Join us for our biennial event, showcasing leading research from across the Department of Aeronautics.
The event will include:
- Poster exhibition including poster competition
- Keynote speech
- Expert panels, exploring the latest sector advances and technologies
The audience for this event is primarily academics, researchers and industry professionals, but we will have a livestream of the event for prospective students, and attendees who cannot make it in-person. If you would like to receive the link to the livestream, please email aero-comms@imperial.ac.uk.
Keynote
Near-term maturity and future disruption – engineering growth in aerospace
Jacqueline Castle, Chief Technology Officer at Aerospace Technology Institute
Speaker Bio
J
acqueline Castle is Chief Technology Officer at the Aerospace Technology Institute, where she is accountable for the ATI’s Technology Strategy to ensure UK Aerospace remains at the forefront of global aerospace and firmly on the path to a sustainable future.
Prior to joining the ATI, Jacqueline spent more than 25 years in the Aerospace Industry at Airbus.
She was the UK Chief Engineer for the Airbus A320 family of aircraft, with responsibility for the
wings, landing gear and fuel system. Prior to this she held positions as the UK Chief Engineer for the
A380 aircraft, the A330neo development, lead A380 and A350 landing gear engineering and headed
up the Wing Design Authority organisation.
Jacqueline is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Institution of
Mechanical Engineers and the Royal Aeronautical Society. She is a Mechanical Engineering graduate
from the University of the West of England and gained an MSc in Aerospace Design from the
University of Bristol, where she is Aegis Professor of Aerospace Technologies at the Faculty of
Science & Engineering.
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13:00 |
Arrival of guests, registration and welcome reception Rooms 341 and 342, Huxley Building |
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13:30 |
Welcome by Head of Department – Professor Rafael Palacios
Jacqueline Castle, Chief Technology Officer at Aerospace Technology Institute Clore Lecture Theatre, Huxley Building |
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14:30 |
Poster display exhibition – Session One Rooms 341 and 342, Huxley Building
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15:00 |
Panel 1 Autonomous Energy & Transport: Smarter Control Chaired by Professor Sylvain Laizet, Professor in Computational Fluid Mechanics Clore Lecture Theatre, Huxley Building |
Professor Luca Magri, Professor of Scientific Machine Learning Dr Andrew Wynn, Associate Professor in Control and Optimization Dr Sophie Armanini, Associate Professor in Aerial Robotics Dr Kevin Gouder, Advanced Research Fellow in Aeronautical and Civil Wind Engineering Jacky Zhang, Research Postgraduate |
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15:45 |
Poster display exhibition Rooms 341 and 342, Huxley Building |
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16.15 |
Panel 2
Next-Gen Materials for Defence & Aerospace
Chaired by Professor Koon-Yang Lee, Professor in Polymer Engineering
Clore Lecture Theatre, Huxley Building |
Professor Zahra Sharif Khodaei, Professor in Aerospace Structural Durability & Health Monitoring Dr Ajit Panesar, Associate Professor in Computational Design for Advanced Manufacturing Dr Gustavo Quino Quispe, Assistant Professor in Structural Analysis and Materials Dr Joanne Li Charlie Aveline, Research Assistant |
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17:00 |
Poster prize-giving and Drinks Reception Rooms 341 and 342, Huxley Building |
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18:00 |
Close Clore Lecture Theatre, Huxley Building |
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For catering purposes, please sign up by 21 August, indicating any dietary requirements via the registration form.
Walk-ins will be accepted on the day, on a first-come, first-served basis. We have a livestream option available for prospective students, which can be booked by choosing ‘Prospective Students Livestream’.
If you have any questions, please email aero-comms@imperial.ac.uk.