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Matt Carre is a highly educated and experienced
professional in the field of mechanical engineering. He
obtained his MEng in Mechanical Engineering from the
University of Sheffield in 1996, and went on to complete
his Ph.D. in the same field in 2000. He has since held
various academic positions at the University of Sheffield,
including Reader and Professor of Mechanical Engineering.
Matt is a Chartered Engineer, a Senior Fellow of the
Higher Education Academy, an Elected Fellow of the
International Sports Engineering Association and has
previously acted as editor of the international journal,
Sports Engineering. Matt leads the Human
Interactions Group and is a member of the Leonardo
Tribology Centre.
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Matt Carre
Professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of Sheffield
Sheffield
Research Expertise
Human interactions
Bio-tribology
Sports applications
Skin biomechanics
Tissue biomechanics
About
Matt Carre is a highly educated and
experienced professional in the field of
mechanical engineering. He obtained his MEng
in Mechanical Engineering from the University
of Sheffield in 1996, and went on to complete
his Ph.D. in the same field in 2000. He has
since held various academic positions at the
University of Sheffield, including Reader and
Professor of Mechanical Engineering. Matt is a
Chartered Engineer, a Senior Fellow of the
Higher Education Academy, an Elected Fellow of
the International Sports Engineering
Association and has previously acted as editor
of the international journal, Sports
Engineering. Matt leads the Human
Interactions Group and is a member of
the Leonardo Tribology Centre.
Legacy Map
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In vivo measurement of skin surface strain
and sub-surface layer deformation induced
by natural tissue stretching
Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of
Biomedical Materials
2016
The curve kick of a football I: impact
with the foot
Sports Engineering
2002
The curve kick of a football II: flight
through the air
Sports Engineering
2002
Understanding the Friction Mechanisms
Between the Human Finger and Flat
Contacting Surfaces in Moist Conditions
Tribology Letters
2010
The effect of normal force and roughness
on friction in human finger contact
Wear
2009
Trajectory analysis of a soccer ball
American Journal of Physics
2009
Review of the frictional properties of
finger-object contact when gripping
Proceedings of the Institution of
Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of
Engineering Tribology
2007
Sports ball aerodynamics: A numerical
study of the erratic motion of soccer
balls
Computers & Fluids
2009
Impact of a non-homogeneous sphere on a
rigid surface
Proceedings of the Institution of
Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of
Mechanical Engineering Science
2004
Understanding the Effect of Seams on the
Aerodynamics of an Association Football
Proceedings of the Institution of
Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of
Mechanical Engineering Science
2005
Sub-clinical assessment of atopic
dermatitis severity using angiographic
optical coherence tomography
Biomedical Optics Express
2018
The dynamic behaviour of cricket balls
during impact and variations due to grass
and soil type
Sports Engineering
1999
A new measure of roughness for defining
the aerodynamic performance of sports
balls
Proceedings of the Institution of
Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of
Mechanical Engineering Science
2007
Effect of inlet port on the flow in the
cylinder of an internal combustion engine
Proceedings of the Institution of
Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of
Mechanical Engineering Science
2006
Hybrid Method for Assessing the
Performance of Sports Surfaces During Ball
Impacts
Proceedings of the Institution of
Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of
Materials: Design and Applications
2006
Aerodynamics of spinning and non-spinning
tennis balls
Journal of Wind Engineering and
Industrial Aerodynamics
2004
Oblique Impact of Thick Walled Pressurized
Spheres as Used in Tennis
Proceedings of the Institution of
Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of
Mechanical Engineering Science
2005
Understanding the Friction Measured by
Standardised Test Methodologies Used to
Assess Shoe-Surface Slip Risk
Journal of Testing and Evaluation
2015
Sub-surface deformation of individual
fingerprint ridges during tactile
interactions
eLife
2025
Lamb, Hon. Timothy Michael, (born 24 March
1953), Chief Executive: England and Wales
Cricket Board (formerly Test and County
Cricket Board), 1996–2004; Sport and
Recreation Alliance (formerly Central
Council of Physical Recreation), 2005–14
Who's Who
2007
Ball Spin Generation for Oblique Impacts
with a Tennis Racket
Experimental Mechanics
2004
Mechanical testing and characterisation of
sports surfaces
The Science and Engineering of Sport
Surfaces
2015
Quantification of the real contact area of
a finger-pad during sliding using a novel
Optical Coherence Tomography system and
the influence of skin thickness
Journal of Tribology
2026
Sub-surface deformation of individual
fingerprint ridges during tactile
interactions
eLife
2025
Sub-surface deformation of individual
fingerprint ridges during tactile
interactions
Unknown Venue
2025
The effectiveness of chalk as a friction
modifier for finger pad contact with rocks
of varying roughness
Proceedings of the Institution of
Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of
Sports Engineering and Technology
2024
A finite element model for predicting
impact-induced damage to a skin simulant
Scientific Reports
2024
Assessing friction and damage of cell
monolayers on soft substrates
in vitro
Journal of The Royal Society
Interface
2024
Friction between human skin and
incontinence pads in the presence of
barrier protection products
Proceedings of the Institution of
Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of
Engineering in Medicine
2023
The Effect of Stiffness on Friction,
Surface Strain and Contact Area of a
Sliding Finger Pad Simulant
Tribology Letters
2024
Sub-surface deformation of individual
fingerprint ridges during tactile
interactions
Unknown Venue
2024
Finite element model to simulate impact on
a soft tissue simulant
Sports Engineering
2023
Sub-surface deformation of individual
fingerprint ridges during tactile
interactions
Unknown Venue
2023
Padded rugby clothing to prevent
laceration and abrasion injuries from stud
raking: a method of assessment
Sports Engineering
2022
Effect of seasonal change on the
biomechanical and physical properties of
the human skin
Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of
Biomedical Materials
2022
Perceptions and Attitudes Towards Shoulder
Padding and Shoulder Injury in Rugby Union
Journal of Science in Sport and
Exercise
2021
The effects of chlorination, thickness,
and moisture on glove donning efficiency
Ergonomics
2021
Effect of simulated tennis steps and
slides on tread element friction and wear
Sports Engineering
2021
A critical review of the assessment of
medical gloves
Tribology - Materials, Surfaces &
Interfaces
2021
Bio-tribology of Vascular Devices: A
Review of Tissue/Device Friction Research
Biotribology
2021
An Evaluation of Shoe Tread Parameters
using FEM
Tribology International
2021
Optical Coherence Tomography to determine
and visualize pathological skin structure
changes caused by diabetes
The Science, Etiology and
Mechanobiology of Diabetes and its
Complications
2021
Effects of Mucin on the dexterity and
tactile sensitivity of medical glove users
Biotribology
2020
Development of a new shoe/floor slip
resistance test rig
Tribology International
2020
Morphology of a human finger pad during
sliding against a grooved plate: A pilot
study
Biotribology
2020
Morphological parametric mapping of 21
skin sites throughout the body using
optical coherence tomography
Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of
Biomedical Materials
2020
Rubber friction and the effect of shape
Tribology International
2020
From Macroscopic to Microscopic:
Experimental and Computational Methods to
Investigate Bio-tribology
IFMBE Proceedings
2019
Critical shoe contact area ratio for
sliding on a tennis hard court
Proceedings of the Institution of
Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of
Sports Engineering and Technology
2017
Measuring contact area in a sliding human
finger‐pad contact
Skin Research and Technology
2017
The development of a new artificial model
of a finger for assessing transmitted
vibrations
Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of
Biomedical Materials
2018
Measurement of Friction-induced Changes in
Pig Aorta Fibre Organization by
Non-invasive Imaging as a Model for
Detecting the Tissue Response to
Endovascular Catheters
Biotribology
2017
New Non-invasive Techniques to Quantify
Skin Surface Strain and Sub-surface Layer
Deformation of Finger-pad during Sliding
Biotribology
2017
Influence of medical gloves on fingerpad
friction and feel
Wear
2017
The influence of gravimetric moisture
content on studded shoe–surface
interactions in soccer
Sports Engineering
2016
Biomechanical responses to changes in
friction on a clay court surface
Journal of Science and Medicine in
Sport
2017
Measurement of finger pad forces and
friction using finger nail mounted strain
gauges
Wear
2017
A new methodology for measuring the
vibration transmission from handle to
finger whilst gripping
International Journal of Industrial
Ergonomics
2017
Characterizing the microcirculation of
atopic dermatitis using angiographic
optical coherence tomography
SPIE Proceedings
2017
How do gloves affect cutaneous sensibility
in medical practice? Two new applied tests
Proceedings of the Institution of
Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of
Engineering in Medicine
2016
Investigation into surface interaction
between the contact lens, the upper eyelid
and cornea using optical coherence
tomography
SPIE Proceedings
2017
Controlled peel testing of a model tissue
for diseased aorta
Journal of Biomechanics
2016
An evaluation of dexterity and cutaneous
sensibility tests for use with medical
gloves
Proceedings of the Institution of
Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of
Mechanical Engineering Science
2016
The influence of tennis court surfaces on
player perceptions and biomechanical
response
Journal of Sports Sciences
2015
A comparison of friction behaviour for ex
vivo human, tissue engineered and
synthetic skin
Tribology International
2016
Evaluation of the effect of medical gloves
on dexterity and tactile sensibility using
simulated clinical practice tests
International Journal of Industrial
Ergonomics
2016
Optical coherence elastography for human
finger-pad skin deformation studies
SPIE Proceedings
2016
Skin surface and sub-surface strain and
deformation imaging using optical
coherence tomography and digital image
correlation
SPIE Proceedings
2016
Creating a model of diseased artery damage
and failure from healthy porcine aorta
Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of
Biomedical Materials
2016
Development of a Novel Portable Test
Device to Measure the Tribological
Behaviour of Shoe Interactions with Tennis
Courts
Procedia Engineering
2016
Frictional Interaction between Running
Sock Fabrics and Plantar Aspect of First
Metatarsal Head in Different Moisture
Conditions
Procedia Engineering
2016
Investigating Foot-sock Friction: A
Comparison of Two Different Methodologies
Procedia Engineering
2016
Parametric Study of Simulated Tennis Shoe
Treads
Procedia Engineering
2016
Frictional Behaviour of Running Sock
Textiles Against Plantar Skin
Procedia Engineering
2015
Tennis Shoe Outsole Temperature Changes
During Hard Court Sliding and Their
Effects on Friction Behaviour
Procedia Engineering
2015
Boot-insole effects on comfort and plantar
loading at the heel and fifth metatarsal
during running and turning in soccer
Journal of Sports Sciences
2015
Developing CT based computational models
of pediatric femurs
Journal of Biomechanics
2015
The Science and Engineering of Sport
Surfaces
Unknown Venue
2015
Proceedings of the British Medical
Ultrasound Society 46th Annual Scientific
Meeting 9–11 December 2014, The Point,
Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester, UK
Ultrasound
2015
Factors influencing the perception of
roughness in manual exploration: Do
medical gloves reduce cutaneous
sensibility?
Proceedings of the Institution of
Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of
Engineering Tribology
2014
The contributions of skin structural
properties to the friction of human
finger-pads
Proceedings of the Institution of
Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of
Engineering Tribology
2015
Investigating a methodology to measure
moisture in skin–textile friction
experiments
Footwear Science
2015
Tennis shoe–court interactions: examining
relationships between contact area,
pressure and available friction
Footwear Science
2015
Effect of Varying the Volume Infill Sand
on Synthetic Clay Surfaces in Terms of the
Shoe-surface Friction
Procedia Engineering
2014
Friction at the Tennis Shoe-court
Interface: How Biomechanically Informed
Lab-based Testing can Enhance
Understanding
Procedia Engineering
2014
Influence of Clay Properties on
Shoe-kinematics and Friction During Tennis
Movements
Procedia Engineering
2014
Shoe-surface friction in tennis: influence
on plantar pressure and implications for
injury
Footwear Science
2014
Skin Friction at the Interface between
Hands and Sports Equipment
Procedia Engineering
2014
A critical review of glove and hand
research with regard to medical glove
design
Ergonomics
2013
The development of an apparatus to
understand the traction developed at the
shoe–surface interface in tennis
Proceedings of the Institution of
Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of
Sports Engineering and Technology
2013
Biomechanical and mechanical testing of
non-sliding and sliding tennis surfaces
Footwear Science
2013
Combining mechanical and biomechanical
testing to improve understanding of
shoe-surface effects on traction
Footwear Science
2013
Effect of shoe orientation on shoe-surface
traction in tennis
Footwear Science
2013
The effects of surface traction
characteristics on frictional demand and
kinematics in tennis
Sports Biomechanics
2013
A study of clinicians’ views on medical
gloves and their effect on manual
performance
American Journal of Infection
Control
2014
Human finger friction in contacts with
ridged surfaces
Wear
2013
Patient‐Specific Finite Element Modelling
and Validation of Porcine Femora in
Torsion
Strain
2013
Simulation based Upon Medical Data Offers
a Fast and Robust Method for the
Prediction of Fracture Risk
Procedia Engineering
2013
The effect of normal load force and
roughness on the dynamic traction
developed at the shoe–surface interface in
tennis
Sports Engineering
2013
Tribology in Daily Life: Footwear-Surface
Interactions in Pedestrian Slips
Encyclopedia of Tribology
2013
An assessment of the performance of grip
enhancing agents used in sports
applications
Proceedings of the Institution of
Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of
Engineering Tribology
2012
Special Issue on Tribology of Sport
Proceedings of the Institution of
Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of
Engineering Tribology
2012
Understanding the influence of surface
roughness on the tribological interactions
at the shoe–surface interface in tennis
Proceedings of the Institution of
Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of
Engineering Tribology
2012
Investigations into soccer aerodynamics
via trajectory analysis and dust
experiments
Procedia Engineering
2012
Characterising the impact performance of
field hockey sticks
Sports Engineering
2012
Effect of surface texture, moisture and
wear on handling of rugby balls
Tribology International
2013
Feasibility of using optical coherence
tomography to study the influence of skin
structure on finger friction
Tribology International
2013
The influence of surface characteristics
on the tribological interactions at the
shoe-surface interface in tennis
Procedia Engineering
2012
Football boundary-layer separation via
dust experiments
Sports Engineering
2011
Review of Test Methods Relevant to Medical
Glove Design
Proceedings of the Human Factors and
Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting
2011
Human finger contact with small,
triangular ridged surfaces
Wear
2011
Geometrically accurate 3D FE models from
medical scans created to analyse the
causes of sports injuries
Procedia Engineering
2011
Understanding the traction of tennis
surfaces
Procedia Engineering
2011
Science of synthetic turf surfaces:
investigating traction behaviour
Proceedings of the Institution of
Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of
Sports Engineering and Technology
2011
A novel sports ball aerodynamics analysis
tool: soccer ball design
Sports Technology
2010
Athlete and coach perceptions of
technology needs for evaluating running
performance
Sports Engineering
2010
The effect of surface geometry on soccer
ball trajectories
Sports Engineering
2010
Soccer ball lift coefficients via
trajectory analysis
European Journal of Physics
2010
Improving the performance of soccer boots
on artificial and natural soccer surfaces
Procedia Engineering
2010
Boot-insole effects on heel and fifth
metatarsal loading for running and turning
in soccer
Footwear Science
2009
Understanding the effect of finger–ball
friction on the handling performance of
rugby balls
Sports Engineering
2009
Soccer Ball Aerodynamics
Lecture Notes in Computational Science
and Engineering
2009
A Comparison of Test Methodologies to
Enable the Improved Understanding of
Soccer Boot Traction (P115)
The Engineering of Sport 7
Friction between Players’ Hands and Sports
Equipment (P7)
The Engineering of Sport 7
Shoe Signature Monitoring for Advanced
Running Technique (P145)
The Engineering of Sport 7
2008
High-speed observations of
football-boot-surface interactions of
players in their natural environment
Sports Engineering
2007
EFFECT OF STUD PARAMETERS ON TRACTION
Journal of Biomechanics
2007
1542 An Experimental Study on Unsteady
Aerodynamic Forces Acting on a
Non-Spinning Soccer Ball
The proceedings of the JSME annual
meeting
2007
The Flight Trajectory of a Non-Spinning
Soccer Ball
The Impact of Technology on Sport
II
2007
A Fresh Approach to Sports Equipment
Design: Evolving Hockey Sticks Using
Genetic Algorithms
The Engineering of Sport 6
2006
Modelling Traction of Studded Footwear on
Sports Surfaces using Neural Networks
The Engineering of Sport 6
2006
Studies on the Oblique Impact of a Cricket
Ball on a Cricket Pitch
The Engineering of Sport 6
2006
Synopsis of Current Developments: Lawn
Sports
The Engineering of Sport 6
2006
Synopsis of Current Developments: Soccer
The Engineering of Sport 6
2006
Track Cycling: An Analytical Model
The Engineering of Sport 6
2006
Understanding Human Perception of Field
Hockey Stick Performance
The Engineering of Sport 6
2006
Using neural networks to understand
relationships in the traction of studded
footwear on sports surfaces
Journal of Biomechanics
2006
Using CFD to Understand the Effects of
Seam Geometry on Soccer Ball Aerodynamics
The Engineering of Sport 6
2006
Predicting the playing character of
cricket pitches
Sports Engineering
2005
An examination of the Clegg impact hammer
test with regard to the playing
performance of synthetic sports surfaces
Sports Engineering
2004
Olympians look to physics
Physics World
2004
The playing performance of county cricket
pitches
Sports Engineering
2004
Biomechanics and Aerodynamics in Soccer
Bioengineering, Mechanics, and
Materials: Principles and Applications
in Sports
2004
The dynamic impact characteristics of
tennis balls with tennis rackets
Journal of Sports Sciences
2003
Development of Silicone Elastomer for Use
in the Assessment of Padded Clothing in
Rugby Union
The 13th Conference of the
International Sports Engineering
Association
2020
Perceptions and Attitudes Towards Shoulder
Padding and Shoulder Injury in Rugby Union
Unknown Venue
2020
Shoe–Surface Tribology in Hardcourt Tennis
The 13th Conference of the
International Sports Engineering
Association
2020
Education
University of Sheffield
MEng, Mechanical Engineering / July, 1996
Sheffield
University of Sheffield
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering / July, 2000
Sheffield
Experience
University of Sheffield
Reader in Mechanical Engineering / January, 2014 — December, 2019
University of Sheffield
Professor of Mechanical Engineering / January, 2020 — Present
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