Professor Conchúr Ó Brádaigh has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE), in recognition of his place among leading thinkers and practitioners in Scotland today.
A team of researchers based in the School of Engineering have developed electronic skin that could pave the way for soft, flexible robotic devices to assist with surgical procedures or aid people’s mobility.
The School’s former PhD student Pedro Sáenz has been awarded a Sloan Research Fellowship, which is among the most prestigious awards given to early-career scientists.
Professor Markus Mueller has been awarded a Chair in Emerging Technologies by the Royal Academy of Engineering, in recognition of his status as a global leader in his field.
For the first time, researchers have mapped the distribution of groundwater iodine – which plays a critical role in human health – on a continental scale.
The School’s Professor Markus Mueller is working on a project with Newcastle University to demonstrate the advantages of using electric power technologies in wave energy converters.
A project aiming to maximise tidal energy generation has been launched in the presence of Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal, at the University of Edinburgh’s FastBlade facility.
Engineering academics have developed a new framework to help Scotland’s affordable housing sector reach net zero carbon performance. Dr Julio Bros-Williamson is the academic lead for the Edinburgh Home Demonstrator (EHD) project, which is creating a pilot development in Granton.
Three academics associated with the School of Engineering have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) in recognition of their status as leading lights of the engineering community.
Dr George Serghiou is part of a team of researchers who have created a new silicon-based material, which could make everyday computing devices faster and more efficient by processing information through light as well as electricity.
