Conference Programme

Thursday 30th June

@School of Mathematics Mall 1 and 2

 

Industry Day

10.00 – Registration with tea & coffee

10.30 – Welcome & Introduction – Prof. Tom McLeish (Durham) & Prof. Brent Murray (Leeds)

10.40 – Overview of current SOFI research at Durham – Prof. Lian Hutchings (Durham)

10.50 – Overview of current SOFI research at Edinburgh – Dr. Simon Titmuss (Edinburgh)

11.00 – Overview of current SOFI research at Leeds – Prof. Brent Murray (Leeds)

11.10 – Overview of opportunities for industry co-funding – Robert Whiting (Leeds RIS)

11.30 – 12.00 – Brief (5 min max.) presentations by potential or existing partners of research challenges.

12.00 – 14.30  LUNCH :
                        Posters (SOFI cohort 2 students only)

                       One to one discussions between academics and industry partners.  Each session 20 min.

14.30 – 15.30 – Brainstorming sessions on themes of all or some of the following depending on delegate preferences:

Agriculture, Agrochemicals; Communications; Construction; Energy; Food; Pharmaceuticals; Polymers; Transport; Water

15.30 – 16.00 – Brief reporting back of brainstormed ideas and close.