Dr. Darshil Shah, Mahadum Cambridge
DR. AJỤJỤ DARSHIL SHAH
Dr. Darshil Shah bụ Prọfesọ na-arụkọ ọrụ na Sayensị ihe onwunwe na imewe na Mahadum Cambridge's Department of Architecture.
Ọ na-eduzi nyocha na Center for Natural Material Innovation (CNMI). Shah bụ onye otu nke Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.
Understanding the relationships between materials, society, technology, history and nature, Shah’s research aims to design and innovate with natural materials by exploring low-energy methods of manufacture, improving structural performance, introducing multifunctionalities, translating across disciplines and application sectors. Shah’s collaborative research is at the interface of architecture (design), humanities, physical sciences, and engineering, na-agbasa ọtụtụ akpịrịkpa ogologo na ịkpụ n'ofe ngalaba ụlọ ọrụ.
Igwe ikuku megawatt nwere ụlọ elu osisi na flax biocomposite agụba. An affordable ankle-foot disability orthosis from recycled plastic waste. An pụọ-grid ụlọ obere ike nke emere site na ihe hemp ulo oru. Usoro nhazi ọnụ ụlọ maka eriri akwa dị ka silk. A amụma akwụkwọ ndụ akwụkwọ ndụ that weaves agroforestry and construction in a circular bioeconomy approach enabling aggressive decarbonisation. These are examples of how Shah’s research and design at the CNMI imagines the replacement of anthropogenic materials with bio-based materials, such as engineered timber, bamboo, natural fibres and their composites.
Enyere Shah ihe karịrị nde £16 na ngụkọta ọrụ nyocha. A na-ebipụta ọrụ ya n'elu Akwụkwọ akụkọ 65 ndị ọgbọ nyochara, and has attracted numerous awards such as the International Quadrant Award 2015 and the JEC Asia 2013 Innovation Award, and Vice Chancellor’s Research Impact Award 2020. He also regularly takes on consultancy roles.
N'ịmekọrịta na obodo ka ukwuu, Shah enyela aka na nchịkọta amụma nke mba (Kọmitii na-enyocha gburugburu ebe obibi nzuko omeiwu UK na RIBA) na mba ụwa (COP26), imewe nke ngwaahịa dị ka CE-Certified Covid19-control ọta, Echebere ikike imewe bamboo cricket ụsụ, na ụgbọ mmiri biocomposite hulls, yana ngosi ọha na eze na Dutch Design izu 2021, London Design Biennale 2021 na Ihe ngosi Sayensị Summer nke Royal Society 2019.
Nnyocha ya na-egosipụtakarị na mgbasa ozi nke mba na nke mba ụwa, dị ka on ihe na -adigide maka ikuku turbines na RadioNNXX Radio Radio, hemp for future homes on BBC Reel, biomaterials maka wuru gburugburu on RIBA na Dezeen, eke na ekwekọghị n'okike silk na Akụkọ VICE, na ụsụ cricket bamboo na Telegraph na Guardian.
Tupu ọ rụọ ọrụ na Cambridge (2015-present), Darshil mere nyocha post-doctoral na ihe mejupụtara silk na ihe mejupụtara ya na Mahadum Oxford. Otu silk (Dept. of Zoology, 2013-2014), wee nweta PhD ya na ịmepụta ihe ọkụkụ osisi maka ngwa ike ikuku na Mahadum Nottingham. Otu nyocha mejupụtara (Ngalaba nke Injinia, 2009-2013).
