EXPERT: Dr. Andrew Johnson

Institution:                                            

Loughborough University

Faculty/department:                        

Loughborough Design School

Specialist area(s) of research:

Research focussed on the development and utilisation of Additive Manufacturing (3D printing) technologies for high performance protective applications such as 3D-printed body armour.

• Body armour
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing)
• Blunt/Stab/Ballistic protection

Link(s) to research relevant to policing/public safety:

Comparing the penetrative stab performance of the UK HOSDB P1/B and Stanley Tools 1992 trimming blades on certified body armour specimens (In press 2016)

The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles – https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/journal/police-journal

Laser sintered body armour: establishing guidelines for dual-layered stab protection (2015)

http://www.inderscience.com/offer.php?id=73545

Establishing design characteristics for the development of stab resistant Laser Sintered body armour (2014)

https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/dspace-jspui/handle/2134/16743

Additive manufactured textiles for high-performance stab resistant applications (2013)

http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/13552541311312193

Email address:                                  

a.johnson@lboro.ac.uk

Telephone:                                        

+44(0)1509 226963