Events in Physics
Expressions of Interest (EOIs) are invited from research groups wishing to participate in the next phase of the UK Research Centre in Non-Destructive Evaluation (RCNDE). Selected research groups will co-develop the detailed collaborative workplans for the final EPSRC grant application.
RCNDE is an industry-academic collaboration for NDE research founded in 2003, co-funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and its industrial membership. The industrial membership has grown from five members at the outset to fourteen members today, covering the aerospace, power generation, nuclear, oil & gas, defence, and manufacturing sectors. These industrial members are collectively represented by a not-for-profit company, the NDE Research Association (NDEvR), which manages the affairs of RCNDE. In 2010, NDEvR formally agreed a strategic partnership with EPSRC with the purpose of furthering longer-term NDE research and refreshing and building the UK NDE research and skills base. This reflects the recognition that NDE is an essential enabling technology to help with company and national goals for industrial growth.
NDEvR is preparing a full proposal for submission to EPSRC for funding the next RCNDE activities from April 2020 to April 2026. NDEvR is seeking to form a consortium of academic research groups in advance of the preparation of the full proposal for a new RCNDE programme. It has been agreed that Professor Paul Wilcox (University of Bristol) should be the Principal Investigator for the proposal. Academic members of the future RCNDE are expected to contribute to broader activities surrounding RCNDE, including attendance at board meetings and the annual review, the internal peer review of ideas for future proposals, technology readiness & other workshops, horizon scanning and outreach. Academic members also benefit from RCNDE networking opportunities to develop additional collaborations directly with individual NDEvR industrial members on research activities of specific interest.
Please request the full call information from Louisa Hopkins