About this Event
Join a community of sports engineers for a day of presentations and networking, and get inspired to pursue a future in this innovative, growing field. Speakers include sports engineering academics, PhD students and industry partners. All are welcome to attend the free seminar day. Refreshments and lunch will be provided.
The presentations will take place in lecture Theatre 1, Geoffrey Manton Building, Manchester Metropolitan University.
Draft agenda10:00 Registration, networking and toursIncluding:
- Institute of Sport
- Engineering Labs
- Reconstruction labs
- Manchester Fashion Institute
Welcome address by Professor Tomasz Liskiewicz, Head of Department of Engineering at Manchester Met
PhD student talks (30 minutes)
Dr Kristina Brubacher, The University of Manchester
Gemma Leslie, Manchester Metropolitan University - Development of a 3D Printed Synthetic Bone Surrogate
Siamak Khosroshahi, Queen Mary University of London - Head and Neck Protective Devices for Motorcycle Riders
Dr Peter Theobald, Cardiff University
Professor Andy Alderson, Sheffield Hallam University - Smart Materials for Sports
Lunch: 12:30 till 13:30 Session 2: 13:30 till 15:00Olga Kravchenko, RHEON Labs
Dr Adil Imam, Canterbury University - Analysing Efficacy of Padded Clothing in Rugby using Finite Element Analysis
Dr Stefan Mohr, Head Sport - Racket sport research and development at HEAD
Dr Jonathan Shepherd, PING
Afternoon break: 15:00 till 15:30Session 3: 15:30 till 16:30Dr Caroline Adams, English Institute of Sport (EIS) - Sports Engineering at EIS
Dr Jonathan Potts, Sheffield Hallam University - Wind Tunnel Testing 101 for Sports Engineers
Professor Bert Blocken, Eindhoven University of Technology - Surprises in Cycling Aerodynamics
Drinks reception: 16:30 onwardsFurther details to follow.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Manchester Metropolitan University, LT1, Geoffrey Manton Building, Manchester, United Kingdom
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