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Chemical Engineer awarded Overseas Travel Grant
Dr Francesco Del Giudice, Associate Professor within the Department of Chemical Engineering, has been awarded the EPSRC Overseas Travel Grant to undertake research on 'Soft matter and microfluidics for the next generation of applications in engineering and healthcare (ukri.org).'
Francesco will visit the Universities of Tokyo and Illinois to establish new collaborations and learn state-of-the-art techniques spanning the fields of artificial intelligence applied to microfluidics and passive 3D flow control of objects in Stokes
flow.
These new collaborations will further the development of new technologies aimed at transforming healthcare.
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Swansea Complex Fluids Day
The Complex Fluids Research Group, led by Dr Bjornar Sandnes, Dr Dan Curtis and Dr Francesco Del Giudice were pleased to welcome Prof Jeff Giacomin (Editor-in-chief, Physics of Fluids), Prof Gerry Fuller (Stanford) and Prof Marco Ellero (Basque Centre for Applied Mathematics) to the Bay Campus as part
of the first 'Swansea Complex Fluids Day'. The event included lab tours, experimental demonstrations and presentations from the visitors as well as talks from both the academics and students of the Complex Fluids Research Group.
The event was a great success with Professor Fuller remarking, 'I certainly came away impressed with the scope and depth of research into complex fluids. I learned a lot, which is my primary gauge of quality. Fascinating problems and results.'
The visitors also commended the 'impressive research culture that has been established' in Complex Fluids.
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Academic shortlisted for the University Engineering Team of the Year
Congratulations to Dr Jennifer Thompson, who has been shortlisted for the University Engineering Staff Member of the Year, in the Engineering Talent Awards 2024, for her outstanding work as PI for the 50% for the Future project.
Jennifer's continued dedication to the project, alongside her
existing roles as Mechanical Engineering Senior Lecturer, Admissions Tutor and SACEME ED&I Lead, has resulted in this well-deserved recognition.
The 50% for the Future project, is a longitudinal study focussed on developing an iterative, collaborative process to improve representation and experience of females studying Mechanical Engineering at Higher Education level
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Academic receives the Murchison Award
Congratulations to Professor Stefan Doerr, Department of Geography, for being awarded the prestigious Murchison Award for pioneering research influencing policy and management of environmental risks from wildfires.
The award from the Royal Geographical Society with IBG (Institute of British Geographers) is in acknowledgement of Stefan’s outstanding contribution to geographical sciences with particular impact in the fields of geomorphology, hydrology, soil and wildfire
science.
Stefan said: ‘I’m thrilled to receive this award on behalf of the whole wildfire community and especially Cristina Santin who co-wrote the key paper leading to it.’
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Research in Residence Fellowship awarded
Congratulations to Dr Ye Yuan, Department of Aerospace Engineering, who has recently been awarded the Research in Residence fellowship awarded by the Innovation Launchpad Network+ (ILN+) for the project 'Advancing UAV Technology for Offshore Wind Turbine Monitoring'.
This collaborative project between Swansea University and ORE Catapult, aims to develop a state-of-the-art aerodynamics-autonomous solution to improve the feasibility of UAVs
inspecting wind turbine blades whilst ‘operational’.
Ye has over 10 years of experience in modelling and safety research for rotorcraft, including >30 publications in world-leading journals and conferences, and research collaborations with industry and air safety bodies.
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Team shortlisted for the University Engineering Team of the Year
Congratulations to the 50% for the Future team within Mechanical Engineering (ME), who have been shortlisted for the University Engineering Team of the Year 2024, @EqualEngineers Engineering Talent Awards 2024, in partnership with @RAEngNews and @MetroUK.
50% for the Future is a longitudinal study focussed on developing an iterative, collaborative process to improve percentage representation and experience of females studying ME at Higher Education level.
The success of the project to-date can be attributed to the development of a clear vision around addressing the problems or issues identified via the acquisition of survey and focus group data. In the development of all interventions throughout the project, the voice and skills of the project team has been harnessed; and most importantly, their beneficiaries, female ME students, both current and future have been heard.
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Go Green Week at the University
Professor Mary Gagen, Department of Geography, recently gave a talk for the University’s Go Green Week, with Iolo Williams at the Taliesin Arts Centre.
Mary, a specialist in climate change and how it impacts on our planet’s forests joined Iolo who gave a talk on ‘What can we do to help wildlife?’. Iolo is a Welsh naturalist,
broadcaster, public speaker and writer who has worked in conservation for over 30 years and has used his knowledge and experience to address the Welsh Assembly.
Go Green Week was organised by the University’s Sustainability Team.
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