John Allport

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Biography

John Allport gained a BEng degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nottingham in 1985 as a Student Apprentice with the National Coal Board. He later worked in open cast mining in Australia before taking a role designing and installing centrifugal separation systems for the chemical and oil industries.

Following another career change, John then gained over 25 years experience in the field of automotive engineering, covering a range of components, including crankshaft dampers, drive couplings, balance shafts, suspensions and turbochargers. During this time, he completed a PhD in Computer Aided Engineering of Elastomeric Engineering Components at Bradford University, having been awarded an Industrial Fellowship of the Royal 1851 Commission. John has also been awarded over 20 patents covering various aspects of dampers, couplings, bearings and turbochargers.

In November 2013, he was appointed Professor of Automotive Engineering at the University of Huddersfield having spent the previous 11 years at Cummins Turbo Technologies, most recently as Training and Talent Development Leader, and prior to that as Worldwide Manager and Functional Excellence Leader - Applied Mechanics. As part of the role, John is Director of the Turbocharger Research Institute at the University. The Institute was established to conduct research and develop training to support companies at the forefront of this world leading technology.

John is a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, serving on several Committees and Panels. He is also an active promoter of engineering in schools, particularly in widening gender diversity.

Research Degree Supervision

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External positions

Member of Integrated Standards Accreditation Committee, Institution of Mechanical Engineers

20 Sep 2018 → …

Member of Academic Standards Committee, Institution of Mechanical Engineers

20 Sep 2018 → …

Chair of Academic Standards Committee, Institution of Mechanical Engineers

12 Sep 2016 → 20 Sep 2018

Academic Member of Academic Standards Committee, Institution of Mechanical Engineers

30 May 2015 → 12 Sep 2016

Academic member of Academic Standards Panel, Institution of Mechanical Engineers

18 Nov 2013 → 30 May 2015

Industrial Member of Academic Standards Committee, Institution of Mechanical Engineers

May 2010 → 18 Nov 2013

Chartered Engineer and Fellow, Institution of Mechanical Engineers

3 Feb 2005 → …

Industrial Member of Academic Standards Panel, Institution of Mechanical Engineers

Dec 2003 → May 2010

Chartered Engineer and Member of the Institution, Institution of Mechanical Engineers

6 Nov 1995 → 3 Feb 2005

Research Expertise and Interests

Turbocharger
Turbo
Mechanical engineering
Automotive
Engineering
Turbines
Materials Engineering
Vibration analysis
Polymers
Sustainable Engineering

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