Carwyn is the Associate Director for Advanced Materials & Structures in the newly formed School of Engineering at UWE Bristol. He joined UWE Bristol in July 2022, originally as the Associate Head of Department for Aerospace & Aviation; before then he worked as a Researcher/Lecturer/Senior Lecturer at the University of Bristol. Carwyn holds a PhD from the University of Bristol, with an MRes and a BEng(Hons) from Swansea University; he is also a Fellow of HEA. His research interests primarily include Advanced Composites Design, Processing & Manufacture; Process Automation, and; Design for Manufacture. Carwyn’s publication and project details are available via: Carwyn Ward (0000-0003-4969-8692) – ORCID.

Why SAMPE: I participated in the Student Competition many years ago, and this kicked off my membership with SAMPE. I remained a member before joining the committee as I enjoyed participating in the UK and Ireland annual seminars and European technical conferences, and these were instrumental to me in gaining contacts and collaboration opportunities as an Early Career Researcher.

UWE Bristol

Associate Director for Advanced Materials & Structures – School of Engineering