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Spencer Institute of Theoretical and Computational Mechanics

Introduction and Welcome Event

Dr Hitendra HiraniBDE for the Spencer Institute

Aims of Today

• To increase awareness of the Spencer Institute and the services available

• To increase awareness of the funding opportunities for collaborative projects

• To increase interdisciplinary dialogue

Introduction

• Integration of Research in:– Mechanics of Solids– Mechanics of Fluids– Mechanics of Multiphase Media

• Schools Involved– Civil Engineering– Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering– Mathematical Sciences– Chemical, Environmental and Mining Engineering

• Now included as official institute of the University (Category 2B)

Key Activities

• Development of cross-school joint research (e.g. proposals, workshops, seminars)

• Development of cross-school MSc courses (e.g. MSc in Scientific Computation)

• Sharing of Knowledge in:– Finite element methods– Boundary element methods– Finite difference methods– Discrete element methods– Computational fluid dynamics– Finite volume methods– Meshfree Methods

Support Available

• Pulling together multi-disciplinary proposals• Arranging meetings• Help with some of the initial writing• Contacting and bringing in external partners• Specific and focussed intelligence on forthcoming

Calls• Focussed seminars around topics

• Contact – Email: [email protected]– Tel: (0115 95) 13988

MindmapTom Hyde

Structural integrity of high temperature welded components in electrical power generation plant and aeroengines.

Structural integrity of aeroengine transmission systems

Modelling of manufacturing processes: welding, inertia friction welding, casting and superplastic forming.

Adib Becker

Donal McNally

Finite Element Modelling of Disc and Surgical Devices

Andrew Long

Mechanics of coated textiles

Solids Fluids

Multiphase

Multiphase flow and nutritional transport

Carol Eastwick

Fluid Mechanics in Aeroengines

Flow of fluids through fibre beds

Sean Leen

FEM

Carlo Sansour

Developing computational tools

Nick Miles

Fine particle processing

Dry cleaning of coal

Nick Warrior

Structural Analysis and damage accumulation

Chris Rudd

Mechanics of consolidating beds of fibres

Materials and composites in bone replacement and fracture

Ian Lowndes

Multiphase flow

Herve Morven

Flow in Pipes and channels

Flow in membranes such as sailing yachts

Flow over structuresFlow around cables

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Treatment and modelling of uncertainty

Andy Collop

Modelling of asphalt and road structures

Aggregates and soil behaviour

Paul Langston

Henry Power

granular material flow

CFD

Glenn McDowell

DEM

Behaviour of railway ballast

Paul Houston

Stephen Hibberd

Helen Byrne

Modelling of tumour growth and therapies

Kostas SoldatosModelling of plasticity – composite materials

Hai-Sui Yu

Theoretical and computational geomechanics

Planned Activities

Website

• Aim – To showcase research expertise and potential to both

internal and external collaborators– To form the hub for Spencer Institute activities

• Current Status– Webspace Reserved and IS will implement and maintain

through University Content Management System– Collecting information from various sources

• Summary of Research Expertise• Case Studies and Summaries of Current Research Projects

• Information Needed– Case Studies– Current Project Portfolio– Pictures and Diagrams

Seminars and Events

• Official Launch Event September 2007• CFD Forum?• DEM Forum?• FEM Forum?• Seminars for Postgrads and Postdocs?

– Software Training– Ideas Factory

• EPSRC Summer School in Mechanics• EPSRC Summer School in CFD• Courses for Industry

– Host software training workshops

Some Things to Think About

• Which topics can I collaborate on?• Which events am I interested in?• What can the Spencer Institute do for me?• Suggest a postdoc/PhD Student who could benefit

from the institute or participate in activities on your behalf.

• Are there any case studies I can provide to make other people more aware of what I can offer?

• Are there any calls from the following that interest me?

Bridging the Gaps Maths · Engineering · ICT

• Aims of the Bridging the Gaps Project:– Encourage and facilitate new and existing

interdisciplinary research collaborations across the traditional boundaries

– Generate staff mobility across the interfaces, breaking down geographical and discipline-specific knowledge barriers

– Develop new spin-out companies and intellectual property reflecting areas of interdisciplinary expertise

– Develop novel mechanisms for promoting interdisciplinary research

Bridging the Gaps Maths · Engineering · ICT

• Mechanisms for Promoting Interdisciplinary Research (2007-2010):– Speed-networking events– “Make-fests” - hands-on software workshops– EPSRC-style sandpits - £30k pump-priming grants– Business plan competition - £30k cash prize– Bridging the Gap awards - £1000 per month– Visiting scholar programme – funding available– Interdisciplinary seminar programme

• Please contact Dr. Sophie Dale for further details– Email: [email protected]– Tel: 0115 84 68923

Current Calls for Funding

EPSRC

• Mathematics for industry and business– Encourage high quality research in mathematics,

statistics or mathematical foundations of operational research in collaboration with industry, business or other non-academic users of research. The aim of the call is twofold:

• to generate innovative research in the mathematical sciences;

• to utilise this research to give industry and business a competitive edge by developing dynamic collaborations outside the academic community.

– Novel approaches to academic/industry research collaboration in the mathematical sciences are encouraged. Proposals for this call might include, but are not restricted to, collaborative research projects, networks or study groups.

EPSRC (Mathematics Programme)

• Science and innovation awards– Large, long-term grants supporting staff in a research

group, with commitment from the host institutions to continue support after the end of the grant.

– The research areas to be addressed in this call are: analytical science; energy; operational research; structural ceramics; tribology.

– Demonstrate that they have a supportive research environment in which the new research activity will be nurtured and helped to contribute fully to raising the international standing of UK research.

– A typical award would fund:• three lecturer posts for five years each, • three postdoctoral research assistants supported for three years

each• three project studentships supported for three to four years, • support funds for travel and subsistence, equipment and other

costs.

• Deadline: 4pm, 10 April 2007

EPSRC (Engineering Programme)

• Industry fellowship scheme– Jointly funded by Royal Society, EPSRC, BBSRC, NERC, Rolls-

Royce plc and Astra Zeneca. – To enhance knowledge transfer in science and technology

between those in industry and those in academia. It provides opportunities for an academic scientist to work on a collaborative project with industry, or someone employed in industry to work on a collaborative project with a university department or not-for-profit research organisation.

– Research may be in any discipline within the natural sciences, including agriculture, mathematics, biotechnology, environmental research, medical and engineering sciences. Projects at any stage from fundamental science to industrial innovation will be supported.

– Applicants may be of any nationality. They should hold a PhD or be of equivalent standing in their profession and hold a permanent academic post in either a UK university, a UK not-for-profit research organisation or in UK industry.

– Fellowships last for up to two years and provide a salary, as well as research expenses of up to £1,500 per annum.

Royal Society, UK

• Postdoctoral fellowships to the UK from China– To foster academic links between the UK and China, enabling

outstanding postdoctoral scientists to conduct cutting-edge research with their UK counterparts.

– Research must be on a subject within the natural sciences, including: physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering science, agricultural and medical research, the scientific aspects of archaeology, geography, experimental psychology and the history of science.

– The society does not cover social sciences or clinical medical research. Applications must be submitted by the UK host scientist on behalf of an overseas candidate.

– Applicants and their overseas candidates must be of postdoctoral or equivalent status at the time the award is taken up.

– Fellowships last between 6 to 12 months and consist of an annual award of £18,200 payable quarterly in arrears to the host institution.

Royal Society, UK

• Postdoctoral fellowships to the UK from India– To foster academic links between the UK and India, enabling

outstanding postdoctoral scientists to conduct cutting-edge research with their UK counterparts.

– Research must be on a subject within the natural sciences, including: physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering science, agricultural and medical research, the scientific aspects of archaeology, geography, experimental psychology and the history of science.

– The society does not cover social sciences or clinical medical research. Applications must be submitted by the UK host scientist on behalf of an overseas candidate.

– Applicants and their overseas candidates must be of postdoctoral or equivalent status at the time the award is taken up.

– Fellowships last between 6 to 12 months and consist of an annual award of £18,200 payable quarterly in arrears to the host institution.

EU FP7 Overview (Source: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/organisations_en.html)

• The biggest in budgetary terms, with €32.4 billion, called Cooperation, has the ambition to help Europe gain leadership in key areas of science and technology by having our best brains from across Europe working together.

• The second programme is called Ideas, with a budget of €7.5 billion to foster competition and excellence in frontier or fundamental research.

• The third programme, People with €4.7 billion will enable tens of thousands of researchers to benefit from fellowships for research training.

• The fourth programme is Capacities, with a budget of €4.2 billion to ensure scientific and technological capacity-building, for example in the area of infrastructures or in helping European regions to gear up their scientific potential.

EU FP7 (COOPERATION)

Funding Scheme Minimum Conditions

Collaborative project At least 3 independent legal entities, each of which is established in a MS or AC, and no two of which are established in the same MS or AC.

Network of excellence At least 3 independent legal entities, each of which is established in a MS or AC, and no two of which are established in the same MS or AC.

Co-ordination and support action (co-ordinating)

At least 3 independent legal entities, each of which is established in a MS or AC, and no two of which are established in the same MS or AC.

Co-ordination and support action (supporting)

At least 1 independent legal entity

Research for the benefit of specific groups, such as SMEs

At least 3 independent legal entities, each of which is established in a MS or AC, and no two of which are established in the same MS or AC

What Will be Funded?

• Aeronautics and air transport – reduction of emissions, work on engines and alternative fuels, – air traffic management, safety aspects of air transport, – environmentally efficient aviation

• Sustainable surface transport - rail, road and waterborne – development of clean and efficient engines and power trains, – reducing the impact of transport on climate change, – inter-modal regional and national transport, – clean and safe vehicles, – infrastructure construction and maintenance, integrative

architectures

• Support to the European global satellite navigation system – Galileo and EGNOS – navigation and timing services, – efficient use of satellite navigation

EU FP7 (AERONAUTICS AND AIR TRANSPORT)

RESEARCH THEMES IN AERONAUTICS AND AIR TRANSPORT

• The Greening of Air Transport • Increasing Time Efficiency • Ensuring Customer Satisfaction and Safety • Improving Cost Efficiency • Protection of Aircraft and passengers • Pioneering the Air Transport of the Future

AAT.2007.1.1.2. Aerostructures (Greening)

• Research Topics– Advanced concepts and technologies for increased and

optimised use of light-weight metallic, composite materials and metal laminates in primary structures;

– Advanced concepts and techniques for application of ‘smart’ materials, multi-functional materials, micro and nano-technologies;

– Aeroelasticity, ‘smart’ structures and morphing airframes.

• Funding scheme: Collaborative Projects small or medium-scale focused research, Coordination and Support Actions aiming at coordinating research activities

• Open in call: FP7-AERONAUTICS and AIR TRANSPORT (AAT) – 2007-RTD-1

AAT.2007.1.1.3. Propulsion (Greening)• Research Activity

– Advanced concepts and technologies for improving engine thermal efficiency and reducing secondary air losses;

– Advanced concepts and technologies for improving engine propulsive efficiency;

– Design tools and techniques for increased application of advanced light-weight high-temperature materials;

– Advanced light-weight engine architectures and components; – Technologies for optimal use of ‘intelligent’ and fully digital engine control

systems; design tools and techniques for modelling and control of the aerothermodynamics of combustion;

– Technologies for advanced combustor and injector systems; – Tools and techniques for modelling and measuring engine exhaust gaseous

emissions; – Investigation of the potential opportunities and obstacles and of the

required technologies for greater utilisation of alternative fuels (e.g. liquid hydrogen, second generation bio-fuels and other "green" synthetic fuels);

– Concepts and technologies to reduce power-plant (turbofan, propeller, propfan, rotorcraft rotor) noise by active and/or passive methods.



AAT.2007.2.1.1. Systems and Equipment (Time Efficiency)

• Research Topics– Advanced technologies for improved modelling, prediction and

detection of wake vortex and wind shear; – Advanced technologies to enable full automatic approach and

landing in all weather taking into account concepts developed in SESAR;

– Advanced cockpit display technologies for all-weather, 24-hour (day/night) operation;

– Advanced concepts for fault tolerant systems, including auto reconfiguration capabilities; advanced concepts for multi-access cabin architectures;

– Advanced concepts and technologies for increased independence of the aircraft from the infrastructure at apron area.



AAT.2007.3.1.2. Noise and Vibration (Safety)

• Research Topics– Advanced modelling tools, concepts and technologies

(active and passive) to reduce overall cabin noise as well as noise at passenger level;

– Advanced techniques to reduce vibration and other unwanted dynamics effects of flight (ride comfort).



AAT.2007.4.2.2. Aerostructures (Cost Efficiency)

• Research Topics– Advanced concepts and technologies for increased and

optimised use of light-weight metallic, composite materials and metal laminates in primary structures;

– Advanced concepts for increased integration of additional functions (sensing, actuating, electromagnetic, electrical conductivity, etc.) in structural components for wider applications at low cost and weight.



AAT.2007.4.2.3. Propulsion(Cost Efficiency)

• Research Topics– Advanced concepts and technologies for improving engine

thermal efficiency and reducing secondary air losses;– Advanced concepts and technologies for improving engine

propulsive efficiency; – Design tools and techniques for increased application of

advanced light-weight high-temperature materials; – Advanced light-weight engine architectures and components.



• Research Topics– Investigation of new approaches to produce or to

control the forces that govern flight, in particular those that lift the vehicle. It could consider topics such as other principles of physics as alternative to conventional fluid dynamics, computer controlled aircraft morphing into different aerodynamic forms for different flight phases, thrust vectoring to provide lift and control.



AAT.2007.6.1.1. Lift (Future)

EU FP7 (IDEAS)

• Call Title: Call for proposals for ERC Starting Independent Researcher Grant

• Call identifier: ERC-2007-StG• Date of publication: 22 December 2006• Date from which proposals are receivable: 1 April 2007• Call deadline: 25 April 2007 at 17.00 (Brussels local time)• Indicative budget: €289.5M from 2007 budget• Activity: European Research Council Starting Grants• Minimum number of participants: At least 1 independent

legal entity established in a Member State (MS) or in an Associate Country (AC).

• Topics: Applications may be made in any field of research, other than those specifically excluded from the 7th framework programme

EU FP7: PEOPLE

Activity 1: Initial Training of Researchers

• 1.1 Marie Curie Action: " Initial Training Networks " (ITN)

Activity 2: "Life-long Training and Career Development"

• 2.1. Marie Curie Action: "Intra-European Fellowships for Career Development" (IEF)

• 2.2 Marie Curie Action: "European Reintegration Grants" (ERG)

• 2.3 Marie Curie Action: "Co-funding of Regional, National and International Programmes"(COFUND)

Activity 3: "Industry-Academia partnerships and pathways

• 3.1 Marie Curie Action: "Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways" (IAPP)

Activity 4: "International Dimension"

• 4.1 Marie Curie Action: "International Outgoing Fellowships for Career Development“ (IOF)

• 4.2 Marie Curie Action: "International Incoming Fellowships" (IIF)

• 4.3 Marie Curie Action: "International Reintegration Grants" (IRG)

• 4.4 International activities not implemented through calls for proposals

Activity 5: "Specific Actions”

• 5.1 Marie Curie Action: "Researchers' Night" (NIGHT)

• 5.2 Marie Curie Action: "Marie Curie Awards 2007" (AWARDS)

• 5.3 Trans-national collaboration among ERA-MORE members (ERA-MORE)

• 5.4 Trans-national co-operation among NCPs (NCP)

• 5.5 Specific actions not implemented through calls for proposals

EU FP7 Capacities

Capacities Infrastructure

• “research infrastructures” refers to facilities, resources and related services that are used by the scientific community to conduct top-level research in their respective fields.

• This definition covers: – major scientific equipment or set of instruments; – knowledge based-resources such as collections, archives

or structured scientific information; – enabling ICT-based infrastructures such as Grid,

computing, software and communications;– any other entity of a unique nature essential to achieve

excellence in research.

• Such research infrastructures may be “single-sited” or “distributed”

• €164,4 M

Integrating Activities

• INFRA-2008-1.1.1: Bottom-up approach: – Integrating Activities in all scientific and technological

fields. Open to all fields of science and technology without any preference for one field over another. The specific topics defined under the targeted approach below are excluded from this topic.

• INFRA-2008-1.1.2.x: Targeted approach: – Integrated Activities to support the specific needs

of thematic priority areas. Integrating Activities to be considered under this topic should correspond to strategic research needs of the thematic priority areas.

e-Infrastructures

• INFRA-2007-1.2.1: Scientific Digital Repositories. – This topic fosters a coordinated approach to the

deployment of digital repositories for the scientific communities by pooling existing resources at European level and supporting data storage, archiving, access, interpretation, interoperability, management and curation activities.

• INFRA-2007-1.2.2: Deployment of e-Infrastructures for scientific communities. – This topic aims at reinforcing the impact, adoption

and global relevance of the e-Infrastructure across various areas of science and engineering. It supports its continuous consolidation and expansion by addressing the specific needs of new scientific communities within a coherent pan-European model, regardless of the location of their research facilities.

e-Infrastructures

• INFRA-2007-1.2.3: e-Science Grid infrastructures.– This topic supports the further deployment,

extension in time and evolution of core European grid-empowered e- Infrastructures, exploiting the sharing of more computing resources (including distributed supercomputing), scientific instrumentation and data facilities across multiple scientific disciplines.

• INFRA-2008-1.2.5: Scientific Data Infrastructure. – This activity supports the deployment of a broad

European multidisciplinary scientific data infrastructure able to be easily federated with other knowledge infrastructures in other parts of the world, building upon the achievements of network and grid infrastructures and opening its benefits to other potential research areas such as e-health, e-learning and others.

Design Studies

• The aim is to support conceptual design studies for new research infrastructures, which are of a clear European dimension and interest. Such studies should address all key questions which will help to assess the scientific and technical and financial feasibility of the proposed new facility.– INFRA-2007-2.1.1: Design studies for research

infrastructures in all S&T fields.– INFRA-2007-2.1.2: Design studies for e-Infrastructures.

Support for policy development and programme implementation, including support to emerging needs

• INFRA-2008-3.2: Studies, conferences and coordination actions supporting policy development, including international cooperation, in all S&T fields. – The monitoring and further development of a European policy for

research infrastructures, including international cooperation, needs the development of specific actions, such as impact studies, surveys, development of a catalogue of research services or conferences. This helps to take stock of the advancement of knowledge in the various areas covered, as well as of the development of access and IPR policies for pan-European research infrastructures.

• INFRA-2007-3.3: Studies, conferences and coordination actions supporting policy development, including international cooperation, for e-Infrastructures. – Measures will aim at encouraging the coordination between National

and pan-European e- Infrastructure initiatives, namely through the support of policy oriented groups such as the e-IRG. Support would also be given to specific studies and conferences on e-Infrastructure related topics, complementing and paving the way to improved multidisciplinary ICT based infrastructures.

• INFRA-2008-3.4: Coordination actions to support emerging needs. – Coordination actions covering networking activities are provided for

research infrastructures in areas where strategic needs are emerging and for which a culture of cooperation is less developed

Other European

• Human Frontier Science Program– Young investigator grants

• Novel collaborations that bring biologists together with scientists from other scientific disciplines to focus on problems at the frontiers of the life sciences

• European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics– Cor Baayen award

• the most promising researcher in computer science and applied mathematics.

• open to any young researcher having completed their PhD thesis in one of the ERCIM countries

• 5,000 euros. Nominees must have been awarded their PhD or equivalent not more than two years prior to the date of nomination.

Other European

• European Doctoral College– For students primarily from European countries

who are interested in preparing a PhD in two different institutions: one in Strasbourg and the other in another European country of the student’s choice.

– Applicants must have been accepted for doctoral studies at one of these universities by 15 October, must be under 32 years old, and must have European or associated states citizenship.

– The EDC offers help with accommodation, travel expenses and a limited number of grants to work in conjunction with the applicant's other source or sources of funding.

– The European Doctoral College accepts students in all subjects.

– Deadline: 15 May and 15 September 2007

Reminder

• Which topics can I collaborate on?• Which events am I interested in?• What can the Spencer Institute do for me?• Suggest a postdoc/PhD Student who could benefit

from the institute or participate in activities on your behalf.

• Are there any case studies I can provide to make other people more aware of what I can offer?

• Are there any calls from the following that interest me?

Thank you for your attentionThe Spencer Institute Benefits from a

Full-Time Business Development Executive

Dr. Hitendra [email protected]

0115 951 3988

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