Dr Emilio Martínez-Pañeda of Imperial College London has been named as one of five winners of the RAEng Engineers Trust Young Engineer of the Year competition. We're delighted to announce our five Young Engineers of the Year for 2021 – researchers, entrepreneurs and professional engineers who have demonstrated outstanding success in their fields: https://t.co/qpS8c7HtBi #RAEngAwards… Continue reading
Artificial Intelligence and Optimisation in multi-pass Weld Modelling and Additive Manufacturing of Thick-Section Ferritic Steel Components Organisation: The University of Manchester Funding: fees + UKRI standard rate stipend Supervisors: Dr Anastasia Vasileiou and Professor Mike Smith This PhD project aims to use a state-of-the-art, multi-scale weld modelling approach combined with optimisation methodologies and artificial intelligence… Continue reading
For our first researcher profile, we spoke to Philippe Martinuzzi, R&D Modelling and Simulation Manager at EDF Energy R&D UK Centre / Nuclear. In this Q&A, Philippe tells us about his role and his involvement with the SINDRI programme, plus his hopes for the project and the impact it will have. … Continue reading
The SINDRI Technical Advisory Board (TAB) will provide guidance on the scientific direction of the project. We are pleased to announce that John Stairmand and Fionn Dunne will be co-chairs of the TAB. John Stairmand is Jacobs Technical Director for Technology and Consulting; he also holds Visiting Professorships at University of Manchester and Bangor University… Continue reading
Dr Ed Pickering of the University of Manchester, has been awarded the Grunfeld Memorial Award & Medal at the IOM3 2021 Awards. Ed is a Senior Lecturer in Metallurgy and a Co-Investigator in the SINDRI programme. He specialises in the characterisation of phase transformations and processing-microstructure-property relationships in steels. Much of his work concerns alloys and… Continue reading
Dr Thomas Flint – University of Manchester Dr Thomas Flint is a Research Associate in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace & Civil Engineering at The University of Manchester. After graduating from the University of Manchester in 2011 with a degree in Physics, I completed my doctorate under the supervision of Dr John Francis developing novel… Continue reading
Research Associate or Senior Research Associate in Data Science for Materials Engineering Organisation: University of Bristol, Solid Mechanics Research Group Salary: £33,797-£38,017 Grade I or £38,017-£42,792 Grade J Contract: Full-time, open ended Application deadline: 29th June 2021 The purpose of this role is to deliver research activities on deep learning artificial intelligence to develop surrogate… Continue reading
Monday 14th June, 14:00-15:00 Hosted by The South West Nuclear Hub, The Alan Turing Institute special interest group in engineering structural integrity and the EDF SINDRI Prosperity Partnership project. Chair: Nawal Prinja, Technology Director at Jacobs Clean Energy Ltd. Panellists: Professor Paul Wilcox – Professor of Dynamics and Alan Turing Institute Fellow at the University of Bristol Andy Gettings –… Continue reading
A consortium of academic and industrial experts will join forces to develop the digital technology required for a step-change in the design, fabrication, and in-service assessment of nuclear power plant components. £2.4 million has been awarded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), matched by £3.4 million… Continue reading
