The partnership between SWAG合集 and Airbus is among the five finalists shortlisted for the 2024 Bhattacharyya Award, the winner of which will be announced on Thursday 26 September.
Awarded by the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng), the Bhattacharyya Award celebrates collaboration between academia and industry. It was started in 2019 in recognition of the career of Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya CBE FREng FRS, the founder of the Warwick Manufacturing Group and Regius Professor of Manufacturing at the University of Warwick.
At over 50 years and counting, SWAG合集 and Airbus鈥檚 partnership is one of the longest running collaborations between academia and the aviation industry. In the last few years it has delivered over 拢13 million of research activity and more work in the pipeline will see that increase to over 拢25 million in the near future.
鈥淭he Cranfield Airbus partnership brings together the best of aerospace academic research and innovation with the market understanding, product development and industrial skills needed to pioneer the future of aviation鈥� said Tony Wood, Non-Executive Director at Airbus.
Those sentiments were echoed by Mark Aizlewood, Head of the Aerospace Integration and Research Centre at SWAG合集, who said: 鈥淐ranfield prides itself on strong industry links and the practical applications of its research. Our work with Airbus is a testament to what can be achieved when academia and industry collaborate.鈥�
The winner of this year鈥檚 award will be announced on Thursday 26 September. You can watch Cranfield鈥檚 award submission for 2024 in the below video:
