The Engineering Build Space is run by a team of Makers in Residence who have a wide range of backgrounds and experience covering practial academic research & teaching, theatre/event set design and manufacture, and technical workshop experience. The space is also supported by enthusiastic Students Makers who offer their time and expertise to assist users.
Dr Chris Purssell
Facilities Manager
PhD - Engineering, MEng (Hons) Electronic Engineering
PhD in 'Materials and Methods for Microstereolithography'
Previous research in additive manufacture technologies (FDM/SLA) and NDT (non-destructive testing) fields, contrubuting to funded research projects such as ATI (Horizon AM) and UKRI (RHIFAS).
Experienced in engineering design (previously module leader for ES192 Engineering Design), CAD (Autodesk Certified User for Fusion), CAM (inc. postprocessor and manual toopath generation), general fabrication, electronics, software & firmware programming (C/C++, Python, PHP, SQL, javascript, C#, MATLAB, LabView).
- (2025/2026)
- Maneuverable self-balancing robot
- Interactive demonstration of a mobile self-balancing cube
- Design and build a single-legged leaping robot
- Design and manufacture of silicone 3D printing apparatus (co-supervisor)
- (2024/2025)
- Manoeuvrable self-balancing robot
- The application of Additive Manufacturing for a small electric go kart
- Design and manufacture of silicone 3D printing apparatus (co-supervisor)
- (2023/2024)
- Soft robotic manufacturing using additive techniques focused on the dissolvable filament
- Manoeuvrable self-balancing robot
- Developing a high-fidelity prototype app that is capable of analysing player behaviour in the game VALORANT
- Enhanced Weathering Technology - Sequestering Carbon Using Natural Processes (co-supervisor)
- Design and manufacture of silicone 3D printing apparatus (co-supervisor)
- 3D printed prosthetic hand (co-supervisor)
- A hummingbird flight project (co-supervisor)
- (2022/2023)
- 5-axis retrofit print head for a large format 3D printer
- Technological Solution to Tool Tracking in a Workshop Environment
- Designing and Optimising a Nozzle for an Out-of-Plane Fused Deposition Modelling Machine
- (2021/2022)
- Augmented Reality System for Part and Machine Setup Before CNC Machining
- Automotive dynamic ride control system
- CNC Cutting Tool Data Capture Using Machine Vision
- Inverting wheel motion in wheelchairs
- Low-cost Power Monitoring for Industrial Machines
- Toothbrush Designed for the Sensory Difficulties Faced by Neurodiverse Adults
- Creating a Digital Twin for Large-scale 3D Printing (co-supervisor)
- Cutting Tool Insert Data Collection (co-supervisor)
- Local Tracking System for Machine Shop Tool Inventory (co-supervisor)
- (2020/2021)
- Improved cooling for large-scale Additive Manufacturing
- In-process monitoring of Additive Manufacturing for dynamic process control
- Swim Paddle Design - Disability Aid
- Design of a novel hot-end for large-scale FDM-AM to tackle oozing
- (2024/2025)
- MagLev - Levitation with a magnetic array (co-supervisor)
- (2023/2024)
- Design and manufacture of a desktop waterjet cutter
- HexLev - Levitation with an ultrasonic array (co-supervisor)
- (2022/2023)
- Autonomous Electric Racing (AER) Team 1
- Autonomous Electric Racing (AER) Team 2 (co-supervisor)
- (2021/2022)
- Vesuvius v2
- 3D Printing with an Industrial Robot Arm (co-supervisor)
- (2020/2021)
- Additive Manufacturing with 6 axes
- (2019/2020)
- Big Additive Manufacturing Facility - a large-scale, FDM addisitve manufacture system with multi-input high-flow-rate extrusion system. WarwickBAMF on X
Adam Wall
Process and Production Specialist
BEng (Hons) Mechnical and Manufacturing
Previous experience in both international industry and education, covering a wide variety of engineering disciplines, linked through a consistent thread of "making cool stuff".
Designed and manufactured bespoke solutions for Theatre, Film, and Escape Room experiences.
Experience in CAD design (Autodesk Fusion, AutoCAD), CAM - teaching CAM and CNC machining on ES2J7 Fundamentals of Manufacture, CNC manufacture (medium and large scale), general manufacture and fabrication in varied media, green woodworking and wood turning.
Has also taught snowboarding, and walked 500 miles across Scotland.
- (2025/2026)
- Design and manufacture of silicone 3D printing apparatus
- Recycling of 3D printed parts for secondary manufacture
- Metamaterial noise reduction for the EBS waterjet cutter (co-supervisor)
- (2024/2025)
- Design and manufacture of silicone 3D printing apparatus
- Metamaterial noise reduction for the EBS waterjet cutter (co-supervisor)
- (2023/2024)
- Design and manufacture of silicone 3D printing apparatus
- Waterjet noise reduction
- Recycling of 3D Printed Parts for Secondary Manufacture
- A hummingbird flight project (co-supervisor)
- Recycling of 3D Printed Parts into Filament (co-supervisor)
- (2023/2024)
- Design and manufacture of a desktop waterjet cutter (co-supervisor)
Shannon Ramsay
Process and Production Technologist
HNC - Engineering for England
Previous experience in mechanical engineering workshop, specialising in engineering design as a draughtsperson.
Experience with design, CAD, and general fabrication - manual machining & turning, 3D printing, laser cutting, forming processes.
First Aid point of contact.
Dr Richard Watson
Teaching Fellow
PhD - Chemical Engineering, BEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering, BSc Physics
ES2D2 Mechanical Engineering Design Module Leader
PhD on 'Spectroscopy of complex fluids in flow'
Previous research in spectroscopy, rheology, polymers and light emitting polymers, food and conductive ink formulation, formulation and structuring of additive manufacturing resins. Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), including ultrasonics and infrared imaging.
Current research is in acoustic and ultrasonic metamaterials, Magneto-Rheological Fluids as active fluids and NDT.
Currently module leader for ES2D2 Mechanical Engineering Design and lecturing on ES2J7 Fundamentals of Manufacture. Supervising student individual research projects ES327 and a final year group project ES410.
- (2025/2026)
- Design and Make Coils for Controllable Magnetic Field Generation
- Investigation of continually variable bike gear systems
- Magneto-Rheological Fluids, preparation and measurement of their Ultrasonic Properties
- Metamaterial noise reduction for the EBS waterjet cutter
- Ultrasonic detection of Landmines
- (2024/2025)
- Acoustic metamaterials for Water Jet cutter noise reduction
- Recycling polymers for 3D printer filament
- Magneto-Rheological Fluid production and acoustic analysis
- Design and manufacture Helmholtz coils
- Non-magnetic metamaterial design, manufacture and testing
- Enhanced weathering for CO2 reduction
- Investigating design factors in small scale wind turbines
- Laser induced graphene production and analysis
- Vibro-regen, recovery of energy from vehicle suspension
- Dragonfly inspired ornithopter design
- (2023/2024)
- Acoustic metamaterials for Water Jet cutter noise reduction
- Recycling polymers for 3D printer filament
- Hummingbird inspired flight system
- Rear wheel drive model vehicle system
- Design and manufacture of biomimetic hand systems
- Reduction of water use in the dyeing of textiles
- Geopolymers for reducing carbon in construction materials
- (2022/2023)
- Enhanced weathering for CO2 reduction
- Recycling polymers for 3D printer filament
- Low power water quality monitoring
- Tea Earl Grey Hot
- (2025/2026)
- Magnetic Levitation; Design, build and control a magnetic levitation system
- (2024/2025)
- Magnetic levitation, development of a magnetic levitation system for visualisation of the effects
- (2023/2024)
- Acoustic levitation, development of an acoustic levitation system for research applications
- (2022/2023)
- Autonomous Electric Racing Vehicle, design and manufacture an autonomously driven electric go kart size vehicle
Ben Carr
Senior Electronics Technician
Electronics design and fabrication, CAD, 3D printing
Adam Khonat
Postgraduate Researcher / Snr Graduate Teaching Assistant
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Francis Butterworth
Master of Science by Research (Engineering)
Sita Morjaria
3rd Year Mechanical Engineering
Gauri Morjaria
3rd Year Mechanical Engineering
Alanna Cuffe
3rd Year Mechanical Engineering
Jeenesh Patel
4th Year Mechanical Engineering
Nathan Jossa
4th Year Mechanical Engineering