Our MSc students presented their Extended Research Projects at the Industrial Liaison Forum on 6th March 2024.

Our MSc projects run from semester 1 through to August, so they are currently only about half-way through their projects. Nonetheless, they were able to give an excellent account of their work so far and their plans for the rest of the project. Throughout the 2-hour event, the students engaged in lively discussion with our academics and external visitors. The feedback from our judges and industrial collaborators was excellent.

Three MSc students were selected for prizes for the exceptional presentation of their work on the day. The prizes winners were:

• Student: Onik Alam

Supervisor: James Busfield

Project Title: Analysis of Tearing Energy of Rubber Materials using a Predictive Model

• Student: Ines Fernandez Calderon

Supervisor: Julien Gautrot

Project Title: Design of PSPMA Sulfonate Polymer Brush-functionalised Bioemulsions for BMP-2 Capture

• Student: Abhishek Patel

Supervisor: Ketao Zhang

Project Title: Vision-Guided Robotic Manipulation for Precision Grape Harvesting