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Exploring the Frontiers of Engineering
01 September 2010
The brightest young engineers from the US and Europe are gathering this week in Cambridge for a high profile meeting, which its organisers hope will be a springboard for the next generation of engineering superstars.The EU-US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium is an intensive themed workshop for 60 of the best engineers under the age of 40 from the US and Europe. It aims to promote research collaboration at the cutting edge of exciting engineering fields, and to create a global network of future stars of engineering.The event is being organised by the US National Academy of Engineering and The Royal Academy of Engineering on behalf of the umbrella organisation of European engineering Academies, Euro-CASE.
Concrete, heal thyself
01 September 2010
An engineer speaking at an international symposium in Cambridge today has invented a biological concrete that can repair its own cracks. Dr Henk Jonkers is in Cambridge to attend the first ever EU-US Frontiers of Engineering symposium - a gathering of the best engineers under the age of 40 from both sides of the Atlantic. The event is being organised by the US National Academy of Engineering and the UK's Royal Academy of Engineering on behalf of EuroCASE, the umbrella organisation of European Engineering Academies.
Engage with the Academy's events held at this year's Cheltenham Science Festival
10 August 2010
The Academy had a bumper time at this year's Cheltenham Science Festival (9 to 13 June), which attracted over 28,000 visitors, surpassing all previous attendance figures. The appetite for public engagement with science and engineering shows no signs of diminishing. The Academy has been working with Cheltenham Science Festival for four years to help build its engineering profile, which was reflected in this year's programming. Over 1,500 people attended public debates, discussions and interactive demonstration sessions featuring Academy Fellows and awardees from the Academy's public engagement grant scheme, Ingenious.
Nuclear engineer wins Academy award
26 July 2010
Will Machin's early career has been characterised by an extraordinary determination to achieve success for himself and his employer, the National Nuclear Laboratory. Now he has fulfilled his early potential with a prestigious award from the Academy - he received the Sir George Macfarlane certificate from Academy President Lord Browne of Madingley earlier this month.
Bosch Technology Horizons Award winners announced
21 July 2010
The 2010 winners of the Bosch Technology Horizons Award were announced at a ceremony held at the Academy. The award is an essay writing competition that is open to all young people aged 14 to 24. Now in its fifth year, the competition aims to raise the profile of engineering and technology amongst young people. Entrants were asked to write a short essay on the question: 'Are engineering and technology essential for future development?'. The two award winners were named as Caitlin Willis and Thomas Dean...
Rebalancing the economy, starting with research
08 July 2010
The Royal Academy of Engineering has set out its view that the central focus for government-funded science and engineering research in the UK must be the rebalancing of the economy towards a high-technology based manufacturing sector. In a letter to Professor Adrian Smith, Director General Science and Research, Academy President, Lord Browne of Madingley, sets out the case for driving this process by concentrating engineering research in the country's best-performing universities...
Academy elects 'unique national resource' to assist in economic recovery
08 July 2010
Fifty three of the UK's leading engineers have been elected to The Royal Academy of Engineering this year following its AGM in London on 5 July, demonstrating the diversity and pervasiveness of 21st century engineering. Leading industrialists, pioneering inventors and top academics have become Fellows of the UK's national academy of engineering. Academy President Lord Browne of Madingley says: "The expertise of our Fellows is a unique national resource. We want to see that expertise brought to bear at a much earlier stage of policy development - to ensure that policy is workable, sustainable and affordable."
Groundbreaking Mott MacDonald engineer wins Academy Award
07 July 2010
The Royal Academy of Engineering has awarded one of its highest accolades to Mott MacDonald engineer Alan Powderham. He received the Sustained Achievement Award at the Academy's AGM in London on 5 July from the President, Lord Browne of Madingley. In a career spanning over 40 years, Alan Powderham has brought engineering excellence to numerous projects setting new industry benchmarks in foundation engineering. His solutions have been described as dramatic and even adventurous. Yet central to Alan's approach is safety and value - he has a passion for relating theory to design and design to construction...
Engineering the future hosts new MPs' reception in Parliament
02 July 2010
MPs and Peers met with leading engineers in Parliament this week at a reception, hosted by the Engineering the future alliance of engineering organisations. The meeting, attended by parliamentarians of all parties, provided an opportunity to learn about the critical role that engineering will play in addressing the grand challenges currently facing the UK. Issues discussed included the need to rebalance the economy, develop a sustainable infrastructure and grow the low carbon economy...
Academy hosts event on engineering the 2012 olympic and paralympic games
02 July 2010
The Beijing Olympics were a resounding success with an impressive medal tally by British athletes. What was less well publicised, though no less noteworthy, was the contribution of UK engineers in terms of the infrastructure, stadiums and equipment used by the competitors. John Armitt CBE FREng, Chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority, chaired a seminar last week at the Academy highlighting the crucial role that engineering will again play in delivering the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The event covered the challenges in constructing world-class venues and settings for the Games, sustainable development and ethical issues surrounding sports technology...
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