Engineering closer links with Uncle Sam
January 2008
A researcher in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) is helping the University forge closer links with one of America’s top universities after receiving an award from The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE).
Professor Wuqiang Yang in the Sensing, Imaging & Signal Processing Group used a Distinguished Visiting Fellowship award to bring Professor Markus Zahn from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to The University of Manchester.
During the visit of Prof Zahn, who is a leading professor of electrical engineering at MIT, several areas for potential joint research were explored and discussed, including work on a shoe scanner for airport security, which is based on technology developed in Manchester.
Funding will now be sought to pursue the joint projects and it’s hoped this will lead to a long term relationship between The University and MIT.
The RAE scheme provides funding to enable an academic engineering department in a United Kingdom university to be a host for up to a month to a Distinguished Visiting Fellow from an overseas academic centre of excellence.