Professor Gary Jones
Head of Manufacturing Innovation at Rolls Royce
Professor Gary Jones is the Head of Manufacturing Innovation in the nuclear division at Rolls Royce. He is leading innovation & technology programmes to advance the capability of manufacturing to support new & novel Rolls-Royce power products in exciting new domains, such as Space.
Rolls-Royce is a pioneer of power, having over 100 years of engineering pedigree & heritage. Space has a very demanding set of environmental demands that nuclear power products can deliver. The development of novel nuclear products can transform the activities that can be performed in Space.
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In his video, Professor Gary Jones discusses the 'space race' currently ongoing accross the globe. As the head of Manucfacturing Innovation, Gary talks about the nuclear super power house that is Rolls Royce and how their research is going to be instrumental in our future and further explorations of space.
In the talk, Gary considers the recent history, the current research and the future possibilities this type of engineering will open up.