Professor Daniel McCluskey CEng

Experience

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  British Airways

  Jul 2001 - Sept 2002

  Concorde Stress Engineer - Industrial Placement

  An industrial placement position working as a Stress Engineer for the British Airways Concorde fleet. My role was primarily concerned with stress analysis, engineering design and drawing for Concorde components including repair and inspection tooling.In addition to problem solving and failure analysis I was tasked with the development of inspection protocols and service bulletin technical reporting.

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  University of Hertfordshire

  Jan 2003 - now

  Associate Professor Daniel McCluskey is Deputy Dean of School for the School of Physics, Engineering & Computer Science at the University of Hertfordshire. He is responsible for the strategic leadership across the STEM portfolio spanning education, research and enterprise. Daniel is an Chartered Engineer and Associate Professor of Research within the School and a key point of contact with a track record in successful, multidisciplinary collaborations between Industry, Academics and Research staff across the Engineering spectrum, leading the delivery of projects with consistent success. His personal research area focussed on Biodetection Technology and system design for early warning of airborne biological threats. Show less Dr Daniel McCluskey is Head of Department of Engineering in the the University of Hertfordshire School of Engineering & Computer Science. He is responsible for the strategic leadership in engineering education, research and enterprise across the Engineering department. Daniel is an Associate Professor within the School and a key point of contact with a track record in successful, multidisciplinary collaborations between Industry, Academics and Research staff across the Engineering spectrum, leading the delivery of projects with consistent success. Show less Dr Daniel McCluskey is Director of the Centre for Research in Biodetection Technologies (CRBT) and Chief Engineer of Applied R&D within the University of Hertfordshire’s Microfluidics & Microengineering Research Group (MMRG). He graduated with a BEng Aerospace Engineering in 2003 from the University of Hertfordshire before gaining his PhD from Coventry University in 2009, concerned with Computational Fluid Dynamics analysis of hydrocyclonic separation of invasive species transported via shipboard ballast water. Since joining the MMRG his work has focused on the rapid development of turn-key, fluid dynamics based, integrated biodetection systems. Working closely with the Scientific and Experimental R&D team within the MMRG, the Applied R&D team typically aim to raise the Technology Readiness Level of biodetection research concepts and prototypes from TRL1/2/3 to TRL5/6. Clients include the UK MoD and the Defence Science & Technology Laboratory (Porton Down), with collaborators on Industry and Research Council funded projects including Optisense Ltd., Fera Science Ltd and Bayer Cropscience. Current biodetection R&D projects have a focus on the development of integrated systems incorporating autonomous airborne pathogen collect/detect systems, sample processing and handling, real-time analysis using DNA amplification and remote reporting.Applications include:Biowarfare, crop protection & food security, woodland & plant biosecurity and aquaculture. Show less Providing technical and managerial leadership to the Microfluidics & Microengineering Research Group, a multidisciplinary research group focussed on everything from lab-on-a-chip devices through to complex, integrated applied R&D and hardware development projects.Acting as Research lead and a design authority on system architecture and build of prototype systems integrating diverse technologies. Working closely with my research colleagues to develop and evaluate research outputs including prototype biodetection systems.Close liaison with technical and project management staff in client organisations, including Academic collaborators, UK MoD, Defence Science & Technology Laboratories (Porton Down), Fera Science Ltd, Bayer Cropscience and funding bodies including Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), InnovateUK and the European Research Council. Show less Dr Daniel McCluskey is Associate Dean (Enterprise) for the University of Hertfordshire School of Engineering & Technology. He leads on commercial and enterprise activities taking an active role in client engagement, Knowledge Transfer and Business Development within the School. Daniel is a key point of contact within the school and has a track record in successful, multidisciplinary collaborations between Industry, Academics and Research staff across the Engineering & Technology spectrum leading the delivery of projects with consistent success. Show less Providing technical leadership to a multidisciplinary engineering team within MEMS implementing complex hardware development for significant, applied R&D projects.Acting as a design authority on the system architecture and build of prototype systems integrating diverse technologies. Working closely with Scientific & Experimental R&D colleagues in MEMS to develop and evaluate integrated prototype biodetection systems.Close liaison with technical and project management staff in client organisations, including the UK MoD, Defence Science & Technology Laboratories (Porton Down), Fera Science Ltd, Bayer Cropscience and funding bodies including Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), InnovateUK and the European Research Council. Show less Mechanical engineering design of turn key systems, rapid prototyping and experimental analysis including system design for UK MoD biodetection and biotechnology sectors. Engineering research includes fluid dynamics optimisation and computer aided engineering analysis of microengineering and microfluidic technologies. CAE includes 3D CAD modelling, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Finite Element Analysis (FEA).Development lead and course director for the latest engineering degree from the School of Engineering & Technology: BEng/MEng (Hons) Biomedical Engineering.Currently working towards CEng professional registration and also enrolled on a Post-graduate certificate (PgCert) in Business and Management. Show less

  • Dean, School of Physics, Engineering & Computer Science

    Apr 2023 - now

  • Deputy Dean, School of Physics, Engineering & Computer Science

    Jul 2020 - Mar 2023

  • Head of Engineering Department

    May 2019 - Jul 2020

  • Director - Centre for Research in Biodetection Technologies

    May 2017 - Jul 2020

  • Associate Professor, Head of Research Group - Microfluidics & Microengineering

    Jan 2018 - May 2019

  • Associate Dean - Commercial & Enterprise

    Sept 2017 - May 2019

  • Chief Engineer - Applied R&D: Biodetection

    Oct 2016 - May 2019

  • Senior Engineering Research Fellow

    Feb 2014 - Oct 2016

  • Engineering Research Fellow

    Feb 2009 - Feb 2014

  • Visiting Lecturer

    Sept 2003 - Feb 2009

  • Change Academy - Student Ambassador

    Jan 2003 - Jan 2005
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  Coventry University

  Aug 2007 - Feb 2009

  Engineering Research Fellow

  Establishing new research teamArea of Expertise: Computational Fluid Dynamics & Mechanical Design of environmental technology (separator systems)European network and consortium technical management

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  Westoning Parish Council

  Jan 2013 - Jul 2014

  Parish Clerk

  In position as Parish Clerk I was the proper officer and statutory office holder for the Parish of the village of Westoning, Central Bedfordshire. Tasked with carrying out the functions of the local authority's Proper Officer, and serving/issuing all the notifications required by law.My role also saw me as the Chief Financial Officer and therefore the Responsible Financial Officer accountable for all financial records of the Council and the proper administration of its finances.I was also accountable to the Council for the effective management of all its resources and providing reports on these as and when required.As such the role involved significant public and stakeholder engagement as the primary point of contact for the Parish Council and the district Council representative within the village. Following on from these engagements I was expected to advise the Council on, and assist in the formation of, overall policies to be followed in respect of the Authority's activities, and in particular, to produce all the information required for making effective decisions and to implement these decisions. Show less

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  Princess Helena College

  May 2020 - Aug 2021

  Governing Board Member
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  UK & Ireland Aerosol Society

  Nov 2022 - now

  • President

    Nov 2024 - now

  • Vice President

    Nov 2022 - Nov 2024