M3, EEE & Physics TOUR OPTION

11.35 M3 - Wolfson Materials Building by David Grant, Paul Brown,Mike Clifford.

12.00 EEE - 12.00 - 12.15 George Green Institute by Trevor Benson

- 12.15 - 12.25 Tour of PRFEG by Eric Larkins, Ian Harrison.

12.30 Physics - Physics tour by Bryan Gallagher.

12.25 Return to M3, room C22 for lunch.

12.30 – 13.50 LUNCH & CLOSE

Civil & Built Environment OPTION

11.35 –12.25 Room C22

Civil Engineering Intro to School of Civil Engineering by - Kim Elliott

Discussion on areas of mutual interest

Pre-Cast and Risk/Management courses - Kim Elliott, Walid Tizani

Built Environment: Structures - Dimitris Theodossopoulos

Facade Technology - Mauro Overend

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10.30 Coffee

10.45 UNIMAT Presentation

10.55 National Science Council of Taiwan Presentation

University of NottinghamInstitute for Materials

Technology (UNIMAT)

University of Nottingham Institute for Materials Technology

• Total Funding of Materials

Related Research :

– £10M p.a

– 20% of which Industry

Sponsored Research

Statistics

•120 + Academics•Many More Researchers•14 Schools

University of Nottingham Institute for Materials Technology

Mechanical, Materials,

Manufacturing Engineering (M3)

Physics

Chemistry

Pharmacy

Mathematics

Civil Engineering

Biological Sciences (Food Science)

University of Nottingham

Schools Active in Materials Research

• Electrical and Electronic

Engineering (EEE)

• Chemical, Environmental and

Mining Engineering (SChEME)

• Humanities (Archaeology)

• Built Environment

• Medical and Surgical Sciences

• Human Development

• Biomedical Sciences

University of Nottingham Institute for Materials Technology

Biomaterials

Composites and Textiles

Modelling Analysis Alloys

Particulates

Surface Engineering

Nanotechnology

Construction Materials

Electronics and

Photonics

Glasses and Ceramics

Key Areas of Expertise:

University of Nottingham Institute for Materials Technology

Aims of UNIMAT To promote an interdisciplinary approach to Materials

Research:

- within the University

- with industry and international research institutes

- in research proposals

To enhance our interactions with industry

- marketing our expertise

- understanding of the needs of industry

- increased level of collaborative research

University of Nottingham Institute for Materials Technology

University of Nottingham Institute for Materials Technology

Activities

Events:• Internal: Cross-disciplinary breakout sessions

• External: Launch, Sector specific seminars

• The web site: www.nottingham.ac.uk/unimat • Business Development:

• Sourcing relevant expertise

• Developing collaborative programmes with industry

• Commercialisation of technologies.

• Co-ordinated responses to major initiatives:• e.g. Basic Technology, EU Framework 6, DTI Micro Nano

Technology, international collaborations

University of Nottingham Institute for Materials Technology

Case Study:Surface Engineering

• Collaborations across: M3,

Chemistry, Pharm Sci, Physics

• Research Areas:– Thin film coatings (HVOF,

ESAVD, CGDS, CVD, PVD etc)– Laser surface treatment– Self assembly techniques– Epitaxy (electronic materials)– Electrochemistry

• Collaborations:– Ford group– Hitachi– Sharp– Goodrich– Smith and Nephew

University of Nottingham Institute for Materials Technology

Case Study:Particulate Materials

• Collaborations between: SChEME, M3, Physics, Civil Engineering, Chemistry

• Research Areas:– Minerals Processing– Fuel Technology– Powder Processing/Thermal

Spray– Multi-phase flow dynamics– Granular Dynamics– Particle shape, size, counting

• Collaborations:– Oil and mineral companies– Aerospace (Rolls-Royce etc)

University of Nottingham Institute for Materials Technology

Case Study:Modelling and

Simulation• Collaborations between: Mathematics, Medical School,

M3EM, EEE, Physics, Chemistry,

Pharm Sci/Biomed Sci

• Research Areas:– Solid State Diffusion/

Semiconductor Materials– Mechanics of Composites– Cell-Material Interactions– Photonic Integrated Circuits

• Collaborations:– Bookham, Nortel – Ford (Europe and US)– Smith and Nephew

University of Nottingham Institute for Materials Technology

Case Study: Biomaterials

University of Nottingham Institute for Materials Technology

University of Nottingham Institute for Materials Technology

• Collaborations between:

- M3, Mathematics, Medical School, Biomedical

Sciences, Pharmacy, Chemistry

• Research Areas:– Cell-Material Interactions– Devices, stents, urology– Tissue engineering– Degradable composites and scaffolds

• Collaborations:– Smith and Nephew GRC– Plasma Biotal Ltd– Corinthian Medical Ltd – Boston Scientific– Uniqema– Molecular Profiles Ltd – DTI / EPSRC/M4 Technologies Ltd.

Biomaterials

Composites and Textiles

Modelling Analysis Alloys

Particulates

Surface Engineering

Nanotechnology

Construction Materials

Electronics and

Photonics

Glasses and Ceramics

Key Areas of Expertise:

University of Nottingham Institute for Materials Technology

Future Priorities

•Multi-disciplinary approach to developing key areas of expertise in materials research. For example the recent Nottingham Nanotechnology Centre.

•Coordinated response to changes to national and international funding

•Help develop collaborations with industry and international research institutes and materials research at Nottingham

University of Nottingham Institute for Materials Technology

M3, EEE & Physics TOUR OPTION

11.35 M3 - Wolfson Materials Building by David Grant, Paul Brown,Mike Clifford.

12.00 EEE - 12.00 - 12.15 George Green Institute by Trevor Benson

- 12.15 - 12.25 Tour of PRFEG by Eric Larkins, Ian Harrison.

12.30 Physics - Physics tour by Bryan Gallagher.

12.25 Return to M3, room C22 for lunch.

12.30 – 13.50 LUNCH & CLOSE

Civil & Built Environment OPTION

11.35 –12.25 Room C22

Civil Engineering Intro to School of Civil Engineering by - Kim Elliott

Discussion on areas of mutual interest

Pre-Cast and Risk/Management courses - Kim Elliott, Walid Tizani

Built Environment: Structures - Dimitris Theodossopoulos

Facade Technology - Mauro Overend

10.30 Coffee

10.45 UNIMAT Presentation

10.55 National Science Council of Taiwan Presentation