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Materials student wins TMS poster competition
Affaan Moosa's research into the joining of lightweight dissimilar alloys by electron beam welding has received an award from The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society at their Annual Meeting and Exhibition this year.
Categorised under: Research and Postgraduate
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New Titanium Production Process Heralded a Breakthrough
A novel method of processing titanium developed by the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Sheffield and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has the potential to halve production costs.
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Department welcomes visitors from Fukushima
Today we welcomed visitors from the National Institute of Technology, Fukushima College in Japan, to look around our research facilities and talk about the work we are doing in the area of nuclear decommissioning and environmental recovery.
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MAPP First International Conference Hailed a Success
MAPP’s (EPSRC Future Manufacturing Hub in Manufacture using Advanced Powder Processes) First International Conference has been hailed a resounding success attracting 180 delegates and featuring keynotes from world leading experts.
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Arsenic to the rescue: Controlling radioactive contamination in abandoned uranium mine
Scientists from the University of Sheffield have unearthed a new mechanism to control radioactive contamination at South Terras, Britain’s abandoned uranium production mine, using the toxic element arsenic.
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Materials Science and Engineering become Affiliate Members of the CDP
The Department of materials Science and Engineering has become an Affiliate Partner of the Center for Dielectrics and Piezoelectrics - the first Partner outside the United States.
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Holly Pearce wins IOM3 Student Award
Materials Graduate, Holly Pearce, received the AT Green 2017 Award at the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) Education Competitive Awards in November. The award is presented to the best graduate with excellence in ceramic materials.
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Breakthrough research shows sugar can be good for you
A new technique, conceived and developed by a collaborative research group from The Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Dental School at The University of Sheffield and COMSATS University in Pakistan, promises to aid wound healing, meaning patients would need less treatment, clinicians could treat more patients, and significant savings would be realised by national healthcare systems.
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Dr Plato Kapranos visits Japan to talk Metals Processing
Dr Plato Kapranos recently returned from a three-week trip to Japan giving lectures and seminars to undergraduates and postgraduates, covering topics including Semi-solid Processing of Metals, Additive Manufacturing, light alloys and problem-based learning.
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Professor Ungar receives Distinguished Award for Novel Materials and their Synthesis
Professor Goran Ungar has been honoured with the 2017 Distinguished Award for Novel Materials and their Synthesis, presented by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).
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First Iraqi student conference at University
Materials Science and Engineering PhD student, Mohammed Shbeh recently organised the University's first Iraqi Student and Research Conference.
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The Times Good University Guide 2018
We’re immensely proud to share with you the fact that the Department of Materials Science and Engineering has been ranked second in the UK in The Times Good University Guide 2018.
Categorised under: Undergraduate
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Understanding silkworms could revolutionise how greener materials are manufactured
Researchers from the University of Sheffield’s Department of Material Science and Engineering have shown that animals spin silk by pulling rather than pushing it out of their bodies. They suggest that if this process can be copied in an industrial setting, it could improve how synthetic materials are processed and offer more environmentally-friendly alternatives.
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Imaging microscopy for cancer detection
Breakthrough collaborative research carried out in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Sheffield has developed a new form of imaging microscopy that can be used to detect cancer in the human body.
Categorised under: Research, Postgraduate and Staff
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SUMDOLS Reunion 2017
The Sheffield University Metallurgy Department Old Lags Society have been getting together since 2000, but their 3 day reunion from Tuesday 12 to Thursday 14 September 2017 marked the end of an era. The Old Lags have decided to call it a day.
Categorised under: Alumni