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  • Ricardo MD honoured

Ricardo MD honoured

One of the country’s leading lights in the automotive and aeronautical industries has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Engineering from the University of Brighton.

30 July 2014

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Martin Fausset, Managing Director of Ricardo UK Ltd, the Shoreham-based global provider of engineering technology, product provider of engineering technology, product innovation and strategic consultancy to the automotive, defence and clean energy sectors, was honoured for his "major contribution to the aeronautical and automotive industries".

Professor Andrew Lloyd, Dean of the university’s Faculty of Science and Engineering, said: "The UK's global competitiveness is driven by our ability to innovate. The UK automotive and aeronautical industries have consistently remained at the forefront of engineering innovation fuelling new technological advances which offer improved energy efficiency and reduced environmental impact for a world seeking a more sustainable future."

Speaking during the awards at Brighton Dome yesterday, he said: "Few individuals have contributed as significantly to both the aeronautical and automotive industries in the UK as Martin Fausset."

Ricardo has a wide range of interests including designing and making engines for McLaren supercars, making parts for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, designing powertrains and electric vehicles, and it measures the UK’s air quality every day.

Professor Lloyd said under Mr Fausset's leadership, Ricardo and the university have built a strategic research partnership: "The partnership capitalises on the university’s expertise in laser diagnostic techniques and modelling to inform the design and development of novel low-carbon internal combustion systems to improve fuel efficiency and CO2 reduction.

"During the last 10 years this underpinned an expansion of the research facilities at the university and the creation of the Sir Harry Ricardo Research Laboratories which supports joint projects between Brighton, Ricardo and automotive manufacturers such as BMW, Toyota and Chrysler, and petroleum companies such as BP and PETRONAS.

"With Martin's appointment this strategic partnership has continued to flourish. Martin has led a £10 million initiative in collaboration with the university and with support from the UK Regional Growth Fund to build a new Vehicles Emissions Research Centre at Shoreham.

"The partnership has also recently secured a commitment of £7m from government, through the Coast-to-Capital Local Enterprise Partnership, to establish an Advanced Engineering Centre at the university to support further expansion of our joint research programmes."

Mr Fausset said running as a theme through Ricardo's work is "excellence in technology and innovation", and reducing and managing emissions and their impact on the environment: "None of these things are possible without the world’s best people and without world-leading research.

"For the past 20 years we have collaborated with the University of Brighton on this need for the best possible research effort."

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