Dr Lawson's current teaching responsibilities include lecturing Airframe Systems Design, and Aircraft Performance. He also supervises design and research projects in the field of Aircraft Systems.
His current research includes water management in aircraft fuel systems; aircraft integration of advanced systems technologies, including more electric systems and novel flight controls; airframe systems modelling for aircraft level operational optimisation; airframe systems modelling to improve preliminary aircraft design processes; airframe systems technologies for uninhabited air vehicles.