lain Anderson completed his PhD (Engineering Science, University of Auckland) in 1996. He is currently a Principal Investigator with the Auckland Bioengineering Institute where he manages the Biomimetics Laboratory and a Senior Lecturer with the Department of Engineering Science at the University of Auckland. Julian Vincent, Ph.D., DSc, FRES, CEng, FlMechE is a biologist, Professor of Biomimetics in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Bath and the Director of the Centre for Biomimetic and Natural Technologies.