{"id":27,"name":"Stephen Potter","url":"","description":"Stephen Potter is Emeritus Professor of Transport Strategy in the School of Engineering and Innovation at the Open University. His research includes work on the diffusion of cleaner vehicle technologies, low carbon transport systems and more sustainable travel behaviour. \r\nHe has contributed to several aspects of Milton Keynes\u2019 emerging smart city programme.  He co-ordinated the University's contribution in the Milton Keynes Electric Vehicle project that successfully bid for a grant under the Plugged in Places programme to develop public electric car charging infrastructure. He worked with Western Power Distribution in securing the \u00a316m smart grids Project Falcon (with the OU having a \u00a3200,000 contract for stakeholder engagement work) and headed the OU's contribution to the HEFCE Catalyst MK:SMART project. He has contributed to other local low carbon projects, including writing on the MK electric bus and participating in the MK 2050 Vision project and is presently working on trials designing inductive charging for electric vehicles. \r\nStephen has taught on several Open University design, innovation and environment modules (most recently Energy for a Sustainable Future, Environmental Management and Innovation: Designing for Change).","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/design\/author\/sp23\/","slug":"sp23","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3f7373aab79eede7a401cde2b64d2e4a43fd7cbb2eb31fa11947c82d0f791ab5?s=24&d=retro&r=g","48":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3f7373aab79eede7a401cde2b64d2e4a43fd7cbb2eb31fa11947c82d0f791ab5?s=48&d=retro&r=g","96":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3f7373aab79eede7a401cde2b64d2e4a43fd7cbb2eb31fa11947c82d0f791ab5?s=96&d=retro&r=g"},"meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users"}]}}