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I currently hold an Academic Lectureship in Knowledge Exchange at Aura: a multidisciplinary, multi-stakeholder initiative of the University of Hull, which brings together UK expertise in engineering, physical, environmental and social sciences, to support industrial and academic excellence in low-carbon innovation.Aura has dedicated facilities in the Humber – The Aura Innovation Centre (AIC), which resides at the geographical heart of an active, diverse and growing low carbon supply chain, at which I Manage the InventX facilities, teams and projects operating within this innovation space. I first joined the University of Hull in 2007, when I left previous job as a fabricator of bespoke commercial vehicle bodies at our family business in Northern Ireland (Houstons Coachworks), to undertake my Masters in Mechanical Engineering.After graduating with a first-class honours degree in 2011, I went on to support numerous research projects at the University; including research into the investigation of bed scouring around offshore wind turbine piles and bases, and a long-standing commercial relationship with Siemens Energy, where I supported the characterisation, simulation and application of Helmholtz resonators within large scale industrial gas turbines.In 2016 I took on an Academic Specialist position at the University of Hull, which saw me providing support to teaching, scholarship, research and enterprise activities within the School of Engineering at the University of Hull, and was appointed as a Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering within the Department of Engineering in 2019.Between 2019 and 2021 I worked as a Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Hull, managing a large portfolio of the applied engineering curriculum within the Department of Engineering, and supporting innovation, growth and knowledge transfer, with a specific focus on low-carbon, advanced and additive manufacturing technologies.Aside from academic work I enjoy getting my hands dirty and have experience in a wide range of fabrication techniques, arts and crafts. I also enjoy sharing personal enthusiasm for engineering and I am an avid STEM enthusiast, who proactively promotes student success and widening participation through a large portfolio of co-curricular and outreach activities, both within the University and in the wider community.