NWLEC EVENTS & NEWS

14th April 2010
Photonics and Materials Northwest
University of Liverpool
Walker Lecture Theatre
Department of Engineering
Brownlow Hill
Liverpool

This was a free one-day meeting for researchers, engineers, industrialists and users of light to highlight some of the regional activities in applied photonics and photonic materials.

Download Advanced Conference Programme

Sponsored by:
Optical Group & Materials and Characterisation Group of the Institute of Physics
& North West Photonics Association Photonics & Plastic Electronics KTN.

Flyer and details here
Registration form here
Campus Map Building 238/237

The Harrison Hughes Building is number 238 on the University of Liverpool campus map.

The nearest car park for visitors is on Brownlow Street and is accessed via Pembroke Place.  Charges apply for use of the car parks at a rate of £5 for more than 4 hours (Monday to Friday, 07:30 to 17:29).  Payment is made on foot at the payment machines within the car park.

Refreshments and lunch will be provided by the conference organisers.

Enquiries to:
Dr Walter Perrie
Lairdside Laser Engineering Centre,
Campbeltown Road, Birkenhead, Wirral,
United Kingdom CH41 9HP  
wpfemto1@liverpool.ac.uk

Hotels info. –

Britannia Adelphi Hotel
Ranelagh Place
Liverpool  L3 5UL
Central reservations: 0871 222 0029

Rate:  B&B £75 per room, per night, double room, single occupancy

Holiday Inn – Liverpool City Centre
Lime Street
Liverpool  L1 1NQ
Tel: 0151 705 2805
Email: reservations@hiliverpool.com
Rate:  B&B £80 per room, per night

Please state that you will be visiting The University of Liverpool, to obtain the above rates.

April 28 - 29 2010
Laser Engineering for your Business
The Armitage Centre
Manchester

This was a free* NWLEC/KE-Las 2 day event that provided an invaluable introduction to the potential applications and benefits of using lasers, including product improvement, time and cost savings and the ability to solve problems faced using traditional techniques in addition to new business opportunities inspired by laser technologies.

The flyer for the event can be downloaded here

More details can be found here

*subject to SME and NW status

July 2009
KE-Las (Knowledge Exchange in Laser Engineering )
NWLEC is awarded a £1.7million grant for Knowledge Exchange activities in the North West by the ERDF.

More details can be found here

More details and a full press release will follow soon

June 4th and 5th 2008
Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington

NWLEC ran a 2 day event in conjunction with AILU and NWPA showcasing opportunities in laser micro and nano processing, details below.

Day 1 June 4th 2008
Industrial and research opportunities in laser micro and nano processing
Presentations, exhibition & clinic
In this annual workshop, industrial users of laser processing technology, suppliers of laser-based equipment and researchers in new laser technology came together to present their applications. This workshop was run in conjunction with AILU (Association of Industrial Laser Users)

The programme for this day is available here

Day 2 June 5th 2008
Developments in Industrial Photonics
This second day was run in conjunction with the North West Photonics Association (NWPA). This event was an opportunity to showcase the industrial and research talents and opportunities in laser processing specifically in the North West area.

The programme for this day is available here

The presentations for Day 2 are available for download below (pdf format).
Welcome-Introduction to NWLEC - Prof Ken Watkins/Prof. Lin Li NWLEC
Optical Trapping for Engineering Applications - Dr Stuart Edwardson NWLEC
Picosecond Fibre Laser Applications - Dr Paul French LLEC
Field Enhancement for Subwavelength Processing - Wei Guo NWLEC
Metamaterials from Concept to Application - Prof. Allan Boardman
Knowledge Exchange at Daresbury Laboratory - Liz Towns Andrews
Industrial Free Electron Lasers - Prof. Ahmed Al-Shamma’a
Mid IR Lasers & Gas Sensing Applications - Prof. Tony Krier
Refractive Index Modification using Femtosecond Lasers - Dun Liu NWLEC
Femtosecond laser irradiation of polymers for optical structures and devices - Dr Patricia Scully
Developments in Photovoltaics - Prof Wendy Flavell
Solgel Coating using laser point of process - Graham Downhill
Laser generated Nanoparticles - Sohaib Khan NWLEC

September 2007

Fiber laser boosts nanoparticle production
A new method of laser ablation in liquid is producing nanoparticles at a faster rate than ever before.
For more information see NWLEC Article in Optics.org

22nd February 2006

‘The NWLEC opens for business’

NWSF Programme Event:
Novel Laser Processes for Microtechnology

Meeting held on Wednesday 22nd February, 2006 at The Foresight Centre, University of Liverpool

Professors Watkins and Li take questions at the end of the meeting

Download the press release:
Northwest Laser Engineering Consortium Opens for Business.doc