Pei
academic background eujin is a full professor in additive manufacturing. he is the associate dean at the college of engineering, design and physical sciences (cedps), providing strategic leadership to ensure academic quality and standards across programmes within the college. as director of the bsc product design engineering programme, eujin combines academic excellence with his practical expertise, underpinned by his chartered engineer (ceng), chartered environmentalist (cenv), and chartered technological product designer (ctpd) accreditations. eujin is a fellow of the institution of engineering designers (fied). as a product design engineer during the early days of his career, he developed solutions for companies including motorola, inc., lm ericsson, sennheiser gmbh & co. kg, and rentokil initial. these experiences inform his academic and professional pursuits, blending industry knowledge with cutting-edge research. international scholarly impact and research highlights 1. eujin leads the additive manufacturing & 4d printing research group and serves as co-director of the brunel centre for digital manufacturing. his research focuses on shape memory materials, design and sustainable additive manufacturing technologies. he is an expert in design for additive manufacturing and 4d printing. he has a successful track record as principal investigator and work package leader for high-impact research grants in the field and a theme leader in the epsrc design for additive manufacturing (dfam) network. 2. the eu-funded multhem project explores additive manufacturing to create lightweight, thermally efficient components by combining metal alloys and carbon fibre composites (cfc). collaborating with project partners, he contributed to advancing knowledge on how design geometries influence part mechanics through finite element simulation, topology optimisation and modelling. the project is featured in the university's research newsletter, leading edge 47/2023. 3. eujin's work extends knowledge towards design guidelines for additive manufacturing, focusing on strategies for optimizing part orientation, minimizing overhangs and unsupported structures, enhancing layer adhesion, light weighting, and validating designs through simulations. this expertise led to an invitation to contribute to a book chapter for the asm handbook. other edited books include the springer handbook of additive manufacturing, a guide to additive manufacturing and additive manufacturing - developments in training and education with 176,000, 109,000 and 32,000 respective downloads that underscores research influence. 4. as chair of the uk national standards committee for additive manufacturing (bsi amt/8) and uk head of delegation to iso/tc 261, eujin shapes global standards for additive manufacturing data and design. he is also the convenor for iso/tc 261/wg4, overseeing the development and publication of standards including iso/astm 52911-1:2019, iso/astm 52911-2:2019 and iso/astm tr 52912:2020. in 2022, he was awarded the additive manufacturing award for excellence from astm international, one of the world’s largest and most established standards creating organisations. 5. he also contributes towards new knowledge on 4d printing that includes understanding the causal relationship between additive manufacturing and the shape changing behaviour of 4d printed parts, developing a framework for 4d printing. papers include a taxonomy of shape changing behaviours; understanding the thermo-mechanical effects of shape changing behaviours; exploring the influence of infill patterns and infill densities on 4d printing; and lightweight parametric design optimisation for 4d printed parts. 6. he is listed in the 2020 (version 2), 2021 (version 3), 2022a (version 4), 2022b (version 5), 2023 (version 6) and 2024 (version 7) editions of stanford university's top-cited scientists for research, based on bibliometric information retrieved from scopus. the data from 1996-2023 shows a h-index of 21 (2023), a google scholar h-index of 29 (2024); and a scopus h-index of 25 (2024). 7. his advisory roles include those for the uk government office for science (go-science) for the “foresight project on drivers of technology needs” on 4d printing and its impact (2022); and the uk government office for science for rapid tech assessment on 4d printing (2021) with findings presented to the technology strategy board and to sir patrick vallance, at that time as the government chief scientific adviser. 8. eujin is a member of the engineering council registration standards committee (rsc) that publishes procedures, routes and requirements for the uk standard for professional engineering competence (uk-spec). he served as chair for the engineering council learning outcomes task and finish group (2023), and served as chair for the engineering council working group for artificial intelligence (2024). he is involved in advisory roles with the uk’s engineering and physical sciences research council (epsrc), as a full college member on funding prioritization, fellowships, and early-career strategies in manufacturing research. in 2018, he was appointed as a 4th cohort member of the epsrc early career forum in manufacturing research that involves participating in epsrc strategic advisory activities. editorial leadership and peer review excellence eujin is the editor-in-chief of the progress in additive manufacturing journal (springernature) and member of the editorial advisory board for the rapid prototyping journal and the journal of robotic intelligence and automation. he is an active reviewer for over 15 prominent publications, ensuring the dissemination of high-quality, impactful research within the engineering and manufacturing communities. standards and knowledge transfer eujin’s involvement with international standards spans across several committees, including serving as convenor since 2014 for iso/tc 261/wg4, where he oversees the development of additive manufacturing design and data standards, and a member of iso/jtc1/wg12 for 3d printing and scanning technologies, and tpr/1/8 for technical product realization. he is an integral member of iso tc/261's chairman’s advisory group (cag) and the steering group for jg activities (jag), where his expertise shapes the future of additive manufacturing and digital design. through knowledge transfer partnerships (ktps), eujin bridges the gap between academia and industry, collaborating with companies including bae systems applied intelligence where projects have garnered global recognition, including a nomination for bae systems' chairman’s award. professional design career eujin holds numerous design awards, including the wearable master and field trial winner for the manchester numbers that matter hackathon (2014), international worldstar packaging award (2014), idsa idea award (2011), helen hamlyn centre for design 24 hour inclusive design challenge (2011), motorola motofwrd (2006), opus eyewear (2006), uk lighting competition (2006), rsa design directions (2005), popular science / core 77 security design competition (2004) and the president's furniture award (2003). his work has been published in leading international magazines such as dwell, icon, fx international and in national newspapers. he has also been interviewed on bbc radio leicester and on power 98fm. eujin was invited as a judge for the british promotional merchandise association design competition in 2010. he has exhibited at an international level, including magicchef at the panasonic centre in tokyo, japan (2003); and the clamplight at the nec lighting show in birmingham, uk (2007). in 2018, his soundsphere project was exhibited at the cooper hewitt, smithsonian design museum which is the only museum in the usa devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary product design. he remains a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion, mentoring students and professionals to embrace equitable design practices. academic thought leadership eujin’s academic network includes his appointment in 2018 as a visiting professor and erskine fellow at the university of canterbury in christchurch, new zealand. he is also a visiting scientist at south african institutions such as central university of technology and at vaal university of technology. he also has partnerships with cultural organizations including the leicester arts and museum service and leicester transport heritage trust, on separate projects to apply 3d printing to digitally reproduce and restore historical artifacts. he publishes widely, including the springer handbook of additive manufacturing that has has had 176,000 accesses since its publication in 2023. he has been invited to deliver keynote presentations on additive manufacturing and 4d printing including rapdasa (2023), forum france additive (2023), progress in digital and physical manufacturing conference (2021), casicam (2021), cumulus roma (2021), amfaim3d (2019), amcturkey (2019), prodpm (2019), etc. he is open to exploring new collaboration opportunities and advancing the field through consultancy, exchanges and projects. eujin can be contacted at eujin.pei@brunel.ac.uk. research interests and impact eujin is a leader in additive manufacturing and 4d printing, spearheading cutting-edge advancements as the research group director for additive manufacturing & 4d printing and serving as co-director of the brunel centre for digital manufacturing. his research focuses on transformative technologies such as functionally graded materials and 4d printing, underpinned by his role as chairperson of the british standards institute amt/8 committee for additive manufacturing and uk head of delegation for iso/tc261. since 2014, he has convened the iso/tc261/wg4 working group, driving the development of seven joint (iso and astm) published additive manufacturing data and design international standards for am, including iso/astm 52910:2018, iso/astm 52911-1:2019, and iso/astm 52915:2020. from 2016 to 2020, he led the iso/tc261/jg67 group, culminating in the publication of iso/astm tr 52912:2020 for functionally graded additive manufacturing. he has been consulted on technical and policy matters related to additive manufacturing and 4d printing by the uk government office for science (go-science) and the technology strategy board. eujin serves as a reviewer for international funding agencies including the uk research & innovation council (ukri), the royal society (uk), singapore agency for science, technology and research (a*star), south african national research foundation (nrf), canola council of canada science cluster, dutch research council (nwo), and for i-site next initiative: health and engineering (france). he is actively involved with the uk engineering and physical sciences research council (epsrc) and was ranked the top 4% of college members for participating in peer review activities in 2020/21. research journey, dissemination and track record in funding eujin’s academic journey is marked by research collaborations, including postdoctoral work with prof. ri campbell on computer-aided-design and material extrusion, contributions in south africa with prof. deon de beer on test artefacts, and the exploration of shape memory polymers with prof. mario monzon. his interdisciplinary interests extend to reverse engineering, topology optimization, generative design, lifecycle assessment, and more recently on the use of ai. his commitment to disseminating knowledge is evidenced by prolific contributions to international journals, conferences, and books, including the springer handbook of additive manufacturing, a guide to additive manufacturing, and additive manufacturing - developments in training and education with 176,000, 109,000 and 32,000 respective downloads. his excellence in additive manufacturing education was recognized globally with the prestigious astm additive manufacturing award of excellence in education in 2021. his research endeavors are supported by an array of external funding from organizations including the ahrc, epsrc, esrc, royal academy of engineering, british council, and the european commission. joint industry partnerships and collaborative research opportunities are very welcomed. contact eujin at eujin.pei@brunel.ac.uk proven track record of funded research projects (ongoing - 2025) european union partnership for excellence - centres of vocational excellence grant: "centres of vocational excellence in aerospace & defence for advanced manufacturing" - aileen european union erasmus+ key action 2 programme grant: "developing sustainable skills for designers in additive manufacturing" - sing for green european union horizon europe grant: "multi material additive manufacturing for lightweight and thermal management" - multhem european union erasmus+ grant: "learning by sharing knowledge in design for additive manufacturing" - shakeam successfully completed research projects & grants (full list available upon request) innovateuk, design foundations round 2: net zero environments grant - rethinking phyona (2024) european union horizon europe grant: "boosting the exploitation of standardisation inputs from european projects" - stand4eu (2024) economic and social research council (esrc) and arts and humanities research council (ahrc) ssh connections grant: "pedagogic best practice for technology-driven design futures" - design 4.0 (2023) european union erasmus+ grant: "sector skills alliances in additive manufacturing" - sam (2023) european union erasmus+ key action 2 programme grant: "develop engaging massive open online resources for designers innovative education" - demo (2022) european union horizon 2020 h2020-widespread-05-2017-twinning programme grant: "increasing excellence on advanced additive manufacturing" - inex-adam (2022) arts and humanities research council (ahrc) and ktn - "design exchange partnership" (dep) grant (2022) british council newton institutional links programme grant: "direct writing of cementitious inks to scaffolds with complex micro architectures" - diwocis (2022) innovateuk, designing sustainable plastic solutions grant - agriflex (2021) innovateuk, sustainable innovation fund round 3 grant - mediflex (2021) ukri global challenges research fund, demonstrate impact programme grant - aquasense (2021) ukri global challenges research fund, demonstrate impact programme grant - biosan (2021) harrow council innovation grant (2021) engineering and physical sciences research council impact acceleration grant (2020) (a full list of grants and projects is available upon request) academic leadership and teaching eujin plays a pivotal role in brunel design school as the programme director for bsc product design engineering, where he champions a "learning by doing" philosophy by embedding real-life industry projects into the curriculum to provide students with enriched learning experiences. as module leader for the design process subject, he teaches second-year undergraduates and supports various subjects across the program. he also played an instrumental role in the re-accreditation of the bsc product design engineering program by the institution of engineering designers in 2022, and served as the working group co-chair for the refresh of the bsc programme in 2022. as a testament of his teaching excellence, he was nominated for the vice-chancellor’s distinguished teaching award in 2014, and nominated for the lecturer of the year award in 2019. in 2019, eujin was recognised with the phd research supervisor of the year award. eujin was the director of postgraduate research at brunel design (2018-2021), where he ensured that the quality and standards of the educational provision offered by the department for phd students are fully met. in 2021, he was appointed as associate dean for the college of engineering, design and physical sciences. eujin serves as external examiner for university of east london's bsc product design programme since 2017; external examiner for cranfield university's msc in metal additive manufacturing programme since 2019; and external examiner for buckinghamshire new university since 2021. he has examined postgraduate and doctoral work for cranfield university's centre for competitive creative design (c4d) (uk), cardiff metropolitan university (uk), aalto university (finland), ecole nationale supérieure d’arts et métiers (ensam) (france), vaal university of technology (south africa), universiti teknikal melaka (malaysia); as well as an internal phd examiner at brunel university london. in 2018, eujin was appointed as a visiting professor and erskine fellow at the university of canterbury in christchurch, new zealand, working with prof. conan fee to establish new design programmes within the newly formed school of product design (sopd). opportunities for industry projects eujin’s industry collaborations include local and international companies such as dyson, bosch, mothercare, canon, bae systems, a-studio, deliveroo, flair, xicato, heatrae sadia, plumen, frog bikes, pladis global, lightly technologies, bubblegum stuff, salter, kebony, glen dimplex, stg aerospace and tp24. other partnerships include the british standards institution (bsi), the intellectual property office (ipo) and the lighting education trust (let). enquiries are very welcome from companies and organisations who are keen to pursue collaborative partnerships for year two or final year projects. these projects support a richer learning environment for students and enable companies to develop new solutions for their products and services. recent examples of students' work that have been mass produced and commercialised include sophie skinner's (year 2) concept from the industry project with flair leisure products ltd. that was put into full production in 2017; oliver lambert's (year 2) concept from project zero with bubblegum stuff ltd. was put into full production in 2018. katie price and valentina demarchi (year 2) in collaboration with xicato ltd. have had their lighting projects exhibited at "light + building" as the world’s leading trade fair for lighting and building services technology in frankfurt (2018). jennifer wong's (year 3) final year project was recognised with the top prize in the heatrae sadia design award (2017). more recently, anil puri's year 3 project, pet calm received funding to be developed as a commercial product. selection of final year major projects - supervised by eujin pei (as first supervisor) all work and photos displayed on this page are copyright of respective students © 2025. above: dom lavender designed and built a device that would aid people with parkinson’s to regain their voice through practice and to strengthen their vocal cords. this would help improve the quality of speech such as hypophonia (soft voice), vocal clarity and enunciation. the fully working electronics, powered by arduino, contained a microphone, buzzers, speakers, vibration motors and a bluetooth communicate device. dom graduated in 2024. first supervisor: eujin pei above: markella viagkini developed an infusion pump that utilised a 4d printed valve to control the speed and amount of liquid flowing through the tube. a fully working proof-of-principle prototype was developed from scratch, using arduino and heating elements attached to the internal clamp. investigations include use of finite element analysis and understanding the behaviour of cell structures on how the clamping mechanism would work. markella graduated in 2023. first supervisor: eujin pei above: kripa gurung developed a pocket device that could aid patients to measure, carry and dispense liquid oral medication. features include a transparent lid, a child-safety lock and a modularised and removable measurement container. kripa graduated in 2022. first supervisor: eujin pei above: samantha supan developed several final aesthetic models and proof of principle (ppp) working prototypes to describe the use of “chatterlearn” as a voice-enabled smart speaker that uses conversational ai and gamification quizzes to help students share their knowledge and collaborate in secondary school classrooms. sam graduated in 2022. first supervisor: eujin pei above: max hill developed a bicycle frame jig for the hobbyist framebuilder where different geometry choices or tubing profiles can be accommodated. the fully working mechanical prototype was built from scratch. max graduated in 2021. first supervisor: eujin pei above: william hardy developed a toolchanging 3d printer that utilised electromagnets, developing the hardware and software. the toolchanger is able to accommodate up to five different heads with an integrated wipe-tower to ensure clean prints. effort was made towards the toolhead and extruder interface with an electromagnetic mating plate. in the final presentation, he was able to demonstrate the printing of two different materials in a single process. the fully working mechanical prototype was built from scratch. olivier graduated in 2021. first supervisor: eujin pei above: pak shing lin developed a compact benchtop injection moulding machine that was designed to utilise 3d printed plastic waste material. feasibility testing was carried out through accurately scaled down 3d printed models produced using vat photopolymerization (sla) where mechanical studies with use of finite element analysis could be performed to better understand the structural behaviour, stress, displacement and strain. ergonomic studies through rapid upper limb assessments were also carried out. pak shing graduated in 2021. first supervisor: eujin pei above: jesslin ho developed a deployable wastewater treatment unit, in collaboration with a localcompany based in the uk, utilising electro-methanogenic (em) technology to process and convert wastewater into energy and nutrients. the use of wires and sprockets with pulleys would allow full scalability of the set up. design for assembly and manufacture was utilised to reduce the overall number of components. jesslin graduated in 2020. first supervisor: eujin pei above: ajharul choudhury developed a portable air quality monitoring device that utilises two arduino based sensors that continuously monitors three airborne pollutants - volatile chemicals (voc), carbon monoxide (co) and particulate matter (pm). the system creates an overall rating out of 100 for the quality of air which is displayed in the led colour rating from turquoise to red, as well as the specific air quality on the digital display. the system can also monitor specific pollutants and has been programmed to update every 20 seconds. the fully working electronic prototype was built from scratch. ajharul graduated in 2019. first supervisor: eujin pei above: thomas mortimer developed a gesture input device using a system of time of flight (tof) sensors that could create a gesture area of 1.2 by 0.5m. this input device was designed to be compatible with existing electronics in the home such as lighting systems. the fully working electronic prototype including a custom designed circuit board and optimizing the plastic enclosure using cad and fea was conducted. tom graduated in 2019. first supervisor: eujin pei above: olivier verbiest designed and built a fully working heart rate sensor connected to a novel 'sand-scape pattern' former that was controlled using magnets. the idea was to represent a user's bio-date and if the vitals are at a normal level, the circular path 'drawn' on sand would be smooth. the fully working mechanical prototype was built from scratch. olivier graduated in 2019. first supervisor: eujin pei above: jinghua li experimented with the use of the shape memory effect of 4d printed parts to design a self-locking wing system in which a single printed part can perform transformations without the need for actuators and linkages. this allows weight and space to be saved, thereby simplifying the overall structure of the drone. the fully working mechanical prototype was built from scratch. this project was undertaken in collaboration with bae systems applied intelligence. jinghua graduated in 2018. first supervisor: eujin pei above: alex francis developed a novel security key system as a tamper-proof seal. the fully working mechanical prototype was built from scratch. central to this project was the use of specially treated 4d printed material in which a specific temperature would be required to disengage the lock. the use of 3d printing could allow for an infinite number of shapes to be randomly generated so that no single key would be exact. this project was undertaken in collaboration with bae systems applied intelligence. alex graduated in 2017. first supervisor: eujin pei above: suzanne robinson collaborated with plum products to redesign an outdoor swing seat that could be adapted to the physical growth of children as well as to add value with an engaging toy. the emphasis for this project was human factors and child safety. a well designed fastening system allowed accessories such as the t-bar and a back-rest to be added or removed on demand. suzanne graduated in 2017. first supervisor: eujin pei above: emilios farrington-arnas developed a navigation tool for the visually impaired to assist users through the use of a tactile/haptic response rather than sound. the fully working electronic prototype was built from scratch. the discretion of the product was achieved by miniaturising the electronics into wearable products to improve styling and avoid social stigmatisation. plenty of empathy testing and the use of simulation glasses, as well as several iterations of electronics testing using ultrasonic sensors was developed for this project. emilios' work is on display at the cooper hewitt smithsonian design museum in new york, usa. he graduated in 2017. first supervisor: eujin pei above: jack biltcliffe's major project was to build a 3d printer fully capable of forming objects using portland stone material. the fully working electro-mechanical prototype was built from scratch. time was spent to understand the material rheology and to develop the mechatronics of the system. this was a collaborative project with the portland stone quarry and a-studio. jack graduated in 2016. first supervisor: eujin pei above: rebecca churn's major project was a collaboration with wow! stuff to design and build a toy hydrogen rocket. the fully working electronic prototype was built from scratch. rebecca spent time with the chemistry lab to understand the electrolysis of water and to separate the gas mixture safely to propel the rocket. an understanding of electronics was critical for the design of a tipover switch and the use of dual monostable multivibrators as a timer for the electrolysis process and to activate the launch countdown. rebecca graduated in 2016. first supervisor: eujin pei all work and photos displayed on this 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Professor Eujin Pei
Academic Background Eujin is a Full Professor in Additive Manufacturing. He is the Associate Dean at the College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences (CEDPS), providing strategic leadership to ensure academic quality and standards across programmes within the college. As Director of the BSc Product Design Engineering Programme, Eujin combines academic excellence with his practical expertise, underpinned by his Chartered Engineer (CEng), Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv), and Chartered Technological Product Designer (CTPD) accreditations. Eujin is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering Designers (FIED). As a Product Design Engineer during the early days of his career, he developed solutions for companies including Motorola, Inc., LM Ericsson, Sennheiser GmbH & Co. KG, and Rentokil Initial. These experiences inform his academic and professional pursuits, blending industry knowledge with cutting-edge research. International Scholarly Impact and Research Highlights 1. Eujin leads the Additive Manufacturing & 4D Printing Research Group and serves as Co-Director of the Brunel Centre for Digital Manufacturing. His research focuses on shape memory materials, design and sustainable additive manufacturing technologies. He is an expert in Design for Additive Manufacturing and 4D Printing. He has a successful track record as Principal Investigator and Work Package Leader for high-impact research grants in the field and a Theme Leader in the EPSRC Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) Network. 2. The EU-funded MULTHEM project explores Additive Manufacturing to create lightweight, thermally efficient components by combining metal alloys and carbon fibre composites (CFC). Collaborating with project partners, he contributed to advancing knowledge on how design geometries influence part mechanics through Finite Element simulation, Topology Optimisation and modelling. The project is featured in the university's research newsletter, Leading Edge 47/2023. 3. Eujin's work extends knowledge towards Design Guidelines for Additive Manufacturing, focusing on strategies for optimizing part orientation, minimizing overhangs and unsupported structures, enhancing layer adhesion, light weighting, and validating designs through simulations. This expertise led to an invitation to contribute to a book chapter for the ASM Handbook. Other edited books include the Springer Handbook of Additive Manufacturing, A Guide to Additive Manufacturing and Additive Manufacturing - Developments in Training and Education with 176,000, 109,000 and 32,000 respective downloads that underscores research influence. 4. As Chair of the UK National Standards Committee for Additive Manufacturing (BSI AMT/8) and UK Head of Delegation to ISO/TC 261, Eujin shapes global standards for Additive Manufacturing Data and Design. He is also the Convenor for ISO/TC 261/WG4, overseeing the development and publication of standards including ISO/ASTM 52911-1:2019, ISO/ASTM 52911-2:2019 and ISO/ASTM TR 52912:2020. In 2022, he was awarded the Additive Manufacturing Award for Excellence from ASTM International, one of the world’s largest and most established standards creating organisations. 5. He also contributes towards new knowledge on 4D Printing that includes understanding the causal relationship between Additive Manufacturing and the shape changing behaviour of 4D Printed parts, developing a framework for 4D Printing. Papers include a Taxonomy of shape changing behaviours; Understanding the thermo-mechanical effects of shape changing behaviours; Exploring the influence of infill patterns and infill densities on 4D Printing; and Lightweight parametric design optimisation for 4D Printed Parts. 6. He is listed in the 2020 (Version 2), 2021 (Version 3), 2022a (Version 4), 2022b (Version 5), 2023 (Version 6) and 2024 (Version 7) editions of Stanford University's top-cited scientists for research, based on bibliometric information retrieved from Scopus. The data from 1996-2023 shows a h-index of 21 (2023), a Google Scholar h-index of 29 (2024); and a Scopus h-index of 25 (2024). 7. His advisory roles include those for the UK Government Office for Science (Go-Science) for the “Foresight Project on Drivers of Technology Needs” on 4D Printing and Its Impact (2022); and the UK Government Office for Science for Rapid Tech Assessment on 4D Printing (2021) with findings presented to the Technology Strategy Board and to Sir Patrick Vallance, at that time as the Government Chief Scientific Adviser. 8. Eujin is a Member of the Engineering Council Registration Standards Committee (RSC) that publishes procedures, routes and requirements for the UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence (UK-SPEC). He served as Chair for the Engineering Council Learning Outcomes Task and Finish Group (2023), and served as Chair for the Engineering Council Working Group for Artificial Intelligence (2024). He is involved in advisory roles with the UK’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), as a Full College Member on funding prioritization, fellowships, and early-career strategies in manufacturing research. In 2018, he was appointed as a 4th Cohort Member of the EPSRC Early Career Forum in Manufacturing Research that involves participating in EPSRC strategic advisory activities. Editorial Leadership and Peer Review Excellence Eujin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Progress in Additive Manufacturing Journal (SpringerNature) and Member of the Editorial Advisory Board for the Rapid Prototyping Journal and the Journal of Robotic Intelligence and Automation. He is an active reviewer for over 15 prominent publications, ensuring the dissemination of high-quality, impactful research within the engineering and manufacturing communities. Standards and Knowledge Transfer Eujin’s involvement with international standards spans across several committees, including serving as Convenor since 2014 for ISO/TC 261/WG4, where he oversees the development of Additive Manufacturing Design and Data standards, and a member of ISO/JTC1/WG12 for 3D Printing and Scanning technologies, and TPR/1/8 for Technical Product Realization. He is an integral member of ISO TC/261's Chairman’s Advisory Group (CAG) and the Steering Group for JG Activities (JAG), where his expertise shapes the future of Additive Manufacturing and digital design. Through Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs), Eujin bridges the gap between academia and industry, collaborating with companies including BAE Systems Applied Intelligence where projects have garnered global recognition, including a nomination for BAE Systems' Chairman’s Award. Professional Design Career Eujin holds numerous Design awards, including the Wearable Master and Field Trial Winner for the Manchester Numbers That Matter Hackathon (2014), International WorldStar Packaging Award (2014), IDSA IDEA Award (2011), Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design 24 hour Inclusive Design Challenge (2011), Motorola Motofwrd (2006), Opus Eyewear (2006), UK Lighting Competition (2006), RSA Design Directions (2005), Popular Science / Core 77 Security Design Competition (2004) and the President's Furniture award (2003). His work has been published in leading international magazines such as Dwell, Icon, FX International and in national newspapers. He has also been interviewed on BBC Radio Leicester and on Power 98FM. Eujin was invited as a judge for the British Promotional Merchandise Association Design competition in 2010. He has exhibited at an international level, including MagicChef at the Panasonic Centre in Tokyo, Japan (2003); and the Clamplight at the NEC Lighting Show in Birmingham, UK (2007). In 2018, his Soundsphere project was exhibited at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum which is the only museum in the USA devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary Product Design. He remains a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion, mentoring students and professionals to embrace equitable design practices. Academic Thought Leadership Eujin’s academic network includes his appointment in 2018 as a Visiting Professor and Erskine Fellow at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. He is also a Visiting Scientist at South African institutions such as Central University of Technology and at Vaal University of Technology. He also has partnerships with cultural organizations including the Leicester Arts and Museum Service and Leicester Transport Heritage Trust, on separate projects to apply 3D Printing to digitally reproduce and restore historical artifacts. He publishes widely, including the Springer Handbook of Additive Manufacturing that has has had 176,000 accesses since its publication in 2023. He has been invited to deliver Keynote Presentations on Additive Manufacturing and 4D Printing including RAPDASA (2023), Forum France Additive (2023), Progress in Digital and Physical Manufacturing Conference (2021), CASICAM (2021), Cumulus Roma (2021), AMFAIM3D (2019), AMCTurkey (2019), ProDPM (2019), etc. He is open to exploring new collaboration opportunities and advancing the field through consultancy, exchanges and projects. Eujin can be contacted at eujin.pei@brunel.ac.uk. Research Interests and Impact Eujin is a Leader in Additive Manufacturing and 4D Printing, spearheading cutting-edge advancements as the Research Group Director for Additive Manufacturing & 4D Printing and serving as Co-Director of the Brunel Centre for Digital Manufacturing. His research focuses on transformative technologies such as Functionally Graded Materials and 4D Printing, underpinned by his role as Chairperson of the British Standards Institute AMT/8 Committee for Additive Manufacturing and UK Head of Delegation for ISO/TC261. Since 2014, he has convened the ISO/TC261/WG4 working group, driving the development of seven joint (ISO and ASTM) published Additive Manufacturing Data and Design international standards for AM, including ISO/ASTM 52910:2018, ISO/ASTM 52911-1:2019, and ISO/ASTM 52915:2020. From 2016 to 2020, he led the ISO/TC261/JG67 group, culminating in the publication of ISO/ASTM TR 52912:2020 for Functionally Graded Additive Manufacturing. He has been consulted on technical and policy matters related to Additive Manufacturing and 4D Printing by the UK Government Office for Science (Go-Science) and the Technology Strategy Board. Eujin serves as a reviewer for international funding agencies including the UK Research & Innovation Council (UKRI), The Royal Society (UK), Singapore Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), South African National Research Foundation (NRF), Canola Council of Canada Science Cluster, Dutch Research Council (NWO), and for I-SITE NExT Initiative: Health and Engineering (France). He is actively involved with the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and was ranked the top 4% of College members for participating in peer review activities in 2020/21. Research Journey, Dissemination and Track Record in Funding Eujin’s academic journey is marked by research collaborations, including postdoctoral work with Prof. RI Campbell on Computer-Aided-Design and Material Extrusion, contributions in South Africa with Prof. Deon de Beer on Test Artefacts, and the exploration of Shape Memory Polymers with Prof. Mario Monzon. His interdisciplinary interests extend to Reverse Engineering, Topology Optimization, Generative Design, Lifecycle Assessment, and more recently on the use of AI. His commitment to disseminating knowledge is evidenced by prolific contributions to international journals, conferences, and books, including the Springer Handbook of Additive Manufacturing, A Guide to Additive Manufacturing, and Additive Manufacturing - Developments in Training and Education with 176,000, 109,000 and 32,000 respective downloads. His excellence in Additive Manufacturing education was recognized globally with the prestigious ASTM Additive Manufacturing Award of Excellence in Education in 2021. His research endeavors are supported by an array of external funding from organizations including the AHRC, EPSRC, ESRC, Royal Academy of Engineering, British Council, and the European Commission. Joint industry partnerships and collaborative research opportunities are very welcomed. Contact Eujin at eujin.pei@brunel.ac.uk Proven Track Record of Funded Research Projects (Ongoing - 2025) European Union Partnership for Excellence - Centres of Vocational Excellence grant: "Centres of Vocational Excellence in Aerospace & Defence for Advanced Manufacturing" - AILEEN European Union Erasmus+ Key Action 2 Programme grant: "Developing SustaINable Skills for DesiGners in Additive Manufacturing" - SING FOR GREEN European Union Horizon Europe grant: "Multi material additive manufacturing for lightweight and thermal management" - MULTHEM European Union Erasmus+ grant: "Learning by Sharing Knowledge in Design for Additive Manufacturing" - ShakeAM Successfully Completed Research Projects & Grants (Full List available upon request) InnovateUK, Design Foundations Round 2: Net Zero Environments grant - Rethinking Phyona (2024) European Union Horizon Europe grant: "Boosting the Exploitation of Standardisation Inputs from European Projects" - STAND4EU (2024) Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) SSH Connections grant: "Pedagogic best practice for technology-driven design futures" - Design 4.0 (2023) European Union Erasmus+ grant: "Sector Skills Alliances in Additive Manufacturing" - SAM (2023) European Union Erasmus+ Key Action 2 Programme grant: "Develop Engaging Massive Open Online Resources for Designers Innovative Education" - DEMO (2022) European Union Horizon 2020 H2020-WIDESPREAD-05-2017-Twinning Programme grant: "Increasing Excellence on Advanced Additive Manufacturing" - INEX-ADAM (2022) Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and KTN - "Design Exchange Partnership" (DEP) grant (2022) British Council Newton Institutional Links Programme grant: "Direct Writing of Cementitious Inks to Scaffolds with Complex Micro Architectures" - DiWoCiS (2022) InnovateUK, Designing Sustainable Plastic Solutions grant - AgriFlex (2021) InnovateUK, Sustainable Innovation Fund Round 3 grant - MediFlex (2021) UKRI Global Challenges Research Fund, Demonstrate Impact Programme grant - AquaSense (2021) UKRI Global Challenges Research Fund, Demonstrate Impact Programme grant - BioSan (2021) Harrow Council Innovation Grant (2021) Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Impact Acceleration Grant (2020) (A full list of grants and projects is available upon request) Academic Leadership and Teaching Eujin plays a pivotal role in Brunel Design School as the Programme Director for BSc Product Design Engineering, where he champions a "Learning by Doing" philosophy by embedding real-life industry projects into the curriculum to provide students with enriched learning experiences. As Module Leader for the Design Process subject, he teaches second-year undergraduates and supports various subjects across the program. He also played an instrumental role in the re-accreditation of the BSc Product Design Engineering program by the Institution of Engineering Designers in 2022, and served as the Working Group Co-Chair for the refresh of the BSc programme in 2022. As a testament of his teaching excellence, he was nominated for the Vice-Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award in 2014, and nominated for the Lecturer of the Year Award in 2019. In 2019, Eujin was recognised with the PhD Research Supervisor of the Year award. Eujin was the Director of Postgraduate Research at Brunel Design (2018-2021), where he ensured that the quality and standards of the educational provision offered by the Department for PhD students are fully met. In 2021, he was appointed as Associate Dean for the College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences. Eujin serves as External Examiner for University of East London's BSc Product Design Programme since 2017; External Examiner for Cranfield University's MSc in Metal Additive Manufacturing Programme since 2019; and External Examiner for Buckinghamshire New University since 2021. He has examined postgraduate and doctoral work for Cranfield University's Centre for Competitive Creative Design (C4D) (UK), Cardiff Metropolitan University (UK), Aalto University (Finland), Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers (ENSAM) (France), Vaal University of Technology (South Africa), Universiti Teknikal Melaka (Malaysia); as well as an internal PhD Examiner at 探花视频. In 2018, Eujin was appointed as a Visiting Professor and Erskine Fellow at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, working with Prof. Conan Fee to establish new design programmes within the newly formed School of Product Design (SOPD). Opportunities for Industry Projects Eujin’s industry collaborations include local and international companies such as Dyson, Bosch, Mothercare, Canon, BAE Systems, A-Studio, Deliveroo, Flair, Xicato, Heatrae Sadia, Plumen, Frog Bikes, pladis Global, Lightly Technologies, Bubblegum Stuff, Salter, Kebony, Glen Dimplex, STG Aerospace and TP24. Other partnerships include the British Standards Institution (BSI), the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) and the Lighting Education Trust (LET). Enquiries are very welcome from companies and organisations who are keen to pursue collaborative partnerships for Year Two or Final Year projects. These projects support a richer learning environment for students and enable companies to develop new solutions for their products and services. Recent examples of students' work that have been mass produced and commercialised include Sophie Skinner's (Year 2) concept from the Industry Project with Flair Leisure Products Ltd. that was put into full production in 2017; Oliver Lambert's (Year 2) concept from Project Zero with Bubblegum Stuff Ltd. was put into full production in 2018. Katie Price and Valentina Demarchi (Year 2) in collaboration with Xicato Ltd. have had their Lighting projects exhibited at "Light + Building" as the world’s leading trade fair for lighting and building services technology in Frankfurt (2018). Jennifer Wong's (Year 3) final year project was recognised with the top prize in the Heatrae Sadia Design Award (2017). More recently, Anil Puri's Year 3 project, Pet Calm received funding to be developed as a commercial product. Selection of Final Year Major Projects - Supervised by Eujin Pei (As First Supervisor) All work and photos displayed on this page are copyright of respective students © 2025. Above: Dom Lavender designed and built a device that would aid people with Parkinson’s to regain their voice through practice and to strengthen their vocal cords. This would help improve the quality of speech such as hypophonia (soft voice), vocal clarity and enunciation. The fully working electronics, powered by Arduino, contained a microphone, buzzers, speakers, vibration motors and a bluetooth communicate device. Dom graduated in 2024. First supervisor: Eujin Pei Above: Markella Viagkini developed an infusion pump that utilised a 4D Printed valve to control the speed and amount of liquid flowing through the tube. A fully working proof-of-principle prototype was developed from scratch, using Arduino and heating elements attached to the internal clamp. Investigations include use of Finite Element Analysis and understanding the behaviour of cell structures on how the clamping mechanism would work. Markella graduated in 2023. First supervisor: Eujin Pei Above: Kripa Gurung developed a pocket device that could aid patients to measure, carry and dispense liquid oral medication. Features include a transparent lid, a child-safety lock and a modularised and removable measurement container. Kripa graduated in 2022. First supervisor: Eujin Pei Above: Samantha Supan developed several final aesthetic models and proof of principle (PPP) working prototypes to describe the use of “ChatterLearn” as a voice-enabled smart speaker that uses conversational AI and gamification quizzes to help students share their knowledge and collaborate in secondary school classrooms. Sam graduated in 2022. First supervisor: Eujin Pei Above: Max Hill developed a bicycle frame jig for the hobbyist framebuilder where different geometry choices or tubing profiles can be accommodated. The fully working mechanical prototype was built from scratch. Max graduated in 2021. First supervisor: Eujin Pei Above: William Hardy developed a toolchanging 3D printer that utilised electromagnets, developing the hardware and software. The toolchanger is able to accommodate up to five different heads with an integrated wipe-tower to ensure clean prints. Effort was made towards the toolhead and extruder interface with an electromagnetic mating plate. In the final presentation, he was able to demonstrate the printing of two different materials in a single process. The fully working mechanical prototype was built from scratch. Olivier graduated in 2021. First supervisor: Eujin Pei Above: Pak Shing Lin developed a compact benchtop injection moulding machine that was designed to utilise 3D printed plastic waste material. Feasibility testing was carried out through accurately scaled down 3D Printed models produced using Vat Photopolymerization (SLA) where mechanical studies with use of Finite Element Analysis could be performed to better understand the structural behaviour, stress, displacement and strain. Ergonomic studies through rapid upper limb assessments were also carried out. Pak Shing graduated in 2021. First supervisor: Eujin Pei Above: Jesslin Ho developed a deployable wastewater treatment unit, in collaboration with a localcompany based in the UK, utilising Electro-Methanogenic (EM) technology to process and convert wastewater into energy and nutrients. The use of wires and sprockets with pulleys would allow full scalability of the set up. Design for Assembly and Manufacture was utilised to reduce the overall number of components. Jesslin graduated in 2020. First supervisor: Eujin Pei Above: Ajharul Choudhury developed a portable air quality monitoring device that utilises two arduino based sensors that continuously monitors three airborne pollutants - volatile chemicals (VOC), carbon monoxide (CO) and particulate matter (PM). The system creates an overall rating out of 100 for the quality of air which is displayed in the LED colour rating from turquoise to red, as well as the specific air quality on the digital display. The system can also monitor specific pollutants and has been programmed to update every 20 seconds. The fully working electronic prototype was built from scratch. Ajharul graduated in 2019. First supervisor: Eujin Pei Above: Thomas Mortimer developed a gesture input device using a system of Time of Flight (TOF) sensors that could create a gesture area of 1.2 by 0.5m. This input device was designed to be compatible with existing electronics in the home such as lighting systems. The fully working electronic prototype including a custom designed circuit board and optimizing the plastic enclosure using CAD and FEA was conducted. Tom graduated in 2019. First supervisor: Eujin Pei Above: Olivier Verbiest designed and built a fully working heart rate sensor connected to a novel 'sand-scape pattern' former that was controlled using magnets. The idea was to represent a user's bio-date and if the vitals are at a normal level, the circular path 'drawn' on sand would be smooth. The fully working mechanical prototype was built from scratch. Olivier graduated in 2019. First supervisor: Eujin Pei Above: Jinghua Li experimented with the use of the shape memory effect of 4D printed parts to design a self-locking wing system in which a single printed part can perform transformations without the need for actuators and linkages. This allows weight and space to be saved, thereby simplifying the overall structure of the drone. The fully working mechanical prototype was built from scratch. This project was undertaken in collaboration with BAE Systems Applied Intelligence. Jinghua graduated in 2018. First supervisor: Eujin Pei Above: Alex Francis developed a novel security key system as a tamper-proof seal. The fully working mechanical prototype was built from scratch. Central to this project was the use of specially treated 4D Printed material in which a specific temperature would be required to disengage the lock. The use of 3D Printing could allow for an infinite number of shapes to be randomly generated so that no single key would be exact. This project was undertaken in collaboration with BAE Systems Applied Intelligence. Alex graduated in 2017. First supervisor: Eujin Pei Above: Suzanne Robinson collaborated with Plum Products to redesign an outdoor swing seat that could be adapted to the physical growth of children as well as to add value with an engaging toy. The emphasis for this project was human factors and child safety. A well designed fastening system allowed accessories such as the T-bar and a back-rest to be added or removed on demand. Suzanne graduated in 2017. First supervisor: Eujin Pei Above: Emilios Farrington-Arnas developed a navigation tool for the visually impaired to assist users through the use of a tactile/haptic response rather than sound. The fully working electronic prototype was built from scratch. The discretion of the product was achieved by miniaturising the electronics into wearable products to improve styling and avoid social stigmatisation. Plenty of empathy testing and the use of simulation glasses, as well as several iterations of electronics testing using ultrasonic sensors was developed for this project. Emilios' work is on display at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in New York, USA. He graduated in 2017. First supervisor: Eujin Pei Above: Jack Biltcliffe's Major Project was to build a 3D Printer fully capable of forming objects using Portland Stone material. The fully working electro-mechanical prototype was built from scratch. Time was spent to understand the material rheology and to develop the mechatronics of the system. This was a collaborative project with the Portland Stone Quarry and A-Studio. Jack graduated in 2016. First supervisor: Eujin Pei Above: Rebecca Churn's major project was a collaboration with Wow! Stuff to design and build a toy hydrogen rocket. The fully working electronic prototype was built from scratch. Rebecca spent time with the chemistry lab to understand the electrolysis of water and to separate the gas mixture safely to propel the rocket. An understanding of electronics was critical for the design of a tipover switch and the use of dual Monostable Multivibrators as a timer for the electrolysis process and to activate the launch countdown. Rebecca graduated in 2016. First supervisor: Eujin Pei All work and photos displayed on this page are copyright of respective students © 2024.