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Summer Visits - 2010       


As it currently stands our summer visit programme is as follows

Date Event Details
Postponed until September UEA Image Processing Laboratory Currently being finalised
September UEA Bio-Power Plant Currently being finalised
September 21st (Tuesday) EAME 10 Tickets from Mike Vincent

Watch this space for additions/deletions and other alterations!
09:49 10/06/2010

Talk Programme - Autumn 2010 (Provisional)


"The position of tidal power in the energy debate and in particular the Company turbine development"

Mon. 11th Oct at 7.30 pm

By Michael Evans Philip Hall who is CEO of Green-Tide Turbines Ltd (NES/IET joint lecture?)


Earthquake Engineering

Mon. 18th Oct at 7.30 pm

By Dr Randolph Borg, Dept of Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, University College, University of London


"The International Space Station"    

Mon. 8th Nov at 7.30 pm

Synopsis of the talk will be provided soon.

By Dr David Baker, NASA Consultant


"Fast Pod"   

Mon. 29th November at 7.30 pm

The integration of the 'pod' propulsion units with hull design where the overall objective is to maximize efficiency of marine transport: The talk will include work on current hull designs leading to the requirements for future designs.

By Prof. Mehmet Atlar of Newcastle University


"An Engineers reflections on a year in China"

Mon. 13th December at 7.30 pm

The content of this talk is under discussion

By Dr Donard de Cogan, FIET, Senior Fellow, UEA


Talk Programme - Spring 2011 (Provisional)


"The History of Computing "

Mon. 10th January at 7.30 pm

The content of this talk is under discussion

By Dr Mark Fisher, Senior Lecturer, School of Computing Sciences, UEA


Light Fantastic: history and development of lasers.

Mon. 24th January at 7.30 pm

By Dr Steven Ashworth of the University of East Anglia


Millbrook Testing Ground - (The old RAE Bedford site).

Mon. 7th February at 7.30 pm

The content of this talk is under discussion

By Bruce Lornie


Topic:Nano technology - speaker being sought

Mon. 21st February at 7.30 pm

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Topic:Railway engineering - speaker being sought

Mon. 7th March at 7.30 pm

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Topic:Automotive:Possibly an electric (racing) car - speaker being sought

Mon. 21st March at 7.30 pm

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AGM followed by a talk - Talk/speaker being sought

Mon. 4th April at 7.30 pm

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