The International Centre for Advanced Materials (ICAM)[1] is a research partnership made up of the energy company, bp, and the four universities:The University of Manchester, The University of Cambridge, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Imperial College London. The ICAM is an experimental organisation, both in its research and partnership model, with the University of Manchester acting as the administrative hub, and the other universities acting as the spokes. The research undertaken is focused on improving the processes integral to the energy industry, in particular how advanced materials can be used to solve the challenges faced. Some notable research includes work on 3D simulation of viscoplastic fluids[2] and fouling mitigation strategies for synthesised foulants.[3]
Structure
editThe organisation was founded in Autumn 2012 with a $100 million, 10 year investment from bp, which was then extended by 5 years to 2027. ICAM research is supporting bp's ambitions to become a net zero company by 2050.[4][5] The research areas are divided into three Enduring Themes: Low Carbon Energy, Sustainable Operations, and Underpinning Sciences. Low Carbon Energy, the largest of the three themes, includes subthemes Hydrogen, Electrification, Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage, and Circular Economy and Sustainability.
Governance Board Members
edit- Professor Sarah Haigh (bp-ICAM Director, UoM)
- Dr Mandar Thakare (bp-ICAM Associate Director, bp)
- Dr Kirsty Salmon (bp)
- Tim Bieri (bp)
- Dr Jon Salkeld (bp)
- Dr Richard Pearson (bp)
- Professor Martin Schröder (UoM)
- Professor Mary Ryan (IC)
- Professor James Elliot (UoC)
- Professor Paul Braun (UIUC)
Programme Management Board Members
edit- Professor Sarah Haigh (bp-ICAM Director, UoM)
- Dr Mandar Thakare (bp-ICAM Associate Director, bp)
- Dr Eric Doskocil (bp)
- Dr Matthew Turnbull (bp)
- Dr Lee Smith (bp)
- Dr Kevin West (bp)
- Dr Tincuta Veriotti (bp)
- Dr Adam Hajjar (bp)
- Professor David Lewis (UoM)
- Professor Camille Petit (IC)
- Professor Jonathan Nitschke (UoC)
- Professor Nancy Sottos (UIUC)
References
edit- ^ "ICAM - International Centre for Advanced Materials". www.icam-online.org. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ Sverdrup, Knut; Almgren, Ann; Nikiforakis, Nikolaos (1 September 2019). "An embedded boundary approach for efficient simulations of viscoplastic fluids in three dimensions". Physics of Fluids. 31 (9): 093102. arXiv:1905.07392. Bibcode:2019PhFl...31i3102S. doi:10.1063/1.5110654. ISSN 1070-6631. S2CID 158046795.
- ^ Kaimaki, D.-M.; Haire, B. T.; Ryan, H. P.; Jiménez-Serratos, G.; Alloway, R. M.; Little, M.; Morrison, J.; Salama, I. E.; Tillotson, M. J.; Smith, B. E.; Moorhouse, S. J. (11 July 2019). "Multiscale Approach Linking Self-Aggregation and Surface Interactions of Synthesized Foulants to Fouling Mitigation Strategies". Energy & Fuels. 33 (8): 7216–7224. doi:10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b01390. hdl:10044/1/72196. ISSN 0887-0624. S2CID 199069766.
- ^ Hsieh, Linda (9 August 2012). "BP to establish $100 million center to research advanced materials". Drilling Contractor. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ Georghiou, Luke (2015). "Strategy to Join the Elite: Merger and the 2015 Agenda at the University of Manchester – An Update" (PDF). Mergers and Alliances in Higher Education: International Practice and Emerging Opportunities. Springer International Publishing. p. 218. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-13135-1_10. ISBN 978-3-319-13135-1.