Overview
Background
Dr James Novak is an industrial design and advanced manufacturing specialist. He has worked in numerous industry roles whilst maintaining an active research and education profile with The University of Queensland. This has included being the Senior Research Fellow of the CranioFacial program at the Herston Biofabrication Institute, the largest advanced manufacturing facility inside an Australian hospital; Design Manager at performance carbon fibre catamaran manufacturer Cure Marine; Group Product & Marketing Manager for M-Holdings, an innovative collection of brands specialising in lighting and EV infrastructure products; and Assistant Editor of the Computer-Aided Design and Applications journal. He has previously completed postdoctoral research at Deakin University's School of Engineering, and the University of Technology Sydney's School of Design.
Dr Novak has a particular interest in 3D printing and is an author of the book 3D Printing for Product Designers: Innovative Strategies Using Additive Manufacturing. His high profile research has won awards like the Dick Aubin Distinguished Paper Award at RAPID in 2015, North America’s largest annual additive manufacturing conference and expo. It was also influential during the COVID-19 pandemic, informing the World Health Organization guidelines for 3D printed medical devices. His well known 3D printed bicycle frame has been exhibited globally, including at the Red Dot Design Museum in Germany.
Availability
- Dr James Novak is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Architecture, University of Newcastle
- Bachelor of Product Design, Griffith University
- Bachelor (Honours) of Digital Media, Griffith University
- Doctor of Philosophy of Industrial Design, Griffith University
- Journal Editorial Board Member, Computer-Aided Design and Applications, Computer-Aided Design and Applications
Works
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2021
Journal Article
3D printing: an alternative microfabrication approach with unprecedented opportunities in design
Balakrishnan, Hari Kalathil, Badar, Faizan, Doeven, Egan H., Novak, James I., Merenda, Andrea, Dumée, Ludovic F., Loy, Jennifer and Guijt, Rosanne M. (2021). 3D printing: an alternative microfabrication approach with unprecedented opportunities in design. Analytical Chemistry, 93 (1), 350-366. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c04672
2021
Book Chapter
Developing Transition Research for Disruptive Technology : 3D Printing Innovation
Loy, Jennifer, Novak, James I., Scerri, Moira, Chowdhury, Md Maruf Hossan Hossan and Skellern, Katrina (2021). Developing Transition Research for Disruptive Technology : 3D Printing Innovation. Advanced Perspectives on Global Industry Transitions and Business Opportunities. (pp. 1-20) Hershey, PA United States: IGI Global. doi: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4303-0.ch001
2021
Book Chapter
Additive manufacturing for a dematerialized economy
Loy, Jennifer and Novak, James I. (2021). Additive manufacturing for a dematerialized economy. Sustainable manufacturing and design. (pp. 19-45) edited by Kaushik Kumar, Divya Zindani and J. Paulo Davim. Duxford, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-822124-2.00002-0
2021
Book Chapter
3D printing build farms: the rise of a distributed manufacturing workforce
Loy, Jennifer and Novak, James I. (2021). 3D printing build farms: the rise of a distributed manufacturing workforce. Anywhere working and the future of work. (pp. 220-246) edited by Yvette Blount and Marianne Gloet. Hershey, PA, United States: IGI Global. doi: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4159-3.ch009
2020
Journal Article
500 days of Thingiverse: a longitudinal study of 30 popular things for 3D printing
Novak, James I. (2020). 500 days of Thingiverse: a longitudinal study of 30 popular things for 3D printing. Rapid Prototyping Journal, 26 (10), 1723-1731. doi: 10.1108/RPJ-01-2020-0021
2020
Journal Article
Is additive manufacturing improving performance in Sports? A systematic review
Novak, James I. and Novak, Andrew R. (2020). Is additive manufacturing improving performance in Sports? A systematic review. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology, 235 (3), 163-175. doi: 10.1177/1754337120971521
2020
Journal Article
Infill selection for 3D printed radiotherapy immobilisation devices
Asfia, Amirhossein, Deepak, Basaula, Novak, James I., Rolfe, Bernard and Kron, Tomas (2020). Infill selection for 3D printed radiotherapy immobilisation devices. Biomedical Physics and Engineering Express, 6 (6) 065014, 065014. doi: 10.1088/2057-1976/abb981
2020
Journal Article
A quantitative analysis of 3D printed face shields and masks during COVID-19
Novak, James I. and Loy, Jennifer (2020). A quantitative analysis of 3D printed face shields and masks during COVID-19. Emerald Open Research, 2 42, 1-14. doi: 10.35241/emeraldopenres.13815.1
2020
Journal Article
A quantitative analysis of 3D printed face shields and masks during COVID-19
Novak, James I. and Loy, Jennifer (2020). A quantitative analysis of 3D printed face shields and masks during COVID-19. Emerald Open Research, 1 (1). doi: 10.1108/eor-01-2023-0005
2020
Journal Article
A critical review of initial 3D printed products responding to COVID-19 health and supply chain challenges
Novak, James I. and Loy, Jennifer (2020). A critical review of initial 3D printed products responding to COVID-19 health and supply chain challenges. Emerald Open Research, 2 24, 1-15. doi: 10.35241/emeraldopenres.13697.1
2020
Journal Article
A critical review of initial 3D printed products responding to COVID-19 health and supply chain challenges
Novak, James I. and Loy, Jennifer (2020). A critical review of initial 3D printed products responding to COVID-19 health and supply chain challenges. Emerald Open Research, 1 (1). doi: 10.1108/eor-01-2023-0004
2020
Conference Publication
Awareables: Beyond wearable technology
Novak, James I. (2020). Awareables: Beyond wearable technology. Fourteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction TEI '20, Sydney, NSW Australia, 9 - 12 February 2020. New York, NY United States: Association for Computing Machinery. doi: 10.1145/3374920.3374925
2020
Journal Article
A boolean method to model knit geometries with conditional logic for additive manufacturing
Novak, James I. (2020). A boolean method to model knit geometries with conditional logic for additive manufacturing. Computer-Aided Design and Applications, 17 (4), 659-673. doi: 10.14733/cadaps.2020.659-673
2020
Journal Article
A review of 3D printed patient specific immobilisation devices in radiotherapy
Asfia, Amirhossein, Novak, James I., Mohammed, Mazher Iqbal, Rolfe, Bernard and Kron, Tomas (2020). A review of 3D printed patient specific immobilisation devices in radiotherapy. Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology, 13, 30-35. doi: 10.1016/j.phro.2020.03.003
2020
Book Chapter
Moving 3D printing beyond the desktop within higher education
Novak, James I. and Loy, Jennifer (2020). Moving 3D printing beyond the desktop within higher education. Integrating 3D printing into teaching and learning: practitioners’ perspectives. (pp. 206-227) edited by Nagla Ali and Myint Swe Khine. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill. doi: 10.1163/9789004415133_011
2020
Journal Article
A parametric method to customize surfboard and stand up paddle board fins for additive manufacturing
Novak, James I. (2020). A parametric method to customize surfboard and stand up paddle board fins for additive manufacturing. Computer-Aided Design and Applications, 18 (2), 297-308. doi: 10.14733/cadaps.2021.297-308
2019
Journal Article
A design for additive manufacturing case study: fingerprint stool on a BigRep ONE
Novak, James I. and O’Neill, Jonathon (2019). A design for additive manufacturing case study: fingerprint stool on a BigRep ONE. Rapid Prototyping Journal, 25 (6), 1069-1079. doi: 10.1108/RPJ-10-2018-0278
2019
Journal Article
Aerodynamic test results of bicycle helmets in different configurations: Towards a responsive design
Novak, James, Burton, David and Crouch, Timothy (2019). Aerodynamic test results of bicycle helmets in different configurations: Towards a responsive design. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology, 233 (2), 268-276. doi: 10.1177/1754337118822613
2019
Book Chapter
Designing Thin 2.5D Parts Optimized for Fused Deposition Modeling
Novak, James I., Liu, Mark Zer-Ern and Loy, Jennifer (2019). Designing Thin 2.5D Parts Optimized for Fused Deposition Modeling. Additive Manufacturing Technologies From an Optimization Perspective. (pp. 134-164) IGI Global. doi: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9167-2.ch007
2019
Book Chapter
The popular culture of 3D printing: when the digital gets physical
Novak, James I. and Bardini, Paul (2019). The popular culture of 3D printing: when the digital gets physical. Handbook of Research on Consumption, Media, and Popular Culture in the Global Age. (pp. 188-211) Hershey, PA, United States: IGI Global. doi: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8491-9.ch012
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