NWLEC EVENTS & NEWS

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