|Dr Peter Walters
Research Fellow
Peter joined the Centre for Fine Print Research in February 2007 to take up the position of RCUK Research Fellow in the Centre’s 3D research laboratory. His ongoing programme of research focuses on creative uses for new 3D technologies such as CAD-CAM and rapid prototyping in areas outside the “mainstream” industrial design and engineering contexts in which these technologies are currently predominantly employed. This interdisciplinary enquiry aims to identify and explore “radical” uses (and users) of new 3D technologies, expanding boundaries in terms of their applications, and opening up new possibilities and perspectives on creative practice.
Peter trained and worked as an industrial designer in Sheffield before undertaking his PhD studies within the Art and Design Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam University. In February 2006 he successfully defended his thesis 'Knowledge in the Making: Prototyping and Human-Centred Design Practice'. His examiners were Professor Bob Jerrard, University of Central England, and Professor Chris Rust, Sheffield Hallam University.
In Bristol, Peter’s ongoing research interests include:
Relationships between physical and virtual making in art and design practice - how physical and virtual practices can inform each other.
Historical and philosophical perspectives on technology and the creative arts.
Designing "smart" structures and mechanisms with dynamic tactile qualities.
Peter is also a visiting researcher at Bristol Robotics Laboratory, a collaborative research venture between the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England: www.brl.ac.uk
Peter's current CV
Email: Peter2.Walters@uwe.ac.uk