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LynchPin team Peter Foster, Melissa Bevan, John McWilliams, Sam Hodder, Carrie Wattling, Sarah Wordsworth

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If you are interested in writing an article for LynchPin please contact: [email protected] Laboratory (BRL) Fascinating goings-onattheBristol 14 Thesocialrole ofrobots multi-million pounddevelopment Katie Druryprovidesanoverviewof this Centre 12 The National Composites look aroundthebuildingsofBerlin Ian Duncanandhisstudentstake a Engineering 11 Architecture news fromEWB-Bristol Peter Cooperbringsusallthelatest 08 Engineers Without Borders expeditions andaBristolRed. undergraduates, featuringtwoexciting A round-upofthelatestfromour 06 Studentnews the ResearchReception Breast CancerImagingandareviewof The IntelligentSystemsLaboratory, the Faculty Newsclipsfrom04 around welcome prospective cohortnextyear some oftheapplicants, thequalityofour at Bristolhaverisenagain. Havingseen undergraduate applicationsforEngineering have increasedourpublicvisibility. Iseethat I suspecttheseadditionstoourportfolio be attheepicentreofUKactivity. industry inwhichBristolcanrightlyclaimto recognition forthis£23billionperyear to seethattherehasbeennational technological discipline. Ireallyamdelighted for industryattheleadingedgeintheir heart ofwhatwedo: developingpeople Skills Foundation (UKESF)isrightatthe and thefoundationofUKElectronics National MicroelectronicsInstitute(NMI) Similarly Bristol’s pivotalrolethroughthe everyone shouldcelebrate. for BristolEngineeringandsomethingthat research. Itisatremendousachievement racing compositedesign, manufactureand of aircraft, renewable energyandmotor significance. This willplaceusattheheart to beinBristolhashituswithitsfull the NationalCompositeCentreisgoing Since ourlastissue, therealisationthat has everbeen. seems alotmoreinterestingnowthanit Maybe itisjustmyperspective, butit McGeehan sayingthiswhenhewas Dean. interesting times. IcanrememberJoe Well, asthesayinggoes, welivein skills shortages New teachinginitiativestoaddress Focus24 on renewables Andrew Dixongetspersonal Computer Supportteammanager 22 Faculty people The ShellMotorMileageMarathon From thearchive21 networks latest developmentsinmobilephone Tim Harroldkeeps usintouchwiththe 20 Greener communications exciting year for wind turbine blades Professor Paul Weaver reports on an 17 Partners inpower birds patterns oftheselong-wingedoceanic Dr LucaGiuggioliexploresthefeeding 16 Shearwaterstake out back totherelativeprosperityofBristol. I’m rather gladtobeonaplaneheading unimaginable tollonHigherEducation, and cuts intheGoldenStatehavewreaked an think thingsaretoughintheUKthen and tribulationsathisorganisation. Ifwe spare blushes), whowas explainingthetrials California (I’llnotmentionwhichone, to the majorInstitutionsatUniversityof meeting withmycounterpartatoneof As apointofreference, I’vejusthada not justintheUK. Faculties I’veseenorspoken to. And thisis stronger positionthanallotherEngineering our startingpoint. We areinaconsiderably the reality, Iampositivelyencouraged by for HigherEducation. Whilst wecan’tescape emanating from Whitehall onfuturebudgets world. We willallhaveseenthemissives like thiswithoutmentioningourchanging Of course, Icannotcompleteanarticle University. Fantastic! have beengivenateachingaward atthis is remarkable; itisthefirsttimestudents Award fortheirOutreachprogramme. This have beenawarded aUniversity Teaching standard featureofmyarticles), who Borders students(EWBisbecominga This bringsmetoourEngineers Without wanting tojoinus. increasingly brightandenthusiasticstudents will continuethetrendwehaveseenfor 17 14 08 way. presence andrecognition. Let’s keep itthat and research, whichhasanincreasing positive direction. We havegreatstudents, UK, butourowntrendiswithoutdoubtina and turnsbeforewereachequilibriuminthe Clearly therearegoingtobesometwists 24 11 Professor Nick Lieven Dean of Engineering

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. 03 LynchPin Bristol Engineering . 04 LynchPin Bristol Engineering newsclips Dr Mark Thompson Craddock Professor Ian Sillitto Professor Hillary andinterpretation is essentialforsiteresponse analysisin shear wave propagationthroughsoils granular materials. Understanding the propagationofshearwaves through the particlescaleinteractions involvedin College) toadvance understandingof advanced numericalmodelling(atImperial testing (attheUniversityofBristol)and project willusesophisticatedlaboratory Catherine O’Sullivan). This jointresearch Engineering atImperialCollegeLondon(Dr Department ofCivilandEnvironmental Department ofCivilEngineeringandthe Muir Wood andDrMartinLings)ofthe Group (DrErdinIbraim, ProfessorDavid awarded bytheEPSRCtoGeomechanics propagation ingranular materialshasbeen Micromechanics ofseismicwave A £700kjointresearchgrant onthe Geomechanics EPSRC grant awarded to the areaofsustainability, aswelldefence. advanced systemsteachingandresearchin the SystemsCentreindevelopmentof of complexsystems. Heisworkingwith the System Thinking, appliedtothedesign Thales UK. Hecontributessignificantlyto (SEA) ManagerattheLand&JointSystems Hillary isSystemsEngineering& Architects at theSystemsCentre. Honorary Appointment as Visiting Professor Professor HillarySillittohasacceptedan Visiting Professor forSystemsCentre Engineering Architecture report, page11 [email protected] Please booktickets inadvance byemailing discipline designcanproduceexcellence. Centre. Hislecturewillexplorehowcross Gray Velodrome, andtheOlympic Tennis including theRASExhibitionHalls, theDunc created forthe2000SydneyOlympics, boasts animpressiveportfoliooffacilities Centre forthe2008Olympics. Healso The Cube-Beijing’s National Aquatics influential engineerbehindthedesignof Principal and Arup fellow, andisthehighly Tristram Carfrae isastructural engineer, Working Together inaDigital World Integrated Design- Architects andEngineers 22 April, PugsleyLecture Theatre, QB ARUP ANNUAL LECTURE . The latestnews and events from around advancement”. indeed beamostcomplicatedtechnological work withoutbeingconfusedbywhatmust audience feltinspiredbyyourpioneering the session, ensuringthatthoseinthe I sincerelyappreciatedyourapproachto such pioneeringworkatourconference. it was apleasuretobeableinclude “The talkwas absolutelyfascinatingand Mike Shere, ChairoftheConference, said Research Conference. Wiltshire CancerResearchNetwork Annual other specialistsatthe Avon, Somersetand audience was agatheringofcliniciansand at Bristolforbreast-cancerimaging. His non-ionising technologybeingdeveloped a talkhighlightingthepotentialuseof Professor IanCraddock recentlygave Breast-cancer imagingtalk 30 per cent on structural components, saving cost andweightsavings ofbetween10and free structures. This willleadtosubstantial plates toproducedamage-tolerant, buckle- carbon fibresthatarecurvedwithinflat manufacturers Airbus andGKN, willbeusing Research Council(EPSRC)andaircraft by theEngineering&PhysicalSciences panels inaircraft. The research, funded ways ofusingcompositematerialsforwing The £1.4millionprojectwillinvestigate new Bristol andBaththeaerospaceindustry. between engineersfromtheUniversitiesof reduced thankstoanewcollaboration Carbon emissionsfromairtravel couldbe £1.4 millionResearch Award for ACCIS between Japanese industry and UK academia. fostering anddevelopingtherelationship between Toshiba andthe EPSRC, aimedat The Fellowship Programme isacollaboration Headquarters inKawasaki, Japan. alongside Toshiba researchersattheirR&D where heisspendingoneyearworking the prestigious Toshiba ResearchFellowship, University iscurrentlyinJapan aspartof and theDepartmentofPhysicsat of ElectricalandElectronicEngineering, Communications Research/Department Dr Mark Thompson, intheCentrefor Toshiba Research Fellowship Mr SimonHamlin(PhD). includes alsoDrIgnazioCavarretta (RA)and of geophysicalsurveys. The researchteam the Faculty

make thisnewgroup oneofthelargest Science andEngineering Mathematics, and come fromtheDepartments ofComputer Merchant Venturers Building. Itsmembers The ISLislocatedonthegroundfloorof systems androboticsystems. as wellbioinformatics, natural intelligent from dataminingtomachinetranslation, range frommachinelearningtowebagents, researchers. Itsmembersworkonareasthat staff and40studentspostdoctoral including about15membersofacademic been formedintheFaculty ofEngineering, A newIntelligentSystemsLaboratory has Intelligent SystemsLaboratory optimise andtesttheirdesigns. mathematical modellingtechniquesto damage tolerance. Both teams willbeusing the structuresofwingpanelstotesttheir will beinvestigatingdifferentdesignsfor carbon fibrematerials, andtheBathteam development andmanufactureofthenew The Bristol-basedteamwillbeleadingthe and DrStephenHallett. Bristol team, whichincludesDrKevin Potter Science (ACCIS), isleadingtheUniversityof Composites CentreforInnovation and of Aerospace Engineeringandthe Advanced Professor Paul Weaver, fromtheDepartment the impactonenvironment. aviation industry, andinturnhelpingreduce fuel andreducingCO2emissionsfromthe Graduate Education Director, SallyHeslop entrants to theStudentPoster competition. came totheeventand therewereover70 In totalover250colleagues andstudents Faculty.’ and studentsareaboutthefutureoftheir just goestoshowhowpassionatebothstaff flourish. The turnout was magnificentand the vibrancy andenergyoftheFaculty to I’m buoyedbyeventslike thisthatenable ‘This yearhasproventobetough, but The DeanoftheFaculty, Nick Lievensaid: departments. research collaboration betweengroupsand of thefutureFaculty andfoster event was topromoteanunderstanding in December. The mainpurpose ofthe bi-annual internalResearchReception The Faculty ofEngineeringhostedits Research Reception of . and DrDorianJones(CI)oftheDepartment being co-ordinatedbyDr Ann Gaitonde(PI) in theaircraft loadsprocess. The projectis turnaround timeandincreasedaccuracy methods tomeettherequirementsoffaster Technologies) consortiumtoinvestigate FFAST (FutureFast Aeroelastic Simulation An ECFP7grant hasbeenawarded tothe FP7 FFAST grant http://intelligentsystems.bristol.ac.uk Systems inthecountry. research entitiesintheareaofIntelligent Systems Laboratory from theIntelligent Staff andstudents PolitiAlberto Oddbjornsson, Madgwick, Olafur Lieven), Sebastian (Professor Nick Longo, Adam Spiers, Walker, Stefano Pattinson, Jamie winners ltor: John poster prize Research Reception Research Prostate Cancer morning inaidof The Charitycoffee world includingHarvard andBerkeley andis from someofthetop universitiesaroundthe workshop willbring together researchers for lithography maskingprocedures. The nanometres scalewithouttherequirement can createfeaturesdowntothetensof and versatilenanofabricationtoolwhich the late1990s. FIBetchingisapowerful involved indevelopingthistechniquesince renowned groupinthisareaandhasbeen Centre. The Photonicsgroupisaworld with DrPeter HeardoftheInterface Analysis (FIB) etchinginphotonics, incollaboration workshop ontheuseofFocused Ion Beam Engineering areorganisinganinternational the DepartmentofElectricalandElectronic Centre forCommunicationsResearchin of thePhotonicsresearchgroup, partofthe Dr MartinCryan andProfessorJohnRarity inCambridge International Workshop onFIBfor futures. talent withenormouspotentialfortheir of Engineeringishometogreatup-coming very positiveandprovedthattheFaculty and SebastianMadgwick. The feedbackwas with runners-up Adam Spiers, Jamie Walker prizes to Alberto Politi andJohnPattinson prize toOlafurOddbjornssonandtwothird was awarded toStefanoLongo, second First prizeinthestudentpostercompetition they spoke.’ passion conveyedbythestudentstowhom deeply impressedbythecommitmentand an almostimpossibletask. The judgeswere were allsogoodthatitmadejudgingthem commented: ‘This yearthestudent posters volunteers nextyear! and warn they willbelookingformore thank youforallthe supporttheyreceived Building. The groupwouldlike tosay abig came fromacoffeemorningheldinQueen’s raised atotalof£667.50, of which£144 some terriblelookingmoustaches! They Prostate CancerResearchGroupbygrowing Engineering decidedtoraise moneyforthe from theDepartmentofMechanical Last November, agroupofpostgraduates Hair-raising charitystunt Admissions Assistant. and LouiseChapman, Postgraduate Simmonds, PA totheHeadofDepartment department hastwonewstaff: Sian EngD inSystems. The Aerospace Engineering with particularemphasisonsupportforthe administrative dutieswithintheCentre, is toundertake general organisationaland IDC inSystemsco-ordinator. Sarah’s role Tauwhare astheCentreadministrator and West. The SystemsCentrewelcomesSarah has anewadministrative assistant, Paul The MechanicalEngineeringdepartment New adminappointments There willbeafullreportinthenextissue. fib4photonics.html. www.bris.ac.uk/eeng/research/pho/ Contact: [email protected], orvisit: The workshoprunsfrom6-7 April. Conference onIntegrated Optics. leading photonicsconferences: theEuropean being heldinparallel withoneofEurope’s

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. 06 06 LynchPin Bristol Engineering student news retail markets Director npower DiVita, Managing Kevin Frost, Giuseppe Rainey, Joe Smith, Tom Bowcock, Alex CEO Rwe npower, l tor: Andy Duff, collect theirawards, The Bristolteam wilderness. inthisisolated change hand theeffects ofclimate to Antarctica toseefirst- ‘2041’ on an expedition Swan andhisteam explorer Robert British The prizeistoaccompany University team. Challenge’ as part of a ‘npower Future Leaders Engineering has won the Department of Mechanical Kevin Frost, ofthe Expedition to

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npoer.com takes off A trainingflight Engineering Sciences Royal Academy of at theSwedish Burcu Karabork Doug French and England Under21 Bristol Redand Annie Hillier- Flying Engineers Bristol Red and High Karabork Doug French and Burcu Sport (BUCS).” quarterfinals of British Universities & Colleges first team, and we have just progressed to the put in. This season I am captaining the Bristol the UniversityforallhardworkIhad was veryrewarding toberecognisedby with Bristol, aswellwithmycountry, it Bristol Red. Havinghadagreatseason peak, forme, was beingnominatedfora season foranumberofourplayers. The as wellexpecteditwas stillasuccessful very enjoyableandalthoughwedidn’tdo The firstseasonthatIhadwithBristol was large academicworkload. got injured-andalsotokeep upwithmy sport -includinghelpingmyrecoveryifI to meetthehighphysicaldemandsof This enabledmetocontinuetrainand and one-on-onestrengthconditioning. sports nutrition, financialhelpfortravel They providedmewithfreephysiotherapy, squad, whichhasprovedincrediblyhelpful. I was acceptedintotheHighPerformance to fitmytrainingschedulein. Fortunately lectures andworkloaditwas quitedifficult continued toplaylacrosse, butwith After comingtoBristolUniversityI playing withtheSeniorsquad. selected to move up and begin training and playing forEnglandU21sandhavebeen a bronzemedal!SincethenIhavebeen Cup inCanada2007wherewewon England team, andtravelledtothe World and Iwas selectedtoplayfortheU19 represent mycountryinvarious agegroups more schools. Ihavebeenluckyenoughto women’s games, aswellatmoreand throughout theUKbothinmen’s and the pastcoupleofyearsithasexpanded America, Canadaand Australia butover “Lacrosse isasportmostlyplayedin awarded aBristolRedlastyear. Performance Sportssquad, Annie was a memberoftheUniversity High Department ofCivilEngineeringand Second yearundergraduate inthe Annie Hillier Burcu Karaborkdecided togotheextra of flightcontrollaws, Doug French and the ratherobscuresubject ofclearance Having taken on aresearchprojecton Department of Aerospace Engineering Final yearundergraduates inthe [email protected]. com/flyingclub orbyemailingubu-flying- Members canjoinonlineat: groupspaces. in theworld.” Department’s reputationasoneofthebest aerospace disciplinesandstrengthenthe programme whichwouldencompassall to sponsorshipfora ‘Build-a-Plane’ It ishopedthat, intime, thismaylead valuable topotentialemployers. are operated, butwillalsobecome more have agreaterappreciationofhowaircraft extra knowledge, studentswillnotonly international variations. Armed withthis physiology, andspecialsessionswillcover meteorology toaviationlawandflight topics rangingfromnavigationand run duringtermtimes, whichwillcover Co-operative pilottheoryclasseswill a lightaircraft. taught curriculumandthecharacteristicsof provide afascinatinglinkbetweenthe a flighttotesttheirsimulations. This will behaviour ofalightaircraftandthenjoin theoretical knowledgetoanalysingthe students willbeencouragedtoapplytheir Russell Groupuniversities. Inaddition, opportunity notofferedbymanyother to collaborateinorganizingflights, an being formedtoallowUniversitymembers a StudentUnionaffiliatedclubisjust aircraft aspartoftheircourse. At Bristol, students withanopportunitytoflylight aerospace universitiestraditionallyprovide “In theUSAitseemsthatsuccessful to set up. Student FlyingClub that he has helped Instructor, Bobbyhasnewsofanew and aCommercial PilotandFlight Department of Aerospace Engineering Second yearundergraduate inthe Bobby Henderson Academy ofEngineeringSciences. for allthedelegatesatSwedishRoyal the workshopwas followedbyabanquet as industrialperspectives. The firstdayof theory andnonlinearoptimisation, aswell based onconceptsfromrobustcontrol presentations onthelatestdevelopments, European expertsinthefieldandwitnessed Lowenberg. At theworkshoptheymetwith - alongwiththeirprojectadviser, DrMark January toattendaworkshoponthistopic mile andbravethecoldofStockholmin Closing dateforapplicationsis8 April 2010 www.gapan.org You candownload anapplicationformat: qualification. internationally recognizedpiloting member oftheUniversitytogainan This isafantasticopportunityforany (GAPAN), thankstogenerousdonations. by theGuildof Air PilotsandNavigators levels. These awards aremadeannually including Ab-Initio, Airline andInstructor towards manytypesofpilotlicences accepted forfullyfundedscholarships Applications arecurrentlybeing .

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All thiswithout pausingfortea! will presentaFaculty eventforkeen sixth across thelocalarea, andinadditionwe deliver workshopsatschoolsandsocieties landscape model. Ontopofthiswe will research, includingato-scalepica-hydro their handsonsomeofthefruitsour 600 shoppershaveachancetoget centre. Here, 900childrenandaround discover2010), inBroadmeadshopping ‘Discover’ (www.bristol.ac.uk/cms/cpe/ our standattheupcomingresearchevent present. As wegotopress weareplanning the dynamichands-onworkshopswe passionate pursuitofengineeringthrough engineering, andinspirethemtoconsider a children theworld-changingrealityof challenge engineeringstereotypes, teach Outreach program. Outreachisdesignedto First onthecardsthisyearisournew programs thatwedrive. financing the varied andfarreaching reap fromsuchuniqueeventsgoestowards off withapancake stall! The fundingwe live bands, DJs, andcomedyacts-topped It was auniquenightoutwithfusionof board ashipmooredinBristol’s MudDock. again at Thekla, afantasticvenuebasedon Sha La, inFebruary. The eventwas heldonce Bristol branchstagedouryearlyfundraiser, Fresh offthemarkafter AGM, weatthe members inspreadingtheEWBethos. year, demonstratingthepassionofour network continuestogrowfromyear presence atmostmajoruniversities. The university branchestheorganisationhas at abranchlevel; withover30affiliated The majority of our member base is involved sustainable andintelligenttechnology. poverty orhungerthroughappropriate, research, strivingtocreateaworldwithout extensive rangeofprograms, initiativesand a charitableorganisationthatrunsan the worldtheyhaveinherited, weare ends. Fuelledbystudentswhocareabout are notsimplytoolstoanotherperson’s mould, drivenbytheideathatengineers Engineers Without Bordersbreaksthis wrench inhand. workshop wearingahardhatwith picture anengineerassomeoneinadusty wars andfaminesworldwide, manystill the sufferingbroughtaboutbymany involved inprojectstoalleviateandprevent of theworld. Although theyareincreasingly be thefirstchoicewhenhailingsaviours In themedia’s view, theengineermightnot the globe. work onprojects athomeandaround EWB-UK community, ourmembers can and improving lives. Supportedbythe technology’s role intacklingpoverty for youngpeopletolearnabout programmes provide opportunities cutting-edge engineering. Our removes barriers toprogress through a developmentorganisation that Engineers Without Borders isprimarily As ourregular readers willknow, ewb-uk.org. all coursesandstages, justemail bristol@ Interested incomingaboard? We welcome the horizon. Staytuned! volunteers andarewarding viewaheadon long roadahead, alargenumberof eager Engineers Without BordersBristolthere’s a Engineering iswhereyoutake itand at have beenmadepossibleasaresultofthis. trip totheCentreof Alternative Technology – toursaroundrenewable industriesanda does thebackingofindustrialsympathisers allows ustocontinueflourish. Astoo support thisyear. Their beliefinourcause Lieven andtheFaculty fortheircontinued As always immeasurablethanksgotoNick engineering talks. making workshopandaseasonofmaverick ethical datingsocial), apracticalstove- ranging from ‘Take An EngineerOut’(an events hasalsocomeoutoftheEWBoffice On amoresocialtheme, atreasuretroveof be internsatnationallevel. and freshchallengesforthoseaspiringto practical alternativeengineeringin Asia, with apartnerinIndia, chancestoteach environmental engineeringsummercourse are alsoopportunitiestogoonasubsidised countries. As wellastheseplacementsthere offer 30placementsspanning14different in thegripofrecession, wewereableto human development. Shakingoffaworld appropriate andsustainableprojectstoaid Organisations (NGOs)acrosstheworldon Engineers Without Borders Bristol Peter B. Cooper, President ISTOCK.COM people. for the world’s poorest provision ofcleanwater passionately aboutthe Engineering. Hefeels ofCivil Department Management inthe and Environmental for anMScin Water Niall Greenan isstudying in support of WaterAid a mountain to climb expedition I have joined the University spread awareness. Since organising this to raise much needed funds and to Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain, In July this year I plan to climb Mount on making projects more sustainable. involving local people and focussing needs using low-cost technologies, a charity that aims to meet these basic I decided to volunteer with WaterAid, After learning about these global issues unsafe water and poor sanitation. die every day from diseases caused by human rights. Worse still, 4,000 children they do not have access to these basic from overcoming poverty partly because The world’s poorest people are prevented exposed to indignity and disease. or private to go to the toilet people are unsafe to drink. Without somewhere safe to collect water that is usually dirty and forced to spend hours each day walking close to home, women and children are sanitation. Without a source of water and 2.5 billion do not have access to in eight people live without safe water is estimated that across the world one the current global clean water crisis. It I have gained extensive knowledge of Over the course of my studies at Bristol Environmental Management. through the Institute of Water and One of my goals is to become chartered will help me in many ways in the future. self-driven, collaborative environment - approach and the ability to work in a I have gained - such as goal-oriented I believe that the personal characteristics some fantastic people along the way. and management skills, while meeting excellent organisation, communication development. I have learnt some enhanced my continuing professional personally rewarding but has greatly The experience has not only been at University and after they graduate. people to get involved during their time work and I would really encourage voice my support of this kind of charity experience. I am writing this article to So far this has been a truly unique poverty. challenges many face through water I will face seem trivial compared to the highlands. Of course the challenges Snowdonia, Yorkshire and the Scottish training for the climb with trips to of Bristol Expedition Society and started Niall Greenan and Kenya between Tanzania on the border south of the equator mere three degrees Kilimanjaro lies a Eastern Tanzania, Situated in North

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. 10 LynchPin Bristol Engineering teaching & learning with Askin Isikveren Go4SET winners delegates Jo Reidchatsto Mobile Technologies, Invited speaker on Girl GeekDinners Izdihar Jamilfrom Daniella Woolfe and UKESF at thelaunchof Derek Boyd ofNMI Wendy Danielland left, withJohn Moor, Mark Beach, second opportunities itoffers; sector andthestudycareer Electronics Foundation in New Skills l l l focusing initiallyon: Bristol willbepartofacollaboration careers inelectronic engineering. degree studyandprofessional graduate the numbers ofyoungpeopletakingup initiative aimstoincrease andsustain electronics sector, thisemployer-led Institute, andcompaniesfrom the (Semta), theNationalMicroelectronics and Manufacturing Technologies Skills CouncilforScience, Engineering Business Innovation&Skills), theSector funding from BIS(Departmentfor Foundation (UKESF). With start-up recently launchedUKElectronics Skills universities thatare partners inthe Bristol isoneoffiveleadingUK electronics sector. global leadership positionoftheUK calibre graduates to helpunderpinthe lead toagreater retention ofhigh- relationship buildingwith employers, people intoengineeringand, through that willattract more talentedyoung to bepartofanationalprogramme Engineering Departmentare delighted The ElectricalandElectronic development training. work placementsandprofessional industrial mentoring, summervacation bursary from asponsoringcompany, Scholars canbenefitfrom anannual electronic engineeringundergraduates. scholarships laterthisyeartoBristol also beofferingindustrysponsored As partoftheprogramme, UKESFwill Southampton andSurrey. - Edinburgh, ImperialCollege, and theotherpartneruniversities jointly bytheindustrialsponsors Electronic Engineeringwillbedelivered the week-longresidential course on Working withUKESFandHeadstart, School in2011forschoolstudents. Bristol willhostthefirst UKESFSummer progression intocareers inthesector. experience toencourage their students withcompaniesforwork Engineering degrees; and Maths andPhysicstoElectronic 17-year-olds studyingpre-university linkinghigh-flyingundergraduate attracting more talented raising awareness oftheelectronics Mark Beach www.bristolgirlgeekdinners.com For moreinformationvisit: invited tominglearoundabuffet. mobile technologiesbeforeparticipantswere Jo ReidfromCalviumgaveatalkabout computing, aerospaceandcivilengineering. represented various industries, suchas from asfaraway asExeter. The participants 55 womenand15malegueststravelling The launcheventwas verysuccessfulwith in engineeringandtechnology. monthly andwelcomesallwomeninterested The BristolGirlGeekcommunitymeets group intheComputerSciencedepartment. student fromtheInteraction andGraphics are organisedbyJessicaCauchard, aPhD group ofthiskindintheUK. The events Bristol GirlGeekDinnersistheninth are invitedbyawoman. may alsoattendtheeventsaslongthey speakers inaninformalenvironment. Men and talkabouttechnologywithinvited events areorganisedforwomentosocialise women attendingtechnicalevents. GirlGeek frustrated aboutbeingoneoftheonly in 2005bySarah Blow, whohadbecome Girl GeekDinnerswerestartedinLondon people inMerchant Venturers Building. presentations andawinereceptionfor70 of theBristolGirlGeekDinners, with Science sponsoredandhostedthelaunch In February, theDepartmentofComputer and Technology Engineering Womenin the Faculty ofEngineering, presentedthe Isikveren, Director ofEngineeringDesignin place lastmonth, andguestspeaker Dr Askin The event, sponsored by Airbus UK, took event toshowcasethepupils’projects. Development Trust held theBristolCAD and Assessment Day(CAD). The Engineering recycling attheGo4SETBristolCelebration Award fortheirprojectonwater and have wontheGo4SETBestOverall Project conjunction withtheEnvironment Agency, A teamfromJohnCabot Academy, in prize Go4SET wins school Local ten-week SETexperience. mentor. Following this, theprojectprovidesa to theGo4SETproject andtheircompany a launchevent, where teamswereintroduced across theUK. The project phasebeganwith Go4SET isanationalprogramme running projects.’ part hadspentalotoftimeandefforton the all theschoolsandcompanymentorstaking pupils withtheirprizesanditwas clearthat of funtoo. Itwas apleasure topresentthe from thethree-monthprojectandhadalot achieved. They hadgainedsomanyskills event andIwas amazedatwhattheyhad said: ‘I talked toalltheteamsduring winning teamwithachequefor£250. Askin

EDT a sewerage pumpingstationwhichisnow and amazement. Onesitewevisitedwas without exception, filluswithinspiration us atalkontheircurrent projectswhich, by theBuroHappoldofficewhorecently gave guide usaroundthecity, andoftenwelcomed be receivedbypeoplewithvarious talentsto On alloccasionswehavebeenfortunate to appreciation ofitscultural andrecenthistory. of suchexamplesaswellgivingusan Our annualvisitstoBerlinhavebeenfull between engineeringandarchitecture. and theartofcommunicationatinterface encourage itsstudentstopractise theskills since thecoursestartedithascontinuedto describing itssuccess. Inthetenyears Bridgeland wroteanarticleforthisnewsletter to Barcelona, andundergraduate Ben The first ‘site’visit was arranged in2001 applied toarchitecture. the fundamentalsofengineeringas interest inarchitecture; andtorevisit periods; tolegitimisethestudents’ and criticisearchitecture from all confidence tounderstand, appreciate objectives are togiveengineers the “Engineering Architecture”. The course set upanoptionalcourse called Engineering Department, theFaculty from undergraduates intheCivil In September2000, afterasuggestion Architecture in Berlin city centreistheMemorial totheMurdered and displacedventilation. Stillwithinthe shading, exposed slabs, night-timecooling of thehighestquality, usingexternalsolar concept producedalowenergybuilding & Partners, theirintegrated engineering Embassy. DesignedbyMichael Wilford not leasttotake acloselookattheBritish occasionally causesustostopwithinterest, A walk alongtheUnterdenLinden such anelegantconstruction. the unifiedGerman Parliament bydesigning transform thebuildingintonewhomefor Norman Foster, with Arup, managedto its historybutalsotoseehowthearchitect or Parliament Building, notonlytotake in High onourlistisavisittotheReichstag, der Rohe, whichopeneditsdoorsin1968. Nationalgalerie designedbyLudwigMiesvan Gate. A littlefurtheronistheNeue better knownsimplyastheBrandenburg Mauer, asitwas from1961to1989, now central areawilleasilyabsorbtheBerliner and afewlesscelebrated. A walk aroundthe many placesofinterest, several wellknown Berlin asacityisveryaccessible, andhas extraordinary precision. concrete box intotheBerlinsandswith to themethodofsinkingan18metredeep particularly interestingforthestudentsdue one of160inthecity. The constructionwas Engineering the rewards ofsuchvisits. that infuturestudentswillcontinuetoreap and itsdevelopmentovertheyears. We hope I thanktheFaculty forsupportingthiscourse but alsoitsrecenthistory. DavidNashand engineers exploringnotonlyarchitecture Berlin offersacompletecontextforstudent the openspacesaroundsite. remaining stonematerialsarenowlocatedin German govermentin1985. Manyof the church onthesite, demolishedbytheEast which containtheremainsofprevious bearing rammed earthwalls (60cmthick) ‘reconciliation’, beingconstructedof load- A beautiful, simplechurch, itisaliteral man’s land’betweenEastand West Germany. Reconciliation locatedintheformer ‘no- A relativelyisolatedsiteistheChapelof another tobetaken slowlybyitsvisitors. Libeskind. Like thepreviousmemorialthisis the JudischesMuseumdesignedbyDaniel below. Another museumnottobemissedis slowly studyingtheveryquietexhibition to stopandreflectaboutitsmeaningbefore Jews ofEuropebyPeter Eisenman, aplace Department ofCivil Engineering Senior Teaching Fellow, Ian Duncan of Reconciliation outside theChapel Nash andhisgroup Course tutorDavid the city 360-degree views of spiral rampgiving structure witha Reichstag -a cupola ofthe metal andglass Inside thegleaming Mies vanderRohe Nationalgalerie by The Neue ground blocks onundulating of 2,700concrete of Europe consists the Murdered Jews The Memorialto

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. 11 LynchPin Bristol Engineering . 06 12 12 LynchPin Bristol Engineering cover story specimen open holetension delamination infailed Large scale Centre Composites The National research findingswill feedsmoothlyinto Composites Centrein Bristol, where industry togetherby creatingaNational intention tobringthe UKcomposites Strategy, outliningtheGovernment’s and Skills, announcedtheUKComposites Secretary ofStateforBusiness, Innovation In November2009, Peter Mandelson, the The Background raise alotofinterestinthecomingmonths. Composites Centreisaprojectcertainto of inputfromsomanysides, theNational and Vestas. With involvementandplenty Westland, Airbus, GE, GKN, Rolls-Royce of theengineeringindustry: Agusta- industrial partnerswhositattheforefront West RegionalDevelopment Agency and working inclosepartnershipwiththeSouth and EnterpriseDevelopmentteamare managers fromtheUniversity’s Research deadlines imposedbythefunders. Project the projecttofruitionwithintightestof have beenworkingrelentlesslytobring Centre forInnovation andScience(ACCIS) Kevin Potter fromthe Advanced Composites swing. ProfessorMichael Wisnom andDr advanced compositematerials, areinfull research andrapid manufactureof Composites Centre, dedicatedtothe Preparations forBristol’s newNational and associatedmanufacturers. to provide co-ordinates aCentre which theUKnetworkofcompositescentres ofexcellence combining knowledge in orderexperts and experience to address the Government’s challenge The planningfor theNational CompositesCentre continuesatfullsteam, withteamsof of Bristolanditspartners. Composites CentrefundingtotheUniversity factor inthedecisiontoaward theNational that arehousedwithinourFaculty, astrong existing labfacilitiesandworld-classresearch opportunity toshowcasetheexcellent of thisfunding, thedayprovidedagreat look atthechallengeposedbyaward Engineering Faculty. As wellasaforward of academicsfrom ACCIS andacrossthe of pressrepresentatives, andavast array Chair oftheSouth West RDA, amultitude senior membersoftheUniversity, MPs, the the foyerofQueen’s Buildingfilledwith The announcementdaylastNovembersaw months away! and operational by April 2011-amere18 catch –theCentremustbedesigned, built programme, was accompaniedbyonemajor £9 millionavailable togivea£25million of Bristol, withfurtherregionalfundingof funding was tobeawarded totheUniversity The announcementthatthe£16million Readiness Levels4-6”. and technologytransfer at “Technology development, bytacklingresearch, training academic researchandproductspecific Centre isintendedtobridgethegapbetween composite materialsandstructures. The the manufacturingprocessofengineered Bristol as and production. The intentionistoestablish order tomaximisetheoutputsofresearch from acrossdifferentindustrysectorsin Composites Centre, workingwith partners The UniversitywillleadtheNational The Vision independent, open-access facilitywhichwill the NationalComposites Centreas “an Michael Wisnom describesthevisionfor research. the placetoundertake composites a range of people, ideasandorganisations. collaborative environmenttobringtogether with emphasisplaced onthecreationofa co-ordinate training onseveral levels, The NationalCompositesCentrewill University. experience inindustrypriortojoiningthe AgustaWestland andGEfromhis with industrialpartnersincluding Airbus, ACCIS, throughcloseworking relationships of compositeproducts, throughhisworkin the design, manufactureandassessment who hasacquiredextensiveexperiencein Central tosuchdecisionsisDrKevin Potter, operational. testing ofcompositesoncetheCentreis design, analysis, rapid manufactureand fibre material. These willenabletheoptimised deposition systemsforlayingdowncarbon for curingcomponents, andautomated fill theworkshopspace, includingautoclaves specialised processingequipmentwhichwill purchasing andstoringover80piecesof one ofthecurrentchallengesisprioritising, Aside fromselectingthesitelocationitself, open-plan officesandtraining facilities. 6500m The Centreitselfwillbeapurposebuilt manufacturing industry.” working practices inordertore-energiseUK new knowledge, technologies, productsand collaborative community, whichdelivers Centre willsitattheheartofavibrant, In thelongerterm, theNationalComposites of newenterprises. training, technologytransfer, andincubation sectors oftheUKinresearch, educationand leading hub, linkingactivitiesacrossall The Centrewillformaninternationally will enablewidespreadindustrialexploitation. and rapid manufactureofcompositesthat deliver world-classinnovation inthedesign 2 facility, housingworkshopspace, £25 millioninResearch andDevelopment wind energymarket andhasinvested Vestas holds20 per centoftheglobal around 20researchstaffandPhDstudents. Professor Michael Wisnom, whichsupports (UTC), ledbyDrStephenHallettand form oftheUniversity Technology Centre established relationshipwith ACCIS inthe of design. Rolls-Roycealreadyhasawell incorporate compositesaskey components power andcivilnuclear, manyofwhich engineering andrenewables, aerospace, Composites Centre. Examplesincludemarine which isakey focusfortheNational Rolls-Royce hasmanycross-sectorinterests, methods uniquelydevelopedhereintheUK. fibre compositesbyusingmanufacturing the structural efficiencyoflaminatedcarbon this researchfocussedonanimprovementin Professor Paul Weaver andBathUniversity, Technology (ABBSTRACT2). Jointlyledby STrategic Research Alliance inComposites the recent£1.4million Airbus/Bristol/Bath of researchworkwithin ACCIS, including Airbus isoneofthemainindustrialsponsors research overanumberofyears: in internationallyrecognisedcomposites these companiesthroughcollaborations process. ACCIS alreadyhasstronglinkswith engaged intheplanninganddevelopment Centre, several bignamesfromindustryhave In theirroleasfounder Tier 1membersofthe Partners chemistry, physics, biologyandmedicine. established compositesresearchand to stimulateunexploredinterfacesbetween a variety ofacademicbackgroundsinorder together exceptionalrecentgraduates from ACCIS Doctoral Training Centre, whichbrings of suchtraining throughtheEPSRCfunded ACCIS hasalreadystartedtoseethebenefits of theworld’s mostimportanthelicopter AgustaWestland isaleaderinnumber in industry. develop newcapabilitiesthatcanbeapplied in collaboration withGE’s businessusersto self-actuating composites. Work isundertaken cost and3Dcompositesthestudyof academic lead. The project focusesonlow scheme. ACCIS providesthe Partnership Strategic EPSRC’s under (SMARTCOMP) composites Strategic Partnershipsmart in year £1.25millionUniversity Technology of BristolandOxfordestablishedafive In 2006GE Aviation andtheUniversities aircraft. military and commercial for engines jet propellers,and aerostructures GE Aviation’s businessincludescomposite mentioned earlier. financial supportforthe ABBSTRACT2 project Composites Centre. GKNalsoprovide the drivingforcesforcreatingNational aims ofUKCompositeStrategy andoneof other majorcarcompanies-oneofthekey of compositecarbonfibrepartsfortheseand placed uponthecost-effectivedevelopment and LandRover. Futureemphasishasbeen suppliers whosecustomersincludeFord of theworld’s largestautomotivecomponent A400M and A350 aircraft. They arealsoone GKN buildscarbonfibresparsforthe Airbus lightweight structures. of turbineblades, smartmaterialsand Paul Weaver, focussingonthemanufacture and PhDstudentshipsheadedbyProfessor funding forseveral postdoctoral researchers USA. The outputofthisistheprovision from Denmark, India, Singaporeandthe Network, whichalsoincludesresearchers active partnerwithinthe Vestas Innovation by afactorof100in25years. ACCIS isan electricity generation fromwindturbines demonstrated intheirimprovementof in theUK. Researchsuccesshasbeen wingbox Chrial morphing the NCC Artist’s impression of core toJimKnight over ahoneycomb of a composite cloth explains the draping Michael Wisnom West RDA) (Chairman, South Studholme Harry and Skills), Sir Business, Innovation for MP (Department Orpen, IanLucas Professor Guy South West), Minister for the MP (Regional Wisnom, JimKnight Professor Michael funding (ltor): Announcing the www.bristol.ac.uk/composites www.nationalcompositescentre.com For moreinformationsee: researchers andpartners. will provideforourengineeringgraduates, opportunities theNationalCompositesCentre of theprojectin2011andhostnew short time, welookforward tothecompletion such asteepmountaintoclimbinvery development fortheSouth West, anddespite privileged tobeinvolvedinsuchanexciting and associatedmanufacturers. We are network ofcompositescentresexcellence provide aCentrewhichco-ordinatestheUK address theGovernment’s challengeto knowledge andexperienceinorderto full , withteamsofexpertscombining National CompositesCentrecontinuesat With allthisinmind, theplanningfor the increase instrengthastheCentredevelops. Composites Centreanditishopedtheywill the successofourbidforNational These partnershipshaveprovenkey to experimental andtheoreticaldynamics. class laboratories whichfosterresearchin BLADE –auniquefacilitycombiningworld- of whichcontributedtothecreation in thesedisciplinesattheUniversity, many of dynamics, reflectingagrowingstrength particularly stronglinksinthespecificareas AgustaWestland. Recentlytherehavebeen collaboration betweentheUniversityand than 20yearsofcontinuedandgrowing University andistheculminationofmore of researchstaffandaPhDstudentatthe David Ewins, currentlysupportsanumber in Vibration Reduction, ledbyProfessor advanced rotorcraft available. 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. 14 LynchPin Bristol Engineering research Robotic Torso (BERT) Bristol Elumotion expressions they see the robot facial people feel about record exactly how (brainwaves) to Using EEG Rehabilitation Social Robotics the soupasyouadd thecream. kitchen whereyour servicerobotstirs in aco-locatedspace, suchasinthe a robotperformingco-operative tasks addresses theproblemofahumanand Interaction (HRI). Specifically thisproject that willenablesafeHumanRobot to addressthefundamentalissues together researchersfromacrossEurope Interaction Systems)projectbrings The CHRIS(Collaborative HumanRobot our humansociety. other,with each orwithusin of workingindependently, autonomous devices capable the BRLaimstocreate approach,a multidisciplinary embedded intelligence. With social role ofrobotics and science, and engineering the seeks tounderstand West ofEnglandthat ofthe and theUniversity ofBristol the University joint venture between (BRL)isa Laboratory Robotics The Bristol a robotforusein surgical applications domain. The labhasrecently acquired intelligent systems inthemedical to developistheuseofrobotsand Another aspectofHRItheBRLaims rather than the other way around. become integrated into our way of life, in thisway itwillbeeasierforrobotsto enhancing thehumanrobotinteraction same responseasthehuman. Byfurther researchers toverifyifitevokes the the sameexpressionwillallow with arobotcapableofexpressing signals whenthepersonispresented by ahuman. Monitoringthesame observes aparticularemotionconveyed be abletoidentifywhenaparticipant signals itishopedthatresearcherswill monitoring electroencephalogram (EEG) expressing numerousfacialemotions. By both ahumanandrobotcapableof of participantswhenpresentedwith One projectisstudyingthebrain activity particular command. it maybeunabletounderstanda potentially reduceanyfrustration when the humanitisassisting. This could it willevoke greaterempathywithin of duringcollaborative tasks, then can subtlyandprogressivelymake use larger numberofemotivestatesthatit emotion. For exampleifarobothas to correctly express to others a particular made morenatural iftherobot isable expression. Robotinteraction willbe communication thatoccursfromfacial interaction reliesonthenonverbal An importantpartofhumansocial Postgraduate Students. Richard Craig andDanielBazo, Research Professor ofRobotics, Thomas Burton, Biodynamics, Professor ChrisMelhuish, Dr Ravi Vaidyanathan, SeniorLecturerin of MechanicalEngineering: CHRIS projectstafffromtheDepartment More athttp://www.brl.ac.uk/ a greatersenseofselfrecovery. to appearinvisibletheuser, promoting can bemoreautonomousandmade By usingEMGsignalsinthisway, arobot or gripifthepatientisunabletodoso. assistive forcetomeetatargettrajectory throughout themotionandapplyan then monitorthepatient’s progression achieve. A roboticexoskeleton can which exerciseapatientistryingto can beusedtoinformarobotabout signals arebeingstudiedtoseeifthey stroke, electromyogram (EMG)ormuscle rehabilitation ofthehandfollowing As partoftheprojectlookinginto and qualityoflife. turn impactonaperson’s independence use oftheaffectedhandwhichwillin be abletopromotegreaterfunctional patient’s recovery, aroboticdevicewill With quickinterventionakey partina start immediatelyfollowingthestroke. as grasping acan, rehabilitationcan co-ordinated task-specificmotion, such a robotthatcanmovethedigitsin manipulating everydayobjects. Byusing is theuseoftheirhandforgrasping and part ofapatientregainingindependence carrying outeverydayactivities. A critical half ofthemdependentonothersfor who havesufferedastroke withover over 900,000peoplelivingintheUK needing rehabilitation. This resultsin are likely tobeleftwithdisabilitiesand every year, andathirdofthesecases There are130,000newcasesofstroke rehabilitation followingstroke. as assistivedevicesforuseduring project investigatingtheuseofrobots the medicalenvironmentlabhasa presence andhapticfeedback. Within and researchintoimprovedtele-

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Scientific advance nowadays is often driven by research which is at the Dr Luca Giuggioli from interface between traditional disciplines. Cross-disciplinary studies have become a the Bristol Centre for necessity rather than a luxury in all areas of research. Biology has played an important Complexity Sciences part in this revolution as questions once thought to have little relation to the hard explains what Bernhard sciences have, on the contrary, motivated the development of new mathematics. Riemann and Hjalmar At present all research areas in biology rely upon increasingly sophisticated Mellin have to do with mathematical tools, a circumstance Teaching shearwater foraging unimaginable only twenty years ago. Laboratory behaviour. A recent ecological study by a team of ecologists from Spain, US and France in investment Bristol Engineering collaboration with Luca Giuggioli, from the Bristol Centre for Complexity Sciences, epitomises this new research environment. The Department of Electrical and The biological question posed in that recently work is about how fishery activity in the unveiled new laboratory equipment northwestern Mediterranean impacts on that will place the University of Bristol LynchPin the way in which seabirds, specifically the at the forefront of teaching in the Shearwater, forage. This is a clear example area of “energy”, a research theme of how human activity influences animal identified under the Engineering behaviour. In order to answer such a Faculty’s BRITE initiative. The ten question the analysis of the shearwater sets of laboratory equipment, each satellite tracking data has required the 16 comprising a computer-controlled, development of new statistical tools as well fully-instrumented electrical . as the application of an under-exploited dynamometer, are the result of a £250k powerful mathematical technique. The so- investment from three market-leading called Mellin transform, whose fundamental industrial collaborators and the reciprocity relation was introduced for Engineering Faculty. the first time by Riemann in 1859 in his famous memoir on prime numbers and The laboratory equipment is unique later accurately discussed by Mellin in 1896. With the help of such technique it became to the University of Bristol and is possible to show that shearwaters drastically designed to support cross-Faculty change their search strategy depending on teaching at all levels of undergraduate the day of the week. On weekdays, in fact, study, in areas such as electrical the food supply is more reliable and comes machines, electric and hybrid vehicles, from the waste discarded from trawlers. renewable energy, power electronic In contrast, during weekends and public devices and converters, control holidays, unaided by fishing boats, the birds systems, “more-electric technologies” have to undertake exploratory trips of up and energy management. It will also to several hundred kilometers a day to find be used to support undergraduate their prey. Having access to more reliable research projects, MSc study and food sources allows the shearwaters to make postgraduate research. Importantly, the more return trips to the nest to feed their equipment demonstrates to students offspring, which presumably explains the the real-life behaviour of a practical improved breeding performance of these engineering system, whilst giving them species. As the statistics of the distance experience of using state-of-the-art, travelled by these foraging birds were industry standard equipment. observed to be anomalous (i.e. not simply A flock of Great Shearwater white noise), the ensuing complicated foraging in the The project, which was generously Mediterranean mathematical functions that represent the supported by Control Techniques Ltd, movement lend themselves naturally to the who donated the electrical drives and use of Mellin transform. One of the ten new machines, and FLUKE UK Ltd and HBM computer-controlled, who supplied the power analysers In summary, without Riemann’s intuition fully-instrumented Dynamometers and torque transducers, was led by Dr and Mellin’s study the answers provided in Electrical Derrick Holliday and Will Drury from might have come, if at all, through and Electronic laborious and extremely time-consuming Engineering the Electrical Energy Management computational effort, rather than with the Group, who designed and constructed use of a few analytical tricks. the equipment.

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communications Greener unabated. data rateshascontinued coverage andhigher for ubiquitousmobile of course, thedemand phone network. Sincethen, of theUK’s firstmobile ofthelaunch anniversary 2010 marked the25th The firstofJanuary network operatorsand theircustomers. performance leveldemanded bythe energy consumption withoutreducingthe UK universitiesinaquesttofindsavings in The CCRisworkingalongsidefourother delivery ofhighdatarateservices. cent reductionintheenergyrequiredfor an ambitioustargetofachievinga99per Personal Communications). This projecthas (Virtual CentreofExcellenceinMobileand via aninitiativeoftheUK’s Mobile VCE network operatorsandmanufacturers is beingfundedbyaconsortiumofmobile Centre forCommunicationsResearch(CCR) energy efficient. Work underway inthe into ways ofmakingtheirnetworksmore its act” hasresultedinincreasedresearch The cellularindustry’s desireto “green up for major savings in their utility bills. another significant incentive is the potential “Digital Britain” report(2009). Ofcourse, Government, suchasthatprovidedinthe “green” expectationsandcallsfromthe own corporateresponsibility, customers’ reduce theirC02emissions, drivenbytheir for networkoperatorsworldwideto Lately, however, therehasbeena desire tonnes ofC02emissions. a networkisresponsibleforsome200,000 estimated as400GWh, whichmeansthat network runningforayearhasbeen required tokeep atypicalUKmobilephone inefficiency intheirequipment. The energy network operatorshavetoleratedpower an ever-increasing customerbase, themain In theirquesttoprovidethebestservice Making our than one. giving environmentalbenefitsinmore ways removing unsightlycommunicationsmasts, This mightbringtheinterestingprospect of data toprovideoutdoorcoverage. office, supplementedbyadhocrelayingof provide coveragetoanindividualhomeor tiny, efficient “femtocells” thatareableto constructing futurecellularnetworksfrom touted involvesthepossibilityof One radicalsuggestionthathasbeen highly efficient. devices thatarebothnon-distortingand techniques developedinBristolresult amount ofsignaldistortion. Linearisation meaning thattheycauseanunacceptable radio amplifiersaregenerally “non-linear”, in theCCR; forexamplethemostefficient of thisworkadvances existingresearch to cutenergyconsumptionfurther. Some CCR researchersaredevelopingnovelways But beyondthesesimplechanges, thefive eliminating lossesinlongfeedercables. antenna thusimprovingpowerefficiencyby installed atthetopofmastsadjacentto lightweight poweramplifiersthatcanbe generation ofbasestationsusesmalland easy improvementspossible-thelatest power intoitsantennas. There aresome managing topumpjusttwopercentofthis 2-3 kilowatts fromtheelectricitygrid, GSM mobilephonebasestationcandraw of basestationequipment; atraditional is largelyduetotheinefficientnature reason forthelargepowerconsumption makes thecellularnetworkstick. The on thehardware infrastructurethat The workinBristolisfocussingprimarily boards. gains inindividualcomponentsoncircuit from improvednetworkplanningdownto This taskisbeingtackledinmanyways, Centre forCommunicationsResearch Tim Harrold, of fuel. (80.5 kilometres)on onegallon(3.8litres) were usedandthe first achieved50miles of fuel-atthattime ordinaryroadcars had togothefurthestonleastamount car gavethebestfuelmileage. The winner wanted tosettleanargumentoverwhose Thornton, Illinois, in1939. The scientists at theShellResearchLaboratoriesin a friendlywager betweenfellowscientists The ShellMileageMarathonoriginated as 1977. in Park Mallory at held Marathon Mileage Shell the at team Engineering of Faculty the shows archive our from picture This Archives Engineering From the for a50secondburst everysixminutesand employed byBristol was tofireuptheengine of notlessthanten miles perhour. 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The vehicle, whichhadtocarry members oftheMechanicalEngineering whom stillteachintheFaculty), andother Townley andMrGordonClarke (bothof mark andenteredateamledbyDrStuart The Faculty ofEngineeringwas quickoffthe was achievedatthelaboratories in Thornton. believed tobe1,141milespergallonwhich world recordforfueleconomy, atthattime lightweight vehiclethatcouldbreakthe student teamstodesignandbuilda entrants outsidethecompanyandchallenged In 1977Shellopenedthecompetitionto releases/2009/eco_marathon_europe_200 content/media/news_and_library/press_ More athttp://www.shell.com/home/ litre offuel. equivalent of3,771kilometresonasingle La Joliverie(France), whosecarran the was setin2009bytheteamfromLycée Prototype internalcombustion-enginerecord record hadrapidly improved. The current Shell Eco-Marathon andthefueleconomy By thistimetheeventhadbeenrenamed vehicle everyyearuntil2000. the fueltank. The Faculty teamentereda workshops withChemistryhelpingtobuild and competitivenessbetweentheUniversity helped reinforcethecultureofco-operation projects in Aerodynamics andMechanics design. The eventspawnedmanythirdyear year toimproveandrefinetheiroriginal and trialthevehiclewhoworked each who gaveuptheirsparetimetodevelop Faculty teamwas madeupofdedicatedstaff hilarity foralltheteamsthattookpart. The dedication, sheerenthusiasmandattimes combining ingenuity, fun, seriousness, The MileageMarathon was auniqueevent speed of15milesperhour. complete atenmilecourseatanaverage The stakes wereraised forcompetitorsto well asschools, collegesanduniversities. Royal Navyand Westland Helicoptersas companies suchasHondaandJaguar, the taking partincreasedtoincludemajorcar grew inpopularity, thenumberofteams position ofthirdout50. 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. 15 21 17 LynchPinLynchPin Bristol Bristol Engineering Engineering . 22 LynchPin Bristol Engineering people Mr IanPlummer Dr Thomas Rendall Clemmings Mr Tommy Dr Matthew Peel arrivals. a few ofthelatest Here we feature new members of staff. pleased towelcome The Faculty isalways and mountain biking. resulted in a keen interest in snowboarding married to Suman. His time in the Alps has engineering issues. Matthew was recently exploiting their properties to investigate Synchrotron X-rays and he hopes to continue His research interests remain in the area of transformations in novel metallic alloys. X-ray diffraction in order to examine phase mechanical test rigs with very high speed energy beamline - he integrated thermo- Grenoble. As a scientist on ID15 - the high Synchrotron Radiation Facility, also in where he decided to work for the European engineering problems grew to the point interest in using X-rays to investigate without a translator! Subsequently, Matthew’s engineers often have trouble communicating nominally the same language, physicists and and neutron facilities. Despite speaking physicists normally employed at large X-ray (both academic and industrial) and the provided an interface between engineers Facility for Materials Engineering. This project Grenoble, France in order to work for the After completing his PhD he relocated to engineering problems. to provide a unique perspective on many X-ray facilities and how they could be used him to large-scale neutron and synchrotron automobile industries. This work first exposed technique of interest to the aerospace and by studying a novel solid state welding of Manchester, his research career began Trained as a metallurgist at the University a lecturer in solid mechanics and materials. Mechanical Engineering in August 2009 as Matthew Peel joined the Department of Horfield andonthe televisionathome. cricket bothattheNorthSomersetgroundin During hissparetime Tommy enjoyswatching portering serviceinQueen’s. smooth runningoftheFaculty’s allimportant his positiveattitudeensuresthecontinued Engineering wherehiswillingnesstohelp and 2009 andtransferred totheFaculty of Tommy was promotedtoHeadPorter in a littlelatertotake upapostinGeography. the SchoolofMedicalSciencesmovingon joined theUniversityin1996asaPorter in just asdangeroushispreviouscareer!He detective, findingattimestheworktobe to goodusetakingemploymentasastore his experiencewiththelongarmoflaw Settling inBristolwithhisfamily, Tommy put in 1990. officer for13yearsbeforemovingtotheUK Jamaica ConstabularyForce asaPolice Catherine, Jamaica. Heservedwiththe Tommy was bornandbroughtupinSt complicated layoutoftheQueen’s Building. is currentlyfamiliarisinghimselfwiththe Christmas. Heleadsateamoffourstaffand Engineering asHeadPorter shortlybefore Tommy ClemmingsjoinedtheFaculty of

walking andplayingbadminton. In hissparetime, Thomas enjoysreading, efficiency inthefuture. greater insightintohowtoimproveaircraft computationally, whichwillgivedesigners aimed atoptimisingaerodynamicdesigns of aircraft. Heisalsocollaborating onwork lead tofull-flightaerodynamicsimulation be dealtwithsimply. Eventually, thiswill involving pistons, valves andpropellersmay sliding orrotatingobjects, sothatproblems to easilymodelflowsaroundmoving, methods tothepointwhereitwillbepossible objects. The goalistoadvance current Thomas’s research is now focussed on moving simulate icingonaircraft. trajectory calculations, whichareusedto data compressionmethodsandwater droplet moving objects. As apost-doc, heworked on interest intheaerodynamicsimulationof and oscillatingwingsinturntoan simulations. This ledtostudiesofbending Bristol workingtocouplefluidandstructural simulation, whichledhimtobeginaPhDat the applicationofcomputersforaerodynamic at ImperialCollege, hebecamefascinatedby After hisdegreeinaeronauticalengineering department. his PhDandpost-doctoral workinthesame Aerospace Department, havingcompleted 2009 asalecturerinaerodynamicsthe Thomas RendalljoinedtheFaculty inOctober continues togivehimpleasure. motorbike whichhehasrestoredand his passionfor Triumph Trophy 900 gymnast! When hegetsachanceindulges supporting hisdaughterwhoisaworldclass much afamilyman, hissparetimeis taken up two childrenandlivesin Whitchurch. Very Born andbredinBristol, Ianismarried with Engineering workshops. transferred hisexpertisetotheFaculty of Company Ltd. Following onfromthisIanhas umbrella organisationoftheBristolBending sites asoperations managerunderthe himself managingseveral largeindustrial variety ofengineeringrelatedrolesfound qualifications atnightschoolandaftera desire to ‘get on’heachievedthenecessary Tool andGaugeLtd. Armed withastrong apprenticeship asatoolmaker withBristol engineer’, leavingschooltotake upan Ian hasdescribedhimselfasa ‘lifelong established andrespectedteam. the challengeofworkingwithsuchawell responsibilities andheisthoroughlyenjoying provided himwithfreshopportunitiesand as theIntegrated Workshops Managerhas Services inNovemberlastyear. Hisnewrole Ian PlummerjoinedtheFaculty Central Speaking personally ANNE PETHERS Speaking personally Manager for the Faculty. Computer Teaching Support Andrew Dixon is the Interview by MelissaBevan.Interview Christian, husband, father, computer-scientist. Describe yourself infourwords? responsibilities. year, anditwas averyhappytimewithno I was inmythirdyear, shewas inherfirst as undergraduate studentsatBristolwhen When Iwas firstinlovewithmywife. We met Where andwhenwere youhappiest? other thanMaths!) ended upshowinganinterestinsomething career incomputersciencemore. (Iobviously my degreeandrealisedIwouldenjoya but Isoonchangedmymindwhenstarted father intothefamilyaccountancybusiness, I always assumedthatIwouldfollowmy were achild? What didyouwanttobewhen than Maths? Does heshowanyinterestinanythingother parents’ evenings? What wassaidofyouatschool when Iwas aboutthree. our houseinChesham(Buckinghamshire) Riding onmytricycleinthebackgardenof What isyourearliestmemory? when itmeetstheshore. such hugepowerand yetbecomessogentle has awonderfulmystical qualityinthatithas I reallyenjoysittingandwatching thesea. It Sea, Air orLand,? inspirational read. “Long Walk toFreedom” isareally peace andreconciliation. Hisautobiography Nelson Mandelabecauseofhisworkfor Which livingperson mostinspires you? was 15. Becoming acommittedChristianwhenI your life? What singleeventhasmostchanged teaching. not havediscoveredthatIhadatalentfor very usefultome. And withoutit, Iwould learned throughthisexperiencehaveproved three years. Ontheotherhand, thelessonsI study. NothingwentrightandIfeelwasted It wouldbethetopicIchoseforpostgraduate If youcouldchangeonething…? beautiful, intelligentand(mostly)ajoy. My daughters(aged16andten)–they’re What are youmostproud of? don’t like Andrew inhishat”! director’s twoyearolddaughtertosay “I play theOgre, whichpromptedthemusical the rehearsals. Ihavetowearascarymask the firsttimeandwehavesomuchfunat in PussBoots. Ilovehearingthejokes for pantomime everyyear. This yearI’mtheOgre I’m inadrama groupthatputsona What makes yousmile? Retire andwritenichesoftware andpoetry. If moneywere noobjectI’d… As someonewhodidhisbest. remembered? How wouldyoulike tobe I worrythatI’llnevergetthemdone. my “to do” lists(bothathomeandwork). People whoknowmewellallabout What worriesyou? FM. If thechoiceisdowntome, it’s always Classic Classical, jazzorrock? hotel withaveryaccommodatingchef! Sidmouth inDevon. We’ve foundawonderful Favourite placeintheworld? home computersdon’tthey?? computer back-up. Everyonebacksuptheir Obviously peopleapart, itwouldbemy your housewasonfire? Which singleitemwouldyousaveif The world. What wouldyoulike toseemore of? Get ajobdoingwhatyouenjoy. ever beengiven? What isthebestpieceofadviceyou’ve

. 23 LynchPin Bristol Engineering focus on Teaching Module Marine Energy on the Wind and delivering alecture Prospect Ltd, of Wind and Wave Founder-Director Colin Palmer, tunnel laboratory in theFaculty’s wind the Aeolus generator Simon Knibbs testing James Baker and on Renewables on Teaching New Ltd andRWEnpower. The contentcovers Hassan, Wind Prospect, Tidal Generation as wellindustrialists fromGarrad from theUniversities ofBristolandSwansea, period andistaughtbyamixofacademics The coursetakes placeoveraone-week from localcompanies. undergraduates andaround20professionals extended acrosstheFaculty, attracting 98 with thestudents, thisyear’s coursewas Based onitsinitialsuccessandpopularity and EngineeringDesigndepartments. number ofundergraduates inthe Aerospace Wind andMarinePower, opentoonlyasmall piloted aMasterslevelteachingmodulein graduates. InJanuary 2009, theFaculty these companieswithsuitablyskilled courses willplayavitalroleinsupplying and devicedevelopers, andnewtraining of Wind/Marine Energydesignconsultancies further expansion. The South West isahub shortages willprovideamajorobstacleto have highlightedthatskillsandrecruitment renewable energytargets, butrecentstudies dominant contributiontoachievingtheUK’s Wind andMarineEnergyaresettomake a Energy Sector. Skills ShortagesintheRenewable New Teaching Initiativesaddress please visit: http://www.teambr1stol.co.uk For furtherinformation onthe Aeolus project, vehicle toenterthe2011 race. working onthedesign ofanadditional six EngineeringDesignstudentsarealready in theirsparetime. As wellasthe2010entry, undergraduate studentskeen tobeinvolved from arange ofacademics, techniciansand projects. This iscomplementedbysupport design through3rdand4thyearresearch working onspecificaspectsofthevehicle’s across theFaculty ofEngineeringare currently registeredandsixstudentsfrom Netherlands. BristolaretheonlyUKteam 2010, willtake placeinDenHelder, the the International Aeolus race, whichin of awindturbinedrivenvehicletoenter This involvesthedesignandmanufacture The BristolPort CompanyandBoeingUK. generously sponsoredbyGarrad Hassan, initiated inthesummerof2009andisbeing Wind Powered Vehicle Project, whichwas A primeexampleofthisisthe Aeolus partnerships withtheUniversity. promoting additionalresearchandteaching It hasalsoprovedhighlysuccessfulin valuable insightintopotentialcareeroptions. with state-of-the-artknowledgeanda company professionalsprovidesstudents teaching inputandthechancetomixwith material. The largeamountofindustrial aimed atconsolidatingthecourseteaching subsequently useinagroupdesignproject turbine analysissoftware, whichthey gain training onGarrad Hassan’s wind socio-environmental issues. Studentsalso design, componentmanufactureand and tidalresourceestimation, turbine a diverserange oftopics, includingwind my degreeprogramme andhasprovidedan experience ofgettinginvolvedinapractical expand myknowledgebeyondthescopeof direct-current motors. Working with Aeolus us anunmatchedexperienceofbeingpart wind tunneltesting. This projecthasgiven enjoyed thisprojectsofarandtheunique and MATLAB, afinalisedstructural design project isthecharacterisation ofelectrical aim tovalidate theoreticalpredictionsvia has beencompleted. Although itinvolves of amulti-disciplinaryteamandallowing ideal platformtoexplorepractical skills.” Adams MultibodyDynamics, MScPatran, Tim Hutchinson, MechanicalEngineering has presentedtheperfectopportunityto machines; morespecifically, permanent- capture fromthewind. Additionally, we has beenessentialforefficientdecision “My projectinvolvesthedesignof vehicle’s turbinestomaximiseenergy vehicle’s chassis, andmodellingwork “Our researchinvolvesdesigningthe a significantworkload, Ihavehugely making. Usingsoftware suchasMSc “The focusofmyindividualresearch integration ofourresearchwiththe James Baker, ElectricalEngineering magnet generators andbrushless Jeff KahlonandJonathan Shih, An insightinto Aeolus: manufacture ofthevehicle.” Aerospace Engineering the studentview engineering project.”