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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260416T100000
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URL:https://rida.shu.ac.uk/events/afic-research-seminar-in-person/
SUMMARY:AFIC Research Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Venue: Collaboration Space\, AFIC\, 811 Attercliffe Rd\, Sheffi
 eld\, S9 2AA \n\n10:00-10:30 Prof. Luca Susmel: Strength of Materials: Tak
 e a Step Back and Observe from the Right Distance\n\nLuca is Professor of 
 Structural Integrity at Sheffield Hallam University\, where he leads resea
 rch on fatigue\, fracture\, and the durability of engineering materials an
 d structures. Alongside his academic work\, he contributes to shaping the 
 University’s research strategy through leadership roles such as REF Lead
  for UoA12 and Head of a RIKE research hub. Luca’s research has been sup
 ported by different funding bodies over a 20-year period across Italy\, Ir
 eland\, and the UK\, and he is also an AFIC Associate.\n\nLuca’s talk wi
 ll explore the emerging concept of food-based materials for additive manuf
 acturing\, highlighting their potential to enhance sustainability and enab
 le novel functionalities in 3D printing. To illustrate key mechanical chal
 lenges\, the talk will then focus on the structural integrity of 3D-printe
 d polymers\, using notched PMMA as a case study. The static and fatigue st
 rength of these materials are examined\, with particular attention to the 
 role of stress concentrations\, process-induced defects\, and anisotropy i
 nherent to additive manufacturing. The results demonstrate how traditional
  concepts of notch mechanics can be extended to additively manufactured ma
 terials\, providing insight into design approaches for reliable\, high-per
 formance 3D-printed components.\n\n10:30-11:00 Amanda Johnston and Saumya 
 Kaushik: South Yorkshire Food Network feasibility study\n\nAmanda is Direc
 tor (Innovation) AFIC: Combining food‑industry management and academi
 c leadership\, 8 years in blue‑chip manufacturing and 20 years at She
 ffield Hallam (11 at AFIC)\, Amanda’s work centres on delivering heal
 thy and sustainable innovation for the food and drink sector by bringing t
 ogether industry\, academia and wider stakeholders. Amanda’s expertis
 e spans deep sector knowledge\, partnership brokering at regional\, nati
 onal and international levels\, securing funding to accelerate research a
 nd innovation\, and identifying practical applications for emerging tech
 nologies across the food system.\n\nSaumya is a Casual Senior Researcher\,
  AFIC: With dual training in clinical medicine and public health (MBBS\, M
 PH)\, Saumya brings a distinctive evidence-based perspective to applied he
 alth research. Her work at AFIC sits at the intersection of public health\
 , sustainability and inclusive economic growth - translating rigorous mixe
 d-methods research into policy-facing outputs that drive real-world impact
 . As a co-author of the South Yorkshire Food Network Feasibility Report\, 
 Saumya contributed to the full research lifecycle - from stakeholder engag
 ement across local authorities\, food businesses and community organisatio
 ns\, through to data collection\, analysis and dissemination to inform reg
 ional decision-making on food\, public health and sustainability.\n\nAmand
 a and Saumya’s presentation will introduce the South Yorkshire Food Netw
 ork Feasibility Study - a Research England funded\, cross-institutional pr
 oject making a rigorous\, evidence-based case for a coordinated regional f
 ood network to unite producers\, communities\, businesses and policymakers
  around shared goals of public health\, sustainability and economic growth
 . They will present the key findings from 56 stakeholder surveys and 22 in
 -depth interviews\, and discuss the next steps as we move from feasibility
  into delivery.
CATEGORIES:In Person,Research Centre - AFIC,Seminar
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