Dr Andrew McLaren
Principal Teaching Fellow
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Personal statement
Dr. McLaren has over 25 years’ experience of delivering engineering education. His main area of technical expertise is in materials science, which he teaches to a wide range of students across the Faculty of Engineering. He has pioneered the Faculty’s online delivery of education through his leadership of the Graduate Apprenticeship in "Engineering: Design and Manufacture", which is delivered to apprentices in full-time employment in engineering companies.
Dr. McLaren has wide experience of external examining in a number of UK universities. He is a member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Academic Standards Committee, chairing and taking part in accreditation visits to universities throughout the UK. He has also served on the working group at the Engineering Council on the implementation of AAQA (Approval and Accreditation of Qualifications and Apprenticeships).
Dr. McLaren is a member of the Glasgow Military Education Committee and supports students interested in a career in the UK Armed Forces. He is the University Armed Forces Champion, supporting serving members of the armed forces, veterans and their families to access study and employment at the University.
Publications
- Design automation for customised and large-scale additive manufacturing : a case study on custom kayaks
- Lithgow Drew, Morrison Cara, Pexton George, Panarotto Massimo, Jakob Müller, Almefelt Lars, McLaren Andrew
- Proceedings of the Design Society: International Conference on Engineering Design Vol 1, pp. 699-708 (2019)
- https://doi.org/10.1017/dsi.2019.74
- Promoting undergraduate student engagement through self-generated exam activity
- Muñoz-Escalona Patricia, Savage Kathleen, Conway Fiona, McLaren Andrew
- International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education (2018)
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0306419017743215
- Online forums : a tool to enhance experimental engineering laboratories
- Muñoz-Escalona Patricia, McLaren Andrew
- International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education (2017)
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0306419017743213
- The Engineering Academy : increasing access to engineering
- Flockhart Gordon M H, Keating Barbara A, McLaren Andrew
- 3rd International Enhancement in Higher Education Conference (2017)
- Supporting the STEM transition between school and university
- Sayer Philip, Thomson Avril, McLaren Andrew, Little Derek
- DS 78 16th International Conference on Engineering Design and Product Education, pp. 408-513 (2014)
- Supporting the STEM transition between school and university
- Sayer Philip, Thomson Avril, McLaren Andrew
- Engineering Design & Production Education, EPDE (2014)
Projects
- Development of Work Based Learning Products and Pathways
- McLaren, Andrew (Principal Investigator) Roseweir, Alan (Co-investigator)
- 14-Jan-2016 - 31-Jan-2017
- Work Based Learning Advanced Apprenticeship Engineering Pathfinder
- McLaren, Andrew (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2015 - 31-Jan-2015
- Students as Partners in Learning Enhancement
- Bonnar, Lizann (Academic) Willison, Debra (Academic) McLaren, Andrew (Academic) Thomson, Avril (Academic) Gould, Helyn (Academic) Thomson, Linda (Academic)
- HEA funded workshop (£750) on working in partnership with students on a range of learning enhancement projects.
- 05-Jan-2014 - 05-Jan-2014
- Peer and Community Personal Development Planning
- Thomson, Avril (Principal Investigator) McLaren, Andrew (Co-investigator) Sayer, Philip (Co-investigator)
- £27,500 awarded by the Educational Excellence Fund to develop a Model for Personal Development Planning
- 01-Jan-2011 - 30-Jan-2011
Contact
Dr
Andrew
McLaren
Principal Teaching Fellow
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Email: andrew.mclaren@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 3104