14 Decembe 20101Institute for Aerospace Technology Professor Andrew Long Director – Institute for...

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Professor Andrew Long

Director – Institute for Aerospace Technology

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Aims• To establish Nottingham as a world leading University for

aerospace R&D

• To realise this vision by implementing major infrastructure development and investing in the research base

• To establish new research and technology transfer activities with a strong fit to sector priorities

• To strengthen strategic relationships with funding bodies and key industrial partners

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Aerospace Research at Nottingham• Nottingham’s current aerospace research portfolio is £35-40

million – including £20 million in EPSRC funding and involving >50 academic experts

• Key programmes include:– 2 Rolls-Royce University Technology Centres (UTCs): Gas Turbine

Transmissions & Manufacturing (1997-)

– GE Aviation/ EPSRC “SMARTPACT” strategic partnership in Advanced Electrical Power & Actuation Systems (2005-11)

– EPSRC funded Nottingham Innovative Manufacturing Research Centre (NIMRC, 2001–11, £16m)

– EU/ Industry Clean Sky JTI – Systems for Green Operations – UoN is only University with associate member status – (2008-15, €10.3m)

– 5 EPSRC Platform Grants related to Aerospace Technologies - highest number at any UK university

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Institute for Aerospace Technology• Supporting aerospace innovation regionally & nationally - providing a pipeline from our fundamental

(TRL 1-3) to applied (TRL 4-6) research• To support three key elements:

– Enhance basic research infrastructure (Aerospace Research Centre), manufacturing equipment & measurement techniques for materials/ structures (CAMERA)

– New infrastructure for applied research & development via the Aerospace Technology Centre– Increased business engagement & knowledge transfer activities, supported by dedicated Project & Business

Manager

• Total investment will be £9.3million, with £3.6million from European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)

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Aerospace Research Centre

700 m2 of new office and laboratory space at University Park, underpinning research on More Electric Aircraft and Clean Sky JTI

Opening 14 Dec 2010

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Aerospace Technology Centre

A dedicated research & knowledge transfer centreMulti-disciplinary, integrated projects building on our leading basic research, evolving towards large-scale demonstrators

1850 m2 of new office and laboratory space at University of Nottingham Innovation Park (UNIP) - opening early 2012

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Stakeholder Involvement

• Collaborative research & development

• Business engagement events

• CPD and skills training

• Graduate placements

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Collaborative Research & DevelopmentCollaborative research funded via UK government, research councils, EU, industry

Key topics include:• Advanced materials• Advanced manufacturing• Applied optics & nondestructive evaluation (NDE)• Electromagnetics• Polymer composites• Power electronics, machines & control• Satellite navigation technologies• Structural integrity & dynamics• Thermodynamics & fluid mechanics

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Business Engagement Events• Attend/ present at:

– Technical seminars– Showcasing events

• Coordinate with others’ events– Midlands Aerospace Alliance– Aerospace & Defence KTN– Transport iNet

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CPD and Skills Training• Training events for industry:

– Short courses (2-5 days typically)– Workshops & seminars– Potential for e-learning

• Taught courses (Diploma, MSc, MBA)

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Graduate Placements• MSc dissertation*• PhD student placements*• Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs)• Sponsored PhD studentships

* Graduate placement scheme for regional SMEs

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Andrew LongDirectorandrew.long@nottingham.ac.ukT: 0115 95 13779

Ben SumnerProject & Business Manager ben.sumner@nottingham.ac.ukT: 0115 84 67617

www.nottingham.ac.uk/aerospace

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