Centre for Research in Engineering and Materials Education
Facilities
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Design Studio
Individual work in the Design Studio
Our fully refurbished Design Studio is a creative space where students receive tutorials, share ideas, collaborate on projects, or focus on their individual work. It acts as a focus throughout the creative life of our design students, who exclusively use this space to continue their practice outside their timetabled tutorials. After design ideation, sketching and early prototyping in this space, students can cross the corridor to the Makerspace where they can build more refined test prototypes for their innovative projects using hand or machine tools.
Contact: Dr Karen Shoop
Hardness Test Machine
Hardness Test Hardness tester available in G27
Zwick-Roell Hardness Test Machine. Loads from 3kgf to 150kgf. The indenters available are Rockwell diamond and spherical, Brinell (1.0 andf 2.5mm diameter) and Vicker's diamond. At these load levels mainly used for metals and ceramics. There is an attached camera for recording processes.
Contact: Dr Erica di Federico
Mechanical Testing Facilities
This facility features advanced Instron testing machines for evaluating the mechanical properties of various materials in applications ranging from aerospace components to biomaterials. These systems apply compression, tension, and torsion forces, enabling detailed analysis of materials' strength, modulus, and other key characteristics. The lab can also conduct precise hardness measurements and more complex mechanical evaluations using BOSE systems, including a biaxial tester.
Contact: Dr Erica Di Federico
Mechanical Workshop
Mechanical workshop
The purpose-built, fully equipped mechanical workshop manufactures parts for research projects in the Centre. The workshop contains both manual and CAD/CAM controlled milling and turning machines for high-speed production of complex components using a variety of materials. A state-of-the-art FDM 3D printer enables rapid prototyping in a broad range of thermoplastics
Medical Electronics Facility
Electrocardiogram (ECG) and Oxygen Saturation level (SpO2) physiological signals.
A customised facility for undertaking electronics work with specific expertise in the medical field. The wide range of medical equipment includes ECG monitors, ultrasound probes and pulse oximeters. The laboratory also contains a wide range of electronics components and prototyping boards, as well as microprocessor software, to make your own circuitry. The facility is used for a range of taught laboratories that focus on circuit design, and is also available for MSc projects.
Contact: Ms Jun Ma
The Makerspace
The makerspace
The Makerspace is an open access workshop for all SEMS and EECS students and staff. It is a space where students can make things, this might be prototyping, model making or simply working on personal projects. The primary aim of the Makerspace is to give students the practical, and creative skills they will require to be effective engineers.
Contact: Mr James Wayland
Undergraduate Teaching Labs
We have recently invested £30M in major new teaching laboratories to provide state-of-the-art experimental facilities specifically for teaching.
Opened in 2016 the lab provides a space on the ground floor with step free access and has a height adjustable bench installed for wheelchair users.
Contact: Babatunde Aramide