IET Hereford and Worcester Events
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In-Person
Shaping Tomorrow: The Power of Advanced Semiconductors
In this talk, we will explore how compound semiconductors are shaping future applications like electric vehicles, secure telecom networks and renewable energy solutions.
- Speaker:
- Claudia Ferreira
- Date/Time:
- Monday 17th November 2025 @ 7:30 PM
- Location:
- Colwall Park Hotel, Malvern
- Hosted By:
- IET Hereford and Worcester
In-Person
The science of Star Trek
This year's Christmas lecture will be a light-hearted look back at the future to see just how it has been depicted by engineers and by science-fiction writers, and decide which of them got it right.
- Speaker:
- Richard Baker
- Date/Time:
- Monday 1st December 2025 @ 7:30 PM
- Location:
- Malvern College, Malvern
- Hosted By:
- IET Hereford and Worcester
In-Person
Semiconductor Silicon - capabilities beyond electronics and solar cells
This talk will describe Leigh's research and commercial exploitation of silicon, unusually, for optical and medical applications.
- Speaker:
- Leigh Canham
- Date/Time:
- Monday 12th January 2026 @ 7:30 PM
- Location:
- Colwall Park Hotel, Colwall
- Hosted By:
- IET Hereford and Worcester
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Online
Point to Point Microwave Radio Systems (Online)
This talk will explore the evolution of fixed radio links and how todays modern point to point microwave and millimetre wave radios provide cost-effective connectivity.
- Speaker:
- Prof Andy Sutton MBE BT Fellow FIET
- Date/Time:
- Thursday 6th November 2025 @ 7:00 PM
- Venue:
- Online via Microsoft Teams
- Hosted By:
- IET Anglian Coastal
Online
Heating Systems for Fusion Machines
An overview of additional heating systems for tokamak machines will be presented, with a particular focus on Neutral Beam Injection (NBI) technological challenges and physics.
- Speaker:
- Dr Maria Nicassio UKAEA
- Date/Time:
- Wednesday 12th November 2025 @ 12:00 PM
- Venue:
- Online via Zoom
- Hosted By:
- Nuclear Engineering TN
In-Person
Flags to Fibre on the GWR: 200 Years of Railway Signalling
How has railway signalling evolved on the GWR over the past 200 years?
- Speaker:
- Ben Morris
- Date/Time:
- Wednesday 19th November 2025 @ 5:30 PM
- Location:
- BLOK, Bristol, BS2 0JA
- Hosted By:
- IET Bristol
In-Person
The Radio Access Network in the world largest CBTC project
5G Radio Access Network in the World's Largest CBTC Project the planning and deployment Communication-Based Train Control system, an advanced railway signalling system that uses wireless communication to track trains.
- Speaker:
- Julien PUYON CEng Hitachi
- Date/Time:
- Tuesday 18th November 2025 @ 5:00 PM
- Location:
- Western House, Swindon, SN1 1BD
- Hosted By:
- IET Swindon
- Details:
- https://uic.org/rail-system/telecoms-signalling/frmcs