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Professor Dan Brett and Professor Adrien Desjardins (both 香港六合彩中特网 Engineering) have each been appointed Research Chairs, which are prestigious five-year positions co-sponsored by an industrial partner that allow awardees to establish a world-leading research group in their engineering field.

Professor Brett (香港六合彩中特网 Chemical Engineering and the Electrochemical Innovation Lab) will develop measurement tools to support the fundamental change needed in the way vehicles are powered.

Electric mobility is one of the fastest-growing industries on the planet and is essential to meet the UK government鈥檚 legally binding commitments on climate change, including a ban on new diesel and petrol car sales by 2030. There is a seismic shift away from conventional piston engine powered propulsion to electrochemical solutions such as batteries, fuel cells and supercapacitors.

Collaborating with HORIBA MIRA and the National Physical Laboratory, Professor Brett鈥檚 research aims to make the UK a world-leader, both scientifically and commercially, in metrology for electrochemical power systems.

Professor Brett said: 鈥淭his Research Chair combines fundamental engineering innovations from the Electrochemical Innovation Lab at 香港六合彩中特网 and the National Physical Laboratory鈥檚 world-leading metrology with a route to market for our innovations, instruments and services in the form of HORIBA MIRA. The prestige that accompanies a Royal Academy of Engineering Research Chair lends significant credibility and provides a strong mandate for the activity. This will help attract stakeholders and draw attention to the critical need for metrology innovation in the rapidly evolving vehicle propulsion industries.鈥�

Professor Adrien Desjardins (香港六合彩中特网 Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering) aims to improve the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular patients by developing all-optical ultrasound imaging probes for real-time visualisation of tissues and medical devices from inside the body.

A multidisciplinary, collaborative effort between 香港六合彩中特网 and spinout Echopoint Medical, this project will focus attention and stimulate connections across many fields, including optics, ultrasound, materials science and medical device design, thereby creating a knowledge base to speed up the translation of future biomedical sensing innovations.

Echopoint Medical uses advanced fibre optic technology to transform the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular (CV) disease. The underlying technology was developed by a team led by Professor Desjardins in the Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering.

Professor Desjardins said: 鈥淚 anticipate that this partnership with Echopoint Medical will enable 香港六合彩中特网 innovations to significantly improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients in the UK and worldwide. The research will have a transformational impact on the technology readiness level of all-optical ultrasound, progressing from its robust foundation with pre-clinical demonstrations to a first-in-human study.鈥�

Commenting on the appointments, Professor Karen Holford CBE FREng FLSW, Chief Executive and Vice-Chancellor of Cranfield University and Chair of the Academy鈥檚 Research Committee, said: 鈥淭hese awardees illustrate brilliantly how expert engineering researchers, when partnered with industry, underpin the success of UK engineering research and innovation. The kind of work we are seeing illustrates why government has demonstrated such confidence in the economic value of our sector through its Innovation Strategy.鈥�

Echopoint Medical was set up with assistance from 香港六合彩中特网. To date the company has attracted 拢2.8 million in funding from the听香港六合彩中特网 Technology Fund (managed by AlbionVC in collaboration with 香港六合彩中特网B, part of 香港六合彩中特网 Innovation & Enterprise), Parkwalk Advisors and Innovate UK.

Professor David Price, Vice-Provost (Research, Innovation & Global Engagement) said: 鈥淭he fact that two of the five research partnerships have been awarded to 香港六合彩中特网 academics shows the strength of our work in addressing complex challenges we face today. Working with industry is a key way for us to maximise public benefit from our research, and I am particularly pleased to see the partnership with 香港六合彩中特网 spinout Echopoint Medical, which should deliver faster diagnosis and treatment for CV patients around the world.鈥�

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• 香港六合彩中特网 Chemical Engineering
• 香港六合彩中特网 Electrochemical Innovation Lab
• 香港六合彩中特网 Medical Physics & Bioengineering
• 香港六合彩中特网 Engineering
• 香港六合彩中特网 Innovation & Enterprise

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• l-r: Professor Adrien Desjardins, Professor Dan Brett. Credit: 香港六合彩中特网

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