MATERIALS
There is outstanding expertise in Material Science in the South West of England, in particualr in Nanoparticles & Nanocomposites; Biomaterials; Carbons & Graphite; Joining & Bonding; Sensors & Actuators; and High Band Gap Semiconductors & Devices.
GWR are funding 45 PhD studentships in Materials and 5 Research Fellows and has provided the South West with a 'critical mass' in research capacity (particualrly in Aerospace studentships) that ensures the region will be at the fore-front of innovation in this wide-ranging area.
New Frontiers in Materials - World changing science and technology
GWR are organising an innovative new seminar series - New Frontiers in Materials - which aims to expose postgraduates and researchers to high-impact, world changing research in the South West of England. These seminars can viewed 'live' at Exeter, Bath, Bristol, UWE and Plymouth via Access Grid nodes in these universities.
Archived Seminars
12th May, 14.00 - 15.00, Dr Andrei Sarua (GWR Fellow; University of Bristol and University of Bath) , The future of semiconductors
12th April, 14.00-15.00, Dr Neil Fox (GWR Fellow, University of Bristol), Nanomaterials for renewable energy
24th March, 14.00 - 15.00, Dr Andrew Dent (GWR Fellow; University of Bath and University of Exeter), Porous ceramics; from Terracotta to Titania
27th January, 14.00 - 15.00, Prof. John Rarity (University of Bristol), Photonic Quantum information
20th January, 14.00 - 15.00,
Prof. Wang N. Wang (University of Bath),
Illuminating the future: Wide-band gap materials for optoelectronics