john powell

john powell

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Biography

John Powell MBE

Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Science and Technology specialising in: Product Design. Electronic systems design. Business Management, and sustainable lifesaving equipment design

Final year supervisor for Product Design and Industrial Design. Masters Tutor for business project unit

Research activity:

Currently involved with research in acceptance and viability of Public Rescue Equipment in low resource communities

Committee member: British Standards Institute - Water safety and rescue equipment

Professional practice roles:

Royal National Lifeboat Institution Role - International Programmes Manager

Development of International drowning intervention resources (teaching and assessment, Future leaders in lifesaving) and education in low resource areas.

Development of national leadership and management training for lifesaving in the UK. Part of the creation team for the national beach risk audit process. Led the development of International drowning intervention learning and development framework (teaching and assessment, Future leaders in lifesaving) and education in low resource areas...

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Books

  • powell, 2015. International teaching, training and assessment in low resource areas. Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

Conferences

  • Powell, J. and Underwood, G., 2017. Rescued by design: Enabling low-Resource communities to reduce global drowning. Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education: Building Community: Design Education for a Sustainable Future, E and PDE 2017, 206-211.
  • Koohgilani, M., Powell, J. and Underwood, G., 2015. RP or not RP: That is the co-creation question. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education: Great Expectations: Design Teaching, Research and Enterprise, E and PDE 2015, 246-251.
  • powell, 2014. ETHICS – RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, DESIGN… THEY’RE ALL THE SAME AREN’T THEY? In: The 16th International Conference on Engineering & Product Design Education 4-5 September 2014 University of Twente.
  • Humphries-Smth, T., Blount, G. and Powell, J., 2014. Ethics - Research, engineering, design... They're all the same aren't they? Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education: Design Education and Human Technology Relations, E and PDE 2014, 485-491.

Invited Lectures

  • The International Drowning Epidemic, Bournemouth University, 05 Dec 2014 more

Public Engagement & Outreach Activities

  • Co-creation (28 Sep 2014)

Honours

  • MBE (Her Majesty the Queen, 2019)
  • Young electronic designer awards : National 3rd Place (Electronic Designers Awards, 1993)
  • United Kingdom - Winner : European young scientist award (European Union, 1992)
  • Young Engineer for Britain National Final - 2nd (Engineering Council UK, 1992)