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University of Bath The Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) System Efficiency APC Spoke is Led by Prof. Gary Hawley, the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Design at the University of Bath.

The team at Bath has an extensive record of successful engagement with the automotive industry for over 40 years.

The University of Bath will have two PhD engineers on the VCHV project, focusing on the IC engine research.

Loughborough University Dr. Byron Mason, Senior Lecturer in Advanced Propulsion at Loughborough University is responsible for the delivery of the VCHV architecture.

The two PhD engineers will work on the project's HV Controls and Communications.

Work and research on the modelling architecture is currently being undertaken by the Loughborough University engineers.

**University of Newcastle ** The Electric Machines Spoke is led by Dr James Widmer, fellow at Newcastle University. This Spoke builds on the activities of the Centre for Advanced Electrical Drives, which works with Industry to drive fundamental research into industrial products. The Newcastle University PhD engineer will focus on the Electric Motor research for the VCHV project.

University of Nottingham The Power Electronics APC Spoke led by Prof. Mark Johnson, Director of the EPSRC Centre for Power Electronics and a personal Chair at the University of Nottingham.

The Group at the University of Nottingham has current research contracts from national and European funding bodies, national and international industry and defence bodies.

The Spoke PhD will be rearching the Power Electronics for the VCHV project.

University College, London UCL's VCHV research and activities are led by** Prof. Dan Brett**, Professor of Electrochemical Engineering.

The UCL PhD engineer will focus on the Fuel Cells as Electrical Energy Storage for the VCHV project. Current work is being undertaken on Electro-mapping performance and mapping temperature effects on water distribution.

University of Warwick Led by Prof. David Greenwood, the Electrical Energy Storage APC Spoke is based at WMG, University of Warwick.

WMG hosts the national battery scale-up facility, and its Energy Innovation Centre includes world class facilities for battery systems research and development.

The PhD engineer at the University of Warwick will focus their research on batteries as Electrical Energy Storage.

Industrial Partners ** DETC** The Digital Engineering and Test Centre is a joint industry/academic centre of excellence and an APC Spoke.

The Centre’s work is driven by industry needs and is focused on advanced propulsion technology in the UK. The DETC develops tools & techniques to help solve some of the upcoming challenges facing automotive in the fields of design; development; manufacturing; testing; and validation & verification.

The VCHV project is a DETC initiative.