Centre staff
Dr David James
Senior Sports Engineer, Royal Academy of Engineering Public Engagement Fellow
Phone 0114 225 5412
E-mail d.james@shu.ac.uk
Background
- MEng Mechanical Engineering with French at the University of Sheffield and INPG Grenoble
- PhD with the Sports Engineering Research Group at the University of Sheffield focusing on the dynamics of cricket
- Research Councils UK Science Communicators Award
- 2004 Institute of Physics Schools Lecturer
- manager of a major schools outreach project funded through the European Social Fund
- managed and delivered a major sports science exhibition (Velocity 2007) in Beijing on behalf of the British Council
- highly respected public lecturer with appearances on many prestigious stages
- the Royal Academy of Engineering's first Public Engagement Fellow
Responsibilities
- course leader of MSc Sports Engineering
- development and delivery of public engagement projects
- RAE research output
- PhD supervision
Skills
- broad expertise in sports engineering
- proven track record in research and teaching
- public engagement events and activities
- networking and project development
- project management
Research interests
- a historical perspective on the impact of technology on human athletic performance
- the ethics of using advanced technology in sport
- the impact of human augmentation technologies for disabled athletes
- the efficacy of using sport as an engagement tool for scientific understanding
Selected publications since 2001
James, D.M. (2008) The physics of winning-engineering the world of sport, Physical Education, 43 500-505, doi: 10.1088/0031-9120/43/5/006.
James, D.M., Carré, M.J. and Haake, S.J. (2006) Predicting the playing characteristics of cricket pitches, Sports Engineering, 8, 193-207.
Carré M.J, James, D.M. and Haake, S.J. (2006). A hybrid method for assessing the performance of sports surfaces during ball impacts. Proc. Instn. Mech Engrs. Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, 220, 31-39.
James, D.M. and Haake, S.J. (2006) Using sport to educate and enthuse young people about engineering and the physical sciences, The Engineering of Sport 6: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on the Engineering of Sport (eds E. F. Moritz and S.J. Haake) Vol 3, pp. 273-278, Springer, USA.
James, D.M., Carré, M.J. and Haake, S.J. (2004) The playing performance of county cricket pitches, Sports Engineering, 7, 1-14.
Carré, M.J., James, D.M. and Haake, S.J. (2004) Impact of a non-homogenous sphere on a rigid surface, Proc. Instn. Mech Engrs. Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 218, 273-281.
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