Professor Mark Atherton
Honorary Professor - MAE

Membership and affiliation

International Programme Committees:

• Design 2020, 16th International Design Conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia
• Physiological Fluid Mechanics 2011, Brunel University London, UK
• 2nd Micro and Nano Flows Conference 2009, Brunel University London, UK
• Bioengineering 2009, Oxford University, UK
• Design and Nature 2008, Algarve, Portugal
• Design and Nature 2006, The New Forest, UK
• International Conference on Mechatronics 2003, Loughborough University, UK
• Design and Nature 2002, Udine, Italy
• Mechatronics 2002, University of Twente, Netherlands
• Computer-Based Design EDC 2002, King’s College London, UK
• Design for Excellence EDC 2000, Brunel University London, UK

Journal Reviewer:

• Applied Acoustics (2020)
• Journal of Engineering Design (2018)
• Journal of Engineering Optimization (2008, 2011-2012, 2014)
• Journal of Medical Engineering and Physics (2005-2006, 2010)
• International Journal of Design and Nature (Editor) (2005-2020)
• Journal of Biomechanics (2010)
• Journal of Sound and Vibration (2010)
• Journal of Bioinspiration and Biomimetics (2009)
• IMechE part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine (2007)
• IMechE part I: Journal of Control and Systems Engineering (2000)
• Biorheology (2000) 

Visiting Research Fellow:

• Wessex Institute of Technology (2005-2019)
• London School of Economics and Political Science (2004-2009)
• University of Warwick (2001)

Visiting Professor:

• University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (2016-2021)
• Tokyo University of Science (2015-2021)

External Examiner:

• Cranfield University, PhD viva, 2020

• University of Birmingham, PhD viva, 2020

• University of Sheffield, PhD viva, 2014

• University of Bristol, PhD viva, 2013

• University of Oxford, PhD viva, 2010

• University of Bristol, PhD viva, 2008.

Invited seminars:

• University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy, Department of Mechanical Engineering, November 2007, April 2010, October 2017
• Bridging The Gap, IoP Conference, Brunel University London, UK, May 2007
• Chalmers University, Sweden, Department of Engineering, March 2004
• Modelling in Biomedical Engineering, University of Warwick, September 1999
• Politecnico di Milano, Italy, Department of Bioengineering, June 1999

Awards and Prizes:

• 2022 Duncan Dowson Prize, IMechE Biomedical Engineering Division, for paper: The association of peak systolic velocity in the carotid artery with coronary heart disease: A study based on portable ultrasound by Koenig, Atherton, Cavazzuti, Gomm and Ramachandran.
• 2021 ICED21 Reviewers' Favourite Award for paper: Automated functional analysis of patents for producing design insight by Jiang, Atherton and Sorce.
• 2021 IMechE Design Challenge Greater London Region Year 2 Runners-Up and Winners of Team Presentation 

• 2021 Nominated for the Supporting Learning Award in the Brunel Student-Led Teaching Awards

• 2019 Nominated for the Research Supervisor of the Year Award in the Brunel Student-Led Teaching Awards

• 2019 IMechE Design Challenge Year 2 National Champions

• 2019 IMechE Design Challenge Greater London Region Year 2 Winners
• 2018 IMechE Design Challenge Year 2 National Champions
• 2018 IMechE Design Challenge Greater London Region Year 2 Winners
• 2017 IMechE Design Challenge Year 2 National Champions

• 2017 IMechE Railway Challenge - Judges’ Award for Most Interesting Locomotive Design

• 2017 IMechE Design Challenge Greater London Region Year 2 Winners

• 2015 Nominated for the Supervisor of the Year Award in the Brunel Student-Led Teaching Awards
• 2015 Nominated for the Inspirational Teaching Award in the Brunel Student-Led Teaching Awards

• 2015 IMechE Design Challenge Greater London Region Year 1 Winners

• 2011 STAR Award for exceptional contribution, Brunel University London

• 2001 European Foundation for Quality Management Supervisor's Award for Best European Masters Thesis

• 1991 ESSO Centenary Education Award