Kelvin Lake
Background
ACADEMIC
2007 - Present
University of Wales Trinity St. David, UK
Lecturing ‘Face to Face’ & ‘online’ to full-time & part-time students for the School of Engineering. Working with & communicating with, local employers to ensure that courses meet their needs & those of their students on these courses. Departmental expert in the practical application of FEA & optimisation techniques. Program Manager for the BEng Energy & Environmental Course.
INDUSTRIAL
1999 - 2007
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Meridian Technologies, UK
Accountable for all FEA to develop Magnesium high pressure die cast components in Europe.
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Ford Racing Australia, Australia
Developing a V8 Supercar BIW & rollcage, using Optistruct Topology & Topography runs & Nastran optimisation runs.
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Jaguar Cars Ltd, UK
Part of the CAE team carrying out FEA to develop full vehicle crashworthiness and NVH characteristics.
Specialist Subjects
- Optimisation
- Finite Element Analysis
- Stress
- CAE
Professional and/or Research Experience
‘A Design Methodology for the Utilisation of Structural Orthotropic Composite Materials by Micro Enterprises’, Lake, K. Presented at the Sports Advanced Materials Conference, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK.
‘Modal Analysis: a Comparison Between Finite Element Analysis (FEA) & Practical Laser Doppler Vibrometer (LDV) Testing’. Pagano, L. Lake, K. Presented at the IEEE UKSim-AMSS 19th International Conference on Mathematical/Analytical Modelling & Computer Simulation, UKSim2017, Cambridge, UK.
‘The application of FEA in the optimisation of die cast automotive components, their interpretation into a manufacturable design & the consequent reduction in development costs & time’. Lake, K. Thomas, R. Plenary Speech, The first International Conference on Modern Auto Technology and Services, Wuhan, China.
Qualifications
- The University of Leeds, Leeds, UK 1995 - 1999 MEng with distinction, Mechanical Engineering.
- University of Wales Trinity St. David, Swansea, UK 2011 - 2021 (Part-time) PhD