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James Trevelyan

Winthrop Professor
The University of Western Australia

Professor James Trevelyan is a Winthrop Professor in the Mechanical and Chemical Engineering School at The University of Western Australia and practices as a mechanical and mechatronics engineer developing new air conditioning technology. His main area of research is on engineering practice. He is well known internationally for research on engineering practice and before that, sheep shearing robots, robots that can be remotely operated via the internet, and landmine clearance methods.

Biography

Professor James Trevelyan is a Winthrop Professor in the Mechanical and Chemical Engineering School at The University of Western Australia, Fellow of Engineers Australia, and practices as a mechanical and mechatronics engineer developing new air conditioning technology. His main area of research is on engineering practice, and he teaches design, sustainability, engineering practice and project management. He is well known internationally for pioneering research that resulted in sheep shearing robots (1975-1993). He and his students produced the first industrial robot that could be remotely operated via the internet in 1994. He was presented with the 1993 Engelberger Science and Technology Award in Tokyo in recognition of his work, and has twice been presented with the Japan Industrial Robot Association award for best papers at ISIR conferences. These are the leading international awards for robotics research. He has also received university, national and international awards for his teaching and papers on engineering education. From 1996 till 2002 he researched landmine clearance methods and his web site is an internationally respected reference point for information on landmines. He was awarded with honorary membership of the Society of Counter Ordnance Technology in 2002 for his efforts, and was also elected a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia. Professor Trevelyan’s web page is: http://www.mech.uwa.edu.au/jpt/ and this has a large amount of supplementary information on his research and teaching.

Education

    University of Western Australia, B. Eng (1969), M. Eng. Sc (1972).

Areas of Research / Professional Expertise

    Engineering practice, engineering education, mechatronics, robotics, mechanisms, mechanical design, air conditioning, engineering in low-income countries, landmine and explosive ordnance clearance methods.

Personal Interests

    Wildflower photography

Websites

Books

Featured Title
 Featured Title - The Making of an Expert Engineer - 1st Edition book cover

Videos

Robot sheep shearing

Published: Feb 23, 1989

Demonstration of sheep shearing robot developed at The University of Western Australia with funding from the Australian Wool Corporation between 1976 and 1993. This video shows the robot in 1989.

TED talk: Ending poverty: What engineers can do

Published: Dec 10, 2012

TED Talk presented at TEDx Perth in December 2012