Industrial Fellowship case studies
Miss Kaylie Smith – 2011 Industrial Fellow
Project – Development, scale-up and commercialisation of spherical particulate PEKK, functionalised PEKK and other PEK home, random and block copolymers
Kaylie Smith studied Chemistry at the University of Sheffield, graduating with a First Class MChem degree in 2010. Her final year project, carried out in the well renowned Polymer Centre in Sheffield, established her interest in polymer science. Wishing to remain in the field of materials science, she joined Ketonex Limited in February 2011. This small company is expert in the design and synthesis of high performance engineering thermoplastics based on the poly(ether ketone) platform. It was at Ketonex that Kaylie was encouraged to apply for an Industrial Fellowship. It is intended that her project will define and optimise the synthetic conditions for the synthesis of a range of these novel Super Engineering Thermoplastics. Furthermore it will explore the commercial potentials of a new low temperature polymerisation process for poly(ether ketone ketone) that produces the product in the form of small spherical particles. The project, if successful, will establish the new process as the synthetic route of choice for Ketonex and have huge impact on a developing company and provide a competitive edge for Ketonex’s customers.
Mr Sarat Babu – 2011 Industrial Fellow
(EngD: Virtual Environments, Imaging and Visualisation)
Project – Design Hybrid Functionally Graded Materials
Sarat Babu has a First Class Honours MEng in Materials Science and Engineering from Imperial College, graduating in 2007. He went on to further complete the dual MA/MSc in Innovation Design Engineering at the Royal College of Art / Imperial College, graduating in 2009.
Soon after Sarat formed BREAD limited – a design and engineering research consultancy - with fellow colleagues from the Royal College of Art. Sarat’s specific research focused on the creation of materials with variable properties using rapid fabrication systems – a project he had graduated with at the Royal College of Art. To meet the unique challenges of the research, he opted for an EngD with support from BREAD. He now looks to combine design methods with scientific and engineering research to explore the possibilities of these new materials and their commercial applications.
Ms Katherine Soady – 2010 Industrial Fellow (EngD: Transport and the Environment)
Project - Life Assessment Methods for Industrial Steam and Gas Turbine Blade to Disc Interfaces at E.ON Engineering Limited
Katherine Soady read an MEng in Aerospace engineering at the University of Southampton, graduating top of her cohort. Wishing to continue with research but wanting a clear industrial application, Katherine opted for an EngD, also at Southampton, which she began in October 2008. nominated for a Fellowship by her academic supervisors, her project aims to make a significant impact for her sponsoring company, E.ON Engineering UK, by transferring world class engineering research expertise on failure mechanisms into practical on-site techniques to minimise station down-time and set appropriate maintenance scheduling. If all goes well, the Fellowship should also support Katherine’s transition into permanent employment, ideally with her sponsoring company.
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