Bernard S. Massey was Reader Emeritus in Mechanical Engineering at University College London.

John Ward-Smith was Senior Lecturer in the Mechanical Engineering Department and Senior Research Fellow in Biomechanics in the Department of Sport Sciences at Brunel University, UK.

Simon Mathias is Professor in Environmental Engineering at Durham University, UK and is a senior fellow of the (UK) Higher Education Academy. He formerly worked as a Civil Engineer for the Maritime Business Unit of Royal Haskoning DHV.