The University of Nottingham was recently awarded the 2011 JEC Innovation prize for research on carbon fibre recycling. Nottingham was the only university to win this award which is traditionally granted to the corporate sector.
The university won the award under the student research category which was conferred to PhD student, Edwin Pang, Professor Andy Chan, from the Department of Civil Engineering at the Malaysia Campus and Dr. Steve Pickering, Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering in the UK.
JEC Asia Awards are the most important research and industrial awards in the area of composite materials. The JEC Award Events attract participants from all over the world and the exhibition draws more than 200,000 attendees. The University of Nottingham is the only university so far to have won a research award during the event.
In collaboration with Technical Fibre Products the award was the result of research into the development of recycled carbon fibre sheets as textile heating elements used in garment and food delivery applications.
The breakthrough in the processing of the recycled carbon fibre offers durability as well as conductivity. The final product is already on the market as food delivery bags for an international fast food chain. The finished product provides flexibility and stable heating performance, enabling food delivery outlets to provide food that retains heat thus allowing delivery to a much larger area.
This award is a true testament of the success of inter-campus research collaborations between the UK and Malaysia as well as knowledge transfer initiatives in university–industry collaborations.
For further information, please contact Dr Steve Pickering at Tel: +44(0)115 951 3785 or stephen.pickering@nottingham.ac.uk or Professor Andy Chan at andy.chan@nottingham.edu.my or +603 8924 8144
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About the Faculty of Engineering at UNMC
The Faculty of Engineering is among the largest and strongest faculties in the University of Nottingham with all engineering departments| recognised as being amongst the best in higher education.
Engineering is among the initial courses offered at UNMC when it opened its doors in 2000.
90 percent of the graduates from The University of Nottingham secure employment within six months of the graduation date.
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The University of Nottingham, described by The Sunday Times University Guide 2011 as ‘the embodiment of the modern international university’, has award-winning campuses in the United Kingdom, China and Malaysia. It is ranked in the UK's Top 10 and the World's Top 75 universities by the Shanghai Jiao Tong (SJTU) and the QS World University Rankings. It was named ‘Europe’s greenest university’ in the UI GreenMetric World University Ranking, a league table of the world’s most environmentally-friendly higher education institutions, which ranked Nottingham second in the world overall.
The University is committed to providing a truly international education for its 40,000 students, producing world-leading research and benefiting the communities around its campuses in the UK and Asia. Impact: The Nottingham Campaign, its biggest ever fund-raising campaign, will deliver the University’s vision to change lives, tackle global issues and shape the future. For more details, visit: www.nottingham.ac.uk/impactcampaign
More than 90 per cent of research at The University of Nottingham is of international quality, according to the most recent Research Assessment Exercise, with almost 60 per cent of all research defined as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’. Research Fortnight analysis of RAE 2008 ranked the University 7th in the UK by research power. The University’s vision is to be recognised around the world for its signature contributions, especially in global food security, energy & sustainability, and health.
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Posted on 8th December 2011