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Dr Nick Jones promoted to Reader

25 June 2020 Congratulations to Dr Nicholas Jones who will be promoted to Reader from 1st October 2020 – announced last night in the Cambridge University Reporter. CU Reporter –...

22 June 2026

Awards and Prizes

Prof Rachel Oliver in Top 50 Women in Engineering

23 June 2020 On International Women’s in Engineering Day, Prof. Rachel Oliver has been named one the Top 50 Women in Engineering: Sustainability by the Women’s Engineering Society, recognising that she is a pioneer of...

22 June 2026

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Dr Bartomeu Monserrat named as a JPhys Materials Emerging Leader

11 May 2020 Dr Bartomeu Monserrat, Gianna Angelopoulos Lecturer in Computational Materials Science, has been named one of the IoP JPhys Materials Emerging Leaders of 2020.  JPhys Materials has brought together the best...

22 June 2026

Papers of the Month

A Simple Fluid Changes Viscosity and Viscoelasticity with Light

April, 2020 Smart viscoelastic fluids, whose flow behaviour can be changed on demand, have the potential to be innovative in areas such as controlled flow and release, microfluidic device technology,...

22 June 2026

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Professor Chhowalla receives IOM3 award

20 April 2020 We congratulate Professor Manish Chhowalla on being awarded two prizes recently.  Manish is the recipient of one of the IOM3’s Premier Awards – the Griffith Medal & Prize.  This...

22 June 2026

Awards and Prizes

Prof Driscoll awarded £2M ERC Advanced Grant

01 April 2020 Prof Judith Driscoll has received a £2M ERC Advanced Grant for work on nanostructured electronic materials.  She is also spearheading joint work of her team, as well...

22 June 2026

Papers of the Month

Strain-hardening in metallic glasses

March, 2020 Strain(work)-hardening is the main reason that alloys are significant structural materials.  It ensures that flow is delocalized, imparts ductility and inhibits catastrophic mechanical failure.  Metallic glasses (MGs) have...

22 June 2026

Awards and Prizes

Dr Tom Bennett receives Philip Leverhulme Prize

07 February 2020 Dr Tom Bennett will receive his 2019 Philip Leverhulme Prize for Chemistry at a Gala Dinner on 11th March.  He has already begun to put the generous prize...

22 June 2026

Papers of the Month

Polymer blends reduce stent embrittlement

January, 2020 With coronary heart disease being one of the world’s leading causes of death, there is huge demand for improved medical devices that can improve treatment, in particular bioresorbable...

22 June 2026