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Dr James Campbell
Reader - Structural Integrity

Howell Building 107

  • Tel: +44 (0)1895 266482

Teaching

Dr Campbell has over 20 years experience of teaching and supervision of Masters and PhD students and Continuing Professional Development programmes to industry (UK and Internationally).

Module leader for the following Aerospace Engineering MEng and MSc modules:

  • Design and Analysis of Spacecraft Systems ME5665/ME5685 (Leading design and delivery of new module for academic year 2022-2023)
  • Design and Analysis of Aircraft ME5664/ME5684. 
  • Current Topics in Aerospace, and Advanced CAD ME5662/ME5682. 

Module leader for the following Structural Integity and Oil & Gas module:

  • Reliability Engineering ME5605, Reliabilty Engineering and Risk Management  ME5637. 

Other teaching - MSc Lightweight Structures and Impact Engineering MSc:

  • Impact and Crashworthiness ME5707.
  • Advanced Transient Simulation Methods ME5706. 
  • Thin-Walled Structures ME5645.

Project supervision:

  • MSc Dissertation, Major Individual Project  (Engineering MEng and BEng students) and Group Project in Aerospace Engineering  (Aerospace MSc)

Additional teaching experience:

  • External Examiner University of Bath. MEng/BEng Aerospace Engineering, 2017-2021.
  • Course Director Structures, Crashworthiness and Impact MSc (now Lightweight Structures and Composites). Lead for the development of this new Masters programme from initial concept through approval and successful launch and delivery of the programme.
  • Development and delivery of bespoke CPD courses for a range of industrial clients (UK and internationally) including Boeing (USA) and Augusta Westland (Leonardo).

At Cranfield University:

Delevered teaching to Advanced Lightweight Structures and Impact MSc, Aerospace Vehicle Design MSc, Automotive Product Engineering MSc, Military Aerospace and Airworthiness MSc and Safety and Accident Investigation MSc courses as well as CPD courses.  Topics covered:

  • Crashworthiness
  • Structural Stability (buckling and post-buckling of thin-walled structures) 
  • Simulation for Crash and Impact
  • Material Characterisation
  • Aircraft Stress Analysis
  • Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics