The School of Engineering

Nick Bennett

Prof Nick Bennett

Professor of Engineering Manufacture & Innovation

School of Engineering

Anglesea Building, Anglesea Road, Portsmouth, Hants, PO1 3DJ

nick.bennett@port.ac.uk

Profile

Qualifications

  • ONC & HNC (distinction) Mechanical Engineering.
  • BSc Hons Mechanical Engineering (Bath).
  • Master of Business Administration (OBS).

Experience

  • BTR Permali Ltd, Apprenticeship.
  • Design, Development & Production Engineer, UK, France, Africa.
  • Roan Consolidated Mines Ltd, Senior Projects Engineer, Africa/USA.
  • Binnie & Partners Consulting Engineers, Resident Engineer, UK/UAE.
  • University of Portsmouth, Senior & Principal Lecturer, Associate Head, Course Leader, Director RCMI, Prof. of Engineering Manufacture & Innovation.

Research & Knowledge Transfer (grants awarded £6.5m)

  • Lead Academic, 4 Knowledge Transfer Partnerships with SME's.
  • Principal Investigator, EC 5# CIE Thematic Research Group.
  • Principal Investigator, EPSRC CTA Product Innovation Processes.
  • Project HE Coordinator, DoE Centres of Excellence.
  • Project Coordinator, GoSE/SEEDA SE Regional Training Network.
  • UoP Manager, SEEDA Rapid Product Development Group.
  • 2 SMART Awards, 2 Virtual Companies, 40 Seminars & Workshops.
  • Academic Supervisor, 68 Industry-based MSc projects, 5 MPhil's (2nd/int).
  • UoP Manager, SEEDA South East Marine (SEMAR).
  • Project Manager, DoE EHE and DfEE HEROBC programmes.
  • Project Manger, HEFCE HEIFII (1.Technological Innovation).
  • Project Manager & Principal Investigator, HEFCE Knowledge Exchange.
  • 200 Rapid Prototyping studies, 30 innovation & manufacturing projects.

Publications

  • 65 industrial, consulting and academic reports, conference papers and journal publications.
  • 18 seminars and workshops delivered.

Consultancy

  • 35 design, management, manufacturing, expert witness and testing studies.
  • 30 CPD short courses delivered.

Professional

  • Chief Examiner EC Part II Analysis & Design of Manufacturing Systems.
  • Chartered Engineer, Engineering Council of UK.
  • Fellow, Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
  • Member, Institution of Water & Environmental Management.
  • Socrates Coordinator, fh. Schmalkalden Germany.
  • Link Tutor, Partnership Degree, Ford Southampton Plant.
  • External Examiner, South Bank & Westminster Universities.
  • Registered Consultant, Small Business Service (SBS) UK.