Shane D Inder

Auckland University of Technology | AUT · School of Art and Design

Efficient energy storage is a crucial factor in facilitating the uptake of renewable energy resources. Among the many options available for energy storage systems required to balance imbalanced supply and demand cycles, compressed air energy storage (CAES) is a proven technology in grid-scale applications. This paper reviews the current state of mi...

Pen and small-scale field trials have been completed on a new, long-life, resetting toxin delivery system for brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula). Devices are designed to attract and control possums over long periods of time with minimal input and maintenance. The units are species-specific, lightweight, environmentally robust, and have the a...

Internationally, over the last 20 years the number of tools available for the control of small mammals has declined. Through the efforts of research we have bucked this trend and retained and developed new tools. Three new toxins have been extensively researched and registered, namely para-aminopropiophenone (PAPP) in 2011 for stoats and feral cats...

Design programmes are undergoing continual pedagogical and curriculum development, especially as the role of the designer evolves and broadens and as new technologies become accessible and mainstream. As a relatively new academic option, product design at AUT was in a strong position to respond to these changes without the constraints of history an...

Successful collaborative design harmonizes diverse inputs from disciplines with often contrasting paradigms (Reay & Withell, 2013). Designers must respond to these challenges using both objective and subjective, quantitative and qualitative methods of research and analysis (Cross, 2001). The use of more tangible, quantitative methods to elicit evid...

Blackie, Helen; Irie, Kenji; Riding, Paul; Inder, Shane Ecology Group, Boffa Miskell Ltd, Auckland. Lincoln Agritech Ltd, Christchurch. Auckland University of Technology, Auckland. The ability to accurately monitor pest populations and detect invading (or reinvading) species is a critical component of invasive species management and biosecurity....

BACKGROUND Invasive mammalian pests have inflicted substantial environmental and economic damage on a worldwide scale. RESULTSOver the last 30 years there has been minimal innovation in the development of new control tools. The development of new vertebrate pesticides, for example, has been largely restricted due to the costly and time-consuming pr...

This paper will present a case study of a year-two product design project that has been developed alongside the specific requirements of an industry collaborator and delivered within an innovative, research-led, Design Thinking (Brown, 2008) framework, providing an authentic learning experience for students. This tightly structured approach aimed t...

This paper will critically examine how an interdisciplinary commercial research project undertaken by staff in Product Design at AUT University can be leveraged to inform sustainable design curriculum and develop authentic learning opportunities to help give students a more realistic understanding of the complexities associated with ecological syst...

Mobile social media can be used to augment physical learning spaces and bridge formal and informal learning contexts. This paper presents the ongoing implementation and impact of a mobile social media project, which aims to augment and enhance a Product Design programme underpinned by a Design Thinking methodology. The goal of the project is to enh...

Mobile social media can be used to augment physical learning spaces and bridge formal and informal learning contexts. This paper presents the ongoing implementation and impact of a mobile social media project, which aims to augment and enhance a Product Design programme underpinned by a Design Thinking methodology. The goal of the project is to enh...