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Personal profile
Biography
Robbie Napper is an Industrial Designer, Researcher and Senior Lecturer with the Department of Design at Monash University, and Deputy Director of the Mobility Design Lab. Since joining Monash University in 2007 he has developed expertise in the design and manufacture of public transport vehicles, especially examining themes of modularity, mass customisation, user experience and user-centred design in public transport. From 2011-2013 he led the design and development of Australia’s most widely adopted route bus, the VolgrenOptimus. Robbie is an active member of the US National Academy of Science’s Transportation Research Board, in the fields of Bus Transit Systems, and Transit Capacity and Quality of Service, and an Associate of Monash University's Public Transport Research Group.
Education/Academic qualification
Higher Education, Graduate Certificate, MONASH UNIVERSITY
Award Date: 26 Apr 2012
Industrial Design, PhD, MONASH UNIVERSITY
Award Date: 17 Apr 2011
Industrial Design, Bachlor's Degree, First Class Honours, University of Canberra
2001 → 2004
Award Date: 17 Dec 2004
Research area keywords
- mobility
- bicycle
- design
- public transport
- transport
- Sustainable Transport
- Bicycle Safety
Network
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Projects
- 13 Finished
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Transitioning Victoria’s Bus Fleet to Renewable Energy and Zero Emissions
Napper, R., Coxon, S., Fridman, I. & Reynolds, J.
1/06/21 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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Towards Zero: Ride Like a Local
Johnson, M., Napper, R. & Johnston, V.
1/08/20 → 30/11/21
Project: Research
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Towards Zero: Ride Like a Local
Johnson, M., Napper, R. & Johnston, V.
30/06/20 → 31/03/21
Project: Research
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Stage 2 - Pedestrian and Bicycle Safe Infrastructure Design
Roads Corporation (trading as VicRoads) (Victoria)
29/10/19 → 6/12/19
Project: Research
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A Design Research Study to Understand Factors Affecting Tool Design for Small-Scale Rice Farming in Western Maharashtra
Pai, S., Malhotra, S., Coxon, S. & Napper, R., 2021, Design for Tomorrow—Volume 3: Proceedings of ICoRD 2021. Chakrabarti, A., Poovaiah, R., Bokil, P. & Kant, V. (eds.). Springer Nature, p. 461-469 9 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review
Open Access -
Advancing a Design Approach to Enriching Public Mobility
Coxon, S. (ed.) & Napper, R. (ed.), 2021, Cham, Switzerland: Springer. 323 p.Research output: Book/Report › Edited Book › Other › peer-review
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Design Intervention in Farm Equipment: Using a Studio Research Approach to Design a Sustainable, Human-Powered Solution for Small and Marginal Indian Farmers
Pai, S., Malhotra, S., Coxon, S. & Napper, R., 2021, Design for Tomorrow—Volume 3: Proceedings of ICoRD 2021. Chakrabarti, A., Poovaiah, R., Bokil, P. & Kant, V. (eds.). Singapore: Springer Nature, p. 449-460 12 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review
Open Access -
Innovation Opportunities of Compact Vehicles for Urban Transportation
Yan, Y. & Napper, R., 2021, Advancing a Design Approach to Enriching Public Mobility. Coxon, S. & Napper, R. (eds.). Cham, Switzerland: Springer, p. 103-132 30 p. (Intelligent Systems Reference Library; vol. 198).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Live, Drive, Ride Like a Local
Johnson, M., Napper, R., Johnston, V., Blanchard, C., Bostock, A. & Manussen, J., 2021Research output: Non-textual form › Design / Architecture › Research
Open Access
Prizes
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2020 NATIONAL TRANSPORT RESEARCH AWARDS - Sustainable Transport Infrastructure Award Shortlisting: Wheelie compact public bicycle storage
Napper, Robbie (Recipient) & Roberts, S. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2021 GOOD DESIGN AWARD WINNER: 'Repose: An Economy Class Aircraft Cabin Designed for Sleep'
Aung, Nyein (Recipient), Armstrong, Mark (Recipient), De Bono, Arthur (Recipient) & Napper, Robbie (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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PREMIER'S DESIGN AWARDS, STUDENT DESIGN, FINALIST: 'Repose: An Economy Class Aircraft Cabin Designed For Sleep'
Aung, Nyein (Recipient), Armstrong, Mark (Recipient), De Bono, Arthur (Recipient) & Napper, Robbie (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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All door boarding bus services
Robbie Napper (Fellow)
12 Jan 2020 → 31 Dec 2020Activity: External Academic Engagement › Expert/ advisor
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Copenhagenize Masterclass 2019
Robbie Napper (Organiser)
17 Jun 2019 → 19 Jun 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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Delft University of Technology
Robbie Napper (Visiting researcher)
20 Jun 2019Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
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Australasian Transport Research Forum
Robbie Napper (Member of programme committee)
1 Oct 2019 → 1 Oct 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Safety Science (Journal)
Robbie Napper (Peer reviewer)
1 Jan 2019 → 20 Dec 2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
Press / Media
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Forget your fixie, we’re more likely to ride bikes if we can carry more on them
16/10/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Profile/Interview
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Scrap the lycra, why we do cycling wrong in Australia
16/10/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Profile/Interview
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Forget your fixie, we’re more likely to ride bikes if we can carry more on them
15/10/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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AUSTRALASIAN BUS & COACH: 'Volgren starts its first electric bus build: BYD chassis
Ilya Fridman, Robbie Napper & Adrian McCarney
14/05/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature