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Schemes for Engineers in Research and Development
Distinguished Visiting Fellowship Scheme
Profiles
Host:
Professor Janice Barton - University of Southampton |
Distinguished Visitor:
Professor Ole Thybo Thomsen - Aalborg University, DENMARK
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The University of Southampton and Aalborg
University have shared research interests in
the mechanics of composite and sandwich
structures. The visit combined the expertise
at both institutions to carry out mechanical
and thermal analysis of composite and
sandwich structures.
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study (221KB) ] |
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Host:
Professor Simone Hochgreb – Cambridge University
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Distinguished Visitor:
Dr Robert S Barlow – Sandia National Laboratories, USA
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Dr Barlow’s visit to Cambridge University
combined the expertise in both institutions
to study Turbulent stratified combustion.
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study (251KB)] |
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Host:
Professor Sarah Spurgeon – University of Leicester (now at University of Kent)
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Distinguished Visitor:
Professor Yuri B Shtessel – The University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA
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Professor Shtessel’s visit to University of
Leicester provided an excellent opportunity
to combine Professor Shtessel’s theoretical
background and applications experience in
Higher-Order-Sliding-Mode (HOSM) observers
for state estimation and input
reconstruction in non-linear systems
with the expertise in and the activities of
the Control and Instrumentation research
group in the Department of Engineering as
well as the wider space research activities
at University of Leicester.
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study (267KB)] |
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Host:
Dr D Ian Wilson – Cambridge University
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Distinguished Visitor:
Professor A Paul Watkinson – University of British Columbia, CANADA
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Professor Watkinson’s visit enabled
networking and research collaborations in
Heat Exchanger Fouling between Cambridge
University and University of British
Columbia.
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study (264KB)] |
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Host:
Professor Wuqiang Yang – The University of Manchester
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Distinguished Visitor:
Professor Markus Zahn – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
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The aim of the visit was to combine
Professor Zahn’s and Professor Yang’s
expertise and skills in dielectric and
magnetic measurements, and to strengthen
links and collaborations between The
University of Manchester and Massachusetts
Institute of Technology.
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study (171KB)] |
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Updated July 2012
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