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My background is in Engineering Product Design, followed by an MSc in Enterprise. Externally to LSBU, I have previously worked in design of Sports Equipment, Medical Devices, and Paramotor Aircraft.
I teach on number of modules across the Design and Mechanical Engineering courses at LSBU, at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, specialising in engineering design methods that include creativity techniques, user research, innovation and enterprise, CAD, structural analysis, manufacturing, model making, prototyping (both digital and physical).
I am an active member of the Institution of Engineering Designers, and I participate regularly as a member of course accreditation panels.
Currently, my primary area of activity is in directing the LSBU Human Power Engineering group. This is an extra-curricular student team that designs, builds, and races various classes of human powered vehicles with the objective of breaking British and World human powered speed records. Research activities explore aerodynamics, drivetrain efficiency, and composite and CNC manufacturing techniques. In additional to the extra-curricular team, I supervise various student dissertation projects around this field, and am working with a production company documenting the project for a feature film entitled "The fastest bicycle in the world".
In other research activity, I am very interested in the intersection between digital and physical methods of form creation and enabling user innovation through more intuitive interfaces and physical or tangible computing as a means for developing novel CAD interfaces that bridge the gap between the digital and physical agency of a concept during the design process.
Courses taught
Engineering Product Design - BSc (Hons)
Product Design - BSc (Hons)
Mechanical Engineering - MEng / BEng (Hons)
Mechanical Engineering - MSc
Mechanical Engineering and Design (Top up) - BEng
London South Bank University
London South Bank University
London South Bank University
| Funder | Year won | Project | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Autodesk Courses | Principal Investigator | |
| Ice Health Cryotherapy | 2017 | SCi073_Eng_Ice Health Cryotherapy_Allo Rejuvination Phase 2 | Co-Investigator |
BA Product Design
BEng/MEng Product Design Engineering
Course Accreditation Panelist
Member of accreditation panel assessing Engineering and Design Courses at various Insitutions:
2015: Loughborough University
2017: De Montfort University
2017: Middlesex University
2021: Brunel University
Committee member of the RAeS Human Powered Flight Special Interest Group.
Committee has responsibility for management of the Kremer Fund for Human Powered Flight prizes, promotion of Human Powered Flight internationally, and delivery of annual lectures.
A tale from the tropics: Education for sustainability and the value of project based learning
Andrews, D and Townsend, B (2017). A tale from the tropics: Education for sustainability and the value of project based learning. Building Community: Design Education for a Sustainable Future: 19th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENGINEERING AND PRODUCT DESIGN EDUCATION. Oslo, Norway 07 - 08 Sep 2017
Experiences of embedding blended physical and digital making into design education
Townsend, B. and Forkes, A. (2015). Experiences of embedding blended physical and digital making into design education. 17th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education. Loughborough University, UK 03 - 04 Sep 2015 The Design Society.
DIY 3D Printing: Open source 3D printer development by students of engineering product design
Townsend, B. (2014). DIY 3D Printing: Open source 3D printer development by students of engineering product design. All Makers Now? Craft Values in 21st Century Production. Falmouth University, Penryn, United Kingdom 10 - 11 Jul 2014 Falmouth University.
Experience, Design, A Student Pop-Up-Shop
Forkes, A. and Townsend, B. (2014). Experience, Design, A Student Pop-Up-Shop. 16th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education. UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE, THE NETHERLANDS 04 - 05 Sep 2014 The Design Society.
Doing engineering design: Reflections on the active learning experience
Dowlen, C and Townsend, B (2011). Doing engineering design: Reflections on the active learning experience. 13th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education. London, UK 08 - 09 Sep 2011 The Design Society. pp. 216-221