The Open University’s e2v Centre for Electronic Imaging (CEI) has received a £500,000 boost for its work researching CMOS image technology.
CEI’s main focus is to develop imaging sensors for use in space research, and it has a particular expertise in X-ray spectroscopy and the study of the effects of radiation damage.
In conjunction with hi-tech engineering company e2v, and Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, CEI plans to manufacture a prototype camera utilising a hyperspectral CMOS sensor, for use in space missions such as the UK Space Agency’s TechDemoSat.
CEI is funded by e2v and The Open University to act as a centre for research, training and knowledge exchange between research and industry, and has a number of PhD studentships for science and engineering graduates.
Its latest funding boost is made up of £325,000 from e2v through its Department for Business, Innovation, and Skills Regional Growth Fund grant, and £175,000 from the OU.
See OU media release for more information.