Is it really necessary to shrinkwrap a cucumber?

Dr Lynn Gabrielson,  Lynn has a broad background and experience in different areas of materials teaching and research. Her work has covered metals, ceramics, polymers and composites. Her main interest is packaging technology, especially the materials aspects. Lynn currently works for Brunel University delivering the technical content of the MSc Packaging Technology Management programme. As well as the hard science, she also enjoys the softer aspects of new product development, marketing and consumer safety. Before joining Brunel University, she spent 11 years in industry working in polymers and electronics.

Laurel Miller,  Laurel acts as an environmental packaging consultant to businesses through her partnership, Cucumber Consulting. Additionally under this umbrella she is writing the environmental packaging handbook “Is it really necessary to Shrink Wrap a Cucumber” with her partner Stephen Aldridge. Laurel is also Creative Director of a.m. associates, creative consultants specialising in packaging design and new product development. For over 15 years she and Stephen Aldridge have worked with a wide variety of national and international clients, including John Lewis, Johnson and Johnson, Marks and Spencers, Waitrose, Boots, Chanel Coty, Fabergé, Glaxosmithkline and Lego. Laurel studied product and related furniture design at Kingston University before gaining her spurs working for major design consultancies, such as Conran Associates, Addison, Roberts Weaver, Newell and Sorrell and Interbrand. In addition to her consultancy work Laurel has taught Product and Packaging Design at The Royal College of Art, Kingston University, Hertfordshire University, University of the Creative Arts in Farnham and currently leads Master Classes in Packaging Design at Sussex University. http://www.environmentalpackaging.co.uk/ http://www.structuralpackaging.com/