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Dr Tom Reynolds, a researcher working on CMI's 'Silent' Aircraft Initiative, has been awarded a prestigious award for science communication.
Dr Tom Reynolds, a researcher working on CMI's 'Silent' Aircraft Initiative, has been awarded a prestigious award for science communication. Dr Reynolds, who is based in the Engineering Department at Cambridge University, has won one of the 2005 BA (British Association for the Advancement of Science) Award Lectures. He will be taking the podium at the BA Festival of Science in Dublin this September to talk about "The Future of Civil Aviation - The approach of the silent aircraft".
The BA Festival of Science brings together over 300 of the UK and Ireland’s top scientists and engineers to discuss the latest developments in science with the public. It includes talks and debates at Trinity College, and a host of events throughout the city. Dr Reynolds won the BA Isambard Kingdom Brunel Award Lecture, and in his talk will be discussing the issues surrounding the noise pollution generated by aircraft, and how it can be reduced.
"The BA Award Lectures are presented to outstanding younger communicators who bring science to life with passion whilst also tackling its impact on society," says Professor Helen Haste, Chair of the BA and one of the judges. "Each of the winners promises to deliver a fairly complex subject in an entertaining about their current innovative work whilst focusing on its relevance to our everyday lives." She adds, "As airport expansions are already a controversial issue, this talk should provide an interesting insight into how engineers are tackling the consequences of increased noise pollution."
Dr Reynolds says:
"The 'Silent' Aircraft Initiative is a Cambridge-MIT Institute programme to develop concept designs and procedures for ultra-low noise commercial aircraft. The project is a true team effort, not only involving researchers from the University of Cambridge and MIT, but also numerous partners from private industry, government agencies and community groups on both sides of the Atlantic. As such it is a great honour for me to be able to represent the project with this year’s Isambard Kingdom Brunel Lecture."
"Public outreach activities are a major focus for CMI as it is important to discuss our exciting research activities with the public, get news of our work to potential collaborators and also inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers. There is no better venue for this than the BA Festival of Science", he adds.