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Published on: 3/25/2000
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The occasion will be honoured with a special presentation by Rolls-Royce's Director of Engineering and Technology, Phil Ruffles, to Professor David Ewins, Director of the Vibration UTC, Imperial College, at 14.30.
The Vibration UTC represents the culmination of almost 40 years' collaboration between Professor David Ewins and Rolls-Royce plc.Since its creation in 1990, the UTC has provided Professor Ewins' research group with an unprecedented continuity of sponsorship, leading to the continued development of several key technologies which are crucial to satisfy the ever increasing demands and expectations of the gas turbine industry.
The Rolls-Royce Vibration UTC has been a major benefit to us, said Professor Ewins. Not only has it provided us with long-term support and horizons commensurate with the scale of the tasks to be undertaken, but it has given us a platform from which to build the wider Centre of Vibration Engineering.'.
The Vibration UTC is housed in Imperial's Centre of Vibration Engineering which undertakes research for a wide range of companies and government research agencies, involving collaborations around the world.The Centre embraces the whole spectrum of research in the specific field of vibration, or structural dynamics.
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1. The Centre of Vibration Engineering is led by Professor David Ewins and based in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.The Centre involves 3 academic staff and between 20 and 25 full-time research and support staff.For further information see the Centre's website at : http : //www.me.ic.ac.uk/dynamics/cen /.
2. For further information and background on all the Imperial speakers at the BA Festival of Science from 6-12 September see our specially created website at : http : //www.publications.ad.ic.ac.uk/ science /.
3. Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine is an independent constituent part of the University of London.