The Future of Space
An Evening with Sir Martin Sweeting OBE
- When?
- Monday 4 February 2013, 18:00 to 20:00
- Where?
- Royal Academy of Engineering (The Prince Philip Rooms), 3 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5DG
- Open to:
- Alumni, Public, Students
- Speaker:
- Sir Martin Sweeting OBE
- Admission price:
- Full price £7.50; Concessions £5
- Tickets:
- Tickets are available from the University Box Office: T: 01483 686876, E: boxoffice@surrey.ac.uk
- Refreshments:
Ticket price includes one glass of wine or soft drink per ticket, available from 6pm. (Lecture begins at 7pm)
We are delighted to announce that Sir Martin Sweeting (pictured top right) will deliver a prestigious lecture entitled 'Changing the Economics of Space'. The Lecture is one of an annual series founded in honour of the University’s distinguished Professor of Physics, Professor Alf Adams.
The evening will be chaired by Maggie Philbin, whose career in television and radio spans thirty years, providing analysis and commentary on a wide range of science, medical and technology topics. In 2012 Maggie worked with the University of Surrey to successfully run the pioneering project ‘Teentech’, a lively one day event which brings teenagers, scientists and technology companies together.
Sir Martin pioneered rapid-response, low-cost and highly capable small satellites for Earth observation, communications and space science. In 1985 he formed the spin-off University company Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) with a vision to make space more accessible to all. To date SSTL has launched 39 space missions and is currently producing the 22 satellites for Galileo – Europe’s version of GPS.
As Director of the University’s Surrey Space Centre, Sir Martin leads a team of 90 faculty and doctoral researchers working hard to keep Britain at the forefront of satellite communication.
Sir Martin is recognised as a leading authority on satellite technology by NASA, European Space Agency and throughout the world. He was knighted in the 2002 New Year Honours for services to the small satellite industry and in 2012 was presented with Caltech’s prestigious International von Kármán Wings Award for his contributions to aerospace.
The Alf Adams Lecture series showcases the University of Surrey’s ground-breaking research which is bringing direct benefits to many spheres of life. Professor Alf Adams (pictured bottom right) work on strained quantum well lasers was named one of the Top Ten greatest UK scientific breakthroughs of all time.
