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Dr Frederic Cegla from the Non-Destructive Evaluation group appeared on the BBC Radio 4 programme Today on Thursday morning.

The brief interview focused on Dr Cegla’s entrepreneurial success, which was recognised by Imperiawith a President’s Award and Medal for Excellence in Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Dr Cegla explained that non-destructive evaluation involves “testing whether a machine is fit for service and safe to use”, and talked about how his research developed into a spin-out company by finding solutions to real industry problems.

Permasense, a start-up based on the research of Dr Cegla, Dr Jon Allin and Professor  in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at º£½ÇÉçÇø, was sold to Emerson in 2016 for over £30 million.

Inspecting for corrosion in hazardous environments such as oil refineries usually involves stopping operation, but the technology created by Imperiaengineers allows for continuous monitoring of components.

You can listen (starting around 2 hours 50 minutes into the recording).