Mr Rex Keen
Automotive Lecturer
Mr Rex Keen has spent a lifetime in Professional Motorsport as a Race Engineer and Technical Director, before he moved to the Education sector. He obtained a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Must University, USA. Rex also has been awarded a Diploma Race Engineering from the Motorsport Industry Association UK, Advanced Diploma Mechanical Engineering from TAFE Australia, and a Diploma Computer Aided Design also from TAFE Australia.
Rex moved from Australia to the UK in 2008 to work for Ferrari in the World Sports Car Championship.
Previous Teaching Expertise
- National College for Motorsport Silverstone Mercedes Benz UK
- Training Centre Motorsport Industry
- Association Race Engineers School
- Intercomp Instruments European Trainer UK (Intercomp is the largest manufacturer of Motorsport measuring instruments and component testing equipment in the world).
Professional Membership
The Society of Automotive engineers
Research Interests
- Vehicle dynamics
- Alternative fuels
- Vehicle simulation
External Activities
Completing the writing of his book series "How To Be a Race Engineer".
Publications
- How To Be A Race Engineer V1 – Shock absorbers. ISBN-13 : 978-1728791098
- How To Be A Race Engineer V2 – Suspension. ISBN-13 : 979-8670647663
- How To Be A Race Engineer V3 – Tyres and Wheels. ISBN-13 : 979-8543388969
- How To Be A Race Engineer V4 - Brakes. ISBN-13 : 979-8766400813
Contact Details
T: 01582 743026
E: Rex.Keen@beds.ac.uk
telephone
University switchboard
During office hours
(Monday-Friday 08:30-17:00)
+44 (0)1234 400 400
Outside office hours
(Campus Watch)
+44 (0)1582 74 39 89
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