Last week, the Department of Mechanical Engineering hosted its annual Research Showcase evening, with talks from our academics and guest Alan Begg.

The first speaker at the event was Dr Aimee Morgans, who presented her work on “Humming flames who break gas turbines”, including the open source code for simulating combustion instability (OSCILOS) developed with her team.

Next, Dr Cristoph Schwingshackl from the Dynamics group explored the problems, but also the opportunities brought by nonlinear dynamics to engineering designs.

Finally, Dr Michael Bluck discussed the future of nuclear power, and tackled some preconceptions on the availability of renewable energy.

Invited speaker Alan Begg FREng (formerly at SKF) talked about academia-industry collaborations, and the insights gained from the opportunities and challenges of his career.

In the concourse area of the Mechanical Engineering building, the audience were able to enjoy a cup of tea and a poster exhibition featuring the department’s recent research.

If you missed the event, a full recording of the talks can be found on Youtube; more photos are available on our Flickr account.