IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS AND INSTRUMENTATION IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY

Dr. Wes Maru, R & D Manager, OGM Ltd.

Lecture Room 0, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1PZ.

Thursday 17 May 2018, 18:30-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

THE MATHEMATICAL MAGIC OF MIXED REALITY

Dr. Andrew Fitzgibbon, Partner Scientist at Microsoft HoloLens.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street Cambridge, CB2 1PZ.

Thursday 19 April 2018, 18:30-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

THE PYE STORY

Bob Bates and Richard Howes, Pye History Trust.

Anglia Ruskin University : Lord Ashcroft Building 003, East Road, Cambridge, CB1 1PT.

Thursday 15 March 2018, 18:30-20:00

Real time engine emissions measurement and impact on local air quality [IMechE]

Dr Mark Peckham, Director, Cambustion Ltd.

Lecture Room 4, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ.

Wednesday 07 March 2018, 18:30-20:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION WORKSHOP

Speaker to be confirmed.

Room LR6, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street Cambridge, CB2 1PZ.

Tuesday 27 February 2018, 18:00-21:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

TO A TRILLION AND BEYOND: THE FUTURE OF COMPUTING AND THE INTERNET OF THINGS - The IET Cambridge Prestige Lecture

Krisztian Flautner, vice president of technology at ARM..

Churchill College, Storey's Way Cambridge, CB3 0DS.

Thursday 08 February 2018, 18:30-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Delivering The Promise of the Internet of Things. How IoT systems can benefit transport, logistics and infrastructure

Paul Beastall : Director Technology Strategy, Wireless Digital Services, Cambridge Consultants .

Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street Cambridge, CB2 1PZ.

Thursday 18 January 2018, 18:15-20:00

Your personal list

Surgical robots big and small - how to enable the next generation of surgical robots (venue changed)

Chris Wagner, Head of Advanced Surgical Systems at Cambridge Consultants..

Cambridge Consultants Ltd, 29 Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 0DW.

Wednesday 20 December 2017, 18:30-20:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

MODULAR REACTORS

Steve Lawler, AMRC.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street Cambridge, CB2 1PZ.

Thursday 07 December 2017, 18:30-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

LIFESKILLS - WANT TO BE PROFESSIONALLY REGISTERED?

Speaker to be confirmed.

Room LR6, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street Cambridge, CB2 1PZ.

Tuesday 21 November 2017, 18:00-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

The Future for Low Carbon Vehicles - Hybrid and Electric Vehicles?

Steven Doyle, Leader business development at Ricardo for hybrid & electronic systems.

Anglia Ruskin University : Lord Ashcroft Building, East Road, Cambridge, CB1 1PT.

Thursday 16 November 2017, 18:00-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

GRAVITATIONAL WAVES - LISA AND LISA PATHFINDER

Dr Christian Trenkel, Airbus Defence & Space.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street Cambridge, CB2 1PZ.

Thursday 02 November 2017, 19:30-21:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

CONSTRUCTING THE INTERNET - A MARITIME ADVENTURE

Rob Struzyna.

Institute For Manufacturing, Alan Reece Building, 17 Charles Babbage Rd, Cambridge, CB3 0FS.

Thursday 19 October 2017, 18:30-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

AI for Better Patient Outcomes

Multiple - see http://events.theiet.org/aihealthcare/index.cfm.

Microsoft Research Lab, 21 Station Rd Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB1 2FB United Kingdom.

Wednesday 18 October 2017, 08:30-17:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

DIAMOND SCHOLARS AND ENGINEERING HORIZONS

Speaker to be confirmed.

Room LR6, Cambridge University Engineering Department, CB2 1PZ.

Tuesday 17 October 2017, 18:00-19:30

Keronite

Talk starts 7pm following AGM

Dr Steve Hutchins, CTO of Keronite.

Institute for Manufacturing, 17 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS.

Tuesday 18 July 2017, 18:00-20:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

ENERGY GENERATION AND STORAGE SYSTEMS

Oliver Burstall (CTO / COO) - Origami Energy.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 18 May 2017, 18:30-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

HYBRID HOPES - AIRLANDER 10

Chris Daniels of Hybrid Air Vehicles Limited.

Anglia Ruskin University, East Road, Cambridge CB1 1PT (Lecture Theatre: Lord Ashcroft LAB003).

Thursday 20 April 2017, 18:30-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Bio Analyser Systems: An introduction to the principles and engineering of equipment to analyse biological samples

David Molony CEng – independent Engineering Consultant. Formerly technical lead at TAP Biosystems.

Cambridge University Engineering Department LT0.

Thursday 16 March 2017, 18:30-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

IET Cambridge Younger Members' Workshop

All of us on the IET Cambridge Committee.

Cambridge University Engineering Department LR6.

Wednesday 08 March 2017, 18:00-20:00

3D printing with Ultimaker 3D printing machines

All welcome. Free to attend. Please register

Daniel Abram, Technical Support Manager, 3DGBIRE, the UK partner for Ultimaker 3D printing machines.

Institute for Manufacturing, 17 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS.

Tuesday 28 February 2017, 18:30-20:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

IET Professional Registration Event

Note unusual time

IET Cambridge committee and visitors from IET Central Offices.

LR4, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Tuesday 28 February 2017, 18:00-19:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

IET PRESTIGE LECTURE - ROBOTS HELPING PEOPLE

Tea is served from 6pm

Professor Yiannis Demiris, Imperial College.

Wolfson Lecture Room , Churchill College, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge, CB3 0WB.

Thursday 23 February 2017, 18:30-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

HARNESSING THE POWER OF TECHNOLOGY TSUNAMIS TO DISRUPT THE FUTURE OF ONLINE GROCERY RETAIL

Tea is served from 6pm

Paul Clarke, Ocado.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 19 January 2017, 18:30-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

PRACTICAL NANOENGINEERING AND THE HYPE OF THE NANOCARBONS

Tea is served from 6pm

Dr Matthew T. Cole, CUED.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 15 December 2016, 18:30-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

BRITISH CYCLING

Registration for this event is essential (link below)

Tony Purnell, Head of Technical Development at British Cycling.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 24 November 2016, 19:00-21:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

AN OVERVIEW OF THE EUROPEAN TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM (ETCS)

Tea is served from 6pm

Bob Barnard.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 17 November 2016, 18:30-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

LOCATION INTELLIGENCE AND SYSTEMS

Tea is served from 6pm

Dr Paul Webster, Ubisense Ltd..

Anglia Ruskin University, East Road, Cambridge CB1 1PT (Lecture Theatre: Lord Ashcroft LAB002).

Tuesday 08 November 2016, 18:30-20:00

Cambridge Philosophical Society

LARMOR LECTURE - Nanostructured steel: the challenge of manufacture

Professor Sir Harry Bhadeshia FRS FREng, Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry.

Monday 24 October 2016, 18:00-19:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

PATENTS, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND TRADEMARKS

Tea is served from 6pm

Adam Branscombe, Avidity IP.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 20 October 2016, 18:30-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

The Falcon Rocket System and the development of rockets for the Bloodhound project.

Tea is served from 7pm

Daniel Jubb, Co-Founder of the Falcon Rocket Project..

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 13 October 2016, 19:30-21:00

Medical Engineering at TWI (talk and visit)

Free visit. Booking required

Tom Pinto CEng MIMechE Senior Medical Project Engineer - Electron Beam Processes Section, Joining Technologies Group, TWI .

TWI, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge CB21 6AL.

Thursday 22 September 2016, 18:30-20:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

ELECTRIC AND HYBRID-ELECTRIC PROPULSION FOR LIGHT AIRCRAFT - PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE

Tea is served from 6pm

Dr Paul Robertson, CUED.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 19 May 2016, 18:30-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

WIND, WAVE AND TIDAL POWER GENERATION. RELIABILITY AND COST OF ENERGY

Tea is served from 6pm

Professor Peter Tavner, Durham University..

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 21 April 2016, 18:30-20:00

Cambridge and Anglian Materials Society meetings

Silk - the physics behind the function

Presentation at 6:30 pm, light refreshments from 6:00 pm. These talks are open to anyone with an interest in the topic.

Dr. Peter Laity. Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Sheffield.

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge. CB3 0FS.

Thursday 21 April 2016, 18:00-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

MRI-THE WONDER MACHINE: FROM BLUE SKIES TO EVERY DAY USAGE

Tea is served from 6pm

Richard V Aldridge, UEA.

University Technical College (UTC), Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0SZ.

Thursday 17 March 2016, 18:30-20:00

Beers and Careers: Cambridge Engineering Network Event

Advisors from selected Cambridge companies will be in attendance, as well as fellow engineers from early-to mid careers looking to share experiences. .

Espresso Library, 210 East Road, Cambridge CB1 1BG.

Tuesday 08 March 2016, 19:00-21:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Joint IET/I Mech E - beers and careers event

D. Blake.

The Espresso Library, 210 East Rd Cambridge, CB1 1BG.

Tuesday 08 March 2016, 19:00-21:00

Cambridge and Anglian Materials Society meetings

A Match Made in Heaven: Materials Science and Archaeology in the studies of Invention and Innovation of the Earliest Eurasian Metallurgy

Presentation at 6:30 pm, light refreshments from 6:00 pm. These talks are open to anyone with an interest in the topic.

Dr. Miljana Radivojevic. Anniversary Research Fellow, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research.

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge. CB3 0FS.

Tuesday 01 March 2016, 18:00-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

PRESTIGE LECTURE - DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE

Tea is served from 6pm

Prof. Andrew Harrison, Diamond Light Source.

Churchill College, Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Storeys Way, CB3 0DS .

Thursday 25 February 2016, 18:30-20:00

Cambridge and Anglian Materials Society meetings

Smart infrastructure and construction - the challenges and opportunities for the use of sensors in monitoring infrastructure and construction

These talks are open to anyone with an interest in the topic.

Dr. Jennifer Schooling, Director of the Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC).

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge. CB3 0FS.

Thursday 18 February 2016, 18:00-20:00

Clean energy from liquid air – the EpiQair engine [ IMechE ]

Free to attend. All welcome.

Tony Dye, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technical Officer of Epicam Ltd.

Institute for Manufacturing, 17 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS.

Tuesday 09 February 2016, 18:30-21:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

LIFESKILLS EVENT. “WANT TO BECOME PROFESSIONALLY REGISTERED?”

TBA - IET Lifeskills team.

Electrical Engineering, 9 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0FA..

Tuesday 09 February 2016, 18:00-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Joint IMechE /IET event - Building Britain's Most Powerful Steam Locomotive.

Tea is served from 6pm

Rob Morland.

Institute for Manufacturing, Alan Reece Building, 17 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS.

Wednesday 03 February 2016, 19:00-20:00

Building Britain's Most Powerful Steam Locomotive

Rob Morland, BSc (Hons) CEng FIET, Trustee and Director, Electrical Engineering, The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust .

Institute for Manufacturing, 17 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS.

Wednesday 03 February 2016, 18:30-21:00

Formula Student - presenting Full Blue Racing's 2016 design

Speaker to be confirmed.

Lecture Theatre 4, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ.

Thursday 28 January 2016, 18:00-21:00

Cambridge and Anglian Materials Society meetings

Local heat of the IOM3 Young Persons Lecture Competition

Speaker to be confirmed.

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge. CB3 0FS.

Thursday 28 January 2016, 18:00-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

International Space Station: Off the Earth, For the Earth

Tea is served from 6pm

Ravi Margasahayam, NASA.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Tuesday 15 December 2015, 18:30-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

PICO PROJECT – NO MORE PASSWORDS

Tea is served from 6pm

Dr. Frank Stajano, Computer Lab, Cambridge University,.

Lecture Theatre 1, Cambridge University Computer Laboratory, J J Thompson Avenue, Madingley Road, Cambridge.

Thursday 10 December 2015, 18:30-20:00

Recent Advances in Sensor Technologies for Mobile Healthcare - Prof Chris Lowe

Cambridge Centre of the Biomedical Engineering Association Inaugural Lecture

Emeritus Professor Chris Lowe, Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology.

Lecture Theatre 0, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ.

Tuesday 08 December 2015, 18:30-20:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

MATHS INSPIRATION EVENT FOR INVITED YEAR 11/12 STUDENTS

Booking is essential

Dr. Hugh Hunt, CUED.

West Road Concert Hall, 11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP.

Monday 07 December 2015, 13:00-16:00

Repairing offshore wind turbine blades

Simon Sanderson, Technical Director of Rotos 360 Ltd, and Charles Lee, Director of Futureneering Ltd.

UTC Cambridge, Robinson Way, Cambridge, CB2 0SZ.

Monday 23 November 2015, 18:30-20:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

THE STATE OF THE ART IN AUDIO FORENSICS (and why CSI is fantasy)

Tea is served from 6pm

Gordon Reid, Cedar Audio.

University Technical College (UTC), Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0SZ.

Thursday 19 November 2015, 18:30-20:00

Women in Engineering - Celebrating Local Achievements

Registration required - see event web page

Dr Helen Meese CEng MIMechE, Head of Engineering in Society, Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

The Gallery, Building 38, Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield, Bedford, MK43 0AL.

Thursday 19 November 2015, 18:30-20:30

Cambridge and Anglian Materials Society meetings

Extremely Complex Problems in Metallurgy

This is an open lecture. Anyone interested is welcome to attend. Light refreshments will be available from 18:00.

Professor Sir Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge.

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge. CB3 0FS.

Tuesday 17 November 2015, 18:30-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

THE WINNING FUEL IN FORMULA 1 – PASSION, EDUCATION AND DEDICATION

Buffet from 6pm (booking required)

Ian Greig, Mercedes Benz Grand Prix Engineering team.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 29 October 2015, 19:30-21:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

ROBOTICS - THE FUTURE OF KEYHOLE SURGERY

Tea is served from 6pm

Luke Hares, Cambridge Medical Robotics.

Microsoft Research Ltd, 21 Station Road, Cambridge, CB1 2FB.

Wednesday 07 October 2015, 18:30-20:00

Beers and Careers: Cambridge Engineering Network Event

Free networking event for engineers

Speaker to be confirmed.

Espresso Library, 210 East Road, Cambridge CB1 1BG.

Thursday 17 September 2015, 19:00-21:00

Printing the craft beer revolution - Tonejet

Jonathan Halls, VP Technology development at Tonejet.

The Talking Point at The Technology Partnership, Melbourn Science Park, Melbourn, SG8 6EE.

Wednesday 09 September 2015, 18:30-20:30

Batteries Included! The IPEMU battery-powered train

James Ambrose, Principal Engineer (T&RS), Network Rail.

Institute for Manufacturing, 17 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS.

Wednesday 15 July 2015, 18:30-21:00

Measuring vibration with a laser

Joe Armstrong, Polytec Ltd.

Institute for Manufacturing, 17 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS.

Tuesday 23 June 2015, 18:30-21:00

The Role of Technology Consultancies in R&D Ecosystems: Case Studies from Medical Devices

Iain Simpson is an Associate Director, Drug Delivery, Global Medical Technology Division, Cambridge ConsultantsSpeaker to be confirmed.

Institute for Manufacturing, 17 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS.

Tuesday 16 June 2015, 18:30-21:00

High Speed Two: Engine for Growth

See important new information below about parking!

Peter Fry, Public Affairs Manager, High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd.

Institute for Manufacturing, 17 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS.

Wednesday 10 June 2015, 18:30-21:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Optical Fibres in Oil and Gas; Monitoring at the Speed of Light.

Tea is served from 6pm

Andrew Strong, Cambridge Consultants.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 21 May 2015, 18:30-20:00

Cambridge and Anglian Materials Society meetings

The prospects for thin film PV solar energy in a world dominated by crystalline silicon

Light refreshments available from 19:00. These talks are open and all are welcome.

Professor Stuart Irvine, Director of Centre for Solar Energy Research, Glyndŵr University.

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge. CB3 0FS.

Tuesday 12 May 2015, 19:30-21:00

Food Futures in the World

Can GM crops help to feed the world?

Last talk of term!

Professor Sir Brian Heap.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Department of Genetics, Downing Site.

Wednesday 06 May 2015, 13:00-14:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Making the invisible visible: The nm scale perspective

Tea is served from 6pm

Dr. Annie Loo, Carl Zeiss Microscopy Ltd., Cambridge.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 23 April 2015, 18:30-20:00

Food Futures in the World

Smallholder agriculture and food security: examining the routes for diversifying and sustaining rural livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa

Dr. Shailaja Fennell ( Lecturer in Development Studies, Department of Land Economy).

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Department of Genetics, Downing Site.

Wednesday 22 April 2015, 13:00-14:00

Cambridge and Anglian Materials Society meetings

Cellulose: Future technology for the world’s most utilised material

Anyone with an interest in the topic is very welcome. Light refreshments available from 19:00.

Prof Steve Eichorn, Head of Engineering, University of Exeter.

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge. CB3 0FS.

Thursday 19 March 2015, 19:30-21:00

Driverless Pods on pavements – the technology and the psychology

Speaker to be confirmed - Transport Systems Catapult Ltd, Milton Keynes .

Vincent Building, Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, MK43 0AL.

Thursday 19 March 2015, 19:00-20:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Running Out of Energy? The Future of the UK’s Electricity Supply.

Tea is served from 6pm

Richard McMahon, Cambridge University Engineering Department.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 19 March 2015, 18:30-20:00

Food Futures in the World

Resource competition: Supporting a growing population whilst reducing greenhouse gas emissions

Dr Astley Hastings, Research Fellow, The School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Department of Genetics, Downing Site.

Wednesday 11 March 2015, 13:00-14:00

Food Futures in the World

Food Wastage and Global Food Security

Dr Tim Fox, Head of Energy and Environment, Institute of Mechanical Engineers.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Department of Genetics, Downing Site.

Wednesday 04 March 2015, 13:00-14:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

IET Prestige Lecture: Advanced Materials and 3D Printing for the Regeneration of Human tissues

Tea is served from 6pm

Professor Kevin Shakesheff, Director Wolfson Centre for Tissue Engineering .

Wolfson Lecture Room , Churchill College, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge, CB3 0WB.

Thursday 19 February 2015, 18:30-20:00

Formula Student - views from a judge and competitors

Trevor Cave and the Full Blue Racing team.

Lecture Room 4, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ.

Thursday 19 February 2015, 18:30-21:00

Food Futures in the World

Feeding the world without costing the earth

Professor Andrew Balmford, Professor of Conservation Science, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge.

Biffen Lecture Theatre, Department of Genetics, Downing Site.

Wednesday 18 February 2015, 13:00-14:00

Flying WW1 Aircraft - Roger Bailey, Shuttleworth Collection

Roger Bailey, volunteer pilot with Shuttleworth Collection.

Lecture Room 4, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ.

Wednesday 28 January 2015, 18:30-20:30

Cambridge and Anglian Materials Society meetings

Signature Materials – metal thieves, your card is marked!

These talks are open to everyone interested in the topic. Light refreshments available from 19:00.

David W Arthur, Project Manager, Signature Materials, Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge. CB3 0FS.

Tuesday 27 January 2015, 19:30-21:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

The Internet of Things - Will it Change our Lives?

Tea is served from 6pm

Hugo Fiennes, CEO and founder of Electric Imp.

Lecture Theatre 1, Cambridge University Computer Laboratory, J J Thompson Avenue, Madingley Road, Cambridge.

Thursday 22 January 2015, 18:30-20:00

Extending the Limits of Extreme Spark-Ignition Engine Downsizing – The Ultraboost Project

James Turner, Professor of Engines and Energy Systems, University of Bath.

Cranfield University, College Road, Cranfield, Bedfordshire MK43 0AL.

Tuesday 20 January 2015, 19:00-21:00

Talyllyn Railway - 21st Century Engineering on a 150 Year Old Railway

John Scott, volunteer on the Talyllyn Railway.

Lecture Room 4, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ.

Monday 19 January 2015, 18:30-21:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Evolution of Mobile Network Infrastructure

Tea is served from 6pm

Peter Shiret, Shiret Ltd.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 11 December 2014, 18:30-20:00

Cambridge and Anglian Materials Society meetings

Biosensors; Past Present and Future: The role of materials over the past two decades - With a look to the future

The lecture is open and anyone with an interest in the subject is welcome. Light refreshments available from 19:00.

Professor Seamus Higson, Head, Cranfield Biotechnology Centre, Cranfield University.

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge. CB3 0FS.

Tuesday 02 December 2014, 19:30-21:00

Engineering the Future of Medicine

Professor Serena Best, Department of Materials Science, Cambridge University.

Institute for Manufacturing, 17 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS.

Tuesday 25 November 2014, 18:30-21:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Crossrail - Moving London Forward

Tea is served from 6pm

Patrick Griffin, Crossrail.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 20 November 2014, 18:30-20:00

Theatrical Engineering - A Look Behind The Scenes

Peter Woods, Jonathan Spriggs and Matt Stott from Delstar Engineering.

Institute for Manufacturing, 17 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS.

Wednesday 19 November 2014, 18:30-20:30

Cambridge and Anglian Materials Society meetings

Biomaterial Scaffolds

Please register your interest by email, if possible by Friday 14 November 2014, to: Events Coordinator, Society of Biology East Anglia Branch - societyofbiologyea@gmail.com - including your affiliation (Society of Biology / CAMSOC) and a contact number.

Various members of the Cambridge Centre for Medical Materials.

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge. CB3 0FS.

Tuesday 18 November 2014, 18:30-20:30

Leadership for Engineers - How to become an effective and valued leader

Dr Robina Chatham, Visiting Fellow, Cranfield School of Management.

Institute for Manufacturing, Alan Reece Building, 17 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS.

Thursday 06 November 2014, 18:30-20:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Of Apples and Butterflies: Determinism, Chaos and the Great Interconnectedness of Everything

Tea is served from 6pm

Colin Williams, SBL (Software Box Ltd).

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 23 October 2014, 18:30-20:00

Get registered with the IMechE - Upgrade your membership event

Speaker to be confirmed.

Institute for Manufacturing, Alan Reece Building, 17 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS.

Thursday 23 October 2014, 18:00-20:00

Cambridge and Anglian Materials Society meetings

Richard III: Wounds, Weapons and Armour

The lecture is open and anyone with an interest in the subject is welcome. Light refreshments available from 19:00.

Professor Sarah Hainsworth, Department of Engineering, University of Leicester.

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge. CB3 0FS.

Wednesday 22 October 2014, 19:30-21:00

Repairing the Dawlish sea wall - Why it failed and how it was fixed

Professor William Allsop, Technical Director, Maritime Structures, HR Wallingford.

Lecture Room 4, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ.

Monday 13 October 2014, 18:30-20:30

Unmanned Air Systems - the Future of Aerial Combat & Parcels Delivery?

Professor Keith Hayward FRAeS, Head of Research, Royal Aeronautical Society.

Lecture Theatre 0, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ.

Thursday 09 October 2014, 19:00-21:00

Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway

Speaker to be confirmed.

Venue to be confirmed.

Wednesday 17 September 2014, 18:30-20:30

The Hybrid Air Vehicles Airlander project

David Stewart, Head of Flight Sciences, Hybrid Air Vehicles.

Lecture Theatre 0, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ.

Thursday 11 September 2014, 19:00-21:00

Recreating a Steam Locomotive - The Power of a B17

Brian Hall, a trustee of The B17 Steam Locomotive Trust.

Lecture Room 5, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ.

Tuesday 24 June 2014, 18:30-20:30

Improving Road Freight Vehicles - David Cebon

Professor David Cebon, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Cambridge.

Lecture Room 3, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ.

Wednesday 04 June 2014, 18:30-20:30

Cambridge and Anglian Materials Society meetings

Bugs 'n Steel Afloat and On Shore

Prof. Lindsay Greer has kindly offered to provide a tour of the Department. Please arrive by 6:30 pm if you wish to join the tour. Light refreshments from 7:00 pm. Anyone with an interest in the topic is welcome to attend.

Dr James Cleland, Camcor.

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge. CB3 0FS.

Tuesday 20 May 2014, 19:30-21:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

The ARM Cortex A-Class Microarchitecture

Tea is served from 6pm - All welcome

Peter Greenhalgh - ARM.

Lecture Theatre 1, Cambridge University Computer Laboratory, J J Thompson Avenue, Madingley Road, Cambridge.

Thursday 15 May 2014, 18:30-20:00

Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) Cambridge Branch

Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers

David Downs, ACA Engineering Director.

•Lecture Theatre '0' of the Cambridge University Engineering Department on Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1PZ.

Thursday 08 May 2014, 19:30-21:00

Cambridge and Anglian Materials Society meetings

Social Perceptions of Sustainable Materials

Cancelled as speaker is not available

Sarah Wilkes, Institute of Making, University College London.

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge. CB3 0FS.

Wednesday 30 April 2014, 19:30-21:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

The Lee Tunnel – progress on the largest and deepest tunnel in London

Tea from 6pm - All welcome

Roger Mitchell - Lee Tunnel Project.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 24 April 2014, 18:30-20:00

Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) Cambridge Branch

ExoMars Rover – Engineering for the Red Planet

Abigail Hutty, Astrium Ltd.

•Lecture Theatre '0' of the Cambridge University Engineering Department on Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1PZ.

Thursday 17 April 2014, 19:30-21:00

Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) Cambridge Branch

Flying Captured Enemy Aircraft in WWII

Captain Eric Brown.

•Lecture Theatre '0' of the Cambridge University Engineering Department on Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1PZ.

Thursday 03 April 2014, 19:30-21:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

The Tornado Story: From Dream to Steam

Tea is served from 6pm

Rob Morland BSc (Hons) CEng, FIET, Director Electricals, A1 Steam Locomotive Trust.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 20 March 2014, 18:30-20:00

Cambridge and Anglian Materials Society meetings

Welding & Joining Developments in the Aerospace Industry

Joint meeting with Eastern Counties branch of The Welding Institute. Buffet available from 18:00. If attending, please contact Alan Shand (Lloyds Register) Tel: 0207 423 2833 Email: alan.shand@lr.org

Dr Richard Freeman, TWI Ltd.

G3, Bevan Braithwaite Building, TWI Ltd, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge CB21 6AL .

Wednesday 19 March 2014, 18:30-20:00

Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) Cambridge Branch

The Skylon spaceplane

Richard Varvill, Technical Director, Reaction Engines Ltd.

•Lecture Theatre '0' of the Cambridge University Engineering Department on Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1PZ.

Thursday 13 March 2014, 19:00-21:00

Advances in Laser Based Manufacturing – Prof Bill O’Neill

Professor Bill O’Neill, Professor of Laser Engineering within the Cambridge University Engineering Department and Director of the Centre of Industrial Photonics.

Institute for Manufacturing, Alan Reece Building, 17 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS.

Thursday 06 March 2014, 18:30-20:30

The CUER Solar-Powered Car Down Under

Speaker to be confirmed.

Lecture Room 4, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ.

Wednesday 26 February 2014, 18:30-20:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

IET Prestige Lecture - Pushing back the boundaries of computer science

All are welcome: Tea is served from 6pm

Professor Andrew Blake, Microsoft Research.

The Umney Theatre, Robinson College, Cambridge.

Thursday 13 February 2014, 18:30-20:00

Power Electronics - A Mechanical Engineering Problem

Bryn Parry, VP Corporate Development, Amantys.

Lecture Room 5, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ.

Tuesday 11 February 2014, 18:30-20:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Development of the Nissan Leaf Electric Vehicle

Tea is served from 6pm

Steve Groves, Nissan Technical Centre.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 23 January 2014, 18:30-20:00

Cambridge and Anglian Materials Society meetings

Realising the SKYLON Spaceplane

Light refreshments available from 19:00. Anyone interested is welcome. Please note the new venue - on the West Cambridge site.

Mark Hempsell, Reaction Engines.

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge. CB3 0FS.

Tuesday 21 January 2014, 19:30-21:00

Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) Cambridge Branch

Development of Landing Gear Concepts

Bob Thompson (Airbus).

Lecture Theatre '0' of the Cambridge University Engineering Department on Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1PZ.

Thursday 16 January 2014, 19:00-21:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

All a matter of timing - starting-up a location-tracking company in Cambridge

Tea is served from 6pm

Dr. Andy Ward CTO and Founder Ubisense.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 19 December 2013, 18:30-20:00

Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) Cambridge Branch

RAF Bomber Command Pathfinder Force

John Clifford, WO James Blackwood & Andy anderson (RAF Pathfinder Museum).

Hughes Hall, Cambridge University.

Thursday 12 December 2013, 19:00-21:00

Cambridge and Anglian Materials Society meetings

Bubbles-Particles-Capsules-Fibres at all scales!

Anyone interested in the topic is welcome. Light refreshments from 19:00. Note - new venue on West Cambridge site.

Prof. Mohan Edirisinghe, University College London.

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge. CB3 0FS.

Wednesday 11 December 2013, 19:30-21:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

MEMS Laser Scanners and Display Applications

Prof. Hakan Urey, Koç University.

Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics (CAPE), 9 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0FA..

Friday 29 November 2013, 15:00-16:00

Two cars for the second century of Aston Martin: V12 Vantage S and Vanquish Volante

Ian Minards Director - Product Development, Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd..

Room A161, Lindop Building, University of Hertfordshire College Lane Campus, Hatfield AL10 9AB.

Thursday 28 November 2013, 19:00-21:00

Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) Cambridge Branch

Qantas Flight 32 - The Airbus A380 Engine Failure

Light refreshments at 7.00pm

Richard de Crespigny, Captain - Qantas Flight 32.

•Lecture Theatre '0' of the Cambridge University Engineering Department on Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1PZ.

Wednesday 27 November 2013, 19:00-21:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Codebreaking and the History of Bletchley Park

Tea is served from 6pm

Martin Atherton (Bletchley Park).

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 21 November 2013, 18:30-20:00

Cambridge and Anglian Materials Society meetings

More Bang for your Buck – formulation and characterisation of explosive materials

Talk is open to all. Light refreshments from 19:00. Note - new venue on West Cambridge site

Annette Glauser.

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge. CB3 0FS.

Tuesday 19 November 2013, 19:30-21:00

Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) Cambridge Branch

Operation ELLAMY - The RAF in Libya 2011

Notification of attendance required: please send full name to Jon Land at hon.secretary@cambridgeraes.info or call 01223 373033

Sqn Ldr Smith RAF.

Marshall Aerospace Conference Room No 1. Cambridge City Airport, Newmarket Road, Cambridge.

Thursday 14 November 2013, 18:00-20:00

Billy Boyle, Owlstone

Free refreshments served from 18.30. Talks starts at 19.00

Billy Boyle, Co-Founder and President, Operations, Owlstone.

Lecture Room 6, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ.

Tuesday 12 November 2013, 18:30-20:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

NASA International Space Station

Tea from 6pm

Ravi Margasahayam, NASA.

Lecture Theatre 1, Cambridge University Computer Laboratory, J J Thompson Avenue, Madingley Road, Cambridge.

Wednesday 30 October 2013, 18:30-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Realising your potential at an early stage

Free event - All welcome

Various (see programme).

Girton College, Cambridge, CB3 0JG.

Tuesday 29 October 2013, 11:30-13:30

Cambridge and Anglian Materials Society meetings

Richard III: Wounds, Weapons and Armour -CANCELLED DUE TO SPEAKER'S ILLNESS

Note: This meeting will be held at the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy at their new location on the West Cambridge site. Please come along. Anyone with an interest in the topic is welcome. Light refreshments available from 19:00.

Prof. Sarah Hainsworth, Department of Engineering, University of Leicester.

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge. CB3 0FS.

Tuesday 22 October 2013, 19:30-21:00

Skylon: Britain's future of aviation

Mark Hempsell, Future Programmes Director, Reaction Engines Ltd.

Lecture Room 4, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ.

Monday 21 October 2013, 18:30-20:30

Concorde - A Real Life Time Machine - RAeS / IMechE talk

Captain David Rowland FRAeS FRIN.

Lecture Theatre 0, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ.

Thursday 10 October 2013, 19:00-21:00

Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) Cambridge Branch

Concorde – a Real Life Time Machine

Light Refreshments at 7.00 pm

Captain David Rowland.

Lecture Theatre '0' of the Cambridge University Engineering Department on Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1PZ..

Thursday 10 October 2013, 19:00-21:00

Trains for Crossrail – Challenges, Solutions and Systems

Phil Hinde, Crossrail.

Lecture Room 6, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ.

Thursday 19 September 2013, 18:30-20:30

Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) Cambridge Branch

SR71 - Flying a Secret Mission

A unique insight into the history, development and flying of the SR-71 from a distinguished SR-71 Blackbird Pilot.

Col. Richard H Graham USAF (Ret'd).

Lecture Theatre '0' of the Cambridge University Engineering Department on Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1PZ..

Tuesday 10 September 2013, 19:00-21:00

Recent Advances in Tunnelling Technology – Potential for Cambridge Underground Transport?

Professor Robert Mair CBE FREng FRS, Sir Kirby Laing Professor of Civil Engineering and Head of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Cambridge University.

Lecture Room 4, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ.

Tuesday 10 September 2013, 18:30-20:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

The tidal stream power industry

Tea is served from 6pm

Tom Clark - Ocean Array Systems Ltd.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 20 June 2013, 18:30-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

The UK'S facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements

Tea is served from 6pm

Jamie Trembath, FAAM, Cranfield University.

British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road.

Thursday 16 May 2013, 18:30-20:00

The Eastern Counties Branch of The Welding Institute

Engineering Challenges in the Antarctic

Mike Rose, British Antarctic Survey.

Meeting Room G3, Bevan Braithwaithe Building, TWI Ltd, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge CB21 6AL.

Wednesday 15 May 2013, 18:00-20:00

Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) Cambridge Branch

Saunders-Roe Princess Flying Boat

Joint RAeS – WJS Lecture: Light refreshments at 6.30pm

Bob Wealthy.

Lecture Theatre '0' of the Cambridge University Engineering Department on Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1PZ.

Thursday 09 May 2013, 19:00-21:00

Sensors in Agriculture: past, present and future

EurIng Dave Tinker MIMechE FIAgrE.

Lecture Room 4, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ.

Tuesday 07 May 2013, 18:30-20:30

Ink jet in Cambridge (and everywhere else)

Mike Willis, Pivotal Resources.

Institute for Manufacturing, Alan Reece Building, 17 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS.

Tuesday 23 April 2013, 18:30-20:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Cyber Security: Advanced Persistent Threat (APT)

Tea is served from 6pm

Paul Beechey, Senior IT Security Specialist - QinetiQ.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 18 April 2013, 18:30-20:00

Cambridge and Anglian Materials Society meetings

Energy saving when manufacturing high value castings

Our talks are open to all with an interest in the topic. Light refreshments will be available from 7:00 pm.

Prof. Mark Jolly, Cranfield University.

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ.

Wednesday 17 April 2013, 19:30-21:00

Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) Cambridge Branch

FAAM Flying Meteorological Laboratory

Dr Guy Gratton.

Lecture Theatre '0' of the Cambridge University Engineering Department on Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1PZ..

Thursday 11 April 2013, 19:30-21:00

Small is Beautiful: the Ford 1.0 Ecoboost three-cylinder turbo engine

Andrew Fraser, Manager, Gasoline Powertrain Development, at Ford's Dunton Technical Centre.

Lecture Theatre 0, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ.

Thursday 21 March 2013, 18:30-21:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Small is Beautiful: the Ford 1.0 Ecoboost three-cylinder turbo engine

Tea is served from 6pm

Andrew Fraser, Ford.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 21 March 2013, 18:30-20:00

The Eastern Counties Branch of The Welding Institute

M52 – Britain’s wartime supersonic project

Please email Carol Johnston if you plan to attend.

Rod Kirkby, Former Aerodynamics Research/Project Feasibility Engineer, Hawker Siddeley Dynamics Future Projects Department.

Meeting Room G3, Bevan Braithwaithe Building, TWI Ltd, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge CB21 6AL.

Friday 15 March 2013, 18:00-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Advances in Three Dimensional Imaging, Visualization, and Display

Prof. Bahram Javidi, University of Connecticut.

Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics (CAPE), 9 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0FA..

Friday 15 March 2013, 16:00-17:00

Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) Cambridge Branch

R101 Airship Disaster Revisited

Joint RAeS- RIN lecture.

Peter Davison .

Lecture Theatre '0' of the Cambridge University Engineering Department on Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1PZ..

Thursday 14 March 2013, 19:00-21:00

Cambridge and Anglian Materials Society meetings

The Next Generation of Lighting for our Homes and our Health

Our meetings are open to anyone with an interest in the topic. Light refreshments available from 19:00

Professor Sir Colin Humphreys.

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ.

Wednesday 13 March 2013, 19:30-21:00

Oh the noise, noise, Noise, NOISE! Taking the clicks and scratches out of audio recordings

Dr Chris Hicks, Engineering Director of CEDAR Audio Ltd.

Institute for Manufacturing, Alan Reece Building, 17 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS.

Wednesday 06 March 2013, 18:30-21:00

Get registered - Upgrade your membership event - IMechE

Speaker to be confirmed.

Cambridge Consultants Ltd, Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 0DW.

Wednesday 06 March 2013, 18:00-20:00

Robotics Science for Smart Cars and Lifelong Infrastructure-Free Navigation

Prof Paul Neman, Mobile Robotics Group, Oxford University .

Cranfield University, College Road, Cranfield, Bedfordshire MK43 0AL.

Tuesday 05 March 2013, 19:00-21:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

IET Cambridge Prestige Lecture - Raspberry Pi

Tea is served from 6pm

Robert Mullins, Computer Laboratory & Raspberry Pi Foundation.

Wolfson Hall, Churchill College, University of Cambridge.

Thursday 21 February 2013, 18:30-20:00

The F-16 and its Evolution

Paul Livingston, Lockheed Martin Aerospace .

Aircraft Research Association, Manton Lane, Bedford MK41 7PF.

Wednesday 13 February 2013, 19:00-21:00

The Eastern Counties Branch of The Welding Institute

Ultrasonics

Please email Carol Johnston if you plan to attend.

Peter Mudge, Technology Fellow, NDT, TWI Ltd.

Meeting Room G3, Bevan Braithwaithe Building, TWI Ltd, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge CB21 6AL.

Wednesday 13 February 2013, 18:00-20:00

Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) Cambridge Branch

‘Airbus A400M Flight Test Programme’

The 13th Sir Arthur Marshall Lecture Cambridge Branch Prestige Event

Ed Strongman, Airbus Military Chief Test Pilot .

Howard Theatre, Downing College, Cambridge.

Thursday 07 February 2013, 18:00-20:00

hemh1's list

Dambusters: Bombing Hitler's Dams

Hugh Hunt.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, Lecture Room 0.

Thursday 31 January 2013, 18:00-20:00

Cambridge and Anglian Materials Society meetings

Intelligent Nanomaterials - Will It Answer Energy Problems?? And What Policies Will Make Them Attractive For Commercialisation.

Talks open to anyone with an interest in the topic. Light refreshments available from 19:00.

By Dr. Satheesh Krishnamurthy, Open University.

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ.

Wednesday 23 January 2013, 19:30-21:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

From here to Hydrogen (talk cancelled)

Bill Powell & Gordon Taylor.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 17 January 2013, 18:30-20:00

Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) Cambridge Branch

The International Space Station: The first 25 years

Bob Chesson, ESA - Senior Advisor to the Director of Human Spaceflight.

Lecture Theatre '0' of the Cambridge University Engineering Department on Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1PZ..

Thursday 10 January 2013, 19:00-21:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Instrumentation and structures in Antarctica

Tea is served from 6pm

Mike Rose, British Antarctic Survey.

British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road.

Thursday 13 December 2012, 18:30-20:00

Engine Downsizing for Fuel Efficiency - UltraBoost Project

Dr Chris Brace, Senior Lecturer Automotive Engineering, University of Bath.

University of Hertfordshire, College Lane Campus, Lindop Building, Room A161 Hatfield, AL10 9AB.

Tuesday 11 December 2012, 19:00-21:00

Extending the life of gas turbines by fitting new controllers

Kevin Magee, MD of Proeon Systems.

Institute for Manufacturing, Alan Reece Building, 17 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS.

Tuesday 11 December 2012, 18:30-21:00

Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) Cambridge Branch

HP Hampden - More than a Restoration

Parkig: Please use nearby Queen Anne car park or Grand Arcade car park.

Darren Priday, RAF Museum Cosford.

Hughes Hall, Cambridge University.

Thursday 06 December 2012, 19:00-21:00

Cambridge and Anglian Materials Society meetings

Multi-scale Mechanics in Tendon: Understanding Structure-Function Optimisation

Light refreshments from 19:00. Open to anyone with an interest in the topic.

Dr Hazel Screen, Institute of Bioengineering, Queen Mary, University of London.

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ.

Tuesday 04 December 2012, 19:30-21:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Cambridge Sundials and Time

Tea is served from 6pm

Frank King, Churchill College.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 15 November 2012, 18:30-20:00

Cambridge and Anglian Materials Society meetings

Superconducting Spintronics: a tantalizing possibility for dissipation-free logic

This meeting is open to anyone interested in the topic. Light refreshments will be available from 7:00 pm.

Dr Jason Robinson, Royal Society University Research Fellow, Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge.

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ.

Wednesday 14 November 2012, 19:30-21:00

'Escape from Colditz' - Screening with Q&A with Dr Hugh Hunt

Dr Hugh Hunt, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge.

Lecture Room 0, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ.

Wednesday 14 November 2012, 18:00-20:00

Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) Cambridge Branch

JARIC - The Eyes that guide the Talons

Advance notification of attendance required: Please email Jin.Yu@marshallaerospace.com

Gp Capt Steve Thornber.

Marshall Aerospace Conference Room No 1. Cambridge City Airport, Newmarket Road, Cambridge.

Thursday 08 November 2012, 19:00-21:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Science museum v2.0: using low-cost computing to improve access to hands-on science experiences

Tea is served from 6pm

Dave Ansell & Chris Lennard, Cambridge Science Centre.

Lecture Theatre 1, Cambridge University Computer Laboratory, J J Thompson Avenue, Madingley Road, Cambridge.

Thursday 01 November 2012, 18:30-20:00

The Cambridge Phenomenon

Charles Cotton.

Institute for Manufacturing, Alan Reece Building, 17 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS.

Tuesday 30 October 2012, 18:30-20:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Optical metamaterials - bending the laws of physics

Tea is served from 6pm

Dr Tim Wilkinson, Cambridge University.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 18 October 2012, 18:30-20:00

The Eastern Counties Branch of The Welding Institute

Icebreakers

Please email Carol Johnston if you plan to attend, for the catering numbers. Buffet from 6pm, talk starts 6.30pm.

Des Upcraft, Ice and Cold Operations Business Manager, Lloyd’s Register.

Meeting Room G3, Bevan Braithwaithe Building, TWI Ltd, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge CB21 6AL.

Wednesday 17 October 2012, 18:00-20:00

Bloodhound SSC - 1000mph car

All welcome! Free to attend.

Wing Commander Andy Green OBE BA.

Lecture Room 0, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ.

Thursday 11 October 2012, 19:00-21:00

Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) Cambridge Branch

Bloodhound Supersonic Car

Refreshments from 7.00 pm

Wing Commander Andy Green, BLOODHOUND SSC DRIVER.

Lecture Theatre '0' of the Cambridge University Engineering Department on Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1PZ.

Thursday 11 October 2012, 19:00-21:00

Turbochargers. The answer to power, economy, emissions and more!

Nick Sharp of Cummins Turbo Technologies Ltd.

Cranfield University, College Road, Cranfield, Bedfordshire MK43 0AL.

Tuesday 09 October 2012, 19:00-21:00

Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) Cambridge Branch

Lenin - My part in his Downfall

AVM Steve Nicholl.

Lecture Theatre '0' of the Cambridge University Engineering Department on Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1PZ.

Thursday 13 September 2012, 19:00-21:00

Everything you need to know about Rare Earth Metals - W&JS talk

C.E.D. Rowe.

TWI, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge CB21 6AL.

Wednesday 12 September 2012, 18:00-20:30

Tidal stream energy: the ‘Sea-Spider’ vertical axis tidal turbine

Simon Sanderson, inventor of Sea-Spider; and Charles Lee, engineer on the project.

Lecture Room 4, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ.

Tuesday 11 September 2012, 18:30-21:00

Cambridge and Anglian Materials Society meetings

High Efficiency III-V Solar Cells: past, present and future

Light refreshments from 19:00. Open to anyone with an interest in the topic.

Dr Ned J Ekins-Daukes, Imperial College.

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 17 May 2012, 19:30-21:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Satellite Architectures for resilient networks

Tea is served from 6pm

Tanvir Ahmad, Astrium Ltd.

Lecture Theatre 1, Cambridge University Computer Laboratory, J J Thompson Avenue, Madingley Road, Cambridge.

Thursday 17 May 2012, 18:30-20:00

Cambridge and Anglian Materials Society meetings

Engineering challenges in Antarctica

Light refreshments from 19:00. All welcome

Mike Rose, British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge.

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ.

Wednesday 25 April 2012, 19:30-21:00

Understanding the Wind Energy Industry – Dr Jim Platts

Dr Jim Platts, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge.

Seminar Room 3, Alan Reece Building, Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), 17 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS.

Tuesday 24 April 2012, 18:30-20:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Five things an Engineer should know about Intellectual Property

Tea is served from 6pm

Simon Goodman, Reddie and Grose LLP.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Wednesday 18 April 2012, 18:30-20:00

The Eastern Counties Branch of The Welding Institute

F-15E Strike Eagle from a Maintenance Engineer's Perspective

Please RSVP if you plan to attend.

Carl Phillip J. Reyes, Captain, United States Air Force.

Meeting Room G3, Bevan Braithwaithe Building, TWI Ltd, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge CB21 6AL.

Wednesday 28 March 2012, 18:00-20:00

Cambridge AUV - Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

Andy Pritchard and colleagues from the Cambridge AUV team.

Lecture Room 6, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ.

Thursday 22 March 2012, 18:30-21:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

The Autosub AUVs - Multisensory, Multi-scale mapping from the Polar Seas to the Tropics.

Tea is served from 6pm

Stephen McPhail, National Oceanography Centre.

British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road.

Thursday 15 March 2012, 18:30-20:00

The Eastern Counties Branch of The Welding Institute

The Tay Bridge Disaster reconsidered: Act of God or Gross negligence?

Please RSVP if you plan to attend.

Dr Peter R Lewis, The Open University.

Meeting Room G3, Bevan Braithwaithe Building, TWI Ltd, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge CB21 6AL.

Wednesday 14 March 2012, 18:00-20:00

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

The next 40 years

Professor Jorgen Randers (Professor of Climate Strategy at the Norwegian Business School ; Co-author of Limits to Growth).

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR0.

Wednesday 14 March 2012, 18:00-19:30

Cambridge and Anglian Materials Society meetings

Prospects for economic CCS using mineral carbonation

Light refreshments from 19:00. All welcome.

Michael Priestnall, Cambridge Carbon Capture Ltd.

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 08 March 2012, 19:30-21:00

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Making peace with the Earth

Dr Vandana Shiva ( Navdanya International, India and the International Forum on Globalisation).

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR0.

Wednesday 07 March 2012, 18:00-19:30

Engineering a million pregnancies: the development of DuoFertility

IMechE - IET Prestige Lecture

Dr Shamus Husheer, CEO, Cambridge Temperature Concepts.

Lecture Theatre 0, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ.

Tuesday 06 March 2012, 18:30-21:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

IMechE/IET Joint Lecture:- Engineering a million pregnancies - the development of DuoFertility

Tea is served from 6pm

Dr Shamus Husheer, CEO, Cambridge Temperature Concepts.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Tuesday 06 March 2012, 18:30-20:00

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Sustainable capitalism: if not now, when?

Jonathon Porritt CBE (Director of Sustainability, Forum for the Future).

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR0.

Wednesday 29 February 2012, 18:00-19:30

F-16 : Ready for the Future

Advance registration essential. Photo ID required for site access.

Paul Livingston, Director UK, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics.

Lockheed Martin UK, Ampthill, Bedfordshire MK45 2HD.

Wednesday 22 February 2012, 19:00-21:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

IET Prestige Lecture - Bloodhound SSC

Tea is served from 6pm

Richard Noble OBE.

Wolfson Hall, Churchill College, University of Cambridge.

Thursday 16 February 2012, 18:30-20:00

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Making Progress Toward Sustainable Societies in the Context of Global Climate Change

Dr Don Huisingh (Senior Scientist in Sustainable Development, University of Tennessee ).

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR0.

Wednesday 15 February 2012, 18:00-19:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

The power of markets to protect nature

Ian Cheshire (Group Chief Executive, Kingfisher Group).

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR0.

Wednesday 08 February 2012, 18:00-19:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Sustainable Materials - with both eyes open

Dr Julian Allwood (Cambridge University Engineering Department).

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR0.

Wednesday 01 February 2012, 18:00-19:30

Cambridge and Anglian Materials Society meetings

CANCELLED - High Efficiency III-V Solar Cells: past, present and future - CANCELLED

Dr Ned J Ekins-Daukes, Imperial College.

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ.

Wednesday 25 January 2012, 19:30-21:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Generation from wind and waves - power for the future or a misguided fad?

Tea is served from 6pm

Dr Richard McMahon - CUED.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 19 January 2012, 18:30-20:00

Subsea Power Cables for Offshore Wind and Tidal Energy

Jeremy Featherstone, Blue Ocean Projects.

Seminar Room 3, Alan Reece Building, Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), 17 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS.

Wednesday 18 January 2012, 18:30-21:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

DOT-DASH TO DOT.COM: How Modern Telecommunications Evolved from the Telegraph to the Internet

Tea is served from 6pm

Dr Andrew Wheen - Mott MacDonald (Technology & Communication).

British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road.

Thursday 15 December 2011, 18:30-20:00

Cambridge and Anglian Materials Society meetings

Thermal Spray Coating Developments at TWI

Light refreshments from 19:00. All welcome.

Heidi Lovelock, Section Manager, Surfacing, TWI Ltd.

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 08 December 2011, 19:30-21:00

From teddies in space to a soft landing on Mars

Edward Moore, Cambridge University Spaceflight.

Seminar Room 3, Alan Reece Building, Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), 17 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS.

Monday 05 December 2011, 18:45-21:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

IET Innovation Lecture: Manufacturing Applications of Modern High Power Lasers: question of time and space and the

Tea is served from 6pm

Dr William O'Neil - Institute of Manufacturing.

Lecture Theatre 1, Cambridge University Computer Laboratory, J J Thompson Avenue, Madingley Road, Cambridge.

Thursday 17 November 2011, 18:30-20:00

Wicked Problems: Using Morphological Analysis to tackle complex design and policy questions

Dr Nasir Hussain, Strategy Foresight Partnership.

Lecture Room 5, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ.

Wednesday 16 November 2011, 18:45-21:00

Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) Cambridge Branch

Aircraft Operations with the British Antarctic Survey

see website for futher info: www.cambridgeraes.info

Rod Arnold, Aircraft Operations Manager, BAS.

: Lecture Theatre '0' of the Cambridge University Engineering Department on Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1PZ.

Thursday 10 November 2011, 19:30-20:30

Cambridge and Anglian Materials Society meetings

Mixing lightning with water to get the most out of aluminium

Light refreshments from 19:00. All welcome.

Dr James Curran, Keronite International Ltd and Royal Society Industry Fellow, University of Cambridge.

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ.

Tuesday 08 November 2011, 19:30-21:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Optical image processing for the future...

Tea is served from 6pm

Dr Tim Wilkinson - CUED.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 20 October 2011, 18:30-20:00

Cambridge and Anglian Materials Society meetings

Charles Dickens and Victorian Disasters

Light refreshments available from 19:00. All welcome.

Dr Peter Lewis, Materials Engineering, The Open University.

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ.

Wednesday 19 October 2011, 19:30-21:00

Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb, behind the scenes - RAeS/IMechE talk

Watch the film on Channel 4 Saturday 24th September 7.30pm then meet the engineers and find out how it was done!

Dr Hugh Hunt, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge.

Lecture Room 0, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ.

Thursday 13 October 2011, 19:00-21:00

The Hawker Hunter – beautiful to look at, deadly to be in front of!

Free talk organised by The Welding & Joining Society Eastern Counties branch. RSVP to Alan Shand 0207 423 2833 alan.shand@lr.org

Peter Jenkins, ex Royal Air Force Engineer Officer.

TWI, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge CB21 6AL.

Wednesday 12 October 2011, 18:00-20:30

Post nubes lux: Aerospace propulsion ("after darkness light")

To book your place, please visit: www.imeche.org/events/L210 or email Lisa Meenan at l_meenan@imeche.org with your name, job title, company, contact details and IMechE membership number (if you have one). Or call her on 020 7973 1242

Professor Emeritus Riti Singh, Cranfield University.

Vincent Building, Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, MK43 0AL.

Monday 10 October 2011, 18:00-20:00

Next Generation Lighting from Research to Manufacture - IMechE talk and visit

Registration is required as numbers are limited. Please contact: Ian Henthorne, Cambridge Display Technology Ltd, ihenthorne@cdtltd.co.uk T: 01480 387327

Dr Julian Carter, Director - New Technology, Cambridge Display Technology.

Cambridge Display Technology’s Technology Development Centre, Unit 12 Cardinal Park, Cardinal Way, Godmanchester, PE29 2XG.

Wednesday 21 September 2011, 18:30-21:00

Cambridge and Anglian Materials Society meetings

The evolution of welding engineering: Milestones and lessons

. If you plan to attend, can you please let Philippa Moore know beforehand to help with catering arrangements etc. (tel - 01223 899399; e-mail - philippa.moore@twi.co.uk)

Dr Richard Dolby OBE, FREng FIMMM HonFWeldI.

TWI, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge CB21 6AL.

Wednesday 18 May 2011, 18:30-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Quality in Digital Audio

Tea is served from 6pm, all welcome (its free).

John Dawson, Arcam.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 05 May 2011, 18:00-20:00

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Urban water security - a possibility or pipedream?

Dr Kalanithy Vairavamoorthy, Director, School of Global Sustainability, University of South Florida.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR0.

Wednesday 04 May 2011, 18:00-19:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

IET Seminar: All power is theft: Innovative power management

IET One day seminar (students are free)

Dr Richard McMahon.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 14 April 2011, 09:00-16:30

Cambridge and Anglian Materials Society meetings

Fukushima What went wrong?

All welcome. Light refreshments from 7:00 pm

Tony Roulstone, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge (formerly Head of Rolls-Royce Nuclear Engineering).

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ.

Tuesday 12 April 2011, 19:30-21:00

Robot Development for the Dismounted Soldier

Andy Wallace QGM, Marshall Land Systems.

Lecture Room 4, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ.

Monday 11 April 2011, 18:45-21:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Inkjet Printing of Functional fluids: Opportunities and Challenges

Tea is served from 6pm, all welcome (its free).

Rob Harvey, AtomJet Ltd.

Lecture Theatre 1, Cambridge University Computer Laboratory, J J Thompson Avenue, Madingley Road, Cambridge.

Thursday 07 April 2011, 18:00-20:00

Cambridge and Anglian Materials Society meetings

Residual stresses: their role in structural integrity assessment and advanced techniques for their analysis

Light refreshments available from 7:00 pm

Professor Mike Fitzpatrick, Head of Department of Design, Development, Environment and Materials, The Open University.

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 17 March 2011, 19:30-21:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Heat Pumps for Energy Conservation

Tea is served from 6pm, all welcome (its free).

Daikin and the Cambridge Renewable Energy Centre.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 17 March 2011, 18:00-20:00

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Decarbonising the transport system

Professor David Cebon and Professor Nick Collings ( Cambridge University Engineering Department) and Mark White (Jaguar Land Rover).

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR0.

Wednesday 16 March 2011, 18:00-19:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Managing the risks of regional climate change using knowledge action networks

Profesor Charles Kennel (University of California, San Diego; formerly , Director of the Scripps Institute of Oceanogaphy).

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR0.

Wednesday 09 March 2011, 18:00-19:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Cloud computing- Simulation and Data Analysis with Windows Azure

Tea is served from 6pm, all welcome (its free).

Austin Donnelly, Microsoft Labs.

Lecture Theatre 1, Cambridge University Computer Laboratory, J J Thompson Avenue, Madingley Road, Cambridge.

Thursday 03 March 2011, 18:00-20:00

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

A Sustainable Future- The Leadership Challenge of our Time

Dr Goran Carstedt ( Chairman of the Natural Step International and Senior Director of the Clinton Climate Change Initiative).

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR0.

Wednesday 02 March 2011, 18:00-19:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Free Software and Your Freedom

Tea is served from 6pm, all welcome (its free).

Richard Stallman, Free Software Foundation.

Lecture Theatre 1, Cambridge University Computer Laboratory, J J Thompson Avenue, Madingley Road, Cambridge.

Tuesday 01 March 2011, 18:00-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Smart Building Lighting Controls

Tea is served from 6pm, all welcome (its free).

Stephen Ades, Simmtronic Ltd.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 24 February 2011, 18:00-20:00

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Sustainable Energy - an industry view on the obstacles and opportunities

Professor Ellen Williams ( BP Chief Scientist, formerly Director of University of Maryland Material Research Science and Engineering Centre).

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR0.

Wednesday 23 February 2011, 18:00-19:30

Biomass Community Heating and the RHI (Renewable Heat Incentive)

Chris Miles, Managing Director, Econergy Ltd.

Lecture Room 4, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ.

Monday 21 February 2011, 18:45-21:00

Cambridge and Anglian Materials Society meetings

The Power of Carbon

Light refreshments available from 19:00

Dr Krzysztof K K Koziol, Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge.

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ.

Tuesday 15 February 2011, 19:00-21:00

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Sustainability and the Perfect Storm (title to be confirmed)

Professor Sir John Beddington (Government Chief Scientific Advisor and Head of the Government Office for Science).

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR0.

Wednesday 02 February 2011, 18:00-19:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

2050 Pathways: Kicking the fossil fuel habit

Tea is served from 6pm, all welcome (it's free).

Prof David MacKay, Chief Scientific Advisor, Department of Energy and Climate Change / Department of Physics, University of Cambridge.

Wolfson Hall, Churchill College, University of Cambridge.

Monday 31 January 2011, 18:00-20:00

Cambridge and Anglian Materials Society meetings

Roman Mining Technology in Britain

Light refreshments from 7:00 pm

Dr Peter Lewis, Reader in Forensic Engineering, Open University.

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ.

Wednesday 26 January 2011, 19:30-21:00

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Energy Security and UK Energy Policy

Professor Ian Fells (Emeritus Professor of Energy Conversion at Newcastle University).

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR0.

Wednesday 26 January 2011, 18:00-19:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Thorium Fuelled Accelerator Driven Subcritical Reactors: The Future of Nuclear Power?

Tea is served from 6pm, all welcome (its free).

Dr G.T. Parks, CUED.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 13 January 2011, 18:00-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Biosensors for point of use applications

Tea is served from 6pm, all welcome (its free).

Christian Reccius, Philips Research Labs.

Lecture Theatre 1, Cambridge University Computer Laboratory, J J Thompson Avenue, Madingley Road, Cambridge.

Thursday 02 December 2010, 18:00-20:00

Lean Manufacturing – making sense of something obvious

This talk is open to the public and free to attend.

Dr Nick Scott, LeanIdeas.

Lecture Room 4, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ.

Monday 29 November 2010, 18:45-21:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

"Practical software defined radio for DAB, connected consumer devices, and beyond."

Tea is served from 6pm, all welcome (its free).

David Cox, Imagination Technology.

Lecture Theatre 1, Cambridge University Computer Laboratory, J J Thompson Avenue, Madingley Road, Cambridge.

Thursday 18 November 2010, 18:00-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

What's Cool in Antarctica - Technology in Support of Ice-Sheet Research

Tea is served from 6pm, all welcome (its free).

D Vaughan, British Antarctic Survey.

British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road.

Thursday 04 November 2010, 18:00-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Innovation Lecture: Making Digital Copies of the 3D World

Tea is served from 6pm, all welcome (its free).

Prof R Cipolla, CUED.

Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College.

Thursday 21 October 2010, 18:30-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Do We Really Need Pixels?

Dr Tim Wilkinson, CUED.

Lecture Theatre 1, Cambridge University Computer Laboratory, J J Thompson Avenue, Madingley Road, Cambridge.

Thursday 14 October 2010, 18:00-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Crossing Australia Using Solar Power

Anthony Law, University of Cambridge.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 10 June 2010, 19:00-20:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

The Material of the Digital: Preserving & Interpreting the History of Computing

Tilly Blyth, Science Museum.

Lecture Theatre 1, Cambridge University Computer Laboratory, J J Thompson Avenue, Madingley Road, Cambridge.

Thursday 20 May 2010, 18:30-20:00

Future Climate - the IMechE UK Energy Plan for 2050

Dr Alison Cooke, FIMechE.

Forest Centre, Marston Vale Millennium Country Park, Marston Moretaine, Bedford, MK43 0PR.

Thursday 20 May 2010, 18:00-21:00

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Taming leviathan - dealing with (dis)integrated water management (RESCHEDULED from 21st April)

This talk has been re-scheduled for 12th May, (postponed from 21st April)

Professor Richard Ashley, Peninne Water Group, Sheffield University.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR0.

Wednesday 12 May 2010, 18:00-19:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Honda's Journey to Sustainable Mobility, from Hybrid to Fuel Cell

John Kingston, Honda (UK).

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 06 May 2010, 18:30-20:00

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Sustainability in action at University of California San Diego: the campus as a living laboratory

Professor Paul Linden, Director Sustainability Solutions Institute, University of California, San Diego.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR0.

Wednesday 05 May 2010, 18:00-19:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

From weather forecasting to climate prediction: solving the technical and scientific challenges

Prof Professor Paul Hardaker, Chief Executive, Royal Meteorological Society.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 22 April 2010, 18:30-20:00

Engineering the QR5 Vertical Axis Wind Turbine

Tamás Bertényi, Quiet Revolution.

Lecture Room 4, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ.

Wednesday 14 April 2010, 18:45-21:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

So You Want To Be A Consultant?

Mike Whyman, IET Consultants Network.

Lecture Theatre 1, Cambridge University Computer Laboratory, J J Thompson Avenue, Madingley Road, Cambridge.

Thursday 08 April 2010, 18:30-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Flybrid Systems

Dan Jones, Flybrid Systems.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 18 March 2010, 18:30-20:00

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Delivering genuine sustainability in the built environment - obstacles and opportunities

Dr David Strong CEO, Inbuilt Ltd; Board Member of UK Green Building Council.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR0.

Wednesday 10 March 2010, 18:00-19:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Chip and PIN -- notes on a dysfunctional security system

Saar Drimer, Computer Lab.

Lecture Theatre 1, Cambridge University Computer Laboratory, J J Thompson Avenue, Madingley Road, Cambridge.

Thursday 04 March 2010, 18:30-20:00

Cambridge University Eco Racing - IMechE talk

Anthony Law.

Lecture Room 4, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ.

Thursday 25 February 2010, 18:45-21:00

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Cities of the Future

Paul Brown, Executive Vice President CDM Camp Dresser and McKee Inc..

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR0.

Wednesday 24 February 2010, 18:00-19:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Innovation and Refinement in Wristwatch Technology

Mark Mills, Seiko UK.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 18 February 2010, 18:30-20:00

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

You must be joking; Cities as a force for good in the environment

Professor Bruce Beck, University of Georgia.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR0.

Wednesday 17 February 2010, 18:00-19:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Prestige Lecture: The Dependability of Complex Socio-technical Systems

Prof. Ross Anderson.

Wolfson Hall, Churchill College, University of Cambridge.

Wednesday 03 February 2010, 18:00-20:00

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Roadmap to 2050

Professor David MacKay, Chief Scientific Advisor to the Department of Energy and Climate.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR0.

Wednesday 27 January 2010, 18:00-19:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

The Engineering Behind Computer Entertainment

David Braben, Frontier Games.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 14 January 2010, 18:30-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Science and the Media - the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Dr. Simon Singh.

Lecture Theatre 1, Cambridge University Computer Laboratory, J J Thompson Avenue, Madingley Road, Cambridge.

Thursday 10 December 2009, 18:30-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Computer Forensics - The Truth Behind CSI

Andrew Sheldon, Evidence Talks Ltd.

Lecture Theatre 1, Cambridge University Computer Laboratory, J J Thompson Avenue, Madingley Road, Cambridge.

Thursday 26 November 2009, 19:00-20:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Cradle to Cradle Design

Bill McDonough William McDonough and Partners.

Cambridge Unuiversity Engineerintg Department, LR0.

Wednesday 07 October 2009, 18:00-19:30

Institution of Civil Engineers (Cambridge Branch)

ICE professional review: mastering the written assignment

Thomas Telford Training.

Trinity Centre, 24 Milton Road, Science Park, Cambridge.

Wednesday 24 June 2009, 18:30-20:00

Institution of Civil Engineers (Cambridge Branch)

Specification writing

Thomas Telford Training.

Trinity Centre, 24 Milton Road, Science Park, Cambridge.

Tuesday 16 June 2009, 18:30-20:00

Institution of Civil Engineers (Cambridge Branch)

Geotechnical design to Eurocode 7

Thomas telford Training.

Trinity Centre, 24 Milton Road, Science Park, Cambridge.

Wednesday 10 June 2009, 18:30-20:00

Institution of Civil Engineers (Cambridge Branch)

JCT 05 Conditions of Contract

Thomas telford Training.

Trinity Centre, 24 Milton Road, Science Park, Cambridge.

Tuesday 02 June 2009, 18:30-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

CANCELED "Computational Fluid Dynamics on Graphics Cards" CANCELED

Canceled

Dr Graham Pullan, University of Cambridge.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 07 May 2009, 19:30-21:00

Institution of Civil Engineers (Cambridge Branch)

Dynamic Mentoring

Thomas Telford Training.

Trinity Centre, 24 Milton Road, Science Park, Cambridge.

Thursday 07 May 2009, 18:30-20:00

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

William MCDonough (CANCELLED)

William McDonough Author of "Cradle to Cradle".

CANCELLED.

Wednesday 06 May 2009, 00:00-00:00

Institution of Civil Engineers (Cambridge Branch)

CDM 2007 Effective CDM co-ordination

Thomas Telford Training.

Trinity Centre, 24 Milton Road, Science Park, Cambridge.

Tuesday 28 April 2009, 18:30-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

CANCELLED: Astronomy: The Square km Array Project

Canceled

Dr Paul Alexander, University of Cambridge.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 16 April 2009, 19:00-20:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Dynamic Positioning Ships - Their Construction and Operation

Simon Evans, APB Marine.

Lecture Theatre 1, Cambridge University Computer Laboratory, J J Thompson Avenue, Madingley Road, Cambridge.

Thursday 02 April 2009, 19:00-20:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Management skills, Office Politics and the Engineer Stereotype

Dr Robina Chatham, Consultant and Lecturer, Cranfield University.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 19 March 2009, 19:00-20:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Innovating to sustainability

Professor Charles Ainger, MWH Ltd and Centre for Sustainable Development, Cambridge University.

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 11 March 2009, 18:00-19:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Digital IP Drama (Piracy, Privacy & the Digital Content Economy) - 2009 IET, BCS & ACM Joint Lecture

Jude Umeh (FBCS, CITP), Senior Consultant, Capgemini.

Lecture Theatre 1, Cambridge University Computer Laboratory, J J Thompson Avenue, Madingley Road, Cambridge.

Thursday 05 March 2009, 19:00-20:30

Institution of Civil Engineers (Cambridge Branch)

Riverside Bridge, Cambridge

Phil Crack, Cambridgeshire County Council.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR6.

Wednesday 04 March 2009, 18:30-20:00

ELCF - Engineering for a Low Carbon Future (seminar series)

The role of fuel cell technology in a low carbon economy

Nigel Brandon, Professor of Sustainable Development in Energy - Imperial College.

LR2, Engineering Department, Inglis Building.

Wednesday 04 March 2009, 17:00-18:00

Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Departmental Seminars

Sustainable Organic Fuels for Transport

Dr Richard Pearson, Lotus Engineering, Norwich, Norfolk, UK.

Lecture Theatre 1, Department of Chemical Engineering.

Wednesday 04 March 2009, 15:30-16:30

Wildlife and Environment

Alternatives to Fossil Fuels

David MacKay is a wonderful speaker: lively, funny, wonderfully clear and easy to follow. Do not think that you cannot understand the problem, or that talks by professors of physics are not for you. Professors are not what they used to be!

David MacKay, Professor in the Department of Physics, CU.

St John's Church Hall, Hills Road, opposite Homerton College.

Wednesday 25 February 2009, 19:30-21:45

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Sustainability in the resources sector

Paul Skinner Chairman Rio Tinto.

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 25 February 2009, 18:00-19:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Wireless Sensor Monitoring Technologies for Civil Engineering Infrastructure

Professor Kenichi Soga, University of Cambridge.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 19 February 2009, 19:00-20:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

A sustainable technology strategy for engineers

Dr Karel Muldur, TU Delft The Netherlands.

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 18 February 2009, 18:00-19:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Replacing Copper with Light - The Prospects for Photonic PCBs - IET Cambridge Prestige Lecture 2009

Prof. Ian White, University of Cambridge.

Wolfson Hall, Churchill College, University of Cambridge.

Wednesday 11 February 2009, 18:30-20:00

Institution of Civil Engineers (Cambridge Branch)

An introduction to the ICE specification for piling and embedded retaining walls

Tony Suckling (Arup) formerly of Stent Foundations Ltd.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR6.

Wednesday 11 February 2009, 18:30-20:00

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Water, health and sustainable development

Dr Jamie Bartram, Co-ordinator of Water, Sanitation and Health at the World Health Organisation.

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 11 February 2009, 18:00-19:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Sustainable Development - great green dream or impossible ambition?

Tony Juniper, former Director of Friends of the Earth.

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 04 February 2009, 18:00-19:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

The role of engineering in entering the ecological age

Peter Head OBE FREng FRSA Director of Sustainability, Arup.

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 28 January 2009, 18:00-19:30

Institution of Civil Engineers (Cambridge Branch)

Addenbrookes Access Road, Cambridge

Phil Crack, Cambridgeshire County Council.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR6.

Wednesday 21 January 2009, 18:30-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Manufacturing Flexible Displays

Tim Von Werne, Senior Manager, Research and Development Plastic Logic, Ltd. Cambridge.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 15 January 2009, 19:00-20:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

IET One-Day Seminar: Power Efficient Electronics - Reducing Your Carbon Footprint

Keynote: Prof. David MacKay.

Lecture Theatre 1, Cambridge University Computer Laboratory, J J Thompson Avenue, Madingley Road, Cambridge.

Thursday 04 December 2008, 09:00-17:15

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Challenges and Opportunities for Digital Imaging in the 21st Century

Joint with BCS and ACM

Alan Payne, Research Director, Kodak European Research, Cambridge.

Lecture Theatre 1, Cambridge University Computer Laboratory, J J Thompson Avenue, Madingley Road, Cambridge.

Thursday 20 November 2008, 19:00-20:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Alertme.com: developing a ZigBee connected home product

Dr Laura James and Dr Amyas Phillips, Alertme.com.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 06 November 2008, 19:00-20:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

IET Cambridge Innovation Lecture 2008: 'Graphene - Beyond Silicon’

Dr Ernie Hill, University of Manchester.

Wolfson Hall, Churchill College, University of Cambridge.

Wednesday 29 October 2008, 18:30-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

IET Cambridge Chairman’s Address: Challenges in Electronic Design for 2020

Dr Simon Moore, University of Cambridge.

Lecture Theatre 1, Cambridge University Computer Laboratory, J J Thompson Avenue, Madingley Road, Cambridge.

Thursday 16 October 2008, 19:00-20:30

Institution of Structural Engineers

Spring Dinner

Sarah Buck, President of ISE.

Kimbolton Castle.

Thursday 29 May 2008, 19:00-22:00

Institution of Structural Engineers

An Inconvenient Truth

Ant Wilson, Faber Maunsell.

5 Kinsbourne Court, Luton Road, Harpenden, AL5 3BL.

Thursday 15 May 2008, 18:00-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Micro Air Vehicles

ALL WELCOME - FREE EVENT - Joint IET / RAeS Lecture

GFS Projects Ltd.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 08 May 2008, 19:30-21:00

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Climate Change and Ecosystem Services: Science, Economics and Ethics

Professor Robert Watson (Chief Scientific Advisor, DEFRA and Director of Strategic Development at the Tyndall Centre).

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 30 April 2008, 18:00-19:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Sustainable Development at the Eden Project

Tim Smit (Eden Project).

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 23 April 2008, 18:00-19:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

An Introduction to being a Science & Engineering Ambassador

ALL WELCOME - FREE EVENT

SETPoint Cambridgeshire.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 17 April 2008, 19:00-20:30

Institution of Structural Engineers

Liquid Plastics in Waterproofing

Tony Pez of Liquid Plastics Ltd.

Barns Hotel, Cardington Road, Bedford MK44 3SA.

Wednesday 16 April 2008, 18:00-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Boundary Scan. From Connection Testing to On-silicon Toolkits

ALL WELCOME - FREE EVENT - IET Knowledge Networks Lecture

Matt Lee, XJTAG.

Lecture Theatre 1, Cambridge University Computer Laboratory, J J Thompson Avenue, Madingley Road, Cambridge.

Thursday 03 April 2008, 19:00-20:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Future Transportation Fuels: A Vision of a Viable Negative CO2 Energy Economy

ALL WELCOME - FREE EVENT - Joint IET / IMechE Lecture

Jamie Turner, Chief Engineer - Powertrain Research SI Combustion and Charging Specialist, Lotus Engineering.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 27 March 2008, 19:00-20:30

Institution of Structural Engineers

To be confirmed

TBC.

Cambridge University Engineering Department.

Thursday 13 March 2008, 18:00-20:00

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Carbon Footprinting: Industry, People, the Universe and Everything

Professor Adisa Azapagic (Manchester University).

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 12 March 2008, 18:00-19:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Searching for Evil

**** CHANGE OF SPEAKER ****

Dr Richard Clayton, Security Group, Computer Laboratory, Univ. of Cambridge.

Lecture Theatre 1, Cambridge University Computer Laboratory, J J Thompson Avenue, Madingley Road, Cambridge.

Thursday 06 March 2008, 19:00-20:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Sustainable Development in the Built Environment; Progress or Procrastination?

Professor Peter Brandon and Dr Patrizia Lombardi (Salford University).

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 27 February 2008, 18:00-19:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Wind Tunnel Testing in Motorsport, and how the Electronics Helps You Win!

John Frankham, Pi Research.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 21 February 2008, 19:00-20:30

Institution of Structural Engineers

To be confirmed

TBC.

Sunley Management Centre, Northampton College, NN2 7AL.

Tuesday 19 February 2008, 18:00-20:00

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Creating a Better Place - the Environment Agency - and shaping sustainability

Baroness Barbara Young, Chief Executive of Environment Agency.

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 13 February 2008, 18:00-19:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

IET Cambridge Prestige Lecture 2008: Biomedical Diagnostics - Trends & Opportunities

ALL WELCOME - FREE EVENT

Prof. Chris Lowe, Director of the Institute of Biotechnology,.

Wolfson Theatre, Churchill College, Storey's Way, Cambridge.

Thursday 07 February 2008, 18:30-20:00

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Climate change, peak oil, and the coming global energy crisis

Dr Jeremy Leggett (Solar Century).

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 06 February 2008, 18:00-19:30

Institution of Structural Engineers

New Progressive Collapse Rules

Simon Barrett, NHBC.

Courtyard Marriott Hotel, Newport Pagnell, MK16 0JA.

Thursday 24 January 2008, 18:00-20:00

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

The challenges of managing the American foreign aid program post-9/11 in Pakistan and Afghanistan

Mark Ward, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 23 January 2008, 18:00-19:30

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

Through-Wall Radar - Meeting an Operational Need

Free IET Event. Members & non-members welcome.

Alan Wiltshire, Cambridge Consultants Ltd.

Lecture Theatre 0, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Thursday 17 January 2008, 19:00-20:30

Institution of Structural Engineers

Rollercoaster Design

John Kinn, Jacobs.

Aircraft Research Association, Manton Lane, Bedford, MK41 7PF.

Wednesday 05 December 2007, 18:00-20:00

IET Cambridge Network - Lectures

The Internet - Where It Came From & Where It Is Going

Refreshments at 6:30 p.m.

Roger Scantlebury, Consultant & Paul Shreve, Cisco Systems.

Lecture Theatre 1, Cambridge University Computer Laboratory, J J Thompson Avenue, Madingley Road, Cambridge.

Thursday 15 November 2007, 19:00-20:30

Institution of Structural Engineers

Inaugural Dinner with President

Sarah Buck, President of I Struct E.

Emmanuel College (Robert Gardner Room).

Tuesday 13 November 2007, 19:00-22:00

Institution of Civil Engineers (Cambridge Branch)

Debate on Bridge Design - Engineer or Architect

Julian Hakes.

Cambridge University Engineering Department.

Thursday 17 May 2007, 18:00-20:00

Institution of Civil Engineers (Cambridge Branch)

Shoreline Management Plans

Speaker to be confirmed.

Cambridge University Engineering Department.

Wednesday 02 May 2007, 18:00-20:00

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Sustainable Development

Professor Sir David King (Chief Scientific Advisor to HM Government).

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 02 May 2007, 18:00-19:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Why sustainable development might be bad for the environment

Professor Susan Owens, Cambridge University.

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 25 April 2007, 18:00-19:30

Institution of Structural Engineers

Collapse of Palau Bridge

The talk will be preceded by the branch AGM

Chris Burgoyne, University of Cambridge.

Barns Hotel, Cardington Road, Bedford MK44 3SA.

Wednesday 18 April 2007, 18:00-20:00

Institution of Structural Engineers

Fire Engineering: RRO and FRA; ADB and CFD

Peter Wilkinson, Rolton Fire.

Sunley Management Centre, Northampton College, NN2 7AL.

Thursday 22 March 2007, 18:00-20:00

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

A new sustainable way of life - the sine qua non of human development ? CANCELLED

Clare Short MP (CANCELLED).

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 14 March 2007, 18:00-19:30

Institution of Civil Engineers (Cambridge Branch)

Technical Report Route to ICE Memebership

Louisa Rix, Membership Development Officer, ICE.

Hannah Reed and Associates, Telford House, Fulbourn, Cambridge.

Wednesday 14 March 2007, 16:00-18:00

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

One Planet Living

Pooran Desai OBE (Technical Director and co-founder of Bioregional).

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 07 March 2007, 18:00-19:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

Can we quantify sustainability ?

Professor Richard Darton, Oxford University.

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 28 February 2007, 18:00-19:30

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

When the Rivers Run Dry

Fred Pearce, New Scientist.

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 21 February 2007, 18:00-19:30

Institution of Structural Engineers

Mutually Supported Elements in Space Structures

Joe Rizzuto.

Sunley Management Centre, Northampton College.

Tuesday 20 February 2007, 18:00-20:00

Institution of Civil Engineers (Cambridge Branch)

St. Ives and the Hemingfords Flood Alleviation Schme

P. Cowie - Environment Agency; M. Anderson - Atkins; S.Ayres - Jackson Civil Engineering.

Cambridge University Engineering Department.

Wednesday 07 February 2007, 18:00-20:00

10th Annual Sustainable Development Lecture Series 2012

The promise of energy biosciences

Dr Steven Koonin (Chief Scientist, BP).

Lecture Theatre 0, Engineering Department, Trumpington Street.

Wednesday 07 February 2007, 18:00-19:30

Institution of Structural Engineers

Soil Structure Interaction

Prof John Burland, Imperial College.

Courtyard Marriott Hotel, newport Pagnell.

Thursday 25 January 2007, 18:00-20:00

Institution of Structural Engineers

Assessment and remediation of 19th Century Rail Structures

Jim Fernie & David Wood.

Aircraft Research Association, Manton Lane, Bedford, MK41 7PF.

Wednesday 06 December 2006, 18:00-20:00

Institution of Civil Engineers (Cambridge Branch)

Driven to Extinction? How transport policy can save the world

Nigel Brigham SUSTRANS.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, Lecture Room 6.

Wednesday 29 November 2006, 18:00-20:00

Institution of Civil Engineers (Cambridge Branch)

Dynamic Mentoring

ThomasTelford Training.

The Trinity Centre, Cambridge.

Wednesday 22 November 2006, 00:00-00:00