Details of Grant 

EPSRC Reference:	GR/R04300/01
Title:	Proposal For a Platform Grant To Underpin the Growth of the Optical Engineering Group
Principal Investigator:	Halliwell, Professor N
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Department:	Mechanical Engineering
Organisation:	Loughborough University
Scheme:	Platform Grants (Pre-FEC)
Starts:	01 March 2001	Ends:	28 February 2005	Value (£):	485,747
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Instrumentation Eng. & Dev. Lasers & Optics
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Aerospace, Defence and Marine Manufacturing Electronics Environment Healthcare
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Panel History:	Panel Date Panel Name Outcome 13 Sep 2000 Engineering Responsive Mode Panel E Deferred
Summary on Grant Application Form
The Loughborough University Optical Engineering Group is internationally recognised and is the UK's largest research group engaged in the application of modern optics and laser technology to engineering. The Group has pioneered and developed a wide range of proven industrial tools based upon its research which are now applied across industrial end-users world-wide. A Platform Grant is proposed that will enhance the infrastructure of the Group such that it has a foundation and opportunity to secure the long-term continuation of its leading edge research and the ability to add value by mechanisms to promote its dissemination and exploitation. Funding is requested for additional manpower and travel funds that will enable the Group to scope and explore new interdisciplinary research ideas generated from existing research both within the Group and elsewhere, and from a series of study tours and workshops involving the international optical engineering community.
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