IES - Presidential Address - Realising design - From concept to completion
22nd September 2026 6:30 pm
Dr Robb will take us on a journey from concept design to finish, highlighting pitfalls and opportunities along the way. Further details to follow
Dr Malcolm Robb, Engineering Manager, responsible for the Afloat Capability Theme…
IES - Biomedical Engineering:- Digital Integration of Medical Diagnostics into Connected Healthcare
20th October 2026 6:30 pm
Prof Cooper and his team are developing new digital health platforms that combine rapid, low-cost diagnostic testing with blockchain-secured communication, deep-learning analytics, and AI-driven diagnostic decision support or after…
IES - The Rankine Memorial Lecture - Joint lecture with IMechE - The Challenges and Opportunites at Scotrail Engineering
10th November 2026 6:30 pm
This talk will cover the engineering challenges associated with delivering trains into service in Scotland and what ScotRail’s engineering team is doing to improve performance, reliability and customer experience. From modernising…
IES & RINA Joint lecture - Details to follow
7th December 2026 6:30 pm
IES and IMarEST - Thermotank, Fairfield and Sir Iain Maxwell Stewart
12th January 2027 6:30 pm
Air conditioning was invented in 1898 by Alexander Stewart at J&G Thomson’s shipyard (later John Brown & Co ltd) at Clydebank. So successful was this invention that Stewart with his two brothers established the Thermotank…
IES - How paint works: the Forth Bridge and other stories
9th February 2027 6:30 pm
As a child I remember many Saturday mornings helping my dad wash his car. As he explained: “the dirt and salt needs to be washed off the paint because that’s what causes rusting”. Only later, after I had made my career in corrosion,…
IES - Are we alone in the universe? How do we Search for the Signature of Energy Intensive Extra Terrestrial Civilisations?
9th March 2027 6:30 pm
Do advanced technological civilisations exist in our Galaxy? Professor Garrett will discuss the latest developments in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) and how recent technical advances – particularly Artificial…
IES - What if Systems Transition Engineering is the sustainability revolution that the world is hoping for?
6th April 2027 6:30 pm
This presentation is not about the trouble we are in!
Engineers are acutely aware that society’s wellbeing depends entirely on engineered systems, infrastructures and products. We have the technical intelligence to accept that…