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The Royal Academy
of Engineering
As Britain’s national academy for engineering, we bring together the country’s
most eminent engineers from all disciplines to promote excellence in the
science, art and practice of engineering. Our strategic priorities are to enhance
the UK’s engineering UK Focus capabilities, for Biomedical to celebrate excellence Engineering
and inspire the next
generation, and to lead debate by guiding informed thinking and influencing
public policy.
Sports Engineering Conference
The Academy’s work programmes are driven by three strategic priorities, each
of which Chair: provides a key contribution to a strong and vibrant engineering
Professor Lionel Tarassenko FREng
sector and to the health and wealth of society.
Thursday 24 March 2011
9.30am to 4.00pm
Enhancing national capabilities
Venue:
3 Carlton House Terrace
London SW1Y 5DG

UK Focus for Biomedical Engineering
Sports Engineering Conference
Elite sports are challenging and complex. With every great Olympian comes a team of coaches,
physicians and nutritionists. What is not always known about is the engineering behind elite
athletes from monitoring performance in sprinters to advanced prosthetics in Paralympians.
In recent years the sports engineering field has boomed as athletes have sought improved
technology to better their performance.
Sports science and engineering in the UK have vital roles to play in the success of British athletes.
This includes identifying high performance technology across a range of sports and providing specialist
support services in physiology, nutrition, strength and conditioning to ensure British athletes are at the
top of their game come 27 July 2012.
In March, The Royal Academy of Engineering will host a one-day conference on sports engineering with a
focus on monitoring performance. Chaired by Professor Lionel Tarassenko FREng, Chair of the Academy’s
UK Focus for Biomedical Engineering and Director, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University of
Oxford, the conference will feature talks on sports technology and innovation, the role of sports science
in preparing British Olympians, modelling performance and sensors for monitoring elite athletes.
Agenda:
09:30am
10:00am
10:10am
10:40am
11:10am
11:30am
12:00pm
12:30pm
1:30pm
2:00pm
2:30pm
2:45pm
3:15pm
3:45pm
4:00pm
Guests arrive, refreshments served
Welcome from Chair
Sports technology and innovation
Professor Michael Caine, Director, Sports Technology Institute,
Loughborough University
The role of sports science and engineering in preparing British athletes
Dr Scott Drawer, Head of Research and Innovation, UK Sport
Coffee break
Engineering tendon repair
Dr Mark Thompson, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford
Modelling performance
Professor Steve Haake, Director, Centre for Sports Engineering Research (CSER)
Sheffield Hallam University
Lunch
Pervasive sensing in elite sports
Professor Guang Zhong Yang, Institute of Biomedical Engineering
Imperial College London
Muscle oxygenation studies in athletes
Professor Chris Cooper, Director
Centre for Radicals and Oxidative Stress, University of Essex
Coffee break
The science of training
Dr Marco Cardinale, Head of Sports Science and Research
British Olympic Association
Ethical issues around medical technology and the Paralympics
Dr David James, Senior Sports Engineer, Sheffield Hallam University
Final remarks by the Chair
Close

UK Focus for Biomedical Engineering Thursday 24 March 2011
Sports Engineering Conference
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The Royal Academy
of Engineering
As Britain’s national academy for engineering, we bring together the country’s
most eminent engineers from all disciplines to promote excellence in the
science, art and practice of engineering. Our strategic priorities are to enhance
the UK’s engineering capabilities, to celebrate excellence and inspire the next
generation, and to lead debate by guiding informed thinking and influencing
public policy.
The Academy’s work programmes are driven by three strategic priorities, each
of which provides a key contribution to a strong and vibrant engineering
sector and to the health and wealth of society.
Enhancing national
capabilities
As a priority, we encourage,
support and facilitate links
between academia and
industry. Through targeted
national and international
programmes, we enhance –
and reflect abroad – the UK’s
performance in the
application of science,
technology transfer, and the
promotion and exploitation of
innovation. We support high
quality engineering research,
encourage an interdisciplinary
ethos, facilitate international
exchange and provide a
means of determining and
disseminating best practice.
In particular, our activities
focus on complex and
multidisciplinary areas of
rapid development.
Recognising excellence
and inspiring the next
generation
Excellence breeds excellence.
We celebrate engineering
excellence and use it to
inspire, support and challenge
tomorrow’s engineering
leaders. We focus our
initiatives to develop
excellence and, through
creative and collaborative
activity, we demonstrate to
the young, and those who
influence them, the relevance
of engineering to society.
Leading debate
Using the leadership and
expertise of our Fellowship,
we guide informed thinking,
influence public policy
making, provide a forum for
the mutual exchange of ideas,
and pursue effective
engagement with society on
matters within our
competence. The Academy
advocates progressive,
forward-looking solutions
based on impartial advice and
quality foundations, and
works to enhance
appreciation of the positive
role of engineering and its
contribution to the economic
strength of the nation.
The Royal Academy of Engineering promotes
excellence in the science, art and practice
of engineering.
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The Royal Academy of Engineering
3 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5DG
Tel: 020 7766 0600 Fax: 020 7930 1549
www.raeng.org.uk