Background

Graduated from the University of Nottingham with a B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering before joining the Sports Technology Research Group in 1998. Awarded a PhD in 2002 for work on correlating players’ subjective perceptions of golf equipment with the sound and vibration measured from impact. Spent nine years conducting research for a leading American golf manufacturer as well as supervising two other golf related projects. Recently expanded the subjective perception research into other sports including the comfort of footwear and protective equipment.

Research Groups

Sports Technology

Research Interests and Activities

• Measurement and analysis of players’ perceptions of sports equipment.
• Sound quality evaluation of impulsive sounds.
• Robotic simulation of sporting motion.
• Mechanical design and analysis of sports equipment.
• Impact dynamics and acoustics.

External Activities

Invited lectures: Engineering Integrity Society workshop on Product Sound and Vibration (2006), Better Golf Through Technology conference, MIT, Boston (2007).
Invited papers: Sports Engineering Special Issue of the Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L - Journal of Materials: Design and Applications (2006)
Referee for Journal of Sports Sciences and Sports Engineering
Collaborative Research: The ‘Feel’ of a Golf Shot (Callaway Golf, 1998-2007), Personalised Protective Equipment (Dunlop-Slazenger, adidas, 2006-2010), Impulsive Sound Quality in Tennis (HEAD Sport, 2008-11),
Commercialisation of research: Specialist advisor to adidas on player assessment of the 2006 World Cup football.

Publications

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