96th National Women in Engineering Day Tuesday 23rd

96th National Women in Engineering Day
Tuesday 23rd June 2015
Beatrice (Tilly) Shilling OBE PhD MSc CEng (1909 - 1990) was a British aeronautical engineer who critically
invented “Miss Shilling’s orifice” to transform Rolls Royce Merlin engines as used in the WWII Hurricane and
Spitfire fighters.
Please come and join us for a day of technical presentations to celebrate the
achievements of Women in Engineering
Cardiff University on Tuesday 23rd June 2015
10:00 - 15:30
Glamorgan Building, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3WT
Please come along to raise the profile of women in Engineering, celebrate their
successes, and make new contacts.
The event is free to attend but registration on Eventbrite is required by 11 pm
on 15th June 2015, please go to: https://eventbrite.com/event/17047015081/
National Women in Engineering Day
Tuesday 23rd June 2015
10:00 - 3:30 pm
Glamorgan Council Chambers, Glamorgan Building, King Edward VII Avenue,
Cardiff CF10 3WT
Programme
10:00 - 10:30 Arrival and Coffee
10:30 - 10:45 Welcome and Introduction given by Prof. Phil Bowen
Director of Shool of Engineering, Cardiff University
10:45 - 11:30 “River Engineering: Dynamic Research – Research the Dynamics” by Prof. Silke Wieprecht
Department Head of Hydraulics and Water Management, University of Stuttgart
11:30 - 12:15 “Damage assessment in Engineered Structures” by Prof. Karen Holford
Pro Vice-Chancellor College of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Cardiff University
12:15 - 13:00 t.b.c.
Serge Bordonnat, Managing Director of Bouygues Energies & Services, Bouygues UK
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 14:45 "The Lightning Lab" by Dr Jessica Jones
High Voltage Energy Systems Group, Cardiff University
14:45 - 15:15 "The Importance of Engineering Sector to our Economy" by Ms Jessica Morden
Member of Parliament for Newport East
15:30
Discussion and Close
The event is free to attend but registration on Eventbrite is required by 15th
June 2015.
Accessibility information and venue information can be found at:
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/estat/accessibilityinformation/cathayscampus/glamo
rgan/mainglamorgan.html
For further details please contact the organiser: Dr Catherine Wilson, School of
Engineering, Cardiff University, [email protected]
Location Map
Glamorgan Building
King Edward VII Avenue
CF10 3WT