| Time | Description |
| 12:00-14:00 | Registration and set up of Posters (bring posters and fasteners) & Lunch |
| 14:00-14:20 | Introduction to Sir Bernard Crossland Symposium - Prof. Alojz Ivankovic |
| 14:20-15:20 | Poster Session: Chairperson, Dr. Philip Cardiff Poster Presentations - Session 1. (see schedule below) 4 mins presentation + 1 min Q&A (PowerPoint Slides) |
| 15:20-15:45 | Welcome address, Prof. Michael Gilchrist, Head of SMME Tea/ Coffee and Poster viewing/graded by Students |
| 15:45-16:40 | Poster Presentations - Session 2. (see schedule below) 4 mins presentation + 1 min Q&A (PowerPoint Slides) |
| 16:40-18:00 | Poster Viewing (graded by students) |
Programme
Tuesday, 12 December, 2023
| Time | Description |
| 09:00-09:30 | Sign-in and coffee |
| 09:30-09:40 | Welcome address by Prof. Noel O’Dowd |
| 09:40-10:40 | Keynote Lecture by Dr. John O’Donoghue, Enbio Title: Building a materials engineering business - wins, losses, and lessons learned |
| 10:40-11:15 | Tea/coffee |
| 11:15-11:20 | Paper Presentations Introduction (Dr. Neal Murphy) |
| 11:20-13:00 | Paper Session: Chairperson, Dr. Neal Murphy Paper Presentations - Session 1. (see schedule below) 20 mins presentation + 5 min Q&A |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00-15:30 | Paper Presentations - Session 2. (see schedule below) 20 mins presentation + 5 min Q&A |
| 16:40-18:00 | Tea/coffee Paper Judging (Panel only) |
| 16:15-16:40 | Presentation of paper and Poster Prizes |
| Day 1. 25th April 2018: Poster Presentation Session 1 |
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| Session slot |
Poster title |
Candidate |
Institution |
| 1-1 |
Energy benchmarking of wastewater treatment plants |
Eoin Daly |
DCU |
| 1-2 |
Numerical and experimental multiphase modelling of a Uasb bioreactor |
Camila D Bastiani |
DIT |
| 1-3 |
The effect of ferrite phases on the micromechanical response and crack initiation in the inter-critical heat-affected zone of a welded 9Cr martensitic steel |
Ming Li |
NUIG |
| 1-4 |
Extension of the surge flow range of a turbocharger compressor at low speeds and pressure conditions |
Lee Gibson |
QUB |
| 1-5 |
High dynamic range particle image velocimetry |
Rick Cressall |
TCD |
| 1-6 |
Data-driven techniques for assessment of energy flexibility in commercial buildings |
Anjukan Kathirgamanathan |
UCD |
| 1-7 |
Relating the mechanical properties of atherosclerotic calcification to radiologically classified density: A nanoindentation approach |
Rachel Cahalane |
UL |
| 1-8 |
Manufacturing case study of architectural and weft density change in 3D woven layer-to-layer textile preforms |
Monali Dahale |
UU |
| 1-9 |
Laser Surface Texturing for Novel Interference Fit Joint Fixation |
Solomon Ubani |
DCU |
| 1-10 |
Multiscale thermomechanical modelling of powder bed fusion manufacturing |
Wenyou Zhang |
NUIG |
| 1-11 |
Microstructure formation during solidification: An in-situ experiment with a transparent model alloy |
Turlough Hughes |
TCD |
| 1-12 |
3D printing of polymers onto the abluminal surface of cylindrical tissue samples |
OisÍn Byrne |
UCD |
| Day 1. 25th April 2018: Poster Presentation Session 2 |
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| Session slot |
Poster title |
Candidate |
Institution |
| 2-1 |
Development of advanced biomimetic 3D culture models for breast cancer research |
John Redmond |
DCU |
| 2-2 |
Development of a red-blood-cell-incorporating computational fluid dynamics solver for cardiovascular-system fluid flow analysis |
Gerald Gallagher |
DIT |
| 2-3 |
Development of a lightweight vehicle add-on armour system utilising shear thickening fluid |
Saviour I. Okeke |
NUIG |
| 2-4 |
Managing assembly variation and cost |
Vincent McKenna |
QUB |
| 2-5 |
Predicting the mechanical properties of 3D printed metallic components |
Harry Shipley |
TCD |
| 2-6 |
Enhancing the density of microwave plasma Sintered metal/ diamond composites - A design of experiment approach |
Emmanuel J. Ekoi |
UCD |
| 2-7 |
Viability of breast cancer cells under lymphatic flow conditions |
Sinead Connolly |
UL |
| 2-8 |
High temperature polymer yarns for tufted through-thickness reinforcement of carbon fibre laminates |
Cormac McGarrigle |
UU |
| 2-9 |
Modelling the evolving ductility of biodegradable polymers |
Aoife Hill |
NUIG |
| 2-10 |
A performance measurement framework for the innovation process |
Vanessa Nappi |
TCD |
| 2-11 |
A numerical model of the ankle joint to understand the effects of arthritis and arthrodesis on contact pressure and distribution of the tibiotalar joint |
Laxmi Muralidharan |
UCD |
| 2-12 |
Multi-functional gold/CNT hybrids for photothermal cancer therapy |
Daye Sun |
QUB |
| Day 2. 26th April 2018: Paper Presentation |
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| Session 1 |
Poster title |
Candidate |
Institution |
| 1-1 |
Alginate-based hydrogel systems for in situ tissue engineering applications |
Simona Herbaj |
DCU |
| 1-2 |
Production of bone scaffolds by direct ceramic stereolithography: Investigating the influence of attrition milling of ceramic powders for use in photo-curable resins |
Brendan Kennedy |
DIT |
| 1-3 |
Fibre bridging: Continuum modelling of extrinsic toughening in Double Cantilever Beams |
Bobby Huxford |
NUIG |
| 1-4 |
Fuzzy rule-based energy management strategy for a parallel mild-hybrid electric bus |
Dan Smith |
QUB |
| Session 2 |
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| 2-1 |
Towards improving the durability of bovine pericardial leaflets in bioprosthetic heart valves |
Alix Whelan |
TCD |
| 2-2 |
Analysis of innovation: Proposed methodology and praxis for applied disruptive innovation |
Colin Keogh |
UCD |
| 2-3 |
Steering of carbon fibre/thermoplastic pre-preg tapes using laser-assisted tape placement |
Gearóid Clancy |
UL |
| 2-4 |
Effective triggering of omega-shaped 3D woven composite components for progressive crush initiation |
Geoffrey Neale |
UU |