Christopher Gerada, leader of the More-Electric-Aircraft (MEA) Technology Lab at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China. [Photo/ zj.zjol.com]
The More-Electric-Aircraft (MEA) Technology Lab at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China was recently selected as one of the 2019 Zhejiang Provincial Key Labs, a clear indication of the school's scientific research credentials.
The lab is led by Christopher Gerada, one of the youngest lecturers at the Royal Academy of Engineering and a leading figure in the field of electric drive systems. Multiple well-known international companies such as General Electric and Emerson have invited him to work for them as a consultant.
The University of Nottingham has long been famous for its research in the MEA electric drive system, and is the R&D center in the field in Europe and the world at large.
Supported by the university's disciplinary advantages and international resources, Gerada and his team have made remarkable progress in the aeronautic field.
They have been selected as one of the top innovative teams in Zhejiang province, and have obtained five projects under the support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
In addition, they have nurtured a group of outstanding researchers for the society, with the Nottingham (Yuyao) Electrification Research Institute established in Yuyao, Ningbo, in late 2017, for developing high-performance electric drive systems.
Gerada and his team, as well as the research institute, will be devoted to incubating companies and putting technological achievements into production, to drive the electrification progress of the city's and the nation's aviation industry.
In the future, the lab will continue its R&D in high-performance electric motors and other related key technologies, to share its technology achievements, solutions and development advice with the energy and transportation industries.
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