Etmo news june 2013

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June 2013 ENGINEERING, TECHONLOGY AND MARITIME

IN THIS ISSUE

Product Design Show

Product Design Show

School’s annual Product Design show.

LJMU alumni enjoyed the best in innovation and design from over 50 of the School’s 1st, 2nd and 3rd year students. The event was aimed at industry professionals and alumni and allowed students and visitors to interact and network. The Product Design Show showcases and celebrates a collection of the finest design work achieved by our students completing design and engineering programmes.

Graduate destinations

Students displayed their work, ranging from modular playground equipment and sustainable garden furniture, to a modern walking aid and a passive speaker system.

Current students and a graduate organised this year’s three day show, overseeing planning and set up. Final Year student, Oscar Barrington commented: “The Product Design Show is the culmination of several months of hard work providing an excellent opportunity for myself and the other students to show off our innovative designs to local industry and alumni of the University. The event featured many product

ideas that have already succeeded in securing interest from commercial partners, as well as helping students secure future employment opportunities."

The evening was attended by Vice Chancellor Professor Nigel Weatherill “There was a very high standard of work on display which could have easily been placed in a commercial environment. The students did a great job in delivering the information in a friendly and professional manner. The event demonstrated how the Arts can be combined with the Science and Engineering disciplines to great effect.”

Programme Leader Adam Papworth noted that “The quality of the ideas and depth of design is a credit to the students. We have 11 students currently out on placement in a wide range of design posts, all developing their skills and aiming to be given a post on graduation’ Find out about our product design course here Find images from the show here

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Update on graduate destinations.

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Project helps food manufacturer MEng student improve safety and efficiency in crisp manufacture Page 3

Bibby ship management prize Maritime Business and Management students awarded prize..

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EU research grant Update on current research

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Electrical Engineers measure eel’s power Electrical students measure the voltage from an electric eel.

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Pictured: Vice Chancellor Professor Nigel Weatherill at the product design exhibition

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Graduate destinations The School’s graduates continue to win jobs with world class employers.

Mechanical Engineering graduates Zhivko Staynov (2011 Formula Student Team Manager) joined Aston Martin, Luke Wilson, and Rob Wild join Sellafield Ltd, Steve Thoms joins Jaguar Land Rover, Luke Owen joins Bentley, Stuart Burill joins Vauxhall. Mark Shaffo joins Maersk.

Adam Hyland is now employed full time as a Software Developer at ISOTEC a small company based in Manchester.

Manchester. ‘Currently in my role as a Software developer I have begun working on creating a web app that will work on all portable devices such as tablets and phones. This web app is currently being created for the NHS and aims to make their workload easier and more accessible. It is something I am thoroughly enjoying and feel will open doors for me in the future.’

This year nearly a third of second year Electrical and Electronic Engineering students gained placements with high profile organisations such as IBM, ARM Holdings and National Grid.

Mechanical Engineering graduate Tom Lyon secured a graduate position at CERN in Genève working on the upgrades for the Large Hadron Collider. The project is called the “11-Tesla Diploe Project” which is the operating strength of the new superconducting magnets that Tom is helping design using the advanced computer aided analysis techniques taught at the University.

Project helps food manufacturer Our MEng engineering students have made a significant contribution to the competiveness of our regions industry.

One group used advanced computer modeling to analyse the fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics of some highly complex processes to helped a well-known food manufacturer reduce energy consumption and improve plant safety. Andrew Kerboas from PepsiCo said in his feedback to the group “We were delighted with the level of detail in the work presented. It was far beyond the expectations we had back in the summer of last year when we first considered developing a relationship with yourselves and the University. You have been very professional to work

the future. I'm sure the university and your lecturers appreciate the influence you have had on making this relationship such a success”

with over the last few months, which is a credit to your tutors and yourselves. This will put us in a strong position to work with other students in

Mr John Carrier and Dr David Allanson who led the investigation were impressed by the commitment to the project. John said “This work demonstrates yet again the quality of our top engineering graduates and the School would like to thank PepsiCo for giving the students the opportunity to apply their engineering skills to a real industrial plant”

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Bibby ship management prize Final year BSc (Hons) Maritime Business and Management students Olga Nikulina and Terry Jung were recently jointly awarded the Bibby Ship Management Prize.

The Prize has been awarded for a number of years and goes to the best performing Maritime student in Level 5 of their programme. This year it was too close to call, so the decision was made that it should be shared between Olga and Terry.

Olga and Terry are pictured receiving their awards from Capt Ian Mathison, Director, Marine and Safety, Bibby Ship Management Limited, at a presentation at Bibby’s offices in Liverpool.

Programme Leader Dr Charles Roberts said: “The award is excellent recognition for the hard work that the students have

put in and also reflects the strong links which the School has with the Bibby Line Group. Captain Mathison has always taken a personal interest in the

EU Research grant The LOOM Research Institute has led a project called REFERENCE (Research Research Award consortium of 5 members for FP7 Marie NEtwork on FlExible Risk AssEssmeNt Curie project of €383k (Prof. J. Wang, Dr. Zaili Yang, Dr Andi Cunningham). This project started in September 2012 and will terminate in September 2016. The

and DeCision SciencE) aims to bring together an international team of researchers with a wide variety of skills to conduct hazard identification, risk

award and I would like to wish him well as he retires from the industry after 42 years.”

estimation, risk control option development, cost benefit modelling, and decision making of large made to order engineering systems.

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Electrical engineers measure Eel’s power Sir David Attenborough recently visited the Blue Planet Aquarium in Cheshire Oaks, as part of a series of new natural history programmes due to be broadcast later this year. During his visit, Sir David spent time filming with the aquarium’s giant Pacific octopus and in the underwater walkthrough tunnel as well as filming a special feature using a machine devised by our Electrical Engineers to demonstrate the power generated by an electric eel.

The iconic British TV presenter, and much-loved naturalist, was on location to film for the second series of 'David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities’' on UKTV Eden channel, produced by Bristol-based Humble Bee Films.

Blue Planet Aquarium’s Rebecca Collins said: "It was awesome to have such a legend here at the aquarium. Everyone was just so excited when we found out he was coming. He was really lovely and it was amazing to watch him work.

"We’d also like to thank Cliff Mayhew, Steve Gotts and Colin Robinson from LJMU who helped us set up the experiment which demonstrated how

much electricity our eel can actually produce. They devised a brilliant machine which converted electric pulses from the eel into oscilloscope readings and lit LED bulbs up."

Clifford Mayhew, Principal Lecturer in Electrical Engineering commented: "My first thoughts were that we usually like to keep water and electricity apart, particularly as the Eel is capable of producing electrical pulses up to ten times the level that can be lethal. So after some work with the handlers at The Blue Planet, I designed a machine that had a special probe and measuring system to help us easily and safely detect and display the voltages from the

Eel. The LED light system works on the same principle as the sound level displays you see on stereo systems in cars and homes. The circuit is modified to make it capable of displaying the 50 to 60 Volt pulses we measured from the Eel during tests."

The new series will feature ten 30minute shows and is due to be broadcast in the autumn. In the series, David Attenborough focuses on some of nature’s most curious animals creatures that have amazed, baffled or fascinated us since their discovery, and still do today.

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School Director I Jenkinson i.d.jenkinson@ljmu.ac.uk