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April 2017
AGM plus Members’ meeting
Engineering challenges, desert experiences and telescope tendencies from Chile's world beating Paranal Observatory A talk by Bryan Little. Bryan's talk draws on his personal experiences and looks at a few of the logistical, engineering, systems and cultural challenges that were encountered along the path to a successful acceptance and handover of the facility to local engineering and astronomy staff. Bryan will also give a brief update on current and future tendencies for ground based astronomy for Paranal and in Chile…
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FemEng Programme in Rwanda
Professor Briggs will talk about the University’s partnerships with institutions in Africa and introduce the FemEng Team. He is Clerk of Senate and Vice-Principal at the University of Glasgow and has over 35 years’ experience of research in poverty reduction in Africa. The FemEng programme was established by a group of female engineering students at the University of Glasgow to work in collaboration with their counterparts at the University of Rwanda in Kigali to encourage schoolchildren to consider careers in science, engineering and entrepreneurship.…
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Floating Docks – Past, Present, Future
Speaker: David Westmore, MD, Lobnitz Marine Holdings Limited David Westmore will present a fascinating history of the development of floating docks from their early beginnings to the modern goliaths of today. He will explore the different types and how changing technology and ships have influenced their design and what the future holds. David is a Naval Architect. He studied Naval Architecture and Shipbuilding at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne graduating in 1976. He has worked for 35 years with Clark & Standfield, a subsidiary…
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