Mark Young
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Mark is a cognitive ergonomist specialising in automation and transportation systems, particularly in the automotive domain, having worked on several projects investigating driver behaviour, driver distraction, and the impacts of novel technologies on driver performance. He is especially interested in attention and mental workload, continuing to build on his PhD research which looked at mental underload from automation. Most of his research has taken place in the Brunel University Driving Simulator (BUDS). Via his teaching and other collaborative activities through the Human-Centred Design Institute, Mark also has experience of applying ergonomics to product design.
In addition, Mark is passionate about public engagement, having written several articles for the popular press (including Nature and New Scientist) and he has been interviewed several times for local, national and international broadcast and print media. In 2008, he was awarded an EPSRC Partnerships for Public Engagement award which resulted in the successful 'Ergonomics: Real Design' exhibition at London's Design Museum, as well as a stand at the Cheltenham Festival of Science. Mark currently holds a Heinz Wolff Fellowship in Public Engagement through Brunel University, for which he is working with Sense About Science, and he is also an EPSRC NOISEmaker. Through these activities, Mark has a strong research track record, having attracted more than £0.5m in research funding as principal investigator and published around 50 papers in peer-reviewed journals. He currently supervises a team of eight researchers and research students across these areas. Brief biography Mark has a BSc in Psychology and a PhD in Cognitive Ergonomics, both from the University of Southampton, plus a PG Cert in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education from Brunel University. He worked as a Research Assistant at Southampton for four years on two automotive projects while completing his PhD, including a couple of months as a Visiting Researcher at the University of Iowa, and moved to Brunel as a Research Fellow when he was awarded his PhD in 2000. From 2001 to 2003, he worked for the Rail Safety and Standards Board, applying his experience to research and regulations for the UK rail network. Before returning to Brunel in October 2004, Mark was a Visiting Fellow in the Department of Aviation, University of New South Wales, Australia, working on a Royal Society Fellowship. Research projects
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Teaching
Mark is the module leader for DM5527 Cognitive Ergonomics on the MSc Integrated Product Design, and he also lectures on DM3329 Human Factors at Level 3 for BSc Product Design and BA Industrial Design & Technology students. As an additional tutor on DM3306 Major Project, Mark supervises eight Level 3 undergraduate students for their final year projects. Externally, Mark gives an annual lecture for the MSc in Railway Systems Engineering and Integration at the University of Birmingham.
In terms of postgraduate research students, Mark supervises five PhD students and one MPhil student:
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Mark also jointly received the 2006 Hodgson Prize and Bronze Award from the Royal Aeronautical Society for co-authorship of a paper in The Aeronautical Journal.
Consultancy
In addition to the funded research projects outlined above, Mark has also attracted more than £20k in smaller consultancy projects for the rail and automotive industries, including several successful PR projects for car insurance companies. For more information on any of these, or to discuss future opportunities, please contact Mark directly.
Extra-curricular activities
In terms of non-academic skills, Mark has attended training courses on:
Mark has also himself conducted training courses on ergonomics methods.
Professional affiliations
Mark also has a full clean driving licence for cars and motorcycles, and is a member of the Institute of Advanced Motorists.
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