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WMG have today, Monday 12th of November 2012, announced that Professor Sridhar Seetharaman has been appointed to the Tata Steel and Royal Academy of Engineering joint Chair for research into Low Carbon Materials Technology.

Professor Seetharaman is currently the POSCO Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, and Co-Director of Center For Iron and Steel Research, at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. He gained his undergraduate degree from the Royal Institute of Technology (Stockholm, Sweden) and his PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also spent a year as a research associate at Imperial College in London. He is currently the principal editor of AIST (Association for Iron and Steel Technology Transactions) and he is on the International advisory board of Steel Research International and ISIJ (Iron and Steel Institute of Japan).

Professor Darek Ceglarek, Dr. Sudi Lahiri, and recently graduated WMG doctoral student, Nagesh Shukla have been awarded a patent, jointly with GE-Healthcare, from the United States Patent Office. The patent (System and Method for Healthcare Service Data Analysis) is for developing an iterative method for analysing healthcare delivery data. Hospitals and health care organisations can apply their approaches to analyse complex, unstructured data for quality and productivity improvements.

A formal public consultation has opened on plans to develop a new school – the WMG Academy for Young Engineers. It plans to work closely with the University of Warwick, the existing Westwood Academy School and over 40 key local employers.

The people and organisations involved in the development of the new Academy want to hear views about their plans from local employers, potential parents and students, the local community and other interested parties.

Professor Lord Bhattacharyya, Chairman of WMG, welcomed Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP, Shadow Home Secretary and Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities to the International Digital Laboratory on 5 November.

Ms Cooper and Lord Bhattacharyya took part in a round table discussion on the latest developments in cyber security and digital healthcare with Professor Christopher James, Director of the Institute of Digital Healthcare at WMG, Dr Duncan Hine Principal Fellow (Cyber Security) WMG and Professor Sudhesh Kumar, Pro Dean of Warwick Medical School.

Speaking immediately after the discussion Ms Cooper said:

Today's discussion was very interesting, Dr Hine gave an excellent insight into the most up to date research in cyber security, how it might be implemented and the practical consequences for our everyday lives. The work undertaken by the Institute of Digital Healthcare could transform many aspects of medicine. My short visit was very useful it's always important for me to keep up to speed with these fast moving areas of science.

Professor Lord Bhattacharyya, today, told West Midlands SMES that developing an international product will assist in their export efforts. He joined a panel of well-known business specialists at an IoD breakfast event held at the University of Warwick.

The event, hosted by the IoD in association with the Guardian Small Business Network and Lloyds TSB Commercial, focussed on how the regions SMEs can access new markets and expand beyond the local region.

WMG's founder and chairman, Professor Lord Bhattacharyya welcomes Lord Heseltine's report 'No stone unturned in the pursuit of growth' which sets out a comprehensive plan to improve the UK's ability to create wealth. Professor Lord Bhattacharyya was consulted in the development of the report.

Researchers from WMG at the University of Warwick have helped Walsall Museum by creating a 21^st century clone of a centuries old Demon head just in time for Halloween.

Nicknamed Derek the Demon, the head is one of “The Bayard’s Colts” a curious surviving relic from Walsall’s past. He is one of seventeen clubs, which were carried behind the Mayor in ceremonial processions. They are at least 300 years old, and probably much older, but their exact age, their origins and even their name are shrouded in mystery.

A major research facility aimed at creating more robust digital and innovative healthcare programmes for people living with life-threatening and chronic illnesses has been launched by the Institute of Digital Healthcare at the University of Warwick.

This new resource is aimed at understanding and evaluating effectiveness of digital programmes in the health service, as well as trialling novel digital healthcare technologies.

Founded through a unique partnership between WMG, the Institute of Digital Healthcare (IDH) and Bosch Healthcare, the IDH Learning Lab will design new technologies and evaluate existing ones to improve the lives of thousands of people in the UK.

See the demonstration of the Learning Lab

Our EPSRC sponsored International Doctorate Centre (IDC) offers the next generation of the popular EngD doctoral qualification, the EngD International.

Bringing together rising young stars in the research and technical arena with sponsor companies who see the benefit in working with these 'Research Entrepreneurs' to develop innovative solutions to real challenges facing manufacturing industries today, the IDC aims to train the leaders and entrepreneurs of the future.

An open evening is being held in WMG's International Digital Laboratory on Thursday 22 November for interested companies to find out more about the Centre, discuss potential research projects and take a look around WMG's cutting edge facilities.

WMG centre HVM Catapult will be supporting the Motorsport Industry Association’s (MIA) ‘ Low Carbon Racing Conference’ at Autosport International, 9th January 2013.

Once again the MIA is hosting Europe’s leading and most successful conference for Low Carbon, High Performance Motorsport in Birmingham, the centre of Motorsport Valley, and WMG centre HVM Catapult will be a supporting partner. Over 200 international delegates and media will attend to hear from expert speakers how automotive and motorsport work together to deliver energy efficient solutions.

The MIA, supported by Autosport International and UKTI, will bring together thought-leaders from motorsport and high performance engineering in a combined conference and showcase event with panel discussions.