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Lucy Harris - Conference in Harbin, China

24 January 2020

In January 2020, 3rd year PhD student Lucy Harris travelled to Harbin, China for the 2020 SPHERIC (Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Engineering and Research International Community) Workshop. She gave a presentation there on the topic of “MPM simulation of wave interaction with a porous vertical wall”, based on the paper...

Christiana Symrilli & Sakthy Selvakumaran win an ICE Publishing Award

30 October 2019

PhD students from the Engineering Department win the ICE Environmental Engineering and Science Prize (Journal Prize for best paper in journal). Christiana and Sakthy, as lead authors, will receive their award at the ICE Awards Ceremony in October.

Robert Rouse wins prestigious Industrial Fellowship by the Prince Albert's Royal Comission

25 October 2019

Congratulations to FIBE student Robert Rouse who has been awarded a prestigious Industrial Fellowship worth up to £80,000 by the Prince Albert’s Royal Commision. Robert is one of 9 of the UK’s most talented young scientists and engineers to be named in the awards. This award will allow Robert to develop and apply machine...

Juan Sebastian Canavera Herrera wins UK Prize for Young Professionals in Abu Dhabi

25 October 2019

Juan Sebastian Canavera Herrera, FIBE Cohort 2 PhD student, wins UK Prize for Young Professionals for the XXVI World Road Congress - Abu Dhabi 2019

Sally O'Brien in annual Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race Success

30 April 2019

FIBE PhD student Sally O'Brien has every reason to feel elated. She was one of eighteen rowers and coxes from the Cambridge University Women’s Boat Club (CUWBC) who raced Oxford University Women’s Boat Club in the annual Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race. Sally raced in the 7-seater Blondie crew (the Cambridge reserve crew)...

Success for FIBE2 CDT funding from EPSRC

6 February 2019

We are delighted to annonce that we have been successful in our bid for a Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Infrastructure and the Built Environment: Resilience in a Changing World (FIBE2). The official launch took place on Monday 4 February at the London Stock Exchange and the announcement is on the EPSRC website...

Ioanna Papanikolaou wins 2 papers at the FIB International PhD Symposium in Civil Engineering

5 November 2018

Ioanna Papanikolaou won 2 international awards at the 12 th FIB International PhD-Symposium in Civil Engineering in Prague. The FIB is the International Federation for Structural Concrete and the bi-annual PhD symposium sees over 150 paper submissions. Ioanna presented her 1 st year PhD work on graphene-reinforced cement...

FIBE student Francesca O'Hanlon of Blue Tap, wins £10,000 Cambridge University Entrepreneurs award

13 June 2018

Blue Tap, a Cambridge-based social enterprise directed by FIBE 1 st -year PhD student, Francesca O’Hanlon, has been awarded the Cambridge University Entrepreneurs £10,000 award in the social enterprise category. Blue Tap was founded in 2016 by Francesca O’Hanlon. The social enterprise uses 3D printing to design low-cost...

Future Industry Partner Workshop

24 May 2018

FIBE-CDT Industry Partner event a huge success!

Alexandra Clara Saracho nominated for British Geotechnical Association 49th Cooling Prize

9 April 2018

Second year FIBE PhD student, Alexandra Clarà Saracho was shortlisted as one of 3 finalist of the 49th Cooling Prize Competition held in Manchester. Her research was one of the 12 submissions for the prize. The Cooling Prize is held annually by the British Geotechnical Association (BGA) to celebrate the life of Leonard...

Lucy Harris - Conference in Harbin, China

Christiana Symrilli & Sakthy Selvakumaran win an ICE Publishing Award

Robert Rouse wins prestigious Industrial Fellowship by the Prince Albert's Royal Comission

Juan Sebastian Canavera Herrera wins UK Prize for Young Professionals in Abu Dhabi

Sally O'Brien in annual Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race Success

Success for FIBE2 CDT funding from EPSRC

Ioanna Papanikolaou wins 2 papers at the FIB International PhD Symposium in Civil Engineering

FIBE student Francesca O'Hanlon of Blue Tap, wins £10,000 Cambridge University Entrepreneurs award

Future Industry Partner Workshop

Alexandra Clara Saracho nominated for British Geotechnical Association 49th Cooling Prize

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