Dr Thomas Allen
Dr Thomas Allen
Senior Lecturer
My profile
Biography
As a Sports Engineer, I am interested in the effect of engineering and technology on sport, in terms of performance, participation and injury risk. I enjoying collaborating with researchers and working with sports brands and organisations.
Academic and professional qualifications
PhD in Sports Engineering
Chartered Engineer, Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA)
External examiner roles
External Examiner for PhD students, including at Loughborough University, Cardiff University, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, University of Naples Federico II, and Sheffield Hallam University.
Expert reviewer
Article reviewer for various journals, including Materials; Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise; Sports Biomechanics; Sports Engineering; Journal of Sports Sciences; European Journal of Sports Sciences; International Journal of Impact Engineering; Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P, Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology and Materials. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L, Journal of Materials: Design and Applications; Journal of Low Frequency Noise, Vibration and Active Control.
Other distinctions
• Submitted for REF 2014 and REF 2021.
Organizing committee for the 6th and 7th Winter Schools of the International Sports Engineering Association
Lead of the Health challenge of the UK Metamaterials Network
Expert reviewer for external funding bodies
Royal Academy of Engineering.
Editing
Editor in Chief ofthe journal Sports Engineering.
Guest editor of Special Issues on Predictive Modelling in Sport in Proceedings of the IMechE Part P (2012), and Sports Materials in Applied Sciences (2019).
Series editor of Routledge Research in Sports Technology and Engineering
Membership of professional associations
Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), Board Member of the Biomedical Engineering Division and Chair of the Sports Engineering Group.
Member of the International Sports Engineering Association
Vice President of the International Society for Snowsport Safety
Deputy Chair of BSI committee PH/3/11 - Protective Equipment For Sports Players
Projects
Finite element analysis
Material characterisation
Experimental mechanics
Sports injury prevention
Sports equipment design
Auxetic materials
Teaching
Why study…
As Sports Engineers we aim to get the population more active, which is one of the UK government’s priority areas in order to improve public health. Engineers can help by ensuring sports equipment and clothing is well-designed and accessible to help beginners and novices. Injuries and safety can also cause a barrier, with a number of high profile injuries making it in to the news recently, including cricket, skiing and American football accidents.
Postgraduate teaching
Computational Mechanics
Computer Aided Engineering
MEng Group Project
Sports Materials
Subject areas
Sports Engineering
Supervision
Current PhD students
Murbay, S., Factors influencing the Geometric Dimensional Accuracy of 3D Printing/additive manufacturing in Dentistry, part-time PhD commenced October 2018.
Spurrier, S., Bio-inspired design of climbing shoes, part-time PhD commenced January 2018.
Condliffe, J., Human Responses to 3D forms, part-time PhD commenced January 2018.
Cárdenas, A., Metamaterials for sports applications, PhD commenced September 2021.
Completed PhD students
Elliott, N., 2015 Camera calibration and configuration for estimation of racket position in 3D, PhD.
Adams, C., 2018 Evaluating the performance of snowboard wrist protectors, PhD.
Duncan, O., 2019, Application of auxetic materials to sports equipment, PhD.
Newton-Mann, C., 2020 Finite Element Modelling of Snowboard Wrist Protectors, PhD.
Moroney, C., 2020 Design and development of sports apparel with auxetic materials, PhD.
Imam, A., 2021 Finite element model of padded clothing in Rugby, PhD.
Ascenso, G., 2021 Markerless motion tracking of swimmers, PhD.
Leslie, G., 2022 Development of a wrist impact surrogate for sports applications, PhD.
Shepherd, T., 2022 Finite element modelling of auxetic materials for sports applications, MPhil.
Gatt, I., 2023 Effects of bandaging techniques and shot types on wrist motion in boxing, PhD.
Research outputs
Tom’s research is in the field of Sports Engineering and he collaborates with a number of sports brands. He is the associate editor of Sports Engineering and was on the organising committee for the 10th conference on The Engineering of Sport.
He is an effective science communicator and enjoys promoting engineering to a range of audiences. Tom has delivered invited talks at the Royal Institution’s Faraday Lecture Theatre and the Danish Design Centre, and for a number of organisations, including the Institution of Engineering and Technology, the British Institute of Non-destructive Testing and ANSYS.
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Books (authored/edited/special issues)
Allen, T., Foster, L., Strangwood, M., JamesWebster, (2020) Sports Materials. MDPI.
Grant, R.A., Allen, T., Spink, A., Sullivan, M. (2018) Measuring Behavior 2018 Conference Proceedings. Manchester Metropolitan University.
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Chapters in books
Allen, T., Shepherd, J., Wood, J., Tyler, D., Duncan, O. (2021) 'Wearables for disabled and extreme sports.' Digital Health Exploring Use and Integration of Wearables. Academic Press,
Allen, T., Dixon, S., Dunn, M., Knudson, D. (2018) 'Equipment and Technique Interactions on Risk of Overuse Injuries.' Tennis Medicine: A Complete Guide to Evaluation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation.
Allen, T.B., Duncan, O., Foster, L., Senior, T., Zampieri, D., Edeh, V., Alderson, A. (2017) 'Auxetic Foam for Snow-Sport Safety Devices.' In Scher, I., Greenwald, R., Petrone, N. (ed.) Snow Sports Trauma and Safety: Conference Proceedings of the International Society for Skiing Safety, 21st Volume. Springer, pp. 145-159.
Knudson, D., Allen, T., Choppin, S. (2013) 'Interaction of tennis racket design and biomechanical factors.' Routledge Handbook of Ergonomics in Sport and Exercise. pp. 423-439.
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Journal articles
Mears, A.C., Williams, E.M.P., Kong, P.W., Wood, P., Brubacher, K., Allen, T. (2024) 'Towards inclusive sports engineering research: considerations of research methods.' Sports Engineering, 27(2)
Grant, R.A., Bonhomme, V., Allen, T. (2024) 'Generating novel tennis racket shape concepts using a theoretical morphospace.' PLoS ONE, 19(9)
Imam, S.A., Hughes, A.C., Carré, M., Driscoll, H., Winwood, K., Venkatraman, P., Allen, T. (2024) 'A finite element model for predicting impact-induced damage to a skin simulant.' Scientific Reports, 14(1)
Haid, D., Foster, L., Hart, J., Greenwald, R., Allen, T., Sareh, P., Duncan, O. (2023) 'Mechanical metamaterials for sports helmets: structural mechanics, design optimisation, and performance.' Smart Materials and Structures, 32(11) pp. 113001-113001.
Leslie, G., Winwood, K., Sanderson, A., Zioupos, P., Allen, T. (2023) 'Feasibility of additively manufacturing synthetic bone for sports personal protective equipment applications.' Annals of 3D Printed Medicine, 12pp. 100121-100121.
Dorsemaine, M., Scher, I.S., Allen, T., Masson, C., Stepan, L.L., Arnoux, P.J. (2023) 'Recommendations to improve ski area safety with obstacle padding.' JSAMS Plus, 2
Parisi, M., Allen, T., Colonna, M., Pugno, N.M., Duncan, O. (2023) 'Indentation and impact response of conventional, auxetic, and shear thickening gel infused auxetic closed cell foam.' Smart Materials and Structures, 32(7)
Duncan, O., Chester, M., Wang, W., Alderson, A., Allen, T. (2023) 'Effect of twist on indentation resistance.' Materials Today Communications, 35pp. 105616-105616.
Gatt, I.T., Allen, T., Wheat, J. (2023) 'Effects of using rigid tape with bandaging techniques on wrist joint motion during boxing shots in elite male athletes.' Physical Therapy in Sport, 61pp. 82-90.
Leslie, G.E., Winwood, K., Wang, W., Hamilton, N., Allen, T. (2023) 'Effect of limb surrogate surface compliance on the impact response of wrist protectors.' JSAMS Plus, 2pp. 100023-100023.
Imam, S.A., Hughes, A.C., Carré, M.J., Driscoll, H., Winwood, K., Venkatraman, P., Allen, T. (2023) 'Finite element model to simulate impact on a soft tissue simulant.' Sports Engineering, 26(1) pp. 16-16.
Leslie, G., Winwood, K., Wang, W., Hamilton, N., Allen, T. (2023) 'Repeatability of a bending stiffness test for snowboarding wrist protectors.' Sports Engineering, 26(1)
Duncan, O., Foster, L., Allen, T., Alderson, A. (2023) 'Effect of Poisson's ratio on the indentation of open cell foam.' European Journal of Mechanics A: Solids, 99pp. 104922-104922.
Spurrier, S., Allen, T., Grant, R.A. (2022) 'Investigating foot morphology in rock climbing mammals: inspiration for biomimetic climbing shoes.' Biomimetics, 8(1) pp. 8-8.
Duncan, O., Leslie, G., Moyle, S., Sawtell, D., Allen, T. (2022) 'Developments on auxetic closed cell foam pressure vessel fabrications.' Smart Materials and Structures, 31(7) pp. 074002-074002.
Grant, R.A., Taraborrelli, L., Allen, T. (2022) 'Morphometrics for sports mechanics: Showcasing tennis racket shape diversity.' PLoS One, 17(1)
Shelley, A., Winwood, K., Allen, T., Horner, K. (2022) 'Effectiveness of hard inserts in sports mouthguards: a systematic review.' British Dental Journal,
Adams, C., Allen, T., Senior, T., James, D., Hamilton, N. (2021) 'Impact testing of snowboarding wrist protectors.' Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology,
Taraborrelli, L., Choppin, S., Haake, S., Mohr, S., Allen, T. (2021) 'Effect of materials and design on the bending stiffness of tennis rackets.' European Journal of Physics, 42(6)
Novak, N., Duncan, O., Allen, T., Alderson, A., Vesenjak, M., Ren, Z. (2021) 'Shear modulus of conventional and auxetic open-cell foam.' Mechanics of Materials, 157
Duncan, O., Allen, T. (2021) 'Effect of Compressive Strain Rate on Auxetic Foam.' Applied Sciences, 11(3)
Duncan, O., Alderson, A., Allen, T. (2021) 'Fabrication, characterisation and analytical modelling of gradient auxetic closed cell foams.' Smart Materials and Structures, 30(3) pp. 035014-035014.
Gatt, I., Allen, T., Wheat, J. (2021) 'Quantifying wrist angular excursion on impact for Jab and Hook lead arm shots in boxing.' Sport Biomechanics,
Allen, T., Choppin, S., Knudson, D. (2020) 'Correction to: A review of tennis racket performance parameters (Sports Engineering, (2016), 19, 1, (1-11), 10.1007/s12283-014-0167-x).' Sports Engineering, 23(1)
Allen, T., Grant, R., Mohr, S., Shepherd, J. (2020) 'Measuring behavior in sport and exercise.' Sports Engineering, 23(1)
Allen, T., Blocken, B., Drory, A., Espinosa, H.G. (2020) 'How to write a manuscript for Sports Engineering.' Sports Engineering, 23(1)
Duncan, O., Allen, T., Birch, A., Foster, L., Hart, J., Alderson, A. (2020) 'Effect of steam conversion on the cellular structure, Young’s modulus and negative Poisson’s ratio of closed cell foam.' Smart Materials and Structures, 30(1) pp. 015031-015031.
Ascenso, G., Yap, M.H., Allen, T.B., Choppin, S.S., Payton, C. (2020) 'FISHnet: Learning to Segment the Silhouettes of Swimmers.' IEEE Access, 8
Ascenso, G., Yap, M.H., Allen, T., Choppin, S.S., Payton, C. (2020) 'A review of silhouette extraction algorithms for use within visual hull pipelines.' Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging and Visualization, 8(6) pp. 649-670.
Leslie, G., Wang, W., Winwood, K., Liauw, C., Hamilton, N., Allen, T. (2020) 'Effect of Surrogate Surface Compliance on the Measured Stiffness of Snowboarding Wrist Protectors.' The 13th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association, 16pp. 84-84.
Duncan, O., Naylor, G., M, J.G., Allen, T., Foster, L., Hart, J., Alderson, A. (2020) 'Plantar Pressure Distribution under Uniform and Gradient Foam during Running and Jumping.' The 13th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association, 463pp. 116-116.
Goff, J.E., Allen, T. (2020) 'Use of Video for Teaching Sports Mechanics.' The 13th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association, 21pp. 112-112.
Allen, T., Pagan, M., Martin, R., Duncan, O. (2020) 'Effect of Rest Periods on Mechanical Ageing of Running Shoes.' The 13th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association, 13pp. 138-138.
Imam, S., Driscoll, H., Winwood, K., Venkatraman, P., Allen, T. (2020) 'Efficacy of Density in Predicting the Protective Properties of Padded Clothing in Rugby.' Proceedings, 49(1) pp. 38-38.
Shepherd, T., Winwood, K., Venkatraman, P., Alderson, A., Allen, T. (2020) 'Validation of a Finite Element Modelling Process for Auxetic Structures under Impact.' physica status solidi (b), 257(10) pp. 1900197-1900197.
Gatt, I.T., Allen, T., Wheat, J. (2019) 'Accuracy and repeatability of wrist joint angles in boxing using an electromagnetic tracking system.' Sports Engineering, 23(2) pp. 1-10.
Allen, T., Foster, L., Strangwood, M., Webster, J. (2019) 'Sports materials special issue editorial.' Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 9(24)
Taraborrelli, L., Grant, R., Sullivan, M., Choppin, S., Spurr, J., Haake, S., Allen, T. (2019) 'Materials have driven the historical development of the Tennis Racket.' Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 9(20)
Taraborrelli, L., Grant, R., Sullivan, M., Choppin, S., Spurr, J., Haake, S., Allen, T. (2019) 'Recommendations for estimating the moments of inertia of a tennis racket.' Sports Engineering, 22(11) pp. 1-9.
Duncan, O., Clegg, F., Essa, A., Bell, A.M.T., Foster, L., Allen, T., Alderson, A. (2019) 'Effects of Heat Exposure and Volumetric Compression on Poisson's Ratios, Young's Moduli, and Polymeric Composition During Thermo-Mechanical Conversion of Auxetic Open Cell Polyurethane Foam.' Physica Status Solidi (B) Basic Research, 256(1)
Maw, S., Allen, T. (2018) 'Sports engineering education.' Sports Engineering, 21(4)
Allen, T., Goff, J.E. (2018) 'Resources for sports engineering education.' Sports Engineering, 21(4) pp. 245-253.
Adams, C., James, D., Senior, T., Allen, T.B., Hamilton, N. (2018) 'Effect of surrogate design on the measured stiffness of snowboarding wrist protectors.' Sports Engineering, 21(3) pp. 217-225.
Duncan, O., Shepherd, T., Moroney, C., Foster, L., Venkatraman, P., Winwood, K., Allen, T.B., Alderson, A. (2018) 'Review of Auxetic Materials for Sports Applications: Expanding Options in Comfort and Protection.' Applied Sciences, 8(6)
Adams, C., James, D., Senior, T., Allen, T., Hamilton, N. (2018) 'Correction to: Effect of surrogate design on the measured stiffness of snowboarding wrist protectors (Sports Engineering, (2018), 21, 3, (217-225), 10.1007/s12283-018-0266-1).' Sports Engineering, 21(3)
Foster, L., Peketi, P., Allen, T.B., Senior, T., Duncan, O., Alderson, A. (2018) 'Application of Auxetic Foam in Sports Helmets.' Applied Sciences, 8(3)
Allen, T., Hewage, T., Newton-Mann, C., Wang, W., Duncan, O., Alderson, A. (2017) 'Fabrication of Auxetic Foam Sheets for Sports Applications.' physica status solidi (b), 254(12)
Allen, T., Sandbakk, Ø., Lindinger, S.J. (2017) 'Winter sports special issue.' Sports Engineering, 20(4) pp. 243-244.
Elliott, N., Choppin, S., Goodwill, S., Senior, T., Hart, J., Allen, T.B. (2017) 'Single view silhouette fitting techniques for estimating tennis racket position.' Sports Engineering, 21(2) pp. 137-147.
Duncan, O., Allen, T.B., Foster, L., Senior, T., Alderson, A. (2017) 'Fabrication, characterisation and modelling of uniform and gradient auxetic foam sheets.' Acta Materialia, 126pp. 426-437.
Duncan, O., Foster, L., Senior, T., Alderson, A., Allen, T.B. (2016) 'Quasi-static characterisation and impact testing of auxetic foam for sports safety applications.' Smart Materials and Structures, 25(5) pp. 054014-054014.
Allen, T., Choppin, S., Knudson, D. (2016) 'A review of tennis racket performance parameters.' Sports Engineering, 19(1) pp. 1-11.
Allen, T., Shepherd, J., Hewage, T.A.M., Senior, T., Foster, L., Alderson, A. (2015) 'Low-kinetic energy impact response of auxetic and conventional open-cell polyurethane foams.' Physica Status Solidi (B) Basic Research, 252(7) pp. 1631-1639.
Nicolaides, A., Elliott, N., Kelley, J., Pinaffo, M., Allen, T. (2013) 'Effect of string bed pattern on ball spin generation from a tennis racket.' Sports Engineering, 16(3) pp. 181-188.
Allen, T., Foster, L., Carré, M., Choppin, S. (2012) 'Characterising the impact performance of field hockey sticks.' Sports Engineering, 15(4) pp. 221-226.
Haake, S., Allen, T., Jones, A., Spurr, J., Goodwill, S. (2012) 'Effect of inter-string friction on tennis ball rebound.' Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, 226(7) pp. 626-635.
Choppin, S., Allen, T. (2012) 'Special issue on predictive modelling in sport.' Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology, 226(2) pp. 75-76.
Allen, T., Ibbitson, J., Haake, S. (2012) 'Spin generation during an oblique impact of a compliant ball on a non-compliant surface.' Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology, 226(2) pp. 86-95.
Wiart, N., Kelley, J., James, D., Allen, T. (2011) 'Effect of temperature on the dynamic properties of soccer balls.' Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology, 225(4) pp. 189-198.
Allen, T. (2011) 'Sporting chance.' Materials World, 19(6) pp. 24-26.
Allen, T.B., Haake, S.J., Goodwill, S.R. (2011) 'Effect of tennis racket parameters on a simulated groundstroke.' Journal of Sports Sciences, 29(3) pp. 311-325.
Allen, T., Haake, S., Goodwill, S. (2010) 'Effect of friction on tennis ball impacts.' Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology, 224(3) pp. 229-236.
Allen, T., Haake, S., Goodwill, S. (2009) 'Comparison of a finite element model of a tennis racket to experimental data.' Sports Engineering, 12(2) pp. 87-98.
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Non-peer reviewed articles / reviews
Blocken, B., Allen, T., Drory, A., Espinosa, H.G., Mears, A. (2021) Editorial: New initiative: "Ten Questions in Sports Engineering" papers.
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Conference papers
Allen, T., Duncan, O., Pagan, M., Martin, R. (2020) 'Effect of Rest Periods on Mechanical Ageing of Running Shoes.'
Duncan, O., Naylor, G., Godfrey, J.M., Allen, T., Foster, L., Hart, J., Alderson, A. (2020) 'Plantar Pressure Distribution under Uniform and Gradient Foam during Running and Jumping.' In Proceedings 13th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association. 49. Tokyo/Online, 22/6/2020 - 26/6/2020. MDPI,
Allen, T., Goff, E. (2020) 'Use of Video for Teaching Sports Mechanics.'
Ascenso, G., Payton, C., Allen, T., Yap, M. (2018) 'Non-invasive motion capture of swimmers.' In Measuring Behavior 12th International Conference on Methods and Techniques in Behavioural Research. Manchester, 6/6/2018 - 8/6/2018.
Moroney, C., Alderson, A., Allen, T.B., Sanami, M., Venkatraman, P. (2018) 'The Application of Auxetic Material for Protective Sports Apparel.' In 12th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association. 2. Queensland, Australia, 26/3/2018 - 29/3/2018. MDPI,
Newton-Mann, C., Winwood, K., Driscoll, H., Hamilton, N., Allen, T.B. (2018) 'Finite Element Model of an Impact on a Palmar Pad from a Snowboard Wrist Protector.' In 12th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association. 2. Queensland, Australia, 26/3/2018 - 29/3/2018. MDPI,
Duncan, O., Allen, T.B., Foster, L., Gatt, R., Grima, J., Alderson, A. (2018) 'Controlling Density and Modulus in Auxetic Foam Fabrications—Implications for Impact and Indentation Testing.' In 12th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association. 2. Queensland, Australia, 26/3/2018 - 29/3/2018. MDPI,
Allen, T.B., Grant, R., Sullivan, M., Taraborrelli, L., Choppin, S., Spurr, J., Haake, S. (2018) 'Recommendations for Measuring Tennis Racket Parameters.' In The 12th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association. 2. Queensland, Australia, 26/3/2018 - 29/3/2018. MDPI,
Driscoll, H., Hart, J., Allen, T. (2016) 'Use of Image Based Sports Case Studies for Teaching Mechanics.' 147. Elsevier BV, pp. 884-889.
Delaye, S., Streeter, P., Morales, E., Wood, P., Senior, T., Hart, J., Allen, T. (2016) 'Modelling the Sound of a Golf Ball Impacting a Titanium Plate.' 147. pp. 354-359.
Adams, C., James, D., Senior, T., Allen, T., Hamilton, N. (2016) 'Development of a Method for Measuring Quasi-static Stiffness of Snowboard Wrist Protectors.' 147. pp. 378-383.
Duncan, O., Foster, L., Senior, T., Allen, T., Alderson, A. (2016) 'A Comparison of Novel and Conventional Fabrication Methods for Auxetic Foams for Sports Safety Applications.' 147. pp. 384-389.
Allen, T., Martinello, N., Zampieri, D., Hewage, T., Senior, T., Foster, L., Alderson, A. (2015) 'Auxetic foams for sport safety applications.' 112. pp. 104-109.
Henderson, A., Lai, D., Allen, T. (2014) 'A modern approach to determine the offside law in international football.' 72. pp. 138-143.
Elliott, N., Choppin, S., Goodwill, S.R., Allen, T. (2014) 'Markerless tracking of tennis racket motion using a camera.' 72. pp. 344-349.
Allen, T., Fauteux-Brault, O., James, D., Curtis, D. (2014) 'Finite element model of a cricket ball impacting a bat.' 72. pp. 521-526.
Washida, Y., Elliott, N., Allen, T. (2014) 'Measurement of main strings movement and its effect on tennis ball spin.' 72. pp. 557-562.
Allen, T., Gough, J., Koncan, D., James, D., Morales, E., Wood, P. (2014) 'Modelling the acoustics of a golf ball impacting a titanium plate.' 72. pp. 587-592.
James, D., Curtis, D., Allen, T., Rippin, T. (2012) 'The validity of a rigid body model of a cricket ball-bat impact.' 34. pp. 682-687.
Elliott, N., Choppin, S., Goodwill, S.R., Allen, T. (2012) 'Image-based visual hull of a tennis racket.' 34. Elsevier BV, pp. 877-877.
Allen, T., Bowley, A., Wood, P., Henrikson, E., Morales, E., James, D. (2012) 'Effect of temperature on golf ball dynamics.' 34. pp. 634-639.
Hart, J.H., Allen, T., Holroyd, M. (2010) 'Downhill skateboard aerodynamics.' 2. pp. 2523-2528.
Allen, T., Hart, J., Spurr, J., Haake, S., Goodwill, S. (2010) 'Validated dynamic analysis of real sports equipment using finite element; a case study using tennis rackets.' 2. pp. 3275-3280.
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Patents
Leimer, R., Robinson, T.K., Michel, F.I., Manz, G.R., Gordon, J.R., Harnisch, M., Blinn, J., Allen, T.B. (2008) Actively ventilated shoe.
Press and media
Media appearances or involvement
My expert opinion is sought for outreach events and media appearances. My media appearances for sport and health span TV, radio, online and print, including the BBC (e.g., Breakfast, News at Six, Sport), Sky News, RTE Radio (Ireland’s national broadcaster) and ABC Radio National (Australia), The Guardian, The Telegraph and Men’s Health.
Featured on the BBC discussing running shoes