Background

Obtained a first class degree from the Department of Human Sciences at Loughborough University. Subsequently completed a PhD in Exercise Physiology at The University of Birmingham. Founded a spinout company, and worked for three years as Technical Director, before taking up a lectureship at Loughborough as Programme Director for Sports Technology in 1999. Founded a spinout company (Progressive Sports technologies Ltd) in 2001. Obtained a Personal Chair in 2007. Currently Director of the Loughborough Sports Technology Institute.

Research Groups

Sports Technology

Research Interests and Activities

Innovation within the sporting goods industry
Development of fitness equipment
Athletic footwear & apparel

External Activities

Journal editorships:
Inaugural Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology to be published from 2008.

Professional affiliations:
Executive Committee Member and Trustee for the International Sports Engineering Association (2003-2007).

Visiting titles:
Invited to take up a visiting-chair at the Centre for Sports Innovation at MIT, planned for 2008.

Major conference activity:
Sat on Scientific and Advisor Board Committees for several international Engineering of Sport Conferences. Delivered keynote presentations and chaired numerous sessions at international conferences.

Invited lectures:
MIT (Dept of Mechanical Engineering, 2007)

Advisory roles:
One of five panel members to review and short-list applications to joint a joint EPSRC/UK Sport ‘sports technology funding sandpit’.
Provides consultancy services to numerous sporting goods brands.

Journal editorial board membership:
Journal of Sports Engineering, International Journal of Sports Science and Engineering.

Collaborative research:
Partners include, Canterbury; New Balance; Reebok; Nike; UK Sport. EU - Innosport’ FP6 led by TNO. LU initiatives with Rapid manufacturing - £1M project, “Personalised footwear – from elite to high street”.

Commercialisation of research:
Managing Director of Progressive Sports Technologies Ltd, an LU spinout commercialising fitness and sports technologies via licensing to global sports brands.
Named inventor on numerous granted patents, several commercialised via licensing deals.

Awards

Recipient of three £60k DTI Smart Awards for Innovation
Awarded the prestigious ‘Millennium Mark’ by the Design Council of Great Britain
Winner of ‘Medical Innovation of the Year’ awarded by Medical Futures
Winner of Ispo-TUM Academic Challenge Sports Innovation Award, Healthcare Category

Publications

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University Administration

Part of the Sports Technology Admissions team

Further Links

Sports Technology Research Group www.sports-technology.com
Progressive Sports Technologies Ltd www.progressivesports.co.uk