Prof Dr Günter Petzow, former president of DGM, passed away recently at the age of 97 in Stuttgart, Germany, where he shaped the field of materials science for decades as a Director at the Max-Planck establishment, being internationally highly decorated. As a...
The European Journal of Materials, which is published on behalf of the Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS) by Taylor & Francis (T&F), has been indexed in Scopus. Scopus is an abstracting and indexing service run by Elsevier and reflects a certain...
FEMS Junior EUROMAT is the premier conference for students and early career professionals to present and exchange ideas, and network with peers from Europe. FEMS Junior EUROMAT 2024 website Registration Register to attend by 30 April, taking advantage of the early...
The Executive Board of the MRS-Serbia is proud to announce the competition for the Award for a Lasting and Outstanding Contribution to Materials Science and Engineering for 2024. The Award for a Lasting and Outstanding Contribution to Materials Science and Engineering...
At the 2023 FEMS General Assembly held in Frankfurt during FEMS EUROMAT 2023 and following a secret vote, FEMS Member Societies confirmed Prof Aldo Boccaccini's appointment as FEMS President for 2024-2025. We caught up with him as his tenue starts. Tell us a bit about...
What would you consider to be the greatest achievement and highlight of your presidency? The last two years were truly unique for me. My tenure as FEMS President provided me the opportunity to serve the European Materials Societies towards materializing our...
The FEMS Awards Selection Committee is proud to present the reviewed FEMS Prestigious Awards. Although the awards have been running successfully for nearly 30 years, the FEMS Awards Selection Committee wished to review the recognition scheme to make them more relevant...
FEMS is proud to announce that the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3) will be hosting FEMS Junior EUROMAT 2024 in the UK. Manchester will welcome students and early career professionals from 15 to 18 July 2014. 'I am delighted that FEMS Junior...
The recent Prime Minister's speech rolls back previous government commitments, undermining confidence and dismantling the certainty required by industry to justify investment in the UK. The use of negative rhetoric, repeating phrases of ‘sacrifice’, ‘unacceptable...
After one of the most successful FEMS EUROMAT conferences, we caught up with Prof Ehrenfried Zschech (Chair, left) and Prof Eric Le Bourhis (co-Chair, right) What is your general impression on the conference? EZ: FEMS EUROMAT 2023, the largest materials congress in...