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NAFEMS STUDENT AWARDS 2005
26 November 2004 - NAFEMS
| Engineering Analysis Association launches student awards scheme |
In recognition of the importance of the University Sector to the advancement of Finite Element Modelling and Computational Fluid Dynamics, and to encourage Undergraduate Students to work in these fields, NAFEMS has established three awards for Outstanding Final Year Projects in the following categories: (a) Most innovative use of either FEM or CFD
(b) Most practical use of either FEM or CFD
(c) Best presented report related to the field of either FEM or CFD In each of the above categories, one award will be given. Each award will consist of a £500 prize, a medal and a certificate. Eligible are all Final Year Reports which have been finalised before 20 May 2005. “The academic world is of huge importance in the field of engineering analysis” said Tim Morris, Chief Operating Officer of NAFEMS, “NAFEMS recognises the important contribution that universities make in educating the simulation users of tomorrow and inspiring those who study engineering to pursue a career which uses the technology. We want to encourage students to push the boundaries of these techniques through innovative applications and practical useage, and we feel that NAFEMS and the industry as a whole has a responsibility to recognise and reward the achievements made in the academic world”
http://www.nafems.org/awards
About: NAFEMS
NAFEMS is a not for profit organisation aimed at promoting best practices and also fostering education and awareness in the engineering analysis community. In line with its objectives to promote the effective use of simulation technologies, NAFEMS is continually seeking to create awareness of new analysis methodologies, deliver education & training, and stimulate the adoption of best practices and standards by offering a platform for continuous professional development.By the late 1970s and early 1980s, as computing power became more widely available, increasingly industry was starting to solve practical engineering problems using finite element analysis techniques. There was however considerable concern that the accuracy of the methods, and software implementations, required to be verified in order to allow the results to be effectively used. Following extensive lobbying, by industry and academia, the UK Government's Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) set up, and funded, a project within the National Engineering Laboratory (NEL), based in East Kilbride, Scotland, to investigate the issues. As a result the National Agency for Finite Element Methods and Standards, quickly shortened to the acronym NAFEMS, was founded as a special interest group in 1983 with a specific objective namely: "To promote the safe and reliable use of finite element and related technology" In order to keep engineers abreast of the latest developments in the Analysis World the quarterly magazine BENCHmark was launched by NAFEMS in July 1987. After seven years of seed funding by the UK government, and with the support of its industrial members, the decision was taken to launch NAFEMS Ltd as an independent not-for-profit company, owned by its member's in 1990. The company celebrated its 10th Anniversary in 2000, and has developed both the scope of its technology focus and its membership well beyond the original vision. Today NAFEMS and its members are involved in many different types of engineering simulation covering both products and processes. Membership continues to grow, now exceeding 700 corporate members in over 30 different countries. Steering groups have been set up in the UK, France, Germany, and the USA to co-ordinate local activities and interaction with members. |
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