71st Hatfield Memorial Lecture
Event details
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Tuesday 3 December 2024 - 6:45pm to 7:45pm
Description
The lecture lasts for an hour and will be followed by a buffet reception.
71st Hatfield Memorial Lecture
Batteries and Electric Vehicles - How Materials will Decarbonise Transport
Professor David Greenwood FREng
Speaker Bio
Prof. David Greenwood is Director for Industrial Engagement, and CEO of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult at WMG. Previously, David established and led the Energy Directorate at WMG where he led a team of over 200 researchers and engineers. Projects spanned several fields, including cars, trucks, boats, off highway machinery, aircraft and motorcycles. His research spans batteries, electric motors, power electronics, and the integration and control of these for propulsion and energy applications. David moved into academia after 20 years in industry latterly as Head of Hybrid and Electric Systems for engineering consultancy Ricardo UK Ltd. Professor Greenwood holds advisory and board positions for Innovate UK (Faraday Challenge), the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre, and the Faraday Institution. In October 2023 he was honoured to be made a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.