Working with industry

Teaching in the Department is underpinned by our close working relationship with industry. We believe that through gaining experience of real-life engineering problems, our students can become the great engineers of the future.

Benefits for companies

There are many benefits for companies interested in liaising with the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, including

• The chance to raise your company profile with a pool of high quality potential graduates, which can give your recruitment drive a boost
• A fresh unconventional look at some of your problems from students who have access to the full resources of the University
• Help with research and development or ‘blue sky’ projects
• An opportunity to find out how our students would approach your problem, taking into account realistic, practical and commercial constraints
• The chance to help students – who could be your future employees – to develop a better understanding of what industry is looking for
• Building a relationship with the department and the chance to get involved with cutting edge research and other potential collaborations

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Case study: Vinayak R Kartha

Industry Liaison Committee

To develop and enhance our degree programmes, promote closer academic/industry research collaborations and examine new educational ideas we have a dedicated group of senior engineers (Industrial Advisory Board - IAB) from a wide range of companies in the electrical and electronic engineering. The IAB works closely with our academics to o ensure that our degrees reflect current developments and industry skills requirements, making a crucial contribution to the successful development of our students.

Board Members

Member	Position	Company
Mr Simon Fletcher	Group Manager	NEC Telecom
Dr Antony Harris	Senior Principal Engineer, Processor Division	ARM Ltd
Mr Adrian Hides	Utility Consultant	Arup
Dr Wyn Meredith	Commercial Director	Compound Semiconductor Technologies
Mr Rob Miller	Engineering & Portfolio Manager	TRW Conekt
Mr Iain Mosely	Technical Director	Converter Technology
Mr John Murphy	Solar Control Techniques	Emerson Industrial Automation
Mr Anwar Nadim	Group Head	EDF Energy Generation
Professor Jim Norton	Independent Director and Policy Adviser	www.profjimnorton.com/.
Dr Parbhu Patel	Principal Antenna Design	HMGCC (Her Majesty's Government Communication Centre)
Mr Jon Pinto	Antennas and Electromagnetics Group Leader	BAE Systems Advanced Technology Centre
Dr Anil Shukla	Head, RF Operational Environments, Wireless Communications Group	QinetiQ
Dr David Smith	Head of Business Development - Europe	The Technology Partnership plc (TTP)
Dr Anita Teo	Marine Research and Technology Manager	Rolls-Royce Plc

University Members

Name	Position	Contact
Prof. Chee Hing Tan	Head of Department	c.h.tan@sheffield.ac.uk 0114 222 5845
Mr Luke Marsden	Departmental Administration Manager	l.marsden@sheffield.ac.uk 0114 222 5040
Prof. John David	Admissions Academic Lead	j.p.david@sheffield.ac.uk 0114 222 5185
Dr Lee Ford	Teaching Strategy Director and Senior Lecturer, Communications Group	l.ford@sheffield.ac.uk 0114 222 5904
Dr Luke Seed	Director of Teaching	n.seed@sheffield.ac.uk 0114 222 5844
Prof Jo Shien Ng	Director of Research	j.s.ng@sheffield.ac.uk 0114 222 5173
Prof Zi-Qiang Zhu	Head of Electrical Machines and Drives Group	z.q.shu@sheffield.ac.uk 0114 222 5360