Role
As BSc (Hons) Product Design Final Year Lead, Dr Stewart is primarily responsible for overseeing both project-based modules in the Final Year of the course, together with administration, and pastoral care. He currently leads the PROD30004: Commercial Project and PROD30007: Self-directed Project modules, which consist of two comprehensive design projects that are key to degree classification and subsequent graduate employment.
Dr Stewart teaches on the following courses:
- BSc (Hons) Product Design
- MA Design: Prodcuts and Furniture
- MSc Design: Products and Technology
In addition to teaching on the courses above and School positions, such as EDI Champion and Mental Health Champion, Dr Stewart also serves as a PhD Supervisor within the School of Architecture, Design, and the Built Environment.
Career overview
Dr Stewart joined NTU in 2014 as a Senior Lecturer. To date, he has served as both BA (Hons) Product Design and BSc (Hons) Product Design Course Leader. Further, Dr Stewart has taught at all levels of these courses, together with the MA and MSc Design programmes, respectively.
School positions, such as EDI Champion and Mental Health Champion, have also added to Dr Stewart’s expertise and responsibilities.
Before coming to NTU, Dr Stewart worked as BSc (Hons) Product Design Programme Leader at the University of East London.
Research areas
Before joining NTU in January 2014, Dr Stewart completed extensive research in the fields of medical product design and atomiser design and development. During this time, he worked in collaboration with many multinational organisations including Unilever, GlaxoSmithKline, Reckitt Benckiser, and Hughes Safety Showers.
Sponsors and collaborators
- JCB
- Nestlé
- Brompton
- Tesco
- Unilever
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Innovia
- Fagerhult
- Alpkit
Publications
- Stewart. J.A. - 'Green Roof Technologies for Sustainable Cities', International Conference on Sustainable Design and Construction Engineering, Paris, France, 29-30 April 2014.
- Stewart. J.A. and Lighterness. P.J. - 'Developing a Holistic Design Process for the UK education system - a Refined Japanese Approach', Journal of Design and Technology Education, August 2013.
- Stewart. J.A. and Lighterness. P.J. - 'Developing a Holistic Design Process for the UK education system - a Refined Japanese Approach', Design Principles and Practices, Chiba, Japan, 6-8 March 2013.
- Stewart. J.A. - 'Medical Product Development - Hospital Acquired Infection Neutralisation', Innovative Research in Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, India, 3-5 January 2013.
- Stewart. J.A. - 'Investigation into the Design and Development of a Disinfection System Utilising a Novel Spill-Return Atomiser (SRA)', Lambert Academic Publishing, Saarbrücken, Germany, May 2012.
- Stewart. J.A., Nasr. G.G. and Burby. M.L. – 'Design and Development of a Novel Spill-Return Atomiser', Journal of Healthcare Engineering, April 2012.
- Stewart. J.A., Nasr. G.G. and Burby. M.L. – 'Fine Spray Behaviour upon Impaction of Varied Material Surfaces', ILASS Americas, Ventura, California, USA, 15-18 May 2011.
- Stewart. J.A., Nasr G.G. and Burby. M.L. – 'Radial Analysis of Fine Sprays Using Phase Doppler Anemometry (PDA)', ILASS Europe 2010, Brno, Czech Republic, 6-8 September 2010.
A full list of Dr Stewart's publications can be found on Google Scholar.
Press expertise
- Medical Product Design
- Product Design Education
