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| Speaker: | George Hook |
| Biography: | The only manufacturer in Britain of Mother-of-Pearl artefacts |
| Date: | 11/06/08 |
| Time: | 19:30 |
| Venue: | Curborough Hall Farm |
| Description: | Supper 7.00 for 7.30 pm |
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| Speaker: | Professor Richard A L Jones, FRS |
| Biography: | EPSRC Professor Fellow and Senior Strategic Advisor for Nanotechnology Department of Physics and Astrononmy, University of Sheffield |
| Date: | 13/05/08 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Venue: | Studio Theatre, LichfieldGarrick |
| Description: | The next great breakthrough? What we can really expect in the next 15-20 years?
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| Speaker: | Dr Russell Smith |
| Biography: | Cardiology Consultant Good Hope Hospital, Sutton Coldfield |
| Date: | 16/04/08 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Venue: | Studio Theatre, LichfieldGarrick |
| Description: | Current and future treatments of heart disease. |
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| Speaker: | Dr Pierre Maxtet |
| Biography: | Reader in Astrophysics, Keele University |
| Date: | 12/03/08 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Venue: | Studio Theatre, LichfieldGarrick |
| Description: | The techniques and instruments used to discover new planets beyond the Solar System and Keel’s role in building and operating the SuperWASP-South instrument. |
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| Speaker: | Professor Jim Feast, CBE, FRS |
| Biography: | President of the Royal Society of Chemistry; Volunteer Research Professor, Durham University and The Technical University of Eindhoven also former student of King Edward VI School |
| Date: | 14/02/08 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Venue: | Studio Theatre, LichfieldGarrick |
| Description: | From plastic electronics and car components to replacement human joints and bladdrer catheters. |
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| Speaker: | JONATHAN WILLIAMS BA(Physics) |
| Biography: | National Physical Laboratory |
| Date: | 17/01/08 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Venue: | Studio Theatre, LichfieldGarrick |
| Description: | Jonathan Williams is one of seven Knowledge Leaders at NPL, with responsibility for science leadership and strategy development for a team of 60 scientific staff working in optical-related technologies and scientific computing |
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| Speaker: | Keith Riley |
| Biography: | Senior Project Manger, Network Rail |
| Date: | 11/12/07 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Venue: | Main Theatre, LichfieldGarrick |
| Description: | The use of 3D Virtual Reality Modelling in the planning and construction of the Trent Valley Four Tracking Project. |
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| Speaker: | Professor Steve Jones |
| Biography: | Professor of Genetics, University College London |
| Date: | 19/11/07 |
| Time: | 19:30 |
| Venue: | MainTheatre, LichfieldGarrick |
| Description: | 18th ERASMUS DARWIN MEMORIAL LECTURE |
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| Speaker: | Richard Tetley |
| Biography: | President of the Society 2007-2009 |
| Date: | 17/10/07 |
| Time: | 19:30 |
| Venue: | The Oat Barn, Packington Moor Farm |
| Description: | Annual Dinner 7.00pm for 7.30 pm |
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| Speaker: | Richard Bonser BSc PhD MCMI |
| Biography: | Lecturer in Biomimetics; Deputy Director of Research School of Construction Management and Engineering, University of Reading. |
| Date: | 09/10/07 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Venue: | Studio Theatre, LichfieldGarrick |
| Description: | Biomimetics is impacting on a wide range of industries. The advantages of the approach will be discussed and an overview given of new technologies derived. |