Engineering Inaugural Lecture Series | Prof Sally Day

UCL Engineering Inaugural Lecture Series | Professor Sally Day

Professor Sally Day will deliver her Inaugural Lecture, marking a key milestone in her career as she reflects on her research in the area of liquid crystals at UCL Electronic and Electrical Engineering.

This event celebrates her promotion to Professor and offers an opportunity to explore her innovative work.

Lecture title: A life in Liquid Crystals

Abstract: Engineering is for people and by people, and this will be illustrated in this Inaugural Lecture. Professor Sally Day traces a career driven by a love of maths and science, and a passion for applying them through engineering to real-world challenges. From the physics of liquid crystals to applications in wearable technology and engineering education, she reflects on the research that has defined her work at UCL Electronic and Electrical Engineering - and on the colleagues, students and mentors who have shaped it alongside her.

Date: Thursday, 11th June, 2026

Time: 17:30 - 20:00

Location: Room G06, UCL Bloomsbury Campus, Roberts Building, Torrington Place, London, WC1E 7JE

There will be a live jazz band and choir performance following the lecture.

Everyone is welcome!

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Lectures are typically one hour long. A drinks reception will follow, to which everyone is welcome to join.

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