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πŸ§ͺ What does it take to make a turbine blade? CΓ©line Bourquin, our MEng student spent her student internship at Safran Aircraft Engines exploring superalloys and turbine blades firsthand.

Read more about Celine’s internship reflections: blogs.imperial.ac.uk/materials/20...

10.11.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸŽ‰ A huge congratulations to Professor Molly Stevens DBE on her election to the US National Academy of Medicine (@nam.edu) in recognition of her exceptional contributions to biomaterials and regenerative medicine!

πŸ“– More about her election: www.imperial.ac.uk/news/270253/...

21.10.2025 12:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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PhD Spotlight: Vincent Chung on unlocking new possibilities in data-driven materials discovery - Imperial Materials Vincent Chung is exploring how data-driven approaches can help identify synthesizable materials and improve the efficiency of experimental validation.

Turning data into discovery: Materials PhD student Vincent Chung is finding new ways to predict real, makeable materials.

Read his story here: blogs.imperial.ac.uk/materials/20...

#PhD #Research #MaterialsScience #MachineLearning #ImperialPhD | @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social

09.10.2025 10:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Introducing Ann Huang, expert in energy storage materials Making an impact by designing smart electrodes that improve battery performance

πŸ”‹Smarter #batteries start with smarter #materials.

At @imperialmaterials.bsky.social, Dr Ann Huang and her team are designing next-gen electrodes to make #EVs go farther and last longer.

Read more in our Impact at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social series: www.imperial.ac.uk/Stories/impa...

07.10.2025 10:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Imperial engineers honoured by Royal Academy | Imperial News | Imperial College London Multiple Imperial academics have been honoured by the Royal Academy of Engineering, including the election of new Fellows.

πŸ…Celebrating recognition from the Royal Academy of Engineering (@raeng.org.uk): Professor John Kilner has been elected a Fellow for his work on materials for clean energy.

Joining him is our alumna Dr Eleanor Schofield, Director of Collections, Mary Rose Trust.

πŸ‘‰ www.imperial.ac.uk/news/268894/...

25.09.2025 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rare Earth - World of Steel - BBC Sounds Steel is the skeleton of the modern world, but can it ever be green?

The modern world is built on steel β€” but can it ever be green? πŸŒβ™»οΈ

Dr Abigail Ackerman recently joined the @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social Rare Earth podcast (ep. World of Steel) to discuss its history, uses, emissions, and future. @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social
🎧 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

23.09.2025 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’ Royal Society University Research Fellowships are opening soon!

We would especially welcome applications related to the following strategic research topics:

πŸ”¬ Biomaterials
βš›οΈ Functional Materials
🌱 Sustainable Materials
πŸ’» Theory and Simulation of Materials

ow.ly/cTUP50WaS6p

02.07.2025 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Does mechanobiology drive respiratory disease? Biomechanical induction of mucus hypersecretion in human bronchial organoids using a photocontrolled biomaterial gel Respiratory diseases such as COPD, IPF and severe asthma are major causes of death globally, characterized by chronic inflammation and by fibrotic biomechanical remodelling of the lung ECM. However, p...

New preprint from Isabel Uwagboe's PhD work - congratulations! Modelling airway-mechanical changes in respiratory disease using a photocured-matrix organoid system. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... @imperialnhli.bsky.social @imperialmaterials.bsky.social

30.06.2025 10:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Congratulations to Dr Chun Ann Huang on being awarded the RSC 2025 Faraday Early Career Prize: Marlow Prize by The Royal Society of Chemistry πŸŽ‰ β€ͺ@rsc.org‬

Learn more: ow.ly/rRS950WfZ8V

25.06.2025 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Design Study Project Complete βœ…

Congratulations to our first-year undergraduate students who wrapped up their Design Study Module this week!

Over the past six months, they've transformed ideas into practical, real-world design projects, presenting their final projects to company directors πŸ‘

20.06.2025 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Imperial academics receive King’s Birthday Honours | Imperial News | Imperial College London Three members of Imperial's community have been celebrated in the King’s Birthday Honours list for this year.

Congratulations to our Visiting Professor, Professor Sir Vernon Gibson, on being recognised in this year’s King’s Birthday Honours list! πŸŽ‰

www.imperial.ac.uk/news/265053/...

#ImperialCollegeLondon #OurImperial

16.06.2025 11:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Metals are an essential part of our daily lives, found in everything from furniture and vehicles to buildings and large-scale infrastructure like bridges πŸ—οΈ ✈️

In a new video, Dr Nima Haghdadi shares more about his latest research on improving the metals we use every day ⬇️ #ImperialCollegeLondon

12.06.2025 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us for the Great Exhibition Road Festival this weekend! πŸŽ‰

πŸ“… Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 June
πŸ“ South Kensington

Enjoy talks, performances, workshops, and exhibits celebrating science and the arts.

🎟️ Register now for free tickets: www.greatexhibitionroadfestival.co.uk

05.06.2025 11:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Department of Materials welcomes two new lecturers | Imperial News | Imperial College London The Department of Materials has welcomed two new lecturers this month, Dr Daan Arroo and Dr Adrian Najer.

A warm welcome to our new academics Dr Daan Arroo and Dr Adrian Najer πŸ‘‹

Learn more about their research: ow.ly/F39T50VZci2

04.06.2025 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New appointments to UK Quantum Strategic Advisory Board | Imperial News | Imperial College London Two Imperial quantum experts have been appointed to the UK Quantum Strategic Advisory Board.

Dr Jess Wade has been appointed to the UK Quantum Strategic Advisory Board, together with Provost Professor Ian Walmsley πŸŽ‰

Find out more about the appointments: ow.ly/7OgW50VVxHe

29.05.2025 13:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Imperial researchers elected as Fellows of Royal Society | Imperial News | Imperial College London Imperial experts in public health, physics, materials and AI have been announced as new Fellows of the Royal Society.

Professor Neil Alford MBE FRS has been elected a Fellow of the The Royal Society! πŸŽ‰

Professor Alford has established an international reputation for his development of functional materials, notably oxides for radiofrequency/microwave applications.

Read more: www.imperial.ac.uk/news/264156/...

20.05.2025 10:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸ“£ New PhD opportunity!

Dr Adrian Najer is hiring a Research Postgradaute to investigate Antipathogenic Nanomedicines and Protein Corona Engineering.

Find out more and apply: ow.ly/Uyjn50VRaj0

#MaterialsScience #STEMPhD #ImperialCollegeLondon #EngineeringPhD #MaterialsSciencePhD

15.05.2025 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ§ͺ Meet Professor Milo Shaffer – Professor of Materials Chemistry at Imperial and expert in carbon and inorganic nanomaterials.

πŸ”— Learn more about Royce at Imperial: lnkd.in/dPac-AH

#Nanomaterials #MaterialsChemistry #RoyceResearchers #ImperialCollegeLondon #OurImperial #GrapheneResearch

16.04.2025 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Department of Materials celebrates Postgraduate Research Day 2025 | Imperial News | Imperial College London The Department of Materials held its annual Postgraduate Research (PG) Day on Monday 31 March 2025.

We recently celebrated the incredible work of our Postgraduate Researchers in the Department of Materials 🌟

Congratulations to our prize, poster, and image competition winners! πŸŽ‰

Find out more about the day: ow.ly/1UfC50VA7my

#ImperialCollegeLondon #PhDStudents #STEMPhD #MaterialsScience #STEM

29.04.2025 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our third-year students recently put their communication and engagement skills to the test for the "How to #Outreach" module during their visit to a school! 🌟

"How to Outreach" is an optional i-Explore module offered to third-year students at Imperial, led by Dr Eleonora D'Elia πŸ«πŸ’‘

02.04.2025 11:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Meet Dr. Reshma Rao, a Lecturer in Nanomaterials and Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellow at Imperial’s Department of Materials and Grantham Institute.

Learn more about our team: www.imperial.ac.uk/royce-facili...

#MaterialsScience #OurImperial #ImperialCollegeLondon

19.03.2025 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Postgrad seminar day! The group gave great talks and posters on thin film growth and all things wonderful microscopy from cryo atom to electron diff ptychography πŸ”¬πŸ˜Ž @imperialmaterials.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social #microscopy

31.03.2025 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Imperial joins €19.95m European project to accelerate battery innovation | Imperial News | Imperial College London Imperial College London has been awarded Β£962,928β€―as part of FULL-MAP, a major new European-funded initiative.

#ImperialCollegeLondon have joined a €19.95m European project to accelerate battery innovation πŸŽ‰

FULL-MAP aims to revolutionise battery research through Artificial Intelligence #AI, automation, and high-throughput experimentation.

Find out more: ow.ly/zI4q50VjXaE

#ResearchNews #MaterialsScience

20.03.2025 12:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Nano 2 MEng and MSc @imperialmaterials.bsky.social students presented their group posters yesterday. What a great way to end the teaching term !

@imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social

12.03.2025 08:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join our world-changing Department of Materials 🌟

We're hiring a Teaching Laboratory Technician to support our students in teaching laboratories, providing essential technical support for the preparation and running of taught courses in materials science.

Find out more and apply: ow.ly/zMMC50V720Z

05.03.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ”‘ Unlock your innovation potential with the Impulse 2025 Programme!

Ready to take the next step in your innovation journey?

Details πŸ‘‰ www.royce.ac.uk/news/impulse...

#MaterialsInnovation #ImperialCollegeLondon

26.02.2025 13:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today, we launched the annual Royal Academy of Engineering State of UK Deep Tech report. This explores the UK's deep tech landscape, future potential, and steps to unlock significant societal, economic, and environmental impacts.

Read the report here: enterprisehub.raeng.org.uk/deep-tech-2024

22.01.2025 10:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Learn more about Dr Shelly Conroy's research at our Royce facility πŸ”Ž ⬇️ #ImperialCollegeLondon #RoyceatImperial

19.02.2025 13:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Q&A webinars! Learn more about the programme, meet the team and find out how to make a strong application. Join us online:

Friday 7th February 12:00

Thursday 20th February 09:00

Tuesday 4th March 16:00

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Monday 17th March 10:00

Q&A webinars! Learn more about the programme, meet the team and find out how to make a strong application. Join us online: Friday 7th February 12:00 Thursday 20th February 09:00 Tuesday 4th March 16:00 Tuesday 11th March 12:00 Monday 17th March 10:00

The Greenhouse sits at the heart of Imperial's climate innovation ecosystem. It's a unique accelerator providing up to Β£20k equity-free grant funding, free office space & expert mentorship. Learn more & meet the team: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

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20.01.2025 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
How could AI transform Materials Science research?
YouTube video by Imperial Materials How could AI transform Materials Science research?

πŸ”¬ Can machines do materials science? πŸ€”

Professor Aron Walsh explains how #AI could transform #MaterialsScience discovery by helping researchers predict new materials with specific properties, making discovery faster, and helping scientists take on bigger challenges.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxt9...

19.02.2025 12:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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