The Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing Research Group (3DPRG) at University of Nottingham has announced that it will bring together the UK’s academic and business communities for an open debate at its annual International Conference on Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing conference in July. The workshop, titled, the ‘UK Universities Research Session’ will focus on collaboration, innovation and development in AM and 3DP.
Supported jointly by 3DPRG and Econolyst, the session aims to bridge the gap between academic research and industry innovation with researchers and lecturers from 11 UK universities presenting highlights from their research to an audience of business leaders in the AM and 3DP industry. The academics hail from universities which have embraced AM and 3DP across a range of applications including art, animation, product and industrial design, medical and manufacturing.
Speakers will also provide an overview of AM and 3DP research activities at their universities, detailing how their research is being supported and funded as well as ideas on how industry can collaborate, support and mutually benefit from their research.
“For far too long academic research and industry innovation have existed in separate silos. There is some amazing research being carried out in both sectors, but a lack of communication is holding us all back,” said conference organiser, professor Richard Hague. “As our conference has always championed debate and collaboration, we felt now was the time to introduce a formal platform to bring the two communities together for the first time. The UK Universities Research Session will feature figures in additive manufacturing and is designed to facilitate discussion on how businesses and academics can work together to drive the industry forward.”
Session presenters include:
- Frank Cooper, senior lecturer jewellery manufacturing technology at Birmingham School of Jewellery
- Alexander Pasko, professor national centre for computer animation at Bournemouth University
- Stewart Williams, director welding and laser processing centre at Cranfield University
- Javier Munguia Valenzuela, research associate school of mechanical and systems engineering at Newcastle University
- Jenna Tong, research officer PTMC department of mechanical engineering University of Bath
- Moataz Attallah, group leader advanced materials and processing lab (AMPLab) at University of Birmingham
- Chris Sutcliffe, school of engineering at University of Liverpool
- Chris Tuck, associate professor faculty of engineering additive manufacturing and 3D printing research group, University of Nottingham
- Neil Hopkinson, professor of manufacturing engineering director of the centre for advanced additive manufacturing at University of Sheffield
For a full list of presenters and Universities, please click here.
