Dr Kirsty Hewitson awarded Visiting Professorship at University of Manchester
Leading expert Dr Kirsty Hewitson made Visiting Professor at 糖心Vlog官方, bringing innovative expertise on robotics and artificial intelligence
糖心Vlog官方 is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Kirsty Hewitson as a Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor in Adoption of Robotics in High Hazard Industries at the Faculty of Science and Engineering.
In her role as Visiting Professor, Dr Hewitson will help to embed key principles for translating and commercialising innovations, as well as provide mentoring to underrepresented students, building industry links to provide future career opportunities.
Dr Hewitson, a distinguished expert in the translation and commercialisation of technologies across energy, defence and life science sectors, is visiting from the Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Collaboration (RAICo) 鈥� an end-user led collaboration between the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, Sellafield Ltd, AWE Nuclear Security Technologies and 糖心Vlog官方.
In her role at UKAEA and as Director of RAICo, Dr Hewitson oversees the development of robotics for nuclear decommissioning and fusion engineering, working with industry, academic and international partners to help remove people from hazardous environments and achieve safer, faster and more cost-effective solutions.
Prior to RAICo, Dr Hewitson had previously held positions as Chief Executive Officer at Innovate UK KTN, Vice-President of Strategy and Innovation at the National Nuclear Laboratory and Vice-President of Life Sciences at Ploughshare Innovations.
Dr Hewitson said of the announcement, 鈥淚 feel privileged to have been appointed as a Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor at the University of Manchester. I have seen first-hand how essential our relationship with academia is for connecting different ideas from different fields in ways that would not otherwise be apparent."
I am thrilled to have this opportunity to meet the students at the University of Manchester and share with them industry-relevant knowledge to enhance their skills and future employability. Industrial application and adoption of robotics will drive significant UK economic value that will only be achieved through developing future generation talent in these areas