Wales S E Network Event

IET Trevithick Lectures

Speaker: Professor Adrian Porch

A lecture with experimentation. Target audience 14 - 19 years.

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Date 12 March 2010

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Time

Lecture with live experimentation: 3.30 to 4.30pm.

Location

Science Theatre, Techniquest, Stuart Street, Butetown, Cardiff Bay CF10 5BW

Tel: 02920 475 475

IET Trevithick Lectures 2010

The local Wales South East Network of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in association with Cardiff University wish to present two 1-hour events, lectures with live experimentation in the style and spirit of the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, entitled The IET Trevithick Lectures. The shows will be within the National Science and Engineering Week 2010, the first on Friday 12^th March, the second on Wednesday 17^th March 2010.

Fridays show will be upon Superconductivity, presented by Professor Adrian Porch of the School of Engineering, Cardiff University. Wednesdays show on Digital Audio Encoding is presented by Dr. Dave Marshall from the School of Computer Science, Cardiff University.

The shows aim to demonstrate scientific principles through demonstration, theory in practice, to market place applications using lecture slides, projected WebCam‑filmed live experiments and other technical demonstrations using everyday objects such as billiard balls and a table cloth to MP3 players and guitar plectrums.

The targeted audience is 14-19 years from in and around the South Wales area, but essentially the shows are open to all and will attempt to entertain as much as enlighten and inform.

The chosen venue for these shows will be the Science Theatre at Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. This venue is fit for purpose in its construction as it is in its location and exposure in the public domain for such events.

Title	Superconductivity
Date	12^th March 2010
Time	3:30 – 4:30 pm
Venue	Science Theatre, Techniquest, Cardiff Bay
Event details	Superconductivity is a remarkable phenomenon whereby a material loses all of its electrical resistance. It is a large scale consequence of quantum mechanics with numerous applications, from magnetic levitation to high speed computing. The aims of this lecture, on the verge of the centenary of the discovery of superconductivity, are to introduce the basic properties of superconducting materials, to understand its physical origin (a problem that baffled many of the greatest minds of the 20th century), and to describe some of its applications.

Registration

Booking is essential.

To book a place at this event please use the link: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/nsew/ or click on "Go to event website" at the top of this page.

Attendance is limited to so early registration is advised.

Cost

Admission to lecture only: Free

There is a charge to view and handle exhibits in the exhibition hall.

Programme

Lecture with experimentation: 3.30 to 4.30pm.

Organiser

Wales South East Network Committee.