Keynote speakers
Ulf Jansson
Uppsala University | Sweden
My research is focussed on synthesis and characterization of thin film materials for various applications. I work primarily with carbon-based materials such as carbides and graphene, but also with borides and oxides. An important part of the research is the design of multi-functional materials with a specific microstructure. Examples are, nanocomposites, amorphous films, and multilayer structures with an unique combination of mechanical, tribological and electrical properties.
Anne Neville
University of Leeds | UK
My research work is focused in three main areas: Corrosion and tribo-corrosion; Lubrication and wear; Mineral scaling; Surgical technologies. Qualifications: BEng (1st Class Hons), PhD, Mechanical Engineering, University of Glasgow Professional Distinctions: RAEng Chair of Emerging Technologies; CEng, MIM; Member STLE (Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers, USA); Member ICorr (Institute of Corrosion); EPSRC Advanced Fellow (1999-2004); Fellow of IMechE, July 2007; Fellow of RSE, May 2005; FRSE 2005, FREng 2010, Royal Society Research Merit Award 2011. Responsibilities: Deputy Head of School
Prof Carol Featherston
Cardiff University | UK
Professor Carol Featherston is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Cardiff School of Engineering. Following time spent in industry, working in the area of structural performance in the aircraft and chemical industries with British Aerospace and then ICI, she returned to academia to study the ‘Stability of Lightweight Structures’ at Exeter College Oxford in association with Rolls Royce. She is now Director of Research at Cardiff School of Engineering, leading the Aerospace Research Theme and concentrating on the design and optimisation, modelling, testing and structural health monitoring of a range of structures, with partners including Airbus, Boeing and BAE Systems. She is a chartered engineer and a fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and the Institute of Mechanical Engineers.