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David Williams FREng BSc PhD DEng CEng FIMechE FIEE FIMMM MInstD Professor of Healthcare Engineering Phone +44 (0) 1509 227668 Email: d.j.williams@lboro.ac.uk |
Background
Educated at UMIST (BSc 1975, DEng 2001) and Cambridge Universities (PhD 1981); Student Apprentice GKN (1971-1975); Assistant Engineer Metal Box; 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 from 2006.
School
Research Group
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/eng/research/mam/Health.html
Research
Interests and Activities
Commercialisation of Regenerative Medicine; Manufacturing Technology for Cell and Tissue Based Therapies; Translational Research; Capture of Clinical Need; Medical and Drug Delivery Devices; Oro-maxillary Rehabilitation; Growth of SME’s and Clustering; Exploitation of Healthcare Technologies; Manufacturing Technology and Design for Manufacture; 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• 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 conference activity
Conference Boards etc : HNICEM Manila 2005, 12th IFAC France 2006, Manufuture Conference Derby 2006 (co-Chair), Manufuture Tampere 2006, CIRP 40th Manufacturing Systems Conference 2007, CIRP DET Conference Bath 2007, IEEE HNICEM Manila 2007, 3rd World Congress on Regenerative Medicine Leipzig 2007.Invited and Keynote Presentations:
EFAC Conf. Davos 2005, CIRP General Assembly 2006 Kobe, Euspen 2007 Bremen, 3rd World Congress on Regenerative Medicine Leipzig 2007, IFIP BASYS Conference Porto June 08.• Advisory Roles
Research Councils Business Plan Competition Chair 2004 and Panel 2006; Member EPSRC Innovative Manufacturing, Life Sciences Interface and Healthcare Strategic Advisory Teams; EPSRC Sandpit Panel Member 2006, 2007; EPSRC College member since inception; Director of EPSRC Gun Crime Sandpit. DTI Micro and Nano Technology Programme Assessor; Independent Member Defence Science Advisory Committee; Department of Trade and Industry and Department of Health Health Industries Task Force Task Group member; Department of Health New and Emerging Applications of Technology Committee; Member. Management Board Scottish Manufacturing Institute (Herriott Watt IMRC) until 2007. EPSRC and MRC Information Driven Healthcare Joint Panel Member 2007; Member EPSRC Sandpit Review and Process Improvement Workshop 2007.;TSB Technologies for Health Key Assessor 2008; University Representative UK Stem Cell Network.EU Manufuture Technology Platform High Level and Support Group Member.
Invited Expert Singapore (Industrial IT (2003), Manufacturing (2004)); Vinnova Competence Centre Panel, Sweden 2006;• Collaborative Research
Principal Investigator: £7m EPSRC Innovative Manufacturing Grand Challenge: Remedi: Regenerative Medicine – A New Industry. www.remedigc.org
Principal Investigator: £6.1m EPSRC Life Sciences Interface Doctoral Training Centre in Regenerative Medicine: www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/cg/research/regen/index.html
Principal Investigator: MRC Interdisciplinary Bridging Award with University Hospitals Leicester. www.lboro.ac.uk/idba/
Collaboration with UCL in Respiratory Delivery of Plasmid DNA, www.ucl.ac.uk/biochemeng/staff/hoare.htm• 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
Publications
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