PROCESS · Engineering Solutions for the Process Industry

Engineering Solutions for the Process Industry

PROCESS was running from August 2018-2023 and is understood as ‘Engineering Solutions for the PROCESS Industry’. The programme proposed a two-year Career Development Fellowships based at the University of Limerick. PROCESS ran three calls during the first year: which resulted in total of 11 fellows entering the programme. The target was for each Fellow completed a mandatory secondment of between three to six months with a non-academic partner, however this was adjusted due to COVID-19 pandemic. The goal of PROCESS was to deliver world-class training and research opportunities to post-doctoral Fellows in order to increase Europe’s critical mass in the field of advanced manufacturing. The aims were to: FOR FELLOWS: Provide a cutting-edge research environment to develop PROCESS researchers as the scientific leaders of tomorrow; deliver high quality, tailor-made scientific training to equip Fellows with skills and experience to meet their career goals and address contemporary skill gaps; provide excellent training in transferable skills; provide industry-specific training and placements in dairy and pharmaceutical sectors; and provide an attractive and supportive working environment. FOR ACADEMIC and INDUSTRIAL HOSTS: Strengthen and raise the excellence and impact of European particulate processing and advanced manufacturing research; build partnerships between academia and industry; opportunity for industry to shape training component to ensure Fellows graduate with industry-relevant skills to fill the growing needs of the food and pharmaceutical sectors; and innovation based on a deeper understanding of key technologies with interdisciplinary knowledge sharing and transfer. The overall objectives of PROCESS is advanced manufacturing of high volume products and engineering solutions with a particular emphasis on particulate product processing for new products in the dairy and pharmaceutical sectors. Core research focus areas are incorporating process modelling and integrated process control with Process Analytical Technology, heat, mass momentum transfer, hybrid processing and smart data management. From an Industry 4.0 framework perspective: agility, processing and flexibility are promoted. Sharing knowledge and findings between academia and industry was a primary focus and adds value through encouragement of innovation based on a deep understanding of their key technologies. The importance for society is Open Science and Innovation to meet the growing global demand for innovative solutions in the processing sector and employment opportunities. Skilled engineers, scientists and researchers will lead and drive transformational changes in the dairy and pharmaceutical sectors with their expertise in continuous processing, flexibility and process understanding. Optimising the potential in continuous particulate processing and advanced manufacturing will ensure the Irish and EU manufacturing sector remains globally competitive.

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