External collaborators

Martin has worked with many companies over the last 30 years including National Power, Rover Group, Audi, Benetton/Renault F1, Land Rover, BAR Honda, Dominic Hunter, Nissan Group, adidas and Dunlop Slazenger. The main collaborators have been: 

  • Jaguar Land Rover
  • MIRA
  • Ford
  • Adidas

External roles and appointments: 

  • PhD External examiner: Cranfield University, Cranfield University - Shrivenham, Manchester University, Durham University, University of Southampton, Poitiers
  • Reviewer EPSRC grant applications.
  • Reviewer for International journals, including; Journal of Fluids, Experiments in Fluids, Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, IMechE part D, IMechE Part P, SAE journals.
  • Invited paper HdT Haus der Technik– 12. Tagung: Fahrzeug-Aerodynamik am 5./6 Juli, München (2016)
  • Invited lecture – Ford Global Aerodynamics community annual seminar. Michigan (2016)
  • Invitation only seed meeting on control of three dimensional bluff body wakes. French embassy, Science and Technology Department, (2016)
  • Guest editor IMechE journal. Special edition on vehicle aerodynamics (pub 2017)
  • Invitation to join ECARA (European Carmakers Aerodynamics Research Association) – invite for voting membership pending 2017 (2015)
  • EPSRC working group on UK Wind tunnel investment – 2015
  • External examiner – for programmes in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive and Aeronautical Engineering Brunel University. (2015 – 2018)
  • Member of technical committee for IMechE International conference in Vehicle Aerodynamics (2014-2016)
  • Invited paper. Institution of Mechanical Engineers inaugural seminar on Vehicle Aerodynamics. October 2012.
  • Keynote address at the World Congress on Science & Football Japan,  (2011)
  • Best paper award at the 8th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association (ISEA), Vienna, Austria, (2010)
  • Course external examiner Cranfield University (2009-2011)
  • Technical advisor to BBC Top Gear programme (2009-2010)
  • Invited lecture, European Carmakers Aerodynamics Research Association, (2009)
  • Appearance on Channel 4 ‘Vocation Vocation Vocation’ (2008)
  • Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. (2007)
  • Chartered Engineer (2007)
  • Session chair. SAE international conference Detroit (2006)