Mechanical Engineering Research Seminars

Speaker: Stuart Cunningham

The aesthetic-usability effect is a long established phenomenon, where a high aesthetic in user interfaces leads to an increase in user perceptions of system usability. This benefits designers by rewarding ‘beautiful’ interfaces, but is problematic as it can mask underlying usability problems, leading to inferior user experiences. To date, research...

Speaker: Ajibola Ajagbe

An update on my research progress covering 02/2024 up until 02/2025

Speaker: John Henry (External Speaker - Manchester Metropolitan University)

Research into the use of sensors and in particular biofeedback has been increasing due to the wide availability and public adoption of sensors. A strand of sensors research includes how games experiences, and in particular games-based approaches, may benefit from sensor and biofeedback integration. In this talk, Dr John Henry...

Speaker: Rihan Othman

An investigation into the obstacles of establishing a solar farm in Libya and exporting it to Europe.

Speaker: Andrew Muncey

An update on Andrew Muncey’s PhD progress covering the last year and a recently accepted paper to UKICER

Speaker: Harrison Ridley

Harrison Ridley is currently doing a PhD research on the topic Recognising Evoked Emotion in Sound: Building and Implementing a Bespoke Dataset Harrison will discuss about gaps in existing research on Affective Audio, and  the aims to fill the gaps by creating a new dataset for application in non-musical sound-based...

Speaker: Elisabeth Cooke, Chief Process Engineer at Sellafield Ltd

The Chester Physics Student Seminar Series is back with a webinar on career prospects in the Nuclear Technology sector, delivered by Elisabeth Cooke, Chief Process Engineer at Sellafield Ltd. The webinar will start with an introduction to the UK nuclear industry landscape, followed by career prospects for Physics and Chemical...

Speaker: Daniel Akinbosede, University of Sussex

Scientific disciplines are well known for their grounding in objectivity and fact-driven research practices. As a result, it is easy to assume that new educational initiatives such as ‘decolonising the curriculum’ are not relevant in our fields. This session seeks to make the case that the opposite is true. In...

Speaker: Robert Swierczewski, University of Chester

The origins of water purification methods lie in prehistory. The first documented use of solar energy for water purification was described by the ancient Roman philosopher Lucius A. Seneca in a series of philosophical essays titled Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium, published around 65AD. Ancient Romans were skilled in using solar...

Speaker: Kagya Nyanin, Technical Manager, Less Common Metals Ltd

This presentation looks at the Chinese Rare Earth Industry and how Less Common Metals Ltd is working with European partners to create a supply chain for Rare Earth permanent magnets. Pilot processes will be developed for the innovative extraction, separation and transformation of rare earth elements. SecREEts pilots will focus...