IET Scotland North Events
Upcoming events - reserve your place now!
In-Person
Scramjets, hypersonic engines. Travel to Australia in 2 Hrs!
Come and learn about the latest developments in rocketry and the current space race - and the research in UHI aimed at making access to space simpler and cheaper. Chris started his career as a research scientist and team leader at Hughes Aircraft Company, working mostly in the USA. For 20 years he was a Senior Lecturer at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen where he was also the Director of Research in the School of Engineering. For the last 10 years, he has taught at UHI in Stornoway.
- Speaker:
- Dr Chris Macleod
- Date/Time:
- Wednesday 22nd January 2025 @ 6:30 PM
- Location:
- Stornoway Campus - UHI North West & Hebrides, Stornoway, HS2 0XR
- Hosted By:
- IET Scotland North
In-Person
Seismic - Find out how oil is explored for on land and at sea.
Hear stories of Science and adventure and how Andrew ended up as part of a ransom deal with the secret police in Libya. Andrew started his career as a graduate trainee with the South Wales electricity board but then moved on to the oil industry where he spent three years at sea on world-wide contract doing seismic research; then moved into computer engineering, geophysics & graduate training. He then moved to the Western Isles to work for the council. For the past 12 years has lectured with UHI.
- Speaker:
- Andrew Mackenzie
- Date/Time:
- Wednesday 12th February 2025 @ 6:30 PM
- Location:
- Stornoway Campus - UHI North West & Hebrides, Stornoway
- Hosted By:
- IET Scotland North
Recommended events from around The IET
Online
Manufacturing on the Moon - YP and Early Careers talks
What benefits would manufacturing in space bring to society. What challenges will need to be overcome to realise these benefits and what technologies are key to achieve this. Hear from our competition abstract chosen entries.
- Speaker:
- Various Speakers
- Date/Time:
- Monday 20th January 2025 @ 12:00 PM
- Venue:
- Online via Zoom
- Hosted By:
- Manufacturing TN
Online
JigsawSafe - be onsite, anywhere, from your desk!
Jigsaw Business Group specialise in Business improvement and Supply Chain development, including Recruitment & Training. They have developed a new Smartphone App (JigsawSafe) a Secure Authorised Field Evaluation Tool and will explain the functions followed by a demonstration of the App.
- Speaker:
- Godfrey Evans
- Date/Time:
- Wednesday 22nd January 2025 @ 3:00 PM
- Venue:
- Online via Microsoft Teams
- Hosted By:
- IET Mersey and Western Cheshire
In-Person
3D Technologies and Archaeology
The use of digital survey techniques has transformed how archaeologists set about detection, recording, analysis and presentation of objects, monuments and landscapes. The exponential increase in computing power means ever more complex, detailed and accurate datasets can be collected, opening up new possibilities to the study of the historic environment. This talk will discuss some of the ways that new surveying technologies and 3D recording techniques have revolutionised field archaeology.
- Speaker:
- Dr Graeme Cavers
- Date/Time:
- Wednesday 5th February 2025 @ 2:00 PM
- Location:
- Napier University Craiglockhart Campus, Edinburgh, EH12BB
- Hosted By:
- IET Scotland South East
In-Person
Development of Plastics and Elastomers for Sub Sea Connectors
Mike is going to take us through 30 years of processing, the interesting world of processing plastics, rubbers and composite materials for renewable applications, packing applications and aerospace automotive and we're going to have some fun!
- Speaker:
- Michael Jesckhe
- Date/Time:
- Thursday 23rd January 2025 @ 7:30 PM
- Location:
- The Forum, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 1HH
- Hosted By:
- IET Lancashire and Cumbria