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Speakers:

Prof. Colin McInnes, James Watt School of Engineering

‘SOLSPACE: Delivering global clean energy services from space’ 

Space technology offers the possibility of delivering clean energy services for the 21st century. I am keenly interested in both the underpinning technologies behind energy from space and how such services can be delivered globally. The talk will provide a summary of the work of the entire project team, currently supported by the European Research Council.

 

Dr Ahmad Taha, James Watt School of Engineering

‘Heating from the Ceiling: Evaluating Electric Wallpaper in Scottish Housing Association Tenements via a Sensor-based System’

I am a Lecturer in Autonomous Systems and Connectivity at the University of Glasgow’s James Watt School of Engineering. My research focuses on cyber-physical systems for decarbonisation and digital healthcare. I seek collaborations in energy, decarbonisation, remote healthcare, and policy to complement my technical expertise and drive real-world impact. I target low- and mid-TRL funding, including EPSRC, Innovate UK (KTP and similar schemes), NIHR, and proof-of-concept calls.

 

Dr Laura Hepburn, SUERC  

‘The CALUM Project: Controlled Agriculture Lab Using Minewater’

My Zoomposium seminar will focus on the CALUM project, which will become the world’s first controlled agriculture units to be supported by heat from an abandoned coalmine. More widely, I am interested in the integral role of iron nanoparticles in the environment, especially carbon sequestration in soils and sediments – This is a research interest that has taken me from deep sea to deep space!.

First published: 14 March 2025

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