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Braking New Ground: PhD student Matt Currie’s EuroBrake experience

Read about PhD student Matt Currie’s firsthand experience of the EuroBrake Student & Young Engineer Opportunities Programme. Matt is a PhD researcher at the University of Leeds, nearing submission of his thesis titled “comparative life cycle assessment of novel environmentally friendly brake rotors”. Matt’s specialist area of study/interest is automotive brake rotors, life cycle assessment, and sustainability, with key interests in fluid mechanics and simulation. We asked how he heard about the programme, and what attracted him to it? I

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FISITA welcomes Thatcham Research as a Corporate Member

FISITA welcomes Thatcham Research as a Corporate Member  “Thatcham Research is joining FISITA as a new Corporate Member.  We welcome their area of expertise in automotive risk intelligence to support the safe and secure advancement of vehicle design. We are looking forward to supporting their collaboration within the FISITA community” – FISITA CEO, Chris Mason Why has Thatcham Research joined FISITA?  “Our mission is to support the sustainable deployment of new vehicle technologies by providing automotive risk intelligence to our partners

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FISITA welcomes Tinci Materials as a Corporate Member

FISITA welcomes Tinci Materials as a Corporate Member  “I have the pleasure of announcing TINCI materials as a new Corporate Member of FISITA. Bringing its expertise in the area of lithium-ion battery materials, to help shape innovation in mobility solutions. We look forward to working with you.” – CEO FISITA, Chris Mason Why has Tinci Materials joined FISITA?  “TINCI has joined FISITA to enhance its global presence and contribute to the automotive engineering community. Our objectives include fostering collaboration, sharing

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FISITA Newsletter – December 2024

Dear colleagues

As 2024 draws to a close, I’d like to take a moment to reflect on another excellent year of progress and the significant successes we achieved throughout the year.

At the start of 2024, we welcomed several new team members, strengthening leadership and the team’s ability to deliver progressively against our new-era strategy.

I’m pleased to report that we’ve made great progress, marked by significant developments in member engagement and the launch of several new initiatives alongside a

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2024 in the rear-review mirror

FISITA CEO Chris Mason and CTO Martin Kahl reflect on the key highlights of 2024

Being at the heart of the technology of mobility means at FISITA, we’re always looking forward – but the end of the year allows us to reflect on what’s happened over the last 12 months.

Here are the key FISITA highlights from 2024:

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FISITA Newsletter – November 2024

Dear colleagues

I write as we return from delivering a very successful World Mobility Summit in Michigan last week. We will provide a full report in next month’s newsletter, meanwhile we extend our thanks to all who attended, contributed and collaborated in the event, especially to FISITA President, Mike Anderson and the team at General Motors, for hosting us so very well.

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FISITA World Mobility Summit 2024 speaker interview with Richard Ahlfeld

FISITA World Mobility Summit speaker Richard Ahlfeld, CEO at Monolith, shares his thoughts on the theme of the event, “To EV, or not to EV?”  Dr Richard Ahlfeld is CEO and Founder of Monolith, a no-code AI platform used by the world’s leading automotive, aerospace and industrial engineering.  With a PhD in Aerospace Engineering and Data Science from Imperial College, Richard has been recognised across academia and industry, including being named to MIT Technology Review’s Top 10 Innovators under 35,

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