7 September 2012, 10 am
Venue: Queen's Building, University of Bristol
The 5th Annual ACCIS Conference was held on Friday 7th September 2012, in the Queen's Building at the University of Bristol. The ACCIS Conference provides the opportunity for our industrial and academic collaborators to hear about the research activities currently taking place within ACCIS. During the Conference delegates were offered tours of our facilities and can engage with our Postdoctoral Researchers and PhD students via a dedicated poster session that showcases a range of current research projects.
10.00 Coffee, posters and displays
Central Design Office, Queen’s Building
10.30 Presentations
Pugsley Lecture Theatre, Queen’s Building
Introduction and update on ACCIS activities
Professor Michael Wisnom, ACCIS Director & Professor of Aerospace Structures
Industrial Doctorate Centre in Composites Manufacture
Professor Ivana Partridge, Professor of Polymer Composites
"Design of Z-pinned Laminates: Methods and Challenges"
Dr Giuliano Allegri, Lecturer in Aerospace Structures
"Viscoelastic properties of nanocomposites"
Dr Jacopo Ciambella, Lecturer in Composites Engineering
Ferromagnetic microwire enabled multifunctional composites
Professor Huaxin Peng, Professor of Aerospace Materials
Bio-inspired material and structural adaptivity in future advanced composites
Dr Richard Trask, Lecturer in Multifunctional Materials
Crack Arrest and Self-Healing in Composite Structures (CRASHCOMPS)
Professor Ian Bond, Head of Department of Aerospace Engineering & Professor of Aerospace Materials
One minute presentations by ACCIS researchers
Dr Richard Trask, Lecturer in Multifunctional Materials
12.30 – 14.00 Buffet lunch, posters and displays
Central Design Office, Queen’s Building
ACCIS laboratory tours (pre-booked) from 13.00
