- Cranfield School of Applied Sciences
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The School of Applied Sciences (SAS), Cranfield University, formerly the School of Industrial and Manufacturing Science (SIMS), operates across materials, manufacturing, natural resources and sustainable systems. The School’s focus is on research and its application to meet the needs of industry and society. This research informs the teaching, training and consultancy services offered by the School.[1]
The School provides full- and part-time Master's degree and postgraduate level courses together with research opportunities across a wide range of areas including automotive and motorsport, environment, manufacturing, materials, offshore, sustainability and water. Consultancy services to clients and a range of continuing professional development (CPD) courses are also offered.
The School of Applied Sciences is led by Professor Tom Stephenson[1] who is a graduate of the University of York and Imperial College London.
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Rankings
Applied Sciences is a major contributor towards Cranfield University being ranked third in the UK's Research Assessment Exercise for the impact of its mechanical, aeronautical and manufacturing research and for receiving a strong result in the Agriculture Unit of Assessment with 85% gaining international status and 40% of that research being deemed of an internationally excellent standard*.[2]
Department Research
Manufacturing department
Cranfield’s manufacturing research integrates decision engineering, manufacturing systems and competitive creative design. The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) - supported Cranfield Innovative Manufacturing Research Centre (IMRC) provides a platform for further integration across the wider university and for continued growth of manufacturing research including Product service system (PSS) research.
Manufacturing research centres:
• Centre for Competitive Creative Design (C4D) [2]
• Decision Engineering Centre [3]
• Manufacturing Systems Centre [4]
Materials Research
The school's materials research is directed towards processing, properties and performance together with the associated manufacturing technologies, including precision and ultra precision engineering. More specifically the focus is on polymer composites, functional ceramics, surface engineering, coatings and high temperature materials and arc and laser pipeline welding.
Materials research centres:
• Composites Centre [5]
• Integrated Vehicle Health Management Centre [6]
• Microsystems and Nanotechnology Centre [7]
• Precision Engineering Centre [8]
Figure 3. Model of six adatoms diffusing across a square surface lattice. The adatoms block each other from moving to adjacent sites. As per Fick’s law, flux is in the opposite direction of the concentration gradient, a purely statistical effect. The model is not intended to show repulsion or attraction, and is not to scale on a spatial or temporal basis.
• Surface Science and Engineering Centre [3]
• Welding Engineering Research Centre [9]
Natural Resources research
Research in natural resources department focuses on soil and water sciences in the context of land management for food, fibre and bio-energy crops, environmental services and biodiversity. The main research themes are land processes, natural resources management and soil.
Natural resources research centres:
• Centre for Sports Surface Technology [10]
• Integrated Environmental Systems Institute [11]
• Natural Resources Management Centre [12]
• National Soil Resources Institute [13]
Sustainable Systems research
The School’s sustainable systems department focuses on managing treatment processes, service systems, utility infrastructures, transportation, policy and regulatory processes and the future development of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (defra) funded Risk Centre.
Sustainable Systems research centres:
• Centre for Automotive Technology [14]
• Centre for Resource Management and Efficiency [15]
• Centre for Water Science [16]
• Energy Technology Centre [17]
• The Risk Centre [18]
Masters Programmes
Advanced Materials MSc [19]
Agricultural and Environmental Engineering MSc by Research [20]
Cost Engineering PgCert [21]
Economics for Natural Resource and Environmental Management MSc [22]
Engineering and Management of Manufacturing Systems MSc [23] Enterprise System Implementation MSc
Environmental Diagnostics and Management MSc [24]
Environmental Management for Business MSc [25]
Geographical Information Management MSc [26]
Innovation and Creativity in Industry MDes [27]
Innovation and Design for Sustainability MDes [28]
Knowledge Management for Innovation MSc [29]
Land Management MSc [30] with options:
- Ecological Conservation
- Land Reclamation and Restoration
- Natural Resource Management
- Soil Management
Management and Information Systems MSc [31]
Manufacturing Consultancy MSc [32]
Microsystems and Nanotechnology MSc [33]
Motorsport Engineering and Management MSc [34]
Operations Excellence MSc [35]
Offshore and Ocean Technology MSc [36] with options:
- Offshore Materials Engineering
- Offshore Renewable Energy
- Pipeline Engineering
- Risk Management
- Subsea Engineering
Sports Surface Technology MSc by Research [37]
Sustainable Manufacturing MSc [38]
Ultra Precision Engineering MSc [39]
Ultra Precision Technologies MSc [40]
Waste and Resource Management MSc [41]
Water and Wastewater Engineering MSc [42]
Water Management MSc [43] with options:
- Community Water and Sanitation
- Environmental Water Management
- Global Water Policy and Management
Water Processes (Advanced Professional Masters) MTech [44]
Welding Engineering MSc [45]
References
- ^ Cranfield University
- ^ Research Assessment Exercise
- ^ Surface Science and Engineering Centre, accessed March 2010
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