| 09:30 to 10:00 | Registration, Tea & Coffee | |||
| 10:00 to 10:10 | Welcome and Introduction |
Jane Leeks (Newton Gateway to Mathematics) David Abrahams (University of Cambridge) |
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| 10:10 to 10:20 | Outline and Summary of INI Research Programme 'The Mathematics of New Matierals' | Xian Chen (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) |
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| Session 1: Innovations for Materials in Medical Devices and Regenerative Medicine (Chair: Richard James, University of Minnesota) | 10:20 to 10:55 | Shape Memory Thin Films for Medical Applications | Eckhard Quandt (Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel) | |
| 10:55 to 11:25 | Opportunities for Novel Actuators in Surgical Robotics | Chris Wagner (Cambridge Consultants) |
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| 11:25 to 11:45 | Tea & Coffee Break | |||
| 11:45 to 12:15 | Materials for Regenerative Medicine | Ruth Cameron (University of Cambridge) | ||
| Session 2: Innovations for Materials in Energy (Chair: Eckhard Quandt, Christian-Albrechts-Universitaet zu Kiel) | 12:15 to 12:50 | New Concepts for the Direct Conversion of Heat to Electricity | Richard James (University of Minnesota) |
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| 12:50 to 13:50 | Lunch | |||
| 13:50 to 14:20 | Domestic-scale Thermal Storage Using Phase Change Materials and Heat Pumps | Andrew Bissell (Sunamp) |
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| 14:20 to 14:50 | Mechanocaloric Materials for Environmentally Friendly Refrigeration | Xavier Moya (University of Cambridge) | ||
| Session 3: Innovations for Materials in Robotics (Chair: Ruth Cameron, University of Cambridge) | 14:50 to 15:25 | Lifesaving Capsule Robots | Pietro Valdastri (University of Leeds) | |
| 15:25 to 15:45 | Tea & Coffee | |||
| 15:45 to 16:15 | Bio-inspired Soft Robotics: Turning Soft Materials into Intelligent Machines | Fumiya Iida (University of Cambridge) |
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| 16:15 to 16:40 | Bottom-up Robotics - Emerging Intelligence in Materials | Stoyan Smoukov (Queen Mary University of London) | ||
| 16:40 to 17:00 | Discussion & Questions | |||
| 17:00 to 18:00 | Networking and Drinks Reception |
