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Visitors are very welcome.
   

2006 - 2007

     
date
speaker

title

time

venue

Minutes

Thu 26th Oct
Richard Holloway
AGM and Presidential address

6.30

 MA07

 
Wed15th Nov
Renewable Energy - Engineering the Future

6.30

C601

 
Thu 7 th Dec
Mike Broadribb
Lessons learnt from Texas city explosion §
6.30
Garth
 
Wed 17th Jan
David Thomson
Rotech Tidal Turbine §

6.30

Garth

 
Tue 6th Feb
Ken Laing
Miller decarbonised fuel project DF1 §
6.30
Satrosphere
 
Wed 21st Feb
Dr Anne Schwab
Hydrocarbons from sub-surface to drill pipe - always a surprise

6.30

C601

 
Wed 14 th Mar
Prof Joe McGeogh
How mechanical engineering devices help an aging population §

6.30

Garth

 
Wed 18th Apr
David Moore
Little trains of the Somme

6.30

C601

May
Summer visits due to start    

Lectures take place this year in the locations below. Locations can be seen on the RGU site map.

"C601" is Room C601 of the Clarke Building at The Robert Gordon University, Schoolhill site, Aberdeen.

"C48" is room C48 in the St Andrews Street site of the Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen.

"Garth" is the Garthdee premises of RGU, Faculty of Management, Room 226 or next door.

"Satrosphere" is at 179 Constitution Street, Aberdeen.

"MA07" is in the technical building of RGU at the Schoolhill premises. Enter the double doors and ask security for directions

§ Joint meeting with the local branch of the I.Mech.E. and, for some meetings, the Institute of Quality Assurance, the Institution of Engineering & Technology and the Offshore Energy Centre

* in the Minutes column indicates that Minutes are on-line, accessible by clicking on the *

Meeting schedule, including Minutes, for 2000/2001, 2001/2002, 2002/2003, 2003/2004 , 2004/2005 and 2005/2006 can be viewed.


Other Engineering lectures in Aberdeen and surrounding district can be found on the
Professional Engineering and Technology in Scotland website.

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