Chemical Engineering Research Seminars

Speaker: Various

Campuses might well still be on lockdown in September. Perhaps beyond. Delivering a high-quality digital learning experience in the midst of this crisis is an unprecedented challenge. It requires the equivalent of executing a ten-year strategy in three months — from every stakeholder in the university. Questions to answer would...

Speaker: Prof Nick Avis, University of Chester

These are particularly challenging times for the Faculty and in this presentation I wish to share some of my thoughts and ideas as to how the Faculty could change to embrace the local, national and global environment post Covid-19.

Speaker: Dr Tom Micklewright

Join Dr Tom Micklewright, GP, writer and digital health specialist, in this 45-minute talk exploring the question, will emerging technologies make for a fairer society? We will explore specific examples, from AI to Big Data, of how new technology is impacting equality in our world, including access to healthcare, and...

Speaker: Elisabeth Cooke and Heather Beaumont

Elisabeth Cooke, Chief Process Engineer at Sellafield Ltd, and Heather Beaumont, Head of Profession for Physics at Wood Plc, both with more than 20 years experience in the nuclear sector, will deliver a 45-min lecture starting with an introduction to the UK nuclear industry landscape, followed by career prospects for...

Speaker: Emeritus Professor John Helliwell, University of Manchester

In my three books on this theme I separated out the skills needed, the why we do things and the whats of a scientific life into three books. Two of these, the whys and the whats books, are in the CRC Press Book Series Global Science Education. I saw the...

Speaker: Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock

The inspirational Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock will give a talk on space science. To book your place, place visit the link here.

Speaker: Michael Hales

The reverse electrolyser is an electrochemical system designed to work in either electrolyser mode or fuel cell mode. The system harnesses energy from renewable sources during times of surplus, and uses that energy to catalytically convert water into hydrogen, using Ce(III) and (IV) as the active catalyst dissolved in methanesulphonic...

Speaker: Ahsen Senturk

Geothermal energy has emerged as one of the cleanest and most environmentally benign forms of energy. However, there are multiple factors that prevent geothermal power plants reaching their full potential. Amongst them, silica precipitation or scaling has been identified as one of the most common problems. Economic removal of the...

Speaker: Mubashra Latif

Approximately one third of the world`s population still lacks access to electricity due to the unavailability of fossil fuels locally, the rise in their costs on the international market and the lack of a suitable infrastructure. The utilisation of small-scale biomass downdraft gasification CHP units which are relatively cheap and...

Speaker: Faculty Senior University Teaching Fellows

You are welcome to join the Faculty Senior University Teaching Fellows in the conversation about matters relating to teaching and learning @ Chester. Events are open to all colleagues involved in teaching and learning, and refreshments will be provided.