The wider academic community within the University and representatives from the University’s China and Malaysia campuses will be engaged with the work of the Institute via a series of themed workshops for awareness raising and to develop new, multi-disciplinary collaborations.

The University has a substantial research portfolio related to aerospace applications and technologies, with projects valued at in excess of £35million. Its research base is broad, involving over 50 academic researchers and including a number of internationally leading groups.

Facilities

Led by the Faculty of Engineering, the Institute encompasses a broad range of facilities and equipment.

Industry links

The University has strategic links with leading companies and much of the aerospace research activity already undertaken is in collaboration with industry. Current collaborations include SMEs and major multinationals, such as:

• Rolls-Royce
• GE
• Airbus
• BAE Systems
• Boeing

Key academic leads

• Academic Director: Professor Andy Long, polymer composites
• Deputy Director: Professor Pat Wheeler, power electronics, machines and control
• Business Development Executive: Ben Sumner

Other key academics

• Professor Svetan Ratchev, advanced manufacturing
• Professor Seamus Garvey, structural integrity and dynamics; Director of the Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre (UTC) in Aeroengine Transmissions
• Professor Terry Moore, Institute of Engineering Surveying  and Space Geodesy (IESSG), satellite navigation
• Dr Matt Clark, applied optics and non-destructive evaluation (NDE)