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Professor Richard Bibb's Inaugural Lecture

Digital Design & Fabrication in Healthcare

Richard Bibb
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In this lecture, Professor Richard Bibb, will explore the adaptation and application of digital design and fabrication tools and techniques such as 3D scanning, Computer Aided Design (CAD) and 3D Printing in medicine and surgery. The lecture will illustrate how the tools and techniques of digital design have developed over the last 25 years to improve surgery and rehabilitation, leading to enhanced quality of life for a wide range of people. It will also show how the techniques have been successfully transferred to other areas such as forensics and archaeology.

  • From: Thursday 25 January 2024, 5.30 pm
  • To: Thursday 25 January 2024, 7.30 pm
  • Registration: 5.30 pm
  • Location: Lecture Theatre 4, Newton building, Goldsmith Street, Nottingham, NG1 4BU
  • Booking deadline: Thursday 25 January 2024, 2.30 pm
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Event details

Since the 1980s Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) technologies have transformed how we design and manufacture the products around us from aeroplanes and cars to televisions and phones. Since the late 1990s the advent of 3D Printing also captured the imagination. At the same time advances in medical imaging, clinical practice and surgical techniques have pushed the boundaries of what is possible. This lecture is about the adaptation and application of digital design and fabrication tools and techniques such as 3D scanning, Computer Aided Design (CAD) and 3D Printing in medicine and surgery. It will illustrate how the tools and techniques of digital design have developed over the last 25 years to improve surgery and rehabilitation, leading to enhanced quality of life for a wide range of people. It will also show how the techniques have been successfully transferred to other areas such as forensics and archaeology.

Biography

Professor Richard Bibb’s research explores the application of advanced product design and development technologies in healthcare. This focuses on digital design technologies including 3D scanning, Computer Aided Design (CAD) and 3D Printing in modelling patient anatomy, design-manufacture of prostheses, surgical planning and the design-manufacture of surgical guides and instruments, 3D printed fluidics and 3D printed pharmaceuticals. He is also active in research into design for Additive Manufacturing and translating research findings to other fields such as forensic anthropology, archaeology and heritage. Richard has contributed to collaborative research and enterprise projects attracting more than £18 million in funding from a variety of sources. This research has generated more than 100 peer-reviewed outputs and has been presented at prestigious events in the USA, Canada, Japan, Brazil, South Africa, Egypt, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Romania, Turkey and the UK. After graduating from Brunel University with a BSc in Industrial Design in 1995 Richard did his PhD in Additive Manufacturing at the National Centre for Product Design & Development Research, Cardiff Metropolitan University where he remained as a Research Fellow until moving to the School of Design & Creative Arts, Loughborough University in 2008 achieving Professor title in 2015. He also served terms as Associate Dean Research and Acting Dean. In August 2023 he moved to the role of Associate Dean Research for Nottingham School of Art & Design, Nottingham Trent University.

Programme

5.30 pm

Registration and welcome refreshments

6.00 pm

Lecture begins

7 pm

Drinks reception

7.30 pm

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Location details

Room/Building:

Lecture Theatre 4, Newton building

Address:

Goldsmith Street
 Nottingham
 NG1 4BU

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