Professor Richard Williams OBE co-chaired a high profile meeting in Cambridge this month bringing together the brightest young engineers from the US and Europe.
The EU-US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium consisted of an intensive themed workshop for 60 of the best engineers under the age of 40 from the US and Europe. It aimed to promote research collaboration at the cutting edge of engineering, and to create a global network of future stars within the field. "We know that younger engineers are doing fantastic work in companies and universities," said Professor Williams, who is Professor of Mineral & Process Engineering at the University of Leeds. "But they don't have many opportunities to get together outside their individual sectors. An event like this gets the best young engineers talking to each other about cutting edge developments in areas where disciplines intersect. That's where the real world-changing innovations will emerge." Professor Anne Neville, from the University of Leeds School of Mechanical Engineering, was among the 60 attendees of the conference. The event was organised by the US National Academy of Engineering and The Royal Academy of Engineering on behalf of the umbrella organisation of European engineering Academies, Euro-CASE.
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