Aerospace Annual Symposium:Keynote by Prof. Iain Gray CBE

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Thursday, 28 January 2016
12:28 - 12:28
Duration: 28 mins
Publication date: 09 Feb 2016
Location: NA, Savoy Place, London, United Kingdom
Part of event Aerospace Annual Symposium 2016

About the session

Envisaged as one of the biggest challenges and opportunities of the future of aerospace the inaugural “All Electric Aircraft Technology” IET Symposium in January 2016 to be held at the prestigious Savoy Place London will bring together experts from across academia and industry to discuss, debate and analyse the key enabling technologies that will be required to support and drive forward the commercial viability of More Electric Airplane with the aim of ultimately achieving an All Electric Aircraft for both military and commercial passenger/freight use.

The one-day event will bring together the experts of today with those of tomorrow to cover all aspects of aerospace activity, from commercial aviation to military applications. The All Electric Aircraft Technical Symposium will highlight the challenges we face today and those envisaged for the future as part of the ever-increasing research into the increased electrification of aircraft and the possibilities and challenges that this brings.

Leading experts from around the world are invited to present their views and their current findings from research, development, design and manufacturing. This promises to be a unique, pioneering opportunity to exchange ideas and network within this aviation engineering community.

There is a great deal to discuss, fuelled by the increasing pressure to reduce the current dependency on natural resources, and satisfy the airlines demands for ever more fuel-efficient aircraft to save costs. Furthermore, electric aircraft could achieve near-silent commercial and military aviation operations, increasing passenger comfort or stealth-like capability. Quieter aircraft can also operate over more territories, more of the time, leading to more air slots and less resistance to additional runways or night-time flights. Every major aircraft manufacturer has now recognized the need to advance the research and investment into developing “all electric aircraft” technologies in order to address challenges and realise opportunities.

With such diverse and topical subject matter, the All Electric Aircraft Technology Symposium is a must attend event for those looking to discover the present and future of all electric aircraft.

Keywords:: aerospace

aircraft

aviation

electric

military

technology

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Professor Iain Gray

Cranfield University, Director of Aerospace

Iain has 27 years industry experience in the aerospace sector including roles at British Aerospace and BAE Systems. He held various engineering positions before taking on the roles of Director of Engineering, then Managing Director at Airbus UK. He became the first Chief Executive of Innovate UK following its establishment in 2007.Iain completed his early education in Aberdeen, culminating in an Engineering Science honours degree at Aberdeen University. In addition, he gained a Masters of Philosophy at Southampton University in 1989. Since then Iain has received Honorary Doctorates from Bath, Bristol, Aberdeen, Aston and Exeter Universities in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011 and 2012 respectively.He is a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and was awarded the Royal Aeronautical Society Gold Medal in 2007. He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2011. Iain is a Board Member of Engineering UK, a Governor of the University of the West of England, a Board Member of SEMTA (the Sector Skills Council for Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies) and a Board Member of Energy Technologies Institute and on the Council of London City University. Iain was made a Fellow of Cardiff University and in the New Year’s Honours 2014 awarded a CBE for his contribution to innovation, science and technology.
Professor Iain Gray

Cranfield University, Director of Aerospace

Iain has 27 years industry experience in the aerospace sector including roles at British Aerospace and BAE Systems. He held various engineering positions before taking on the roles of Director of Engineering, then Managing Director at Airbus UK. He became the first Chief Executive of Innovate UK following its establishment in 2007.Iain completed his early education in Aberdeen, culminating in an Engineering Science honours degree at Aberdeen University. In addition, he gained a Masters of Philosophy at Southampton University in 1989. Since then Iain has received Honorary Doctorates from Bath, Bristol, Aberdeen, Aston and Exeter Universities in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011 and 2012 respectively.He is a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and was awarded the Royal Aeronautical Society Gold Medal in 2007. He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2011. Iain is a Board Member of Engineering UK, a Governor of the University of the West of England, a Board Member of SEMTA (the Sector Skills Council for Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies) and a Board Member of Energy Technologies Institute and on the Council of London City University. Iain was made a Fellow of Cardiff University and in the New Year’s Honours 2014 awarded a CBE for his contribution to innovation, science and technology.

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