CAMBRENSIS SUPPORTS CARDIFF UNIVERSITY ENERGY DAY and INDUSTRIAL PARTNERSHIPS EVENT – 12 July 2006
Cambrensis Director Dr David Slater will be a panellist at Cardiff University’s important Energy Day and Industrial Partnerships event in Cardiff, Wales on 12 July, an event which will be led by Cambrensis Associate Professor Phil Bowen, Chair in Energy Systems at Cardiff University School of Engineering.
The programme for the event is as follows -

Cardiff University, School of Engineering
‘Meeting the Sustainable Energy Challenge’
Launch of new industrial partnerships
Wednesday July 12 th 2006
Dr David Grant, Vice-Chancellor of Cardiff University welcomes you to the launch of the School of Engineering’s exciting new research initiatives in Sustainable Energy.
Venue : Conference Room, 3 rd Floor, Welsh e-Science Centre, Queens Buildings, The Parade
09:45 – 10:15 Registration and Refreshments
10:15 – 10:25 Welcome - Professor Hywel Thomas; Head of School
Part 1: The UK energy Challenge
10:25 – 10:45 UK Challenge Professor Jim Skea OBE; Research Director of UKERC
Part 2: School of engineering : Foundations for meeting the challenge
10:45 – 11.10 Integrating Energy Research across the School,
New Facility Investment (SRIF) & MSc Professor Phil Bowen
11:10 - 12:15School of Engineering Facility Tours and Networking
12:15 - 13:15 Buffet Lunch
Part 3: launch of new industrial centres and partnerships
13:15 - 13:30 National Grid Centre John Pettigrew, Director of Asset Management
13:30 - 13:45 Ricardo Partnership Professor Neville Jackson, Technology Director
13.45 - 14:00 QinetiQ Partnership Dr. Simon Bennett, Group Chief Operating Officer
14:00 - 14:15 ‘ Power Academy’ Centre (IET) Bill Fenton, Power Academy Co-ordinator
14:15 - 14:30 Marie-Curie EU ‘Sustainable Energy’ Centre Dr. Mario Graziadio, ENEL ( Italy), Co-ordinator
14:30 - 14:45 Sustainable Energy Ltd. ‘SME’ Partnership Dr.Gabriel Gallagher, Managing Director
Part 4: the energy challenge: the way forward
15:00 - 15:45 Panel Chair Dr Mike Colechin, Secretariat of the ‘Energy Research Partnership’
15:45 Close
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