When it comes to getting anything from A to B, aviation offers a freedom of movement that no other form of transportation can match. As more and more people worldwide find flight coming within their economic reach and as the industry develops more and more innovative ways of getting from A to B the numbers of flights is set to increase. Aviation is also among the most complex and highly regulated forms of transportation, making new technologies difficult, and expensive, to introduce which can result in considerable inertia when it comes to change. These factors combine to make decarbonising the future of flight a complex and compelling business, and engineering, opportunity. This presentation will give an overview of some of the technologies that are emerging in areas from cryogenics to atmospheric sensing and from power electronics to heat exchange and thermal management in order to make zero carbon flight a possibility.
Ian Kerr has worked as R&D Manager for Honeywell Aerospace for the last two years, having previously worked across aerospace, marine, rail and automotive industries in a variety of roles, most notably ss R&D Manager for Daido Metal Europe for 10 years. He has a first degree in Metallurgy and an MSc in Mechanical Engineering.
17:30-18:00 - Tea and Coffee
18:00-18:50 - In person talk and live stream starts
18:05 to 18:50 - Lecture Starts
18:50 to 19:00 - Q & A
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