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20032026

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Design, Engineering Design, Product Development, Systems Engineering

Professional Information

David has been researching the design and development process since 2002; over the years he has developed a range of interests in this area. After completing a Ph.D. on the topic, he worked as a researcher at Cambridge University and spent a few years as an Engineering Professional in Product Development Engineering at Bombardier Aerospace in Canada. He returned to academia as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Auckland in New Zealand where he taught design and product development in Mechanical Engineering. David is now an Associate Professor in the Integrated Design Department and Research Scholar at the IRC for Smart Mobility and Logistics at KFUPM. He is also a Chartered Member of Engineering New Zealand and a member of the editorial boards of Research in Engineering Design and Journal of Engineering Design.

Teaching

David has developed and taught a range of courses in design, engineering and product development over the years, at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, in classes from 3 to 250. Courses/topics have included:

  • Engineering fundamentals (statics, dynamics, thermofluids)
  • Machine design and manufacture
  • Lightweight design with FEA
  • Capstone-style mechanical design
  • Product development
  • Human-centered design foundations and applications
  • Emotional design
  • Design for aging
  • Usability

 

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, Engineering, University of Cambridge

Master, Engineering and Computing Science, University of Oxford

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  2. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  3. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

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  • The Design and Development Process: Perspectives, Approaches and Models

    Wynn, D. C. & Clarkson, P. J., 1 Jan 2023, Springer International Publishing. 361 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportBookpeer-review

    Open Access
    5 Scopus citations
  • Feedback systems in the design and development process

    Wynn, D. C. & Maier, A. M., Jul 2022, In: Research in Engineering Design - Theory, Applications, and Concurrent Engineering. 33, 3, p. 273-306 34 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

    Open Access
    28 Scopus citations
  • Concepts of change propagation analysis in engineering design

    Brahma, A. & Wynn, D. C., Jan 2023, In: Research in Engineering Design - Theory, Applications, and Concurrent Engineering. 34, 1, p. 117-151 35 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

    Open Access
    46 Scopus citations
  • Perspectives on iteration in design and development

    Wynn, D. C. & Eckert, C. M., 1 Apr 2017, In: Research in Engineering Design - Theory, Applications, and Concurrent Engineering. 28, 2, p. 153-184 32 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

    Open Access
    205 Scopus citations
  • Process models in design and development

    Wynn, D. C. & Clarkson, P. J., 1 Apr 2018, In: Research in Engineering Design - Theory, Applications, and Concurrent Engineering. 29, 2, p. 161-202 42 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

    Open Access
    267 Scopus citations