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Charity seeks applicants for industrial research grants
Science and engineering graduates are invited to apply for several £80,000 grants which will help pay salaries and fees for three years.
The Fellowships, which are awarded by the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, are aimed at science and engineering graduates carrying out research in industry or being sponsored by a company to do an Engineering Doctorate (EngD).
About eight ‘Industrial Fellowships’ are awarded each year to graduates with a good first degree in engineering, science or medicine who wish to work towards a higher degree by developing a product or research project of future commercial value based jointly in industry and a university. The Fellowships will fund half of an applicant’s salary for three years, as well as their university fees and travel expenses.
Last year’s award winners work in a variety of research areas including chemistry, aerospace and defence, materials testing, pharmaceuticals, medicine and electronics.
The Commission is funded by the profits made from the Great Exhibition in 1851. Its aim is to support the development of science and technology by giving fellowships and grants to pure research in science and engineering, applied research in industry, industrial design and other projects. It has no interest in related intellectual property rights or commercially sensitive information and is motivated simply by its altruistic aim to ‘extend the influence of art and science upon productive industry’.
www.royalcommission1851.org.uk
Shaun Addy from Midland engine maker Cubewano has been lauded by his peers, scooping the title of Design Engineer of the Year at the British Engineering Excellence Awards (BEEA).
The judges praised Mr Addy, now R&D manager for Cubewano, for his unfaltering commitment, commenting that “whilst it can be a 9 to 5 occupation for some, those who create the best designs don’t recognise the constraints of the clock.”
Mr Addy met the judges’ criteria for being able to produce innovative designs, as well as contributing to the industry more widely. The panel noted that in his 26 years in the profession working for the likes of Lotus and BMW he had gained numerous patents for his innovative design work on some of the world’s most respected internal combustion engines.
In his current role at Cubewano, he perfected a small heavy fuel rotary engine with a high power to weight ratio which has been successfully used in a project for the US military. Recently he refined the design of the engine’s fuel injection system, reducing fuel consumption by 50% – an innovation likely to receive another patent.
Design Engineer of the Year
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