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SUMMARY:From curing to sensing using microwave energy - Marc Desmulliez (S
 chool of Engineering and Physical Science\, Herriot-Watt University)
DTSTART:20150123T100000Z
DTEND:20150123T104500Z
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CONTACT:Yongjiang Shi
DESCRIPTION:Marc Desmulliez from Heriot-Watt University is going to share 
 his recent research and development work in the microwave energy applicati
 on area with us.  Microwave curing over the years has been an essential ma
 nufacturing process in many applications ranging from oil and gas extracti
 on\, paper drying and\, of course\, food processing. Marc's talk will pres
 ent the design\, simulation and test of a novel microwave applicator used 
 to cure paste material in microelectronics packaging. The same device was 
 also tested as a microwave sensor for the detection of water ingress in fo
 od products\, resulting in hundred of thousands of pounds of savings per y
 ear in reduction of wastage. The seminar will offer the perfect opportunit
 y to travel across the various technology readiness levels of what was ori
 ginally a very basic idea for hyperthermia.\n\nMarc Desmulliez is the prof
 essor and head of the Research Institute of Signals\, Sensors and Systems 
 at Heriot-Watt University\, Scotland. He has pioneered over 5 new manufact
 uring processes and holds 8 patents related to them and their applications
 . He has co-authored over 387 journal articles and conference proceedings 
 and written a book on hermeticity testing. His research interests range fo
 rm microsystems packaging\, novel manufacturing processes to the applicati
 on of microwave engineering in manufacturing. More recently\, he has start
 ed looking at the translation of natural processes to traditional manufact
 uring processes\, an example of which is the application of artificial pho
 tosynthesis for the growth of metal tracks onto non conductive surfaces. 
LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, IfM\, 17 Charles Babbage Road
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