This year's winners of the John Francis Burke award in Biomedical Systems Design (EE4012) is the RadSil team consisting of Ellen Maye, Emin Tomson, Jingle Huang, ​Harish Anto Paul Antony Robinson and Mahendra Sai Mutalya. Their technology solution proposed an alternative light-weight protection for clinicians exposed to ionising radiation during clinical procedures. The presentations of the teams behind FluoroTOF and Resterix provided imaginative solutions to real clinical problems in the areas of medical imaging and medical device sterilisation. All presentations were of a high quality and the School would like to commend all the teams for putting this together in during such a busy schedule at this time of year.   

Mechanical Engineering PhD student, Yiran Wang, under the supervision of Prof. Guangbo Hao and Dr. Xiuyun He, has been awarded a prestigious Heidenhain Scholarship/award by The European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology (euspen) for attending the euspen’s 25th International Conference and Exhibition to be held in Zaragoza, Spain. The scholarship will cover her conference fee and a networking dinner and single contribution of €300 towards her accommodation and subsistence costs. There are 10 students in total across the world per year to be selected for this award. Prof. Hao’s PhD student, Tinghao Liu, also won this award last year. Scholarships are awarded to researchers in recognition of strong academic accomplishment and significant potential in the field of metrology, precision manufacturing, sensors, machine tools, automation and measuring instruments performance.  

Our annual Process and Chemical Engineering Awards took place this evening, March 24th. It was attended by our Industry sponsors and nominated Process and Chemical Engineer Students.  The annual Process and Chemical Engineering Awards provides a showcase for UCC’s engineering talent and rewards student achievement. The event demonstrates how the School of Engineering & Architecture has positioned proactive engagement with industry at the heart of its curriculum.  The Awards recognise student achievements across a diverse range of academic and extracurricular activities, and showcases student excellence in advanced process design, operation and innovation, with the philosophy of sustainability production at its core. Please click on the link below to download the comprehensive booklet where you will find details on the event, photos, prize winners etc.