Keith Baker - Project Researcher

Experience and Expertise

Keith Baker is a Project Researcher at SISTech. Since joining the company his primary role has been with the ISSUES Project, which is facilitating knowledge transfer from the EPSRC's Sustainable Urban Environments (SUE) programme. The results of this work are informing best practice in knowledge transfer to stakeholders, professional bodies and wider audiences. During his PhD Keith was a member of the CityForm SUE consortium and has additional experience in knowledge transfer as a member of the Systems, Professional Users, Regulations, Standards and Safety group within the UK Displays and Lighting Knowledge Transfer Network. Keith has also worked on carbon footprinting and assessing Scottish policy on climate change. In his spare time he writes on e-waste policy and environmental impact of technology for an electronics industry publication and is involved with science communication activities relating to energy efficiency and renewable energy.

Prior to joining SISTech Keith was a Research Assistant at De Montfort University, where he completed his PhD in Domestic Energy Consumption. This was followed by a short consultancy contract for a client developing a method for recovering materials from liquid crystal displays. Keith's first degree is in Environmental Science, with masters degrees in Science and Technology Policy, and Display Technology, Systems and Applications.