new medical product’.
• 2005-2008, EPSRC/AHRC Supported Snake Robotic Project.
• 2003-2006, European Commission, EU-Asia IT&C project (contract number ASI/B7-301/3152-99/72553) ‘Web-enabled Collaboration in Intelligent Design and Manufacture’.
• 2003-2006, European Commission, EU Asia-Link project (contract number ASI/B7-301/98/679-023): ‘Nottingham Trent-Lappeenranta-Chongqing Universities’ collaboration for human resource development in mechanical and manufacturing engineering’.
• 2001-2004, Department of Trade and Industry, TNTU (with 4 industrial partners), ICT Carrier Project: ‘Computer integrated manufacture of hot-coiled springs’.