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Ambassadors

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Discover Materials Ambassadors are enthusiastic volunteers who want to excite people about Materials Science and Engineering.

We have resources to help ambassadors deliver outreach sessions and if you are interested in the ambassador scheme then please contact us.

Resources

Activities, findings and more!

Discover Materials Articles in Materials World

Want to learn more about the background and aims of Discover Materials, then find links to our trilogy of article…

Jon Wood

What is your current job / programme of study?  Outreach Fellow in the School of Chemical Engineering at the University…

Bauble breaking – stamping

What happened if you accidentally stood on festive baubles around the home? Would they break or survive? As part of…

Bauble breaking – freefall

How do different materials break? As part of Discover Materials this Winter we had a look at how baubles made…

Bauble breaking – drop weight tester

You can tell a lot about how materials behave by breaking them. As part of Discover Materials this Winter we…

Outreach Funding

Below are a list of links to sources of funding for Outreach activities relevant to Materials Science and Engineering. Please…

Jessica Tjandra

What your current position? PhD student, Imperial College London The A-Levels (or equivalent) that you did? Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Economics,…

Henry Hoddicott

What is your current role? Engineering Doctorate (EngD) student at the Materials and Manufacturing Academy (M2A) at Swansea University and…

Discover Materials Ambassadors

The Discover Materials Ambassadors are a UK-wide network of scientists with a passion for Materials Science. Please browse their profiles…
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Events

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11 Jul - 13 Jul

Magic of Materials

The Magic of Materials Summer School is a FREE three day residential/online course introducing students aged 14-15 to Materials Science…
08 Jul - 09 Jul

SciFest (at University of Wolverhampton)

Join us at the University of Wolverhampton’s SciFest, where we will be breaking chocolate in the name of science!
02 Jul - 13 Jul

CoCoMAD

Join Discover Materials at the Cotteridge Community Music Arts and Dance Festival where we will present alongside several other awesome science stands.

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