Synopsis: 

The measurement of strain and other sensing activities in engineering takes many forms. The BSSM has been at the forefront in promoting good practice in this field of endeavour for over 40 years through training and certification, and by dissemination via conferences and seminars. Measurement technology and sensing methods have advanced significantly over this period and the BSSM has concerned itself primarily with helping engineers to keep pace with these changes. The objective of this seminar is to showcase a range of measurement technologies, how they have advanced, their application to industrial and other engineering problems and how their development has helped meet the challenges posed. The brief introduction will give a flavour of what has been done and also what it is possible to do in the future.

Sponsored by: the Electronics, Sensors & Photonics KTN, the Council for Gas Detection & Monitoring (CoGDEM) and the Gas Analysis & Sensing Group (GASG)

11.00-11.10:

Networks supporting the gas sensing community
Dr Simon Aliwell, ESP KTN

11.10-11.35:

Nanomaterials and ppb detection in urban air quality networks
Dr John Saffell, Alphasense

The Water Sector faces significant environmental, economic and societal challenges over the next 20 years.  Meeting these will require efficiency improvements, rationalisation of water use and new approaches to asset management. The development and adoption of new instrumentation and sensor technology will be fundamental to meeting these challenges.

Call for Participation

SCOPE

Early prototyping has proven to be an essential methodology to evaluate wireless sensing systems. Furthermore, it offers an excellent way to assess the applicability of the technology against real user requirements and to promote its market adoption. Building on the last two years’ successful events, the Wireless Sensing Interest subGroup (WiSIG) of the Electronics, Sensors, Photonics Knowledge Transfer Network (ESP KTN) is organising a Demonstrator Showcase to provide an opportunity for industry and academia to display technology, platforms, and realistic applications of wireless sensing. The purpose of the event is to raise awareness of the current state of the art and encourage future collaborations among the exhibitors and attendees.