Lyndon Buck

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Fellow at University of Southampton

This work aims to study the ageing of plastic materials suitable for manufacturing solar water disinfection (SODIS) containers, such as PET, polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), and polypropylene (PP) with and without UV-stabiliser. The evolution of mechanical and optical properties, and disinfection rates were studied over different weathering periods....

Despite the increasing volume of evidence demonstrating the efficacy of solar water disinfection (SODIS) as a household water treatment technology, there still appear to be significant barriers to uptake in developing countries. The potential of SODIS is often treated with scepticism in terms of effective treatment, volume, and safety, and is dismi...

Background: Solar water disinfection (SODIS) is an appropriate technology for household treatment of drinking water in low-to-middle-income communities, as it is effective, low cost and easy to use. Nevertheless, uptake is low due partially to the burden of using small volume polyethylene terephthalate bottles (1.5-2 L). A major challenge is to de...

Proceedings of E&PDE 2024

Abstract: Since October 2022, Aston University have partnered with a leading UK employer in the industrial water/utilities sector to co-design and implement multi-disciplinary, problem-based learning (PBL) engineering design challenges that aim to address complex sustainable development (SD) challenges faced by this sector. The engineering design c...

The efficacy of 10 L polypropylene (PP) transparent jerry cans (TJCs) to inactivate E. coli, MS2-phage andCryptosporidium parvum via solar water disinfection (SODIS) was tested in well water or general test water undernatural sunlight. Food-safe PP was used to manufacture the TJCs and a clarifying agent was added to improveoptical transparency in t...

Abstract Solar water disinfection (SODIS) is a simple, energy efficient and inexpensive household water treatment process. In this investigation, the efficacy of 10 L polypropylene (PP) transparent jerry cans (TJCs) to inactivate Escherichia coli, MS2-phage and Cryptosporidium parvum was tested in well water under natural sunlight. Food-safe PP wa...

Creating value through design is a challenge that requires being business savvy as much as it requires talent, methods and skills. Design departments or design enterprises can achieve sustained success only if their organisational structures, business models and strategic choices are showing an awareness on the market. Designers who understand what...

DS 117: Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE 2022), London South Bank University in London, UK. 8th - 9th September 2022 - DIRT - Disrupt, Innovate, Regenerate & Transform

Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE 2021), VIA Design, VIA University in Herning, Denmark. 9th -10th September 2021 Continuity and Adaptability in Design and Engineering Education

The 19th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE) was held at the Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences (HIOA) the 7th and 8th of September 2017. The conference was hosted by the Institute of Product Design HIOA, at Kjeller and Oslo, Norway, and made the main event for the centennial celebrati...

Sustainability has become one of the core concerns of current designers and makers. However, it is still evident that not every designer considers a choice of sustainable materials, manufacturing methods, afterlife or second use of their designs for furniture and other products unless the client, brief, customer or user demands it. The lack of esta...

The 22nd International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education will be hosted by VIA Design, VIA University in Herning, Denmark. The conference is organised in partnership with the Design Education Special Interest Group (DESIG) of the Design Society and the Institution of Engineering Designers (IED). The E&PDE conference will bring...

Variants of the discipline most commonly known as 'Product Design' are taught in over 80 undergraduate degrees at over 50 universities in the UK. There is an incredibly wide scope between the types of products, teaching content and approach to designing products between them due to the diversity of products required and/or desired by consumers. Som...

Product Design has been defined by several different paradigms as it has evolved to meet the needs and desires of people and in as new ways for companies to market products to consumers. As the needs and desires of people are now increasingly met by products at all price points in consumer societies companies need to embrace a new paradigm which wi...

Designers undertake projects in different ways, and as might be expected, these have the potential to produce a wide variety of outputs. While the designed artefact is understandably often the focus when evaluating student designers, the importance of process is paramount in design education. This is underpinned by the fact that a novice designer m...

The development of more advanced technologies for manufacture and knowledge exchange has opened the world to wider trade and partnerships, requiring designers to consider the suitability of their products for cultures other than their own. With these advances a student's ability to access other cultures has also increased, allowing them to research...

Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE 2019), University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. 12th -13th September 2019 - Towards a New Innovation Landscape

Solar water disinfection (SODIS) is an appropriate technology for treating drinking water in developing communities, as it is effective, low-or zero-cost, easy to use. The WHO recognises SODIS as an appropriate intervention to provide drinking water after manmade or natural disasters. Nevertheless, uptake is low due partially to the burden of using...

EPDE 18 Foreword Diversity and Conformity The 20th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE) with the theme ‘diversity and conformity’ was held at the Dyson School of Design Engineering, Imperial College London on the 6th and 7th of September 2018. The conference was hosted by the Dyson School of Design Engineerin...

250 WORDS MAX) In 2017 660 million people remain without sustainable access to safe drinking water [1]. The majority of these are in rural areas with little hope in the foreseeable future of access to distributed treated water systems. Solar water disinfection (SODIS) is a household water treatment using solar energy to inactivate pathogens in wate...

Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE16), Design Education: Collaboration and Cross-Disciplinarity, Aalborg, Denmark, 8th-9th September 2016

Design methods and tools are generally best learned and developed experientially [1]. Finding appropriate vehicles for delivering these to students is becoming increasingly challenging, especially when considering only those that will enthuse, intrigue and inspire. This paper traces the development of different eco-car design and build projects whi...

This paper draws on experience gained from a Knowledge Transfer Partnership currently being undertaken by the authors, and how it has been used to provide case studies for undergraduate design projects. It will highlight the good practice that has been identified, and also discusses the experiences of the adoption and implementation of this type of...

Tangible 3D Modelling: Briding the Gap Between Physicality and Virtuality Ovesen, Nis; Korsgaard Hejlesen, Aske Prototyping-The Collaborative Mediator Berglund, Anders; Ritzen, Soha Adopting 'FabLab' Model to Embed Creative Entrepreneurship Across Design Program

DuPont Corian acrylic solid surface has been a well established material for over 40 years in the interior design world, with well over 100 colours and finishes and many different applications. It's combination of easy maintenance, superior resistance to damage and aesthetic properties have made it a versatile material choice. Due to new markets de...

Design Education for Creativity and Business Innovation: Proceedings of the Thirteenth international Engineering and Product Design Education Engineering and Product Design Education conference, held at City University, London, 8-9 September 2011

This study examines the effect of individual character types in design teams through case studies at ARUP associates and five United Kingdom university design degree programmes. By observing an individual's approach and contribution within a team, patterns of design behaviour are highlighted and compared within the industrial and academic examples....

Top 30 Refereed Papers - Abstracts: This proposed paper is based on current PhD research by Mr Christian Mclening. Applying an integrated sustainable design approach early in the design process: Case study ARUP Ltd. This paper investigates the way that the design process can be managed at the crucial early stages of product development. A summary t...

Top 30 Refereed Papers - Abstracts: Product Designers often use a Product Design Specification or PDS as a tool to develop new products. By using a PDS the designer can ensure all factors of the new product have been addressed, using the tool to evaluate the design and indeed compare against other products. The big challenge facing new product de...

The use of fibre composite materials in contemporary furniture is discussed in terms of technical development, environmental effects and psychological acceptance. Fibre reinforcements and adhesives are compared, as as fabrication techniques applicable to the existing furniture industry worldwide. Particular emphasis has been placed on the fibre rei...

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Brunel University, 1997. This thesis examines the feasibility of fibre composite reinforcement in the furniture industry. The development of post war furniture design is reviewed, with particular emphasis on the main design movements and the use of new materials and technologies. The use of fibre composite materials in contemporar...