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Dr ERTUgrul UNVER (BSc, MSc, PhD, PgCert, Associate Professor): Principal Enterprise Fellow in 3D & Product Design.
Dr Unver is a Principal Fellow at the University of Huddersfield. He has an extensive commercial experience worked in industry in the UK and overseas. He worked as an Industrial Designer & CAD/CAM manager where he designed several consumer products including laptops, mobile phones, monitors, security & monitoring devices between 1995-1999. He then was appointed as Senior Lecturer at the University of Huddersfield, teaching on BA/BSc Product Design, BSc Industrial Design and BA Transport Design courses. He was course leader for BA Industrial Design, MA 3D Digital Design, BA/BSc Product Design courses.
Dr Unver has 10 years industrial and over 20 years of academic experience in Research and Development particularly Design for Manufacturing including, machine tools, manufacturing technologies (turning, milling, grinding, CNC, CAD/CAM, machinery design, press, forging steelwork machinery, moulding design. He has a degree in the BSc Mechanical Engineering in 1986, completed his MSc Master in 1989 on Industrial Design & Computer Programming. Dr Unver has worked as a Research Assistant, a Lecturer in Turkey. After completing his PhD, he became Assistant Professor at the University of Cukurova, Turkey in 1994. In 2013, he was awarded the title of Associate Professor by the Higher Education Authority of Turkey (YOK). Recently, he has been appointed as a Principal Enterprise Fellow (Reader/Professor) at the University of Huddersfield, School of Art, Design and Architecture, Department of Architecture and 3D Design.
He has been a member of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA (2013-) and was a member of the Institution of Engineering Design (AIED), (2013-2015). He has published over 120 research articles, delivered many keynote speeches, run several Innovate UK, EU funded projects, won several awards particularly for his patented design of Scalp cooling cap with Paxman Coolers. He is also in the Editorial Board of the Design Journal. His current research interest is on Mass Customisation, Medical Product Development, application of AR/VR for Industrial Design, anthropometric & ergonomics analysis and 3D simulation.
- Facebook MA 3D: Interior& Product Design Master: https://www.facebook.com/groups/27525100044/
- Facebook BA/BSc Product Design course: https://www.facebook.com/ProductDesignersUK/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/productdesignersuk/
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):
Research Expertise and Interests
- Mass Customisation for Industrial Design
- Product Design, Design for Manufactiuring
- Advanced 3D surfacing, Class A, parametric modelling
- Alias, Solidworks, Rhino, Grasshopper, Dynamo visual programming languages
- Additive Manufacturing, 3D printing, Rapid Tooling
- 3D Scanning, 3D Simulations, AR/VR appplication for DFM
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To progress current medical cooling system technologies through the design and development of portable, comfortable and sustainable products which help prevent Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN)
Unver, E. & Huerta Cardoso, O. I.
17/01/22 → 16/01/24
Project: Research
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Are traditional head size and shape measurements useful in modern medical design? A literature review
Binder, J., Unver, E. & Huerta, O., 18 Aug 2022, In: Journal of Health Design. 7, 2, p. 500-506 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review › peer-review
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Automated sizing of automotive steering ball joints in parametric CAD environment using expert knowledge and feature-based computer-assisted 3D modelling
Geren, N., Akcali, O. O., Unver, E. & Allport, J., 14 May 2022, In: Advanced Engineering Informatics. 52, 20 p., 101630.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Human head analysis for mass customisation in medical design: A pilot study
Binder, J., Unver, E. & Huerta Cardoso, O. I., 18 Aug 2022, In: Journal of Health Design. 7, 2, p. 507-515 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Patent for Wearable cryo-compression device to address an unmet clinical need – Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy
Unver, E., Sundar, R., Bandla, A., Binder, J. & Burke, P., 12 May 2022, IPC No. A61F7/02, Patent No. WO2022098309A1, Priority date 5 Nov 2020, Priority No. SG10202011037WAResearch output: Patent
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The challenges of implementing design research within SME based medical product development: Paxman scalp cooling case study
Unver, E., Clayton, J., Clear, N., Huerta, O., Binder, J., Paxman, C. & Paxman, R., 1 Jun 2022, In: Design for Health. 6, 1, p. 4-27 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Medical Design & Development: Paxman coolers Chemotherapy-Induced preventions
Jonathan Binder (Organiser), Ertu Unver (Participant), Gayathrimanoj Kopattil (Participant), Aishwarya Bandla (Participant) & Richard Paxman (Participant)
6 Apr 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Teknik Resim Eğitimi İçin Geliştirilen Sanal Gerçeklik Öğretim Materyalinin Öğrencilerin Kavramsal ve Bilişsel Öğrenme Düzeylerine Etkisinin İncelenmesiert
Derya Emreli (Speaker), Mohammed Kofoglu (Speaker), Ridvan Aslan (Speaker), Abdil Kuş (Speaker) & Ertugrul Unver (Speaker)
12 Apr 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Pilot Training: Teaching Learning & Evaluation Methods
Ertu Unver (Organiser)
17 Feb 2019 → 21 Feb 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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University of Sofia
Omar Ivan Huerta Cardoso (Visiting Researcher) & Ertu Unver (Visiting Researcher)
7 Nov 2018 → 10 Nov 2018Activity: External Appointments and Visits › International Collaboration
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3D Printed Fashion: A Dual Approach
Emma Grain (Speaker) & Ertu Unver (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)
5 Sep 2016Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation