PECM Issue 15 2015 | Page 9

EPSRC invests around £800 million a year in a broad range of subjects – from mathematics to materials science, and from information technology to structural engineering UK Research Opens the Road to Growth Letting good ideas flow ‘Caking’ of powdered materials is a common problem for many industries including detergents, bulk chemicals, food and pharmaceuticals. P&G Engineer Graham Calvert’s work on a rig allowing caking of powdered materials to be studied in unprecedented detail builds on knowledge developed during his partly EPSRC-funded PhD, his post-doctoral placement at P&G and his Innovate UK/EPSRC-funded Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP). Meanw