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The Prof Kelvin Bob-Manuel Distinguished Annual Lecture

Held in collaboration with the Institution of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST), the lecture disseminates marine engineering research and gives junior academics a platform for promotion-bearing work.

About the series

Why the Foundation runs an annual lecture.

Alongside sponsoring cadets, the Foundation organises the Prof Kelvin Bob-Manuel Distinguished Annual Lecture in collaboration with the Institution of Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture. The lecture exists to circulate current marine engineering research, and specifically to give junior guest lecturers in academia a venue to present work that counts toward their promotion — supporting the wider pipeline of maritime expertise in Nigeria, not just the cadets the Foundation sponsors directly.

Placeholder lecture history — add the actual year, speaker and topic for each edition held so far.
Lecture history

Past editions.

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[Speaker name and affiliation] — [one to two sentence summary of the topic and its relevance to Nigerian marine engineering.]

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[Lecture title]

[Speaker name and affiliation] — [one to two sentence summary of the topic and its relevance to Nigerian marine engineering.]

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[Speaker name and affiliation] — [one to two sentence summary of the topic and its relevance to Nigerian marine engineering.]

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Present at the next lecture

For junior academics

If you're a junior guest lecturer working on marine or mechanical engineering research relevant to the Nigerian maritime industry, the annual lecture is designed as a platform for you. Get in touch to be considered for the next edition.

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