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Whittle Lab PhD students announced as 2021 Amelia Earhart Fellows

17 Jun 2021

PhD students Abigail Berhane and Sofia Medina Cassillas from the Department’s world-famous Whittle Laboratory have been awarded 2021 Amelia Earhart Fellowships.

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Jenna M. Foale (left) and Savvas Gkantonas

Best Paper Award at the ASME TurboExpo

16 Jun 2021

Savvas Gkantonas and co-authors awarded Best Paper by the ASME Combustion, Fuels, and Emissions Committee.

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Join our Bio-Inspired Robotics Lab at Robot Lab Live

15 Jun 2021

Members of the Department’s Bio-Inspired Robotics Laboratory (BIRL) will showcase their cutting-edge robots and autonomous systems to live audiences as part of Robot Lab Live on June 23.

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Dr Shaun Fitzgerald

Dr Shaun Fitzgerald and alumnus Billy Boyle recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours 2021

14 Jun 2021

The achievements and contributions of Dr Shaun Fitzgerald and alumnus Billy Boyle have been recognised in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list.

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Alumni stories: Meet the national security researcher and champion for women in leadership

10 Jun 2021

Sue Numrich has enjoyed a long research career in the field of national security. Sue started out as one of only a few female scientists working in her field. She now leads and mentors others

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Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction 10th Anniversary

09 Jun 2021

This year, Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC) is celebrating 10 years of collaborating to transform infrastructure and construction through smarter information.

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A bridge being constructed for the Emmanuel College May Ball. It is a steel channel arch adorned by a tensegrity arch. Tensegrit

Structural stability paper wins international prize

07 Jun 2021

Cam Millar has won the Hangai Prize of the International Association of Shell and Spatial Structures for a paper about structural stability, the results of Cam’s fourth year project.

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Construction with crane

Software that can save up to 40% of embodied carbon on new build construction

03 Jun 2021

The University of Cambridge has collaborated with engineering consultants, Price & Myers to develop software that can save up to 40% of embodied carbon on new build construction.

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Dr Masha Folk, Professor Robert Miller and Dr John Coull awarded the ASME Gas Turbine Award

02 Jun 2021

Dr Masha Folk, Professor Robert Miller and Dr John Coull have been awarded the Gas Turbine Award, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) highest annual honour in the field.

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Meet the Vice-Chancellor’s Social Impact Award winners

27 May 2021

Engineering undergraduates Areeg Emarah and Tse Uweja and PhD student Charlie Barty-King have each been presented with the Vice-Chancellor’s Social Impact Award 2021.

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