June 2013
Title: Faculty of Engineering Public Lecture Formula One Technologies used in the McLaren 12C and P1 Supercars
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:30:00 BST
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Lecture presented by Dick Glover, Director of Research, McLaren Automotive
Registration Opens at 6pm and lecture starts at 6.30pm
Lecture Theatre K325, John Anderson Building, Strathclyde
The McLaren 12C and P1 supercars are the first two of a range of products that are being launched by McLaren Automotive. In McLaren’s 50th anniversary year it is appropriate to reflect how our heritage in Formula One has impacted the development of these vehicles. In this talk, Dick Glover will focus on the Formula One technologies used in the 12C and P1 and explain how these technologies have been adapted for road car use. Specifically the talk will cover: suspension systems / vehicle dynamics; aerodynamics / cooling; engine / transmission / hybrid; composite structures; and finally the Formula One driving simulator, which is also heavily used for road car development.
To attend the lecture you must register here
Title: The Third International Symposium on Solar Sailing
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:00:00 BST
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11 - 13 June 2013, McCance Building, University of Strathclyde
Bringing together international experts, the symposium will provide a unique opportunity to discuss funded solar sail flight programs alongside on-going technology development and testing programs. It will also provide a forum for the discussion of enabling technologies, new application concepts, materials and structural concepts, space environmental effects, dynamics, navigation, control, and much more.
For more information visit the website.
Title: Directed Assembly of Functional Nanomaterials: Design, Control and Manufacture Conference
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:00:00 BST
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12 - 13 June 2013, University of Strathclyde
This EPSRC Grand Challenge Directed Assembly network conference will focus on the assembly and manufacture of nanomaterials with designed functions, covering themes including:
- controlling nanoscale synthesis and properties
- controlling nucleation and crystallization processes
- assembly of hybrid materials such as metal organic frameworks
- modelling of assembly processes
- following bio-inspired routes to directed assembly of nanomaterials.
Speakers will include invited keynote researchers plus a range of network members. There will also be a variety of activities, including short presentations, group discussions and poster sessions, to promote debate, ideas-shaping and networking.
The 1.5-day conference, hosted by the University of Strathclyde Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, opens at lunchtime on Wednesday June 12th and closes at 5pm Thursday June 13th. More information on registration, abstract submission etc will be available in due course. In the meantime to be put on the mailing list please contact the conference lead organiser, Dr Mark Haw, mark.haw@strath.ac.uk
Title: Civil Engineering Inaugural Lecture
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:30:00 BST
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5.30 – 7.00 pm
Professor Ana Maria Esteves, director of the social impact assessment consulting firm, Community Insights Pty Ltd. Ana Maria Esteves is a new visiting professor in the Department and her inaugural lecture will be on “Realising the value of social impact assessment to civil engineering projects.”
Find out more and register here http://www.ce.strath.ac.uk/events/event.asp?ev=83
Title: Social Impact Assessment and Management - Two-day course ***UK First***
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:00:00 BST
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19-20 June 2013. 9am-5pmThis course, which is endorsed by the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA), will be delivered for the first time in the UK. The trainers are Professor Ana Maria Esteves, who has considerable industry consulting experience, and Professor Frank Vanclay, a leading academic in the field of Social Impact Assessment. Number of participants will be restricted to 30. Find out more herewww.strath.ac.uk/civeng/news/siam
Title: First International Conference on Lean Six Sigma for Higher Education
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 09:00:00 BST
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24 – 25 June 2013Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow
Theme: "Enhancing Process Efficiency and Effectiveness in Higher Education Sector Organisations using Lean Six Sigma"
The conference will explore the transformation of the Higher Education (HE) sector through the use of Lean Six Sigma and aims to highlight that both Lean and Six Sigma have a role to play in developing HEI’s processes. Keynote speeches will be delivered by experts in the field from both the UK and USA.
There is also the opportunity for up to 20 conference delegates to attend a 2 day post-conference Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt training course (26-27 June) at an additional fee of £200.
Further information is available online
Title: Faculty of Engineering Research Presentation Day
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 09:00:00 BST
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This year's Research Presentation Day will take place on Thursday 27 June, venue is still to be confirmed.
The RPD is an annual, conference-style event held by the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Strathclyde to showcase research being conducted by postgraduate researchers. This is a great opportunity for our engineering researchers to share work with other departments and industry.
Strathclyde graduates are in demand world-wide; this is an opportunity to see the quality of research being undertaken, and to meet the students whose work this is.
The event will follow a professional layout with parallel presentations; guests will be able to move between these research-specific sessions as they choose.
To find out more information about RPD and to register to attend please visit the website here.
Title: UK Space Conference 2013
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 09:00:00 BST
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16 – 17 July 2013Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow
Following on from the success of the UK Space Conference 2011, the space community will once again be brought together for two fascinating days looking at the space sector in the UK and around the world. Government, industry and academia will share their plans, their achievements and their concerns for the future of space to the wider public at the UK Space Conference 2013.
The Conference will focus on realising the UK’s ambitions in space - including making a global impact with science and research, contributing to the UK’s economic growth by developing new commercial applications and businesses and developing the interactions between these activities.
For more information visit the website.