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  • The Sir Isaac Newton Lecture 2014

    This year we were pleased to welcome Phillippa Davies from Reaction Engines to present the annual Sir Isaac Newton Lecture, entitled “Jet into Space” on Wednesday 15th October 2014. This event is aimed at promoting STEM subjects to 14 to 16 year old students of Lincolnshire, hopefully to inspire them into onward studies and ultimately careers in the fascinating and varied world of Science, Technology and Engineering. Following an introduction from Grp Captain Mark Hunt, President of The IMechE, Phillippa described her involvement in the exciting and innovative propulsion engine being developed by Reaction Engines. Called the SABRE this engine combines elements of classic Rocket propulsion with the ability to harvest the oxygen supply required for use in the atmosphere. This dramatically reduces…

    Joanne Longton
    Joanne Longton

  • Report Back From October Main Network Events

    Two evening events were held by IET Kent in October 2014 On the 22nd October, IET Kent held the inaugural Jennison Lecture at the University of Kent, to an audience in excess of 100. This event also opened the University’s 50th Anniversary Celebrations. The Lecture is named after Roger Jennison, the first Professor of Physical Electronics at the University in 1965 and founder of the Electronics Laboratory; which has now grown into the School of Engineering and Digital Arts. The speaker for the evening was Rhys Phillips (Research Engineer, Lightning & Electrostatics, from Airbus Group Innovations UK). His talk was titled "Thunderbolts and Lightning - are they really frightening?" and he delivered an informative and entertaining presentation. Rhys looked at the phenomenon of lightning and explained…

    Brian Dury
    Brian Dury

  • IET At The Science Museum Lates Session - Wednesday, 26 November

    IET Robotics & Mechatronics Exec team members were recently involved in the Science Museum November Lates Session - the theme of which was The Information Age . The Musuem Lates Sessions is an initiative aimed at attracting an adult audience to the museum to hear about the latest innovations in the scientific world. They are very popular, often attracting more than 3000 visitors, and this is the second time the TPN has been involved. A robotics lecturer from Harper Adams University, Sam Wane , spoke about technology advancements in agriculture. In particular, Sam discussed the changing size of the tractor, and how the research taking place at Harper Adams hopes to develop lightweight agricultural robots to seed, weed, scout and harvest. He also spoke about new technologies such as unmanned…

    Joanne Longton
    Joanne Longton

  • Mersey & Western Cheshire Network Committee Members 2016-17 Session

    The IET Mersey & Western Cheshire Network organise an annual programme of engineering activities.  All of these events and activities are made possible by the efforts of a dedicated group of volunteers. If you would like to know more about our committee, or would like to be a volunteer for us, please get in touch with the Chairman or our Community Manager listed below. Andrew Kaldos   Chairman John McDonald   Immediate Past Chairman Robert McDonald  Vice Chairman and Onlilne Community Administrator Jiafeng Zhou  Secretary James Harris  Treasurer John Bullock   Asst Treasurer Bob Green  Chairman, Power Group  Brian Clark   Chairman, Electronics & E-systems Group  Erik Clark Secretary/Advertising Manager,  Young Professionals Section Gordon Nicholas   Deputy   Chairman, EC&C Group  Haydn Evans…

    Rob McDonald
    Rob McDonald

  • Why Become A Fellow Of The IET?

    Fellowship of the IET represents the highest grade of IET membership you can apply for. IET Fellows contribute both to the IET through their voluntary activities and also to their commitment to achievements and service in the engineering and technology sectors. IET Fellowship is awarded to individuals who have sustained high levels of achievement, for example through leadership, influence, senior responsibility, innovation, and professional service, at the forefront of engineering, technology or cognate disciplines for a period of five years or more. If you are interested in finding out more about fellowship with the IET you can view Matt's story: You can also meet some of the other IET Fellows , or if you're interested in finding out more, visit: www.theiet.org/fellows

    Kathryn Bain
    Kathryn Bain

  • *** We need more suggestions for women engineers to feature on the new IET staircase at Savoy place ***

    Celebrating engineers’ comprises two semi-translucent sculptures, suspended the full height of the building’s stairwells. The sculptures use a series of graphic and reflective panels to tell the past, present and future story of the IET through the people linked to the institution from its foundation. Who do you think should be included? We’ve begun with a list of those already honoured by the IET through awards such as the Faraday Medal, Mountbatten Medal and Honorary Fellowship. It starts with Michael Faraday and our first President in 1871 and extends to the latest recipients of Honorary Fellowship and the Faraday Medal. To give us your ideas of who to celebrate, please complete our online survey. For more information and to put your suggestions forward...

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Sixteen ‘Year In Industry’ Students Join Scottish Power

    Sixteen ‘Year in Industry’ Students join ScottishPower With the shortage of engineers within the Scottish manufacturing and energy sector remaining high profile within media reports, it is refreshing to see a forward thinking company, like ScottishPower take the initiative in securing and attracting the best of engineers of the future. The 16 Sixteen school leavers have just started a year long innovative but challenging placement with the leading energy company through The Year in Industry programme run by nationwide charity the Engineering Development Trust (EDT), as part of ScottishPower’s drive to secure a sustainable skilled workforce. Students will work across many sites in Central Scotland; each will have a dedicated mentor and a robust work schedule. EDT have run the programme successfully…

  • Twitter Account

    The IET Cambridge has opened a Twitter account to push out news of talks and and changes to the programme. The same information will appear on this website. Twitter email is cambsec@theiet.org, username is cambsec. Thanks David Blake

    David Blake
    David Blake

  • Crossrail Talk 20 November

    The Crossrail talk on 20 November has also been advertised by the I Mech E and ICE. If you want tea and sandwiches, please get there at 1800 hrs. The talk will start at 1830 hrs. Thanks David Blake

    David Blake
    David Blake

  • Tornado Lecture - Nov 2014

    Hi Everyone, Just a little reminder that it is only 1 week until the free Tornado Lecture at Teesside University. For registration please contact craig_smithson@icloud.com

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Tornado Lecture - Nov 2014

    Hi Everyone, Just a little reminder that it is only 1 week until the free Tornado Lecture at Teesside University. For registration please contact craig_smithson@icloud.com

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Introducing the new PEMD TPN

    The Power Electronics, Machines and Drives Network is a new IET technical and professional network (TPN) established by a group of engineers working across a broad range of industrial sectors with a common technology bond. Envisaged as a home and reference point for the power electronics, machines and drives community, the newly formed network aims to keep members fully informed about all events relevant to members interests and to develop a number of topical, sector-focused seminars, providing a strong link to established headline conferences. Key figures from across the sector have pledged their support, with a core PEMD TPN management team made up of senior industrial and academic engineers with a passion for power electronics, machines and drives. “The PEMD TPN came out of a group of us…

    Gemma Hadley
    Gemma Hadley

  • Payment Mechanisms ..of Things !

    Hybrid collaboration services like Payments using Mobile, In-store or Web allow a strong national reach of transactions. Mobile network operators offer the same where MS enables mobile money to transact even over NFC & Rf Id systems. These mechanisms though disruptive are new fresh and innovative methods of doing the same barter style transaction.   The newer payment methods are effectively digital representations of transactions. It allows speedy transactions at a convenience pace. The lack of brick or retail outlets do not stop the digital transactions and so not only encourages casual spending but also greater use of mobile networks. In an instant, the transfer of money can be person to person. The mobile wallet allows a seamless integration method that further fuels value add transactions…

    Rimesh Patel
    Rimesh Patel

  • The Future Of Energy Storage

    The hot topic of energy storage was the focus of a recent IET event hosted by the Power Systems and Equipment (PS&E) network. The technical and professional network (TPN) organised an evening seminar with sector specialist Stewart Reid, who works as Future Networks Manager for Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) Power Distribution. An expert in this field, Stewart, an IET Fellow, leads the SSE team dedicated to developing the company’s networks and operations, as well as supporting a low carbon future. Stewart’s talk covered the various options of energy storage, looking at what is and isn’t working. He discussed research past and present, the challenges faced and the possible solutions being developed and piloted right now. Energy storage technologies and requirements “Energy storage is not…

    Gemma Hadley
    Gemma Hadley

  • The Mawdsley Story

    In 2010 Gloucestershire IET Member, Lionel Jones, published a short history of the Mawdsley Electrical Manufacturing Company of Dursley, Glos. He is selling copies in aid of IET Connect funds and the book is priced at £15 including £5 postage and packing. The Mawdsley firm no longer exists but in its time was a main supplier of electrical machines to the Royal Navy and Merchant Ships as well as special educational machines to universities and technical colleges. If you are interested in buying a copy and supporting IET Connect, your Benevolent Fund, please contact Caroline Hobden at chobden@theiet.org IET Connect assists past and present members of the IET and their immediate families with a wide range of confidential advice and support including a free legal helpline, financial needs, unemployment…

    Lisa Miles
    Lisa Miles

  • ICE presents the Presenting the Great Western Electrification

    The Institution of Civil Engineers is hosting an event called Great Western Electrification on Wednesday 12th November 2014 at 18.00 (Refreshments) for 18.30 at Reading Town Hall, Blagrave Street, Reading RG1 1QH During this presentation our speaker will talk about the electrification of the Western Route, discussing the technical challenges of breaking in a new system, making it work in the timescale, to a budget and over the distance without hitting anything! This includes technical interfaces with the wires, piles, bridges, tunnels and track. It will update the route for the new Intercity Express trains and future freight requirements. Martin Veale of Network Rail has been the Project Engineer (Track) on the Electrification Project since September 2013. Prior to that he worked on Crossrail…

    Dooshiant Dyall
    Dooshiant Dyall

  • Anglian Coastal Local Network Committee 2014-2015 Session

    Chairman David Bryant Vice Chair Alex Barrett Treasurer Mick Mehler Secretary Alex Barrett Community Relationship Manager Robert Allen

    Alex Barrett
    Alex Barrett

  • FUNcube Launch

    Following on from last night's FUNcube talk, here's a clip of the launch of this tiny satellite, aimed at schools STEM topics promotion.

    Alex Barrett
    Alex Barrett

  • Previous MPG Events

    PREVIOUS EVENTS Future energy scenarios - National Grid Come and be engaged with National Grid and the future energy scenarios. Lecture 25 November 2014, Birmingham HVDC and Power Applications of Nano-materials Nano-materials and their application as electrical insulating materials have been eagerly anticipated in the light of exciting laboratory developments globally. However, translation to engineering practise has not yet met early expectations. This lecture will examine the promising attributes of nano-materials and the factors that make them attractive as new materials technologies. Lecture 01 Oct 2014, Staffordhire University. Register here . CCS - a must-have to beat climate change Carbon Capture and Storage is the only way we can reduce CO2 emissions and keep fossil fuels in the UK…

    Julie
    Julie

  • Prof Arvind Kumar's Presentation

    For those of you who could no make the event, attached is the presentation the Prof Kumar gave a couple of weeks ago.

    Allan Casey
    Allan Casey

  • Popularity Of Defense In Depth Strategies (DiD's)

    The need for Defense in Depth strategies, DiD's, are becoming more commonplace not only internally across global companies but also now span across different industries in different DiDs flavours. They allow the organisational units of the distant past AD Domain's to be refined into required business units, such as the GPO's. Microsoft's AD structure gave holistic options with domain activities on an operational level, it also by its own existence, identified gaps in domains that were not really focusing on business goals. Over the years, the gaps were patched, filled, taped and or glued, but in most cases the logged-discoursed gave the need for a new breed of monitoring technology. Provided you had none of the mentioned gaps, SIEM platforms for example, enabled you to take any vendor logic…

    Rimesh Patel
    Rimesh Patel

  • Popularity Of Defense In Depth Strategies (DiD's)

    The need for Defense in Depth strategies, DiD's, are becoming more commonplace not only internally across global companies but also now span across different industries in different DiDs flavours. They allow the organisational units of the distant past AD Domain's to be refined into required business units, such as the GPO's. Microsoft's AD structure gave holistic options with domain activities on an operational level, it also by its own existence, identified gaps in domains that were not really focusing on business goals. Over the years, the gaps were patched, filled, taped and or glued, but in most cases the logged-discoursed gave the need for a new breed of monitoring technology. Provided you had none of the mentioned gaps, SIEM platforms for example, enabled you to take any vendor logic…

    Rimesh Patel
    Rimesh Patel

  • Nomad Digital to undertake Wi-Fi upgrade on the Virgin Trains fleet

    Nomad Digital, the global leader in wireless on-board passenger services, have recently signed a contract with Virgin Trains to undertake a fleet-wide WiFi upgrade. The Nomad upgrade will be deployed on 56 Pendolinos delivering up to 12MBPS transmitting speed and on the 20 Super-Voyager trains 8MBPS and will also offer improved connection availability across the routes. The upgrade is scheduled for completion during the summer of 2015 and marks one of the largest UK train connectivity deployments to date. For further details on this article please click here .

    Deborah-Claire McKenzie
    Deborah-Claire McKenzie

  • US Military Space Plane Returns to Earth

    An unmanned US place has recently landed in California following a top-secret, two-year mission to space. The Orbital Test Vehicle or X-37B has spent 674 days orbiting around the planet. Although it was the plane's third space flight, its mission remains shrounded in mystery. For more information on this article on the BBC website click here .

    Deborah-Claire McKenzie
    Deborah-Claire McKenzie

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