Contact Stephen Champion
Areas of expertise
- Armour systems
- Test and Evaluation
- Explosives and Munitions
- Gun Technologies
- Weapons Engineering
Background
Stephen started working with Cranfield University in 1997 as a Research Assistant for stab resistant body armour. This role expanded to cover testing body armour for the Home Office and on to heavier aspects of terminal ballistics impacts. In 2007 Stephen transferred from working with armour to working with weapons to take up his current post as a Lecturer in Weapon Engineering and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2017. Stephen became the Head of the Lethality and Survivability Group in 2020.
Current activities
Stephen's current research interests consist of understanding the various aspects of how enginnering design can improve infantry capability.
Stephen teaches on a wide variety of courses including:
Vehicle and Weapon Engineering MSc Programme
Explosives Ordnance Engineering MSc
Battlespace Technology MSc
Forensic MSc Programme
Royal Engineers Force Protection Engineering course
Stephen is module manager for the Light Weapon Design and Ordnance Design modules. Stephen supervises research students at MSc and PhD level in Defence related disciplines
Clients
MoD DE&S Project Teams (inc. STSP-DCC, DGM, MFP)
Dstl (Porton Down, Sandridge and Portsdown West)
Qinetiq
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Milks A, Champion SM, Cowper EJ, Pope M & Carr DJ. (2016). Early spears as thrusting weapons: Isolating force and impact velocities in human performance trials. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 10
- Mabbott A, Carr DJ, Champion SM & Malbon C. (2016). Comparison of porcine thorax to gelatine blocks for wound. International Journal of Legal Medicine, 130(5)
- O’Keeffe C, Champion S & Allsop D. (2015). Demonstrating the effect of forensic firearm countermeasures: Bullet characteristics generated due to barrel modifications. Forensic Science International, 257
- Carr D, Lindstrom A-C, Jareborg A, Champion S, Waddell N, .... (2015). Development of a skull/brain model for military wound ballistics studies. International Journal of Legal Medicine, 129(3)
- Carr D, Kieser J, Mabbott A, Mott C, Champion S, .... (2014). Damage to apparel layers and underlying tissue due to hand-gun bullets. International Journal of Legal Medicine, 128(1)
- Knock C, Horsfall I & Champion SM. (2013). Development of a computer model to predict risks from an electrical bushing failure. Electric Power Systems Research, 103
- Knock C, Horsfall I & Champion SM. (2013). Effect of core size and ground surface on debris fields of failed electric bushings. Electric Power Systems Research, 104
- Horsfall I, Watson C, Champion S, Prosser P & Ringrose T. (2005). The effect of knife handle shape on stabbing performance. Applied Ergonomics, 36(4)
- Horsfall I, Champion SM & Watson CH. (2005). The development of a quantitative flexibility test for body armour and comparison with wearer trials. Applied Ergonomics, 36(3)
- Knock C, Horsfall I, Champion SM & Harrod IC. (2004). The bounce and roll of masonry debris. International Journal of Impact Engineering, 30(1)
- Horsfall I, Prosser PD, Watson CH & Champion SM. (1999). An assessment of human performance in stabbing. Forensic Science International, 102(2-3)
Conference Papers
- Helliker A, Champion SM & Duncan A. (2016). Investigation into the impact of integral suppressor configurations on the pressure levels within the suppressor
- Bleetman A, Watson CH, Horsfall I & Champion SM. (2016). Wounding patterns and human performance in knife attacks: optimising the protection provided by knife-resistant body armour
- Carr D, Lindstrom AC, Jareborg A, Champion S, Waddell N, .... (2014). Development of a skull/brain model for ballistic testing
- Mabbott A, Carr DJ, Champion S, Malbon C & Tichler C. (2013). Comparison of 10% gelatine, 20% gelatine and Perma-Gel™ for ballistic testing
- Nisbet WJ, Carr DJ, Champion SM, Stuart T & Helliker M. (2013). Effect of impact velocity on the wounding potential behind ceramic/composite plates
- Mabbott A, Carr DJ, Champion S, Malbon C & Tichler C. (2013). Comparison of 10% gelatine, 20% gelatine and perma-geltm for ballistic testing
- Horsfall I, Watson CH & Champion SM. (2013). Optimizing the stacking sequence in dual-purpose body armors
- Horsfall I, Watson CH & Champion SM. (2013). OPTIMIZING THE STACKING SEQUENCE IN DUAL-PURPOSE BODY ARMOURS
- Mabbott A, Carr DJ, Malbon C, Tichler C & Champion S. (2012). Behind soft armour wounding by penetrating ammunition
- Horsfall I & Champion S. (2007). Shaped Charge Attack of Spaced and Composite Armour
- Watson CH, Horsfall I, Champion SM & Harrod IC. (2002). Blade Sharpness and its Effect on the Testing of Body Armours
- Horsfall I, Champion SM, Wong W & Watson CH. (2001). The effect of matrix type on the ballistic and mechanical performance of E-glass composite armour
