David is a research and teaching academic with specialisation in the mechanics of advanced composite materials and biological tissue; Course convenor, educational technology developer and lecturer for a large foundational first and second year mechanics courses. He specialises in the continuum and computational mechanics of advanced structural materials such as carbon fibre reinforced plastics and biological tissue. He has worked as research fellow at the University of Nottingham UK, been research associate in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (UNSW) ranked 13th in the world, and is now a senior lecturer in the School of  Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at UNSW Sydney. David has worked in applying his models for Boeing Research and Technology, the Composites CRC of Australia, and collegiate researchers around the world. He has pioneered the development and implementation of new technologies into his teaching practice and is a recipient of the UNSW Awards for Teaching Excellence. He is the course convenor and lecturer for the largest foundational first and second year engineering subjects (Engineering Mechanics and the Mechanics of Solids), teaching over 1,000 students each year. You can follow David on Twitter @DrKellermann