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IOM3 announces 2023 award winners

Congratulations to the 2023 Awards & Prizes winners of the Institute.

Representing the highest achieving individuals and groups in the field of materials, minerals, and mining, IOM3 Awards & Prizes raise awareness of engineering and scientific excellence and industry best practice.

Dr Kate Thornton CEng CSci FIMMM, IOM3 President, said ‘Recognising the achievements of members, who have demonstrated exceptional dedication and quality of work in their fields is important to showcase best practice and encourage others'.

'Congratulations to all... Read more

Posted by IOM3 - Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining on 29 June 2023

IOM3 publishes 2022 Annual Report

IOM3 has published its Annual Report and Financial Statements for 2022.

In 2022, IOM3 has continued its charitable work to advance and develop all aspects of materials, minerals, and mining, including by being the best professional membership body it can be. Supporting professionals in those fields to be champions of the transition to a low-carbon, resilient and resource-efficient society remained central to that work.

In order to help showcase this role, we partnered with Content With Purpose to produce the multi-media campaign Material Change: Resourcing Net Zero. This uses... Read more

Posted by IOM3 - Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining on 29 June 2023

IOM3 partners with new journal publisher

The Institute is pleased to announce Sage Publications Ltd as its new journal publishing partner.

We are pleased to announce that Sage has become the new journal publishing partner of IOM3. The partnership, which dates from May 2023, replaces Taylor & Francis (T&F) as the official publishing partner from January 2024 and grants Sage the exclusive right and license to produce, print, digitise, publish, market, and sell the Journals of the Institute.

Dr Colin Church FIMMM, CEO of IOM3, said, 'This move underpins plans to strengthen the IOM3 offering and... Read more

Posted by IOM3 - Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining on 29 June 2023

RubberCon 2023 returns to the UK

The John McIntyre Conference Centre at the University of Edinburgh hosted RubberCon 2023 between 9-11 May, focusing on the use of elastomers and elastomeric materials for a wide range of products and applications.

The thematic focus of the conference spanned, elastomer product innovations, material developments, material processing, sustainability, characterisation and testing of materials and products, modelling and smart materials.

The 2023 event provided an opportunity to learn more about emerging technologies in the rubber sector, particularly with respect to... Read more

Posted by IOM3 - Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining on 29 June 2023

2023 YPLC UK final takes place at Armourers' Hall, London, UK

This year's Young Persons' Lecture Competition (YPLC) UK final took place on 3 May. Competitors gave a short lecture on an array of topics that included materials, minerals and mining.

First prize went to Georgina Burgoyne Morris of the University of Cambridge, representing the South East with the lecture Stimuli-responsive polymers as self-healing materials. Georgina will go on to represent the UK at the IOM3 Young Persons’ World Lecture Competition final in November.

Dr Kate Thornton CEng CSci FIMMM, IOM3 President, said 'It was fantastic to see the Young... Read more

Posted by IOM3 - Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining on 29 June 2023

FEMS EUROMAT 2023 Plenary Speakers - Professor Anke Weidenkaff

In the run up to FEMS EUROMAT 2023 meet the distinguished scientist adn researchers who will be delivering plenary lectures.

 

Circular materials for the ultimate sustainable and waste-free circular economy

Professor Anke Weidenkaff - Director, Fraunhofer Research Institute for Materials & Resource Strategies (IWKS) | Professor of Materials & Resources, TU Darmstadt

 

What are you most looking forward to for FEMS EUROMAT 2023

FEMS EUROMAT 2023 offers the opportunity to (re-)connect... Read more

Posted by Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS) on 26 June 2023

FEMS EUROMAT 2023 Plenary Speakers - Professor Philip Withers

In the run up to FEMS EUROMAT 2023 meet the distinguished scientist adn researchers who will be delivering plenary lectures.

 

Seeing is believing: Correlative time resolved electron and x-ray imaging of materials behaviour

Professor Philip J Withers - Regious Professor of Materials, The University of Manchester | Chief Scientist, Henry Royce Institute

 

What are you most looking forward to for FEMS EUROMAT 2023

Since my first FEMS EUROMAT (Cambridge 1991) I have always really enjoyed the chance... Read more

Posted by Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS) on 21 June 2023

FEMS EUROMAT 2023 Plenary Speakers - Professor Rodrigo Martins

In the run up to FEMS EUROMAT 2023 meet the distinguished scientista dn researchers who will be delivering plenary lectures.

Materials challenges for the next challenges: A sustainable electronics beyond silicon
Professor Rodrigo Martins - Director, CEMOP/UNINOVA | President, European Academy of Sciences (EurASc) | President, International Union of Materials Research Society (IUMRS)

 

What are you most looking forward to for FEMS EUROMAT 2023

See what has been done so far as material are concerned... Read more

Posted by Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS) on 21 June 2023

FEMS EUROMAT 2023 Plenary Speakers - Professor João Mano

In the run up to FEMS EUROMAT 2023 meet the distinguished scientista dn researchers who will be delivering plenary lectures.

Biomaterials from human origin

Professor João Mano - 2023 FEMS European Materials Gold Medal winner

 

What are you most looking forward to for FEMS EUROMAT 2023

Besides meeting collaborators and friends, I expect to be updated on the latest developments on the broad field of materials science and technology, in particular what has been done in Europe. FEMS EUROMAT is also a perfect... Read more

Posted by Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS) on 21 June 2023

2023 FEMS Awards winners announced

Congratulations to the 2023 FEMS Awards winners

 

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Posted by Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS) on 7 June 2023

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