Advancing the Future: Transportation Electrification
IEEE IAS CMD Event at The University of Manchester
Title: Advancing the Future: Transportation Electrification
Dates: 8th and 9th May 2025
Target Audience: Students and Young Professionals
Location: National Graphene Institute, The University of Manchester, Booth Street East, Manchester, M13 9PL
Join us for a two-day event hosted by IAS CMD and the University of Manchester IAS Student Branch Chapter. The event will explore the future of transportation electrification, focusing on sustainability, career growth, innovation, collaboration, and emerging technological challenges.
**NOTE ON REGISTRATION FEES**
If you are attending only the workshop = £10
If you are attending the workshop and Gala Dinner = £30 (register for Gala Dinner HERE)
Payment should be made via bank transfer within 48 hours of registering to secure your spot.
You will receive an email confirming your official registration upon payment.
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- Start time: 08 May 2025 10:30 AM UTC
- End time: 09 May 2025 02:00 PM UTC
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- National Graphene Institute, The University of Manchester, Booth Street East
- Manchester, England
- United Kingdom M13 9PL
- Building: National Graphene Institute
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- Co-sponsored by IEEE IAS CMD
- Starts 14 March 2025 02:36 PM UTC
- Ends 08 May 2025 10:00 AM UTC
- No Admission Charge
Agenda
Day 1: Thursday, 8th May
Chair: Tony Chen, Reader, The University of Manchester
11:30-13:00 Registration and Networking Lunch
13:00-13:30 Linking Research to Practise - Andy Knight, IAS Past President, Professor, University of Calgary
13:30-14:00 Is there a role for electrification in delivering Paris-Agreement aligned aviation and shipping? - Alice Larkin, Professor in Climate Science & Energy Policy, The University of Manchester
14:00-14:30 Condition Monitoring of Electric Drive Systems - Sinisa Durovic, Reader, The University of Manchester
14:30-15:00 Coffee Break
15:00-15:30 Sarah Mlundira, Head of Technical, Sentric Safety Group
15:30-16:00 The components of a high voltage coil - Arwyn Thomas, Chief Technology Officer, Preformed Windings
16:00-17:00 Panel discussion: Maximizing Productivity - Achieving Work Efficiency & Life Balance - Moderator: Yanni Zhong, IAS WiE Representative, Siemens Energy.
18:00-21:00 Gala Dinner at the Hyatt Regency Hotel (Independent Registration Required)
Day 2: Friday, 9th May
Chair: Tony Chen, Reader, The University of Manchester
09:00-09:30 Hydrogen Electric Aircraft with Zero-Emission Propulsion System - Sandy Smith, Professor of Electrical Machines, The University of Manchester
09:30-10:00 The National Materials Innovation Strategy - Ian Kinloch, Professor and Chief Scientific Officer, Henry Royce Institute
10:00-10:30 Renewable Energy in Transportation - Subhra Samanta, Senior Key Expert, Siemens Energy, Vice Chair IEEE Denmark
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-11:40 Driving the Electric Revolution – Supporting PEMD Manufacturing in the UK - Derrick Holliday, Professor and North East Centre Lead for DER-IC, Newcastle University
11:40-12:40 Codes & Standards - What They Are and How They Can Help Your Career - Nehad El-Sherif, IEEE IAS Executive Board Member
12:40-13:20 Lunch Break
13:20-14:50 Chapter Workshops & Networking
Moderator: Costa Onoufriou
Each student chapter presents initiatives, research, collaborative efforts, future plans, and past attempts, followed by networking opportunities.
-Nehad El-Sherif: IAS Ambassador Program
-Yanni Zhong & Linda Dan Li: IAS Student Chapter Activity Ideas and Resources
-Discussion, Q & A
14:50-15:00 Closing Remarks by the IAS President
Hosted by:
IEEE IAS UoM student Branch Chapter