Professor Allan Rennie
Professor in Manufacturing EngineeringCurrent Teaching
Currently Module Leader for:
ENGR205 Business Development Project
ENGR400 MEng Start-Up Week Preparation Programme
ENGR407 MEng Group Project
Supervising Projects for:
ENGR300 BEng Individual Project
ENGR301 MEng Individual Project
ENGR407 MEng Group Project
ENGR445 MEng Industry Project
ENGR540 MSc Individual Project
Engineers in Business Competition - AY2019-20
01/05/2020 → 31/12/2020
Other
Regenerated Laser Sinter Powders (RENDER)
01/05/2020 → 31/07/2021
Research
ACADEME PLUS (Advanced Manufacturing Capital for Skills Development & Employer Engagement - Extension)
01/04/2020 → 31/03/2023
Research
Engineers in Business Competition - AY2018-19
01/05/2019 → 31/12/2019
Other
TecHnology and EntrepreneUrship Education - Bridging the Gap for Smart Product Development
01/11/2018 → 31/08/2021
Research
Engineers in Business Competition - AY2017-18
01/05/2018 → 31/12/2018
Other
Proximity to Discover: Industry Engagement for Impact
31/03/2018 → 30/11/2019
Research
Production Capable Additive Manufacturing of Polymers
01/10/2017 → 31/03/2020
Research
Additive Manufacturing - Technologies and Key Applications
25/09/2017 → 24/09/2018
Research
Research on adaptability of additive manufacturing technologies to the agricultural machinery design and manufacturing industry: know-how exchange activity
29/12/2016 → 28/12/2017
Other
Voxel Printing
18/11/2016 → …
Research
Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) of Electrodes for Fundamental Neuroscience
03/10/2016 → 30/06/2017
Research
Hybrid and Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing for End-Use Industrial Applications
01/10/2016 → 31/03/2017
Research
Advanced Manufacturing Capital for Skills Development & Employer Engagement
01/09/2016 → 30/09/2021
Research
Development of a Universal Slicing and Scanning Engine
01/07/2015 → 31/03/2017
Research
IS 2015 - High end capture and reproduction of cultural artefacts
01/06/2015 → 31/05/2016
Research
Institutional Sponsorship 2015
01/06/2015 → 31/03/2016
Research
H2020: TWEETHER: Travelling wave tube based W-band wireless networks with high data rate, distribution, spectrum and energy efficiency
01/01/2015 → 30/09/2018
Research
2021 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition (Event)
Membership of committee
The First Casablanca International Conference on Additive Manufacturing (Event)
Membership of committee
International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing (Journal)
Editorial activity
EPSRC Redistributed Manufacturing in Healthcare Network (RiHN) (External organisation)
Membership of committee
Staffordshire University - PhD External Examiner (External Organisation)
Examination
Invited Talk: Department of Manufacturing and Engineering Technology, Tennessee Technological University, USA
Invited talk
Institution of Engineering Technology (External organisation)
Membership of committee
Blackpool and the Fylde College (External organisation)
Membership of board
H Kursat Celik
Hosting an academic visitor
Production of conductive composite electrodes for extracellular recording and stimulation
Invited talk
2nd International Conference on Advanced Structural and Functional Materials
Invited talk
Sustainable and Smart Manufacturing Conference (S2M) (Event)
Membership of committee
Computers in Industry (Journal)
Publication peer-review
University of East Anglia (School of Engineering) (External organisation)
Membership of board
Loughborough University (External organisation)
Membership of committee
Advances in Manufacturing (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Elsevier (Publisher)
Publication peer-review
3rd International Congress on 3D Printing Technologies and Digital Industry 2018
Participation in conference
Dublin City University - School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering (External organisation)
Membership of committee
Invited Talk: Intelligent Polymer Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Australia
Invited talk
Invited Talk: Department of Agricultural Machinery, Akdeniz University, Turkey
Invited talk
National University of Science and Technology (External organisation)
Membership of board
Rapid Prototyping Journal (Journal)
Editorial activity
Invited Lecture - Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
University of Central Lancashire (External organisation)
Membership of committee
15th Rapid Design, Prototyping & Manufacturing Conference (RDPM2017)
Participation in conference
Invited Seminar and Q&A Session: Arab Academy for Science & Technology
Invited talk
Loughborough University - Loughborough Design School (External organisation)
Membership of committee
International Journal of Rapid Manufacturing (Journal)
Editorial activity
Romanian Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation (UEFISCDI) (External organisation)
Membership of committee
Workshop: High-end capture and reproduction of cultural artefacts
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Additive Manufacturing (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science (Journal)
Publication peer-review
14th Rapid Design, Prototyping & Manufacturing Conference (RDPM2015)
Participation in conference
Interactive Workshop: High-end capture and reproduction of cultural artefacts
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Elsevier (Publisher)
Publication peer-review
The British Academy (External organisation)
Membership of committee
Romanian Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation (UEFISCDI) (External organisation)
Membership of committee
Romanian National Authority for Scientific Research and Innovation - National Research Council (CNCS) (External organisation)
Membership of committee
International Journal of Rapid Manufacturing (Journal)
Editorial activity
Lancashire County Council (External organisation)
Other Membership
Loughborough University - Loughborough Design School (External organisation)
Membership of committee
Blackpool and the Fylde College (External organisation)
Membership of board
Invited Research Seminar - The University of the South Pacific
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
Research Project Interview - University of Wollongong
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
Invited Seminar - University of Wollongong
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
Industry and Parliament Trust (External organisation)
Membership of committee
Computer-Aided Design (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A (Journal)
Publication peer-review
University of Warwick (External organisation)
Membership of committee
Materials and Design (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Royal Academy of Engineering (External organisation)
Member of Advisory Panel
Akdeniz University, Turkey (External organisation)
Membership of committee
Dublin City University (External organisation)
Membership of committee
University of Northumbria (External organisation)
Membership of committee
IWT - Agency for Innovation by Science & Technology (External organisation)
Member of an organisation
Politechnica University Bucharest (External organisation)
Membership of committee
13th Rapid Design, Prototyping & Manufacturing Conference (RDPM 2012)
Participation in conference
Concept Modelling Additive Manufacturing Systems
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Economic and Social Research Council (External organisation)
Membership of committee
Blackpool & The Fylde College (External organisation)
Membership of committee
Materials Knowledge Transfer Network: Special Interest Group on Additive Manufacturing (External organisation)
Membership of committee
Glasgow Caledonian University (External organisation)
Membership of committee
H Kursat Celik
Hosting an academic visitor
12th Rapid Design, Prototyping & Manufacturing Conference
Participation in conference
Olaf Diegel
Hosting an academic visitor
Research And Development Management Association (External organisation)
Membership of committee
Virtual and Physical Prototyping (Journal)
Editorial activity
University of Dundee (External organisation)
Membership of committee
11th National Conference on Rapid Design, Prototyping and Manufacturing
Participation in conference
David R Aitchison
Hosting an academic visitor
Glasgow Caledonian University (External organisation)
Membership of committee
Buckinghamshire New University (External organisation)
Membership of committee
University of Wales Institute Cardiff (External organisation)
Membership of committee
New Zealand Foundation for Research, Science and Technology (External organisation)
Member of an organisation
University of Canterbury, New Zealand (External organisation)
Membership of committee
10th National Conference on Rapid Design, Prototyping and Manufacturing
Participation in conference
The Rapid Product Development Magazine (Journal)
Editorial activity
University of Central Lancashire (External organisation)
Membership of committee
Lancashire Economic Partnership (External organisation)
Membership of committee
University of Canterbury, New Zealand (External organisation)
Membership of committee
9th National Conference on Rapid Design, Prototyping and Manufacturing
Participation in conference
North West Universities Association (External organisation)
Membership of committee
University of Central Lancashire (External organisation)
Membership of committee
8th National Conference on Rapid Design, Prototyping and Manufacturing
Participation in conference
University of Northumbria (External organisation)
Membership of committee
Blackburn College (External organisation)
Membership of committee
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (External organisation)
Member of an organisation
Seventh National Conference on Rapid Design, Prototyping and Manufacturing
Participation in conference
International College of Engineering and Management (External organisation)
Membership of committee
Sixth National Conference on Rapid Design, Prototyping and Manufacturing
Participation in conference
Fire Safety Engineering College (External organisation)
Membership of committee
Construction Innovation Seminar
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
Fifth National Conference on Rapid Design, Prototyping and Manufacturing
Participation in conference
Fourth National Conference on Rapid and Virtual Prototyping and Applications
Participation in conference
Third National Conference on Rapid Prototyping, Tooling and Manufacturing
Participation in conference
McKinnon Walker Fellow, University of Wollongong, Australia
Other distinction
Fifth Annual InfoSciR-Journals Excellence in Research Awards
Prize (including medals and awards)
The Institute of Metal Finishing, Westinghouse Prize 2002
Prize (including medals and awards)
Science and Technology Dean’s Award – Teacher of the Year (2019)
Prize (including medals and awards)
Pilkington Teaching Award
Prize (including medals and awards)
European Union, Exemplar Project Status
Other distinction
- Centre for Global Eco-innovation
- Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Centre
- Lancaster Product Development Unit
- Structures, Materials and Manufacturing
- Work and Health Forum