Chris Rudd
Professor
Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering
University of Nottingham Ningbo China
China
Biography
Professor Chris Rudd is currently University of Nottingham’s longest serving Pro-Vice-Chancellor – his previous portfolio was External Engagement, a role he held from 2007-2015, driving UoN’s £150M fundraising campaign and leading on business engagement and research commercialization. Chris is Professor of Mechanical Engineering. He began his career in Marine Engineering as a seagoing engineer, and later worked in the automotive industry before completing his PhD at Nottingham. His area of specialist interest is lightweight structures, especially fibre composites and he has developed several innovative processes for turning these unique materials into useful devices. His team works with the transport and medical devices industries to introduce new processes and products. Intrigued by the possibilities arising from Nottingham's campus in Ningbo he has been developing business links with China since 2007 and has led missions to most of China's major cities. He has been a Board Member of the China Britain Business Council since 2010 and chairs the Nottingham Confucius Institute. Chris was awarded the Chang Bai Shan Friendship Award by the Chinese Government in 2013.
Research Interest
Composite materials, fibres, glasses, biomaterials
Publications
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Rudd, CD; Owen, MJ; Middleton, V Effects Of Process Variables On Cycle Time During Resin Transfer Molding For High-Volume Manufacture, MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ,1990 ,6 ,7 , pp656 -665
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Rudd, CD; Owen, MJ; Middleton, V Mechanical-Properties Of Weft Knit Glass-Fiber Polyester Laminates, COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ,1990 ,39 ,3 , pp261 -277
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Owen, MJ; Middleton, V; Rudd, CD; Scott, FN; Hutcheon, KF; Revill, I Materials Behavior In Resin Transfer Molding (RTM) For Volume Manufacture, PLASTICS AND RUBBER PROCESSING AND APPLICATIONS ,1989 ,12 ,4 , pp221 -225
