Join us for a thrilling Lunch Lecture by ESA's Senior Technology Coordinator, Andy Norman! In half an hour, he will tell us everything there is to know about Advanced Manufacturing for Space Applications: From Solar Orbiter to the 2040 ESA Technology Vision.
Andy Norman obtained his PhD in 1991 at the University of Surrey in the UK in the research field of advanced aluminium-lithium alloys. He has held research positions at the University of Cambridge and Manchester University, focusing on welding of aluminium alloys for aerospace applications.
In 2003 he joined Corus Aluminium (now part of Novelis), leading the aerospace research team in the development of aluminium sheet and plate products for customers such as Airbus and Boeing.
He joined the European Space Agency in The Netherlands in 2010 as a materials and process engineer with responsibility for welding technology in the European Space Industry. He is now part of the additive manufacturing team with special emphasis on alloy development. Recently he has taken on a new role in the agency of technology coordinator in the Mechanical Department.