Pascal Radue Takes the Helm as Executive VP at Nexans' Generation & Transmission Business Group
, especially in the US and Europe, Pascal Radue will actively contribute to the Group’ s ambition to become a pure player in electrification worldwide," Nexans said.Pascal Radue is from Switzerland, he holds a Master of Engineering (Hons) degree in Naval Architecture from Southampton University in the UK.He started his career with Alstom Power in Belfort, France, in 2001. During his tenure with Alstom and later GE, Pascal held various leadership positions and most recently was the CEO of the GE Hydro business.Radue will report to Chief Executive Officer, Christopher Guérin
Sonardyne Hires Paull as Business Development Manager
and site surveys, as well as tracking divers and ROV systems and structural and subsidence monitoring.Through her role, Paull will also support Sonardyne customers and develop partnerships and academic research programs focused on the Blue Growth agenda.Paull is a Master of Oceanography from Southampton University and has an MBA from the Open University. At Aquatec, she was Sales and Marketing Director. Her previous roles include working as a research scientist for Thames Water
UK Hydrographic Office Appoints Makewell CTO
includes the role of Head of Digital & Global Media at the Met Office. Terry is also a member of the British Council Digital Advisory Group. In the private sector, Makewell has held roles in the publishing, academic and cultural sectors. He has a degree in Computer Science from Southampton University and gained an MBA (Entrepreneurship) in 2006. One of Makewell's first engagements at the UKHO was to support its data science experts who presented at the Government Digital Service’s ‘Sprint 18’ conference on May 10th. Here they demonstrated how the UKHO is using
3D Printed Drone Launched from Warship
Navy warship in a bid to demonstrate the potential use of lightweight drones at sea. After being launched from HMS Mersey off the Dorset coast in the south of England, the UAV was flown autonomously on a pre-programmed route for a few before landing on Chesil Beach. Known as the Southampton University Laser Sintered Aircraft (SULSA), the drone weighed 3kg with a wing-span of nearly 1.5 meters. The airframe was created on a 3D printer using laser sintered nylon, which uses a laser to fuse nylon powder into solid structures. It's printed in four major parts and can be assembled without the
New Launches, Demonstrations Set for Seawork
this year is the three-day conference program. Sponsored by Peters & May, the Seawork Conference is hosted by Rolls Royce, MOD, Harken, SOREC, UK Marine & Coastguard Agency (MCA), Tuco Group, Palfinger, the National Workboat Association, National Oceanography Centre (NOC), CTruk, Southampton University and The Carbon Trust. The conference will include a range of topical seminars which will be held on-site at Seawork International for the duration of the exhibition. Topics include the ever-popular Meet The Buyer sessions, Collaboration with research centers and universities
Blue Tech Economy and the 'View from the Top'
new Green – Promoting OceanSTEM, Maritime Workforce Development and a National Blue Voice.” 2014 Award Winners included: Alliance Building: MiraCosta Community College Educational Outreach: Brand Architecture Environmental Leadership: Pacific Tugboats International Maritime Partner: Southampton University and the National Oceanography Center (UK) Marine Science Teaching: Rosie Beck, St. Martin of Tours Academy Maritime Technology Lifetime Achievement:
Women Engineers Play Key Role in Submarine Races
are led by women engineers, and one by a woman dive master. Whether from home or overseas, they all come to enjoy competing against each other in a unique sporting and engineering challenge, in Europe’s largest fresh water space. “Perhaps the view of Talia Sherrard from the Southampton University team with their sub ROGER (Running On Green Energy Research) best sums up their attitudes, she says: ‘I am really excited to be part of the Southampton team competing in the eISR. We have a great group from a diverse range of backgrounds and research areas that I can’t wait to
Global Coastal Eco-cities Challenge Tackled by LRF Scholars
(LRF) Research Collegium, lasting for 8 weeks put 24 scholars from around the world firmly in position to help solve humankind’s biggest global challenges – this year’s focus was coastal eco-cities. The brought together 24 postgraduates representing 22 countries to Southampton University to develop imaginative solutions to the problems faced as the world’s population concentrates more and more near the coast. The countries represented were Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Egypt, Greece, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Korea, Netherlands,
Xylem Launches New ‘FerryBox’ Water Quality Monitor
fitted to almost any ship or boat. The deployment of sensors in a small flow-through chamber means that installation is simpler and fouling is reduced.” A SOOGuard system has been fitted to the NOC’s 20 metre coastal research catamaran, the RV Callista, and Gary Fisher, who manages Southampton University’s vessels, says “The system has been very straight forward to operate; we have a computer on-board displaying real-time results and these are also stored in the system’s datalogger. We have not experienced any significant sedimentation, so we are very pleased with the design
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