Shahin Rahimifard is Professor of Sustainable Engineering in the Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at Loughborough University. He is the Founder and Director of the Centre for “Sustainable Manufacturing And Recycling Technologies (SMART)”, which was formed in 2004 and has been involved in over 30 National and European research programmes.

His research work is focused on sustainability issues throughout a ‘Product Lifecycle’, including projects on sustainable product design, energy and water efficient manufacturing, sustainable business and consumption models, product service systems, and reuse and recycling technologies. These projects have benefited from involvement of a number of high profile global manufacturers and retailers, which include Rolls-Royce Fuel Cell, Jaguar, GM, Unilever, PepsiCo, Heinz, Nike, New Balance, Clarks, Marks and Spencer, Tesco, Next.

Prof. Rahimifard also has an extensive range of editorial experiences and currently is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, which is published by Taylor and Francis. He has over 150 publications associated with his work, and was the principal organiser and Chair for the 5th International Conference on ‘Design and Manufacturing for Sustainable Development’ which was held at Loughborough in July 2007.