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Background

ºÚÁÏÍø: Research Associate, Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Reader 1986-2002; Professor of Applied Thermodynamics, 2002-2021; Emeritus Professor of Applied Thermodynamics, 2021-present. 

Colin is directly engaged with major international engine and vehicle companies. Early in his career he gained significant experience working on bus and rail vehicle development at what is now called Transport for London. He has served as an academic adviser to the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) Heavy Duty Vehicle Strategy Action Group, as a member of the Automotive Council R&D Group and as the technical director of the Caterpillar Innovation and Research Centre at ºÚÁÏÍø.  

He is a non-executive director of   a government-industry partnership supporting over £1.5 Billion of vehicle propulsion research and development projects across the UK.  

From 2005 to 2017 he was the Editor-in-Chief of Proc. IMechE: Journal of Automobile Engineering and he continues to serve on the journal’s editorial board. 

Colin is also a Fellow of the

Qualifications and awards

• BTech(Hons) BEng(Hons) ºÚÁÏÍø
• PhD ºÚÁÏÍø  
• Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng)
• Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (FIMechE)
• Chartered Engineer (CEng)
• Member of the Society of Automotive Engineers (MSAE)
• Recipient of several research prizes from the IMechE and SAE. 

Research interests and activities

Colin's research covers engine systems, fuels, thermodynamics, fluid flow, heat transfer, combustion and emissions control. His research has been featured in New Scientist and on BBC TV and radio. Additionally, he has published over 150 peer-reviewed papers and has six granted patents. For more information, see . 

Grants and contracts

Colin has held over 40 major research grants funded by UK government organisations and global industries, mainly in the automotive and powertrain sectors. 

Selected Current External Activities and Affiliations

• Non-Executive Director of Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) UK Ltd
• Member of EPSRC Peer Review College
• Consultant to a range of organisations, mainly in the automotive, power and energy industries 

Selected Previous External Activities

• Editor-in-Chief of IMechE Proceedings Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering (2005-2017)  
• Member of the UK Automotive Council R+D Workstream Committee (2008-2019)
• Secretary, Vice-Chairman and Chairman of the national Universities' Internal Combustion Engines Group, UnICEG (1999-2008)
• Visiting Professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Engine Research Centre (2000)
• European Research Council Grant Panel Member (2009-2014)
• Academic adviser to the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) Heavy Duty Vehicle Strategy Action Group (2008-2017)