This document summarizes information about Queen's University Belfast and its School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. It states that Queen's University is ranked joint 8th in the UK for research intensity. Over 75% of its research is considered internationally excellent or world-leading. The School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering has around 40 faculty across three research clusters, and its research was 88% rated as excellent or world-leading. It also introduces three research and technology centers affiliated with the university.

2. Queen's University Belfast
The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is the system for assessing the
quality of research in UK higher education institutions:
• Queen’s is joint 8th university in the UK based on research intensity
• Over 75 per cent of research activity at Queen’s was judged to be
internationally excellent or world-leading
• Queen’s has out-performed the sector on research impact, with almost 60 per
cent of areas achieving 100 per cent of their return ranked at 3* or 4*
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• 88 per cent of our research activity was judged to be internationally excellent
or world-leading.
QUEENS UNIVERSITY is in the top 1% Universities in world

3. Queen's University Belfast
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• ≈ 40 members of academic staff in 3 research clusters
• Aerospace & Manufacturing
• Advanced Materials & Processing
• Clean Energies
• ≈ 1,000 UG & PG students
Aligned research and technology transfer Centres
• PPRC http://www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/PolymerProcessingResearchCentre/
• NITC http://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/nitc/
• NIACE www.niace-centre.org.uk

4. 08/06/2016
About…
Operating for over 48 years the
NITC is a technology and
innovation centre, bridging the
gap between academic research
and commercial production, to
meet industry’s needs. As one of
Queens University’s primary links
with industry we are a self
financing unit affiliated to School
of Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering, recognised as one of
the foremost contributors to NI
industry from the Universities.

5. Basic Principles
Observed
Technology
concept
formulated
First assessment
feasibility concept
& Technologies
Validation
integrated prototype
in lab environment
Testing prototype
in user
environment
Pre-production
product
Low scale pilot
production
demonstrated
Manufacturing fully
tested, validated
and qualified
Production &
product fully
operational
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Invention Concept validation Prototyping &
incubation
Pilot production &
demonstration
Initial Market
introduction
Market
Expansion
TRL Scales, incorporating manufacturability and including non-technical
aspects in a multi-technology adaption
Universities NITC Industry

7. What makes a good project?

11. Application form
Application details
Summary of proposed project
Public description of the project
Gateway Question Scope
Question 1 Need or challenge
Question 2 Approach and innovation
Question 3 Team and resources
Question 4 Market awareness
Question 5 Outcomes and route to market
Question 6 Wider impacts
Question 7 Project management
Question 8 Risks
Question 9 Additionality
Question 10 Costs and value for money
Other funding from public sector bodies
Finance summary table
Still very important, This is where
good projects can lose!

12. www.matrixni.org

13. HITEA 3 – “OLIVER”
Optimized Laser welding Implementation Via Enabling Research
Project £1.5 M Funding £1.1

14. Lead Partner
Industry Technology
Partner
RTO/UNI Partners
Industry Partners

15. 2. improved competitiveness through novel
or advanced materials and associated
processing technologies. This may include
structural or multifunctional composite,
metallic, ceramic and hybrid materials for
demanding environments

16. WP1 Project Coordination
WP 8 TRL 6 Industrialisation
WP11 Case Study 3
WP4
Laser
Technology selection
and gas shielding
WP5
In Process NDT &
Quality Control
WP 3
Process Development
WP 6
Fixturing
WP 7
Cell design Off-line
programming and
Simulation
WP 2
Knowledge
management,
Dissemination and
Exploitation
WP10 Case Study 2
MGT
RDT
WP9 Case Study 1

17. WP1 Project Coordination
WPL Hutchinson Engineering
WP 8 TRL 6 Industrialisation
WPL Hutchinson Engineering
WP11 Case Study 3
WPL Hutchinson Aerotech
WP4
Laser
Technology selection
and gas shielding
WPL IPG
WP5
In Process NDT &
Quality Control
WPL MTC
WP 3
Process Development
WPL TWI
WP 6
Fixturing
WPL MTC
WP 7
Cell design Off-line
programming and
Simulation
WPL NITC
WP 2
Knowledge
management,
Dissemination and
Exploitation
WPL NITC/MTC/TWI
WP10 Case Study 2
WPL Agusta Westland
MGT
RDT
“OLIVER”
MGT – Management
RDT – Research and development
WP – Work package
WPL – Work Package Leader
WP9 Case Study 1
WPL Tisics

19. SCENIC
Supply Chain ENablement for Increased Competitiveness

20. National linkages
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Regional
Impact
National
Exploitation

21. In Partnership with
Northern Ireland Technology Centre
Queens University Belfast
Cloreen Park, Malone Road
Belfast, BT9 5HN
+44 (0)28 90975433
Mr Colm Higgins
Manager, Northern Ireland Technology Centre
c.j.higgins@qub.ac.uk
028 90974330
07801 416901
Prof. Adrian Murphy
Director of Manufacturing Research
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
a.murphy@qub.ac.uk
028 90974095
Contact details
Mr Conor Quinn
Business Alliance Manager (Engineering & Physical Sciences)
Research and Enterprise Directorate
c.quinn@qub.ac.uk
07527 397492
028 9097 1442

22. Thank You!