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RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP

NORTHERN. RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP. Advisory Committee. Governing Board. Strategic Management Board. Graduate School. Civil Engineering Dr Rod Jones. Computational Systems Prof Patrik Holt. Energy & Clean Technologies Prof Paul Mitchell. Medical Technologies Prof Andreas Melzer.

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RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP

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  1. NORTHERN RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP

  2. Advisory Committee Governing Board Strategic Management Board Graduate School Civil Engineering Dr Rod Jones Computational Systems Prof Patrik Holt Energy & Clean Technologies Prof Paul Mitchell Medical Technologies Prof Andreas Melzer • Environmental FluidMechanics • Construction Materials • Geotechnical & Geo-EnvironmentalEngineering • Construction Management and Transportation • Mobile, Distributed & Networked Systems • Human-Computer Interaction • Intelligent Systems • New and Renewable Energy Technologies • Oil and Gas Technologies • Clean Energy Technologies • Biomaterials, Bioengineering & Biomechanics • Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine • Innovative Surgical Techniques • Theory of dynamical systems • Mathematical modelling and analysis • Technological and scientific applications Non-Linear & Complex Systems Prof Celso Grebogi Joint Research Institutes TELFORD THEME Prof Peter Davies COMMUNICATIONS BIOMEDICAL ENERGY

  3. Academic FTE Research FTE PhD FTE New Posts Civil Engineering 39 32 98 4C & 1L Computational Systems 28 29 59 2C & 1L Energy & Clean Technologies 29 28 57 2C & 2L Medical Technologies 29 62 57 2C & 2L 10 Non-Linear & Complex Systems 9 15 1C & 1L 135 160 286 Composition at Bid Submission 11C & 7L

  4. NRP Investment Total: £60.16M (over 5 yrs) £52M (86%) £8.16M (14%) UoA, UoD, RGU Strategic Investment SFC Investment

  5. Graduate School • Joint Induction Programme • Joint Generic Skills Training • Utilisation of the Access Grid for Seminars • Joint Supervision Across Institutions • Allocation & Administration of NRP Studentships

  6. NORTHERN RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP Nonlinear & Complex Systems Group UNIVERSITIES OF ABERDEEN & DUNDEE

  7. Controlling Chaos in Engineering & Medical Systems Understanding and Controlling the Nonlinear Features of Physical and Biological Systems and their Complicated and Intricate Features of Order and Randomness Can Significantly Enhance System Performance. Significant investment in mathematical modelling of engineering processes within Partnership (Centre for Applied Dynamics Research CADR). Recent appointments include Celso Grebogi who established that chaos can be controlled and developed the OGY Method to control it (over 4,000 citations in this topic alone).

  8. Applications • Turbulence • Complex Communication Networks • Hybrid Computer/Control Systems • Signal Processing • Cardio-Vascular Systems • Laser Systems • Optical Solitons • Granular Materials Energy & Clean Technologies- Wind & Wave offshore electricity generating platforms Computational Systems - Distributed asynchronous computer systems Medical Technologies- Imaging in bioengineering Telford Institute- Mixing processes in ecosystems

  9. NORTHERN RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP Energy & Clean Technologies UNIVERSITIES OF ABERDEEN, DUNDEE & ROBERT GORDON

  10. Aberdeen University Institute of Energy Technologies Centre for Research Excellence in Sedimentology & Stratigraphy Petroleum Geology Seismic Applications: Limitations & Developments Scottish Offshore Materials Centre (SOMC) Catalysis and Fuel Cell Research Group Joint Chair in Energy Futures Strengths of the Partnership

  11. Robert Gordon University Centre for Research in Energy & Environment Centre of Process Integration & Membrane Technology Renewable Energy Power Systems Group Well Engineering Research Group Dundee University Amorphous Materials Research Group Centre for Remote Sensing & Environmental Modelling Strengths of the Partnership

  12. NORTHERN RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP Computational Systems UNIVERSITIES OF ABERDEEN, DUNDEE & ROBERT GORDON

  13. Background • Complementary strengths at the three institutions to be brought together to establish a centre of excellence in computational science and informatics in the North East of Scotland. • Recent Investment & Grants • Queen Mother Building (Dundee) £4M+ • Computing Technologies Centre (RGU) £1.1M • Research Development Initiative (RGU) £1.3M • Academic Staff Expansion (Aberdeen) £2.8M • NLG Platform Grant (Aberdeen) £6M

  14. Mobile, Distributed & Networked Systems A strong track record in the key areas of mobile applications, distributed systems and networks for extreme environments. • Team for International Technology Alliance in Network Centric Systems $5.3M over 10 years (2006 - 2016) • RCUK/DTI eScience Funding £1M since 2002 • Space Systems Research £2.9M since 2001 • EU FP6 AmbieSense Consortium • Spin-outs - Calico Jack Ltd & STAR

  15. NORTHERN RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP Medical Technologies UNIVERSITIES OF ABERDEEN, DUNDEE & ROBERT GORDON

  16. Background • JRI membership Academic staff: 29 Research staff: 62 Research students: 57 • Direct collaboration with clinicians and surgeons at Ninewells Hospital Dundee & Aberdeen Royal Infirmary in: Surgery; Radiology; Cardiology; Immunology & Oncology • 3 Research Themes: • Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine • Innovative Surgical Techniques • Biomaterials, Bioengineering & Biomechanics (SULSA/Imaging/SUPA Cross Linkages)

  17. NORTHERN TELFORD Institute RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP Civil Engineering UNIVERSITIES OF ABERDEEN & DUNDEE

  18. Background JRI involves Aberdeen & Dundee Universities Academic staff: 39 Research staff: 32 Research students: 98 Research Groups – corresponding to the Pan-Scotland Telford Institute groupings: Environmental Fluid Mechanics Construction Materials Construction Management & Transportation Geotechnical & Geo-Environmental Engineering

  19. Environmental Fluid Mechanics Exemplar Theme: To Understand Sediment & Pollutant Transport in Near Shore & Coastal Zone Exemplar Projects: Coastal processes – an experimental and analytical approach Effect of waves and current on the transport of estuarine and coastal sediments Beach and coastline geomorphology Contaminant and nutrient fluxes in sediments Wave and boundary effects on marine wastewater disposal and water quality

  20. Environmental Fluid Mechanics

  21. Construction Materials Exemplar Theme:To Develop New Materials Based on Improved Understanding Exemplar Projects: Application of nano-engineering to infrastructure materials – an experimental and analytical approach Observation of material structure at atomic level Passivation of reinforcement and corrosion Nano-fibre and nano-particle applications

  22. Construction Management & Transportation Exemplar Theme: To Understand Relationship Between Transport Infrastructure Programmes & Policy Goals Exemplar Projects: Measuring the Whole Life Sustainability of Transport Infrastructure - a multi-disciplinary team approach • Whole Life Sustainability • Transport Policy Analysis • Develop Models, Metrics and Toolkits

  23. Geotechnical & Geo Environmental Engineering Exemplar Theme:To improve understanding of the seismic behaviour of foundations and slopes Exemplar Projects: Earthquake Engineering – an experimental and analytical approach • Fault-rupture interaction with foundations • Slope stability • Performance of geotechnical systems under seismically induced dynamic loads

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