Past Events
December 2006 | |
| Fri 15 Dec 2006 | Last day of semester 1 |
| Wed 13 Dec 2006 | Degree ceremonies |
November 2006 | |
Wed 29 Nov 2006 11:00 - 12:00 | Sub-wavelength energy localization with plasmonics Stefan A. Maier
Centre for Photonics and Photonic Materials, Department of Physics, Universityof Bath, Bath, UK
Confining electromagnetic radiation in a controlled manner to volumes far below the… |
| Tue 28 Nov 2006 10:00 - 17:00 |  Prize Giving 2006This year the annual Departmental Prize Giving was again combined with the Postgraduate Poster Competition in the Octagon. Over 50 delegates from outside of the department were welcomed to the event,… |
| Tue 28 Nov 2006 12:30 - 14:00 | Prize Day The annual prize day for students in the Department of Materials. |
| Thu 23 Nov 2006 14:00 - 15:00 | The joys of SAXS and Materials Science by Wim Bras (ESRF, Grenoble) |
| Fri 17 Nov 2006 10:00 - 17:00 | Welcome to Dr. Syed Muhammad Junaid Zaidi, Department of Materials Welcome Dr. Syed Muhammad Junaid Zaidi, Rector, COMSATS, Islamabad, Pakistan at QMUL.
During his visit, Dr. Zaidi will be discussing long-term partnership on Biomedical… |
| Wed 1 Nov 2006 16:00 - 17:00 | High Throughput Nanoceramics Synthesis and Discovery; Clean, Fast and Controllable Methods Asbtract:
Novel supercritical (sc-) fluid based routes to ceramic nanoparticles are described (using a novel continuous sc-water system). The sc-water flow system produces highly crystalline doped… |
October 2006 | |
| Wed 18 Oct 2006 16:00 - 17:00 | Materials colloquium: Adhesion at the nanoscale; are carbon nanotubes sticky? Speaker: Dr. Asa Barber
Carbon nanotubes present a wonderful example of a nanomaterial with mechanical properties that exceed typical engineering fibres commonly used in polymer composites. The… |
| Fri 13 Oct 2006 10:00 - 13:00 | MTRM029 Strategic Management Technology: Lecture 2 Compulsory for all Technology Management students.
Project Management students are invited to attend.
This weeks Guest Speaker is Richard Granger. |
| Fri 6 Oct 2006 10:00 - 13:00 | MTRM029 Strategic Management of Technology - 1st lecture This is compulsory for all MSc Technology Management students, all MSc Project Management students are very welcome and advised to attend. |
| Thu 5 Oct 2006 14:00 - 15:00 | Talk: Life as a Designer in F1 - Rob Neuman, Superaguri F1 Rob was a former MEng and PhD student in Materials at QMUL, he is returning to give an overview of life in the fast lane. The talk is part of MAT204, but is open to all students in Dept. of Materials… |
September 2006 | |
| Fri 29 Sep 2006 | Christmas party deadline for bookings Full details can be found on December 15th or ask Sandra or Vicky. |
| Fri 29 Sep 2006 11:00 - 12:30 | All Postgraduate except Materials MSc Technology Management and Project Managament: CSA and Wos |
| Fri 29 Sep 2006 14:00 - 15:00 | All Postgraduate students: Compendex |
| Thu 28 Sep 2006 10:00 - 11:30 | MSc Technology Management and Project Management Second Workshop: Papers in Periodicals |
| Thu 28 Sep 2006 13:00 - 15:00 | Taught postgraduate enrolment |
| Wed 27 Sep 2006 10:00 - 12:00 | Materials PhD/MPhil Students 1st workshop Library Group Study Room 1 |
| Tue 26 Sep 2006 10:00 - 11:30 | Materials MSc and MRes students (Not Technology and Project Management students) Information Seminar with Kathy Abbott |
| Mon 25 Sep 2006 | First day of semester - teaching starts |
| Mon 25 Sep 2006 09:00 - 10:00 | New postgraduate students e mail session Staff involved:
SJW |
| Mon 25 Sep 2006 10:30 - 11:30 | New pg students course registration Staff involved:
VW, SW, RS, KET, IR |
| Mon 25 Sep 2006 13:00 - 14:00 | MSc Technology Management and Project Management: First Workshop |
| Fri 22 Sep 2006 10:00 - 12:00 | New PG students Welcome to you PhD Staff involved:
MJR, VW |
| Fri 22 Sep 2006 10:00 - 12:00 | New pg students Welcome to your Science Based Masters course Staff involved:
RS, KET, IR, VW |
| Fri 22 Sep 2006 10:00 - 12:00 | New pg students Welcome to your Technology based MSc Staff involved:
LK, VW |
| Fri 22 Sep 2006 12:00 - 13:00 | All new pg students social hour Staff involved:
VW, SW, LK, KET, IR, MJR, RS |
| Fri 22 Sep 2006 14:00 - 18:00 | New postgraduate students information session Staff involved:
SW, VW, DL, KJ, BS |
| Thu 21 Sep 2006 09:00 - 09:30 | New postgraduate information packs Staff involved:
All staff |
| Thu 21 Sep 2006 09:30 - 10:30 | New undergraduate student maths test |
| Thu 21 Sep 2006 09:30 - 11:00 | New postgraduate student welcome to the department Staff inolved:
All staff |
| Thu 21 Sep 2006 11:00 - 11:30 | Undergraduate Enrolment |
| Thu 21 Sep 2006 12:30 - 14:00 | New undergraduate student information computer services induction Staff involved:
KA, SJW, SW |
| Thu 21 Sep 2006 13:00 - 14:00 | New postgraduate safety and good laboratory practice and technical support Staff involved:
Bill |
| Thu 21 Sep 2006 14:00 - 16:00 | Undergraduate course registration Staff involved:
AHB, SY, AJB, RS, SW, VW, KJ, CJ |
| Thu 21 Sep 2006 15:00 - 16:00 | New postgraduate campus tour |
| Thu 21 Sep 2006 16:00 - 17:00 | New undergraduate student safety talk Staff involved:
EWB |
| Thu 21 Sep 2006 17:00 - 20:00 | New postgraduate welcome party Staff involved:
All Staff |
| Wed 20 Sep 2006 | 1st Day of Semester 1 - Teaching begins on 25/09/2006 |
| Wed 20 Sep 2006 09:00 - 10:00 | New undergraduate students Principal's Welcome |
| Wed 20 Sep 2006 10:00 - 10:30 | New undergraduate Information packs Staff involved:
All Staff |
| Wed 20 Sep 2006 10:30 - 12:00 | New undergraduates Welcome to the Department Staff involved:
All Staff |
| Wed 20 Sep 2006 12:30 - 14:00 | New undergraduate lunch Staff involved:
All Staff |
| Wed 20 Sep 2006 14:00 - 16:00 | New undergraduate student information session Staff involved:
KJ, SW, JH, VW, DL, BS |
| Wed 20 Sep 2006 15:00 - 16:00 | Research Group meeting |
| Wed 20 Sep 2006 16:00 - 17:00 | New undergraduate student campus tour |
| Tue 19 Sep 2006 15:00 - 16:00 | SEFP student induction Staff involved:
JRGE, CJ |
| Mon 18 Sep 2006 09:00 - 10:00 | 2nd year undergraduate student induction Staff involved:
SW, VW, DL,MJR, RS, PJH, Bip, CJ |
| Mon 18 Sep 2006 10:00 - 11:00 | 3rd year undergraduate student induction Staff involved: SW, VW, DL
AJB, RS, PJH, Bip, CJ |
| Mon 18 Sep 2006 11:00 - 12:00 | 4th year undergraduate student induction Staff involved:
SW, VW, DL, RS, PJH, Bip, CJ, KJ |
| Mon 18 Sep 2006 13:00 - 14:00 | Tutee Advisor Time Staff involved:
All Staff |
| Mon 18 Sep 2006 14:00 - 15:00 | 2nd year undergraduate student information session Staff involved:
JJCB, RS, KET, SW, VW, KJ, CJ, DL, BS |
| Mon 18 Sep 2006 15:00 - 16:00 | 3rd year undergraduate student information session Staff involved:
JJCB, RS, KET, SW, VW, KJ, CJ, DL, BS |
| Mon 18 Sep 2006 16:00 - 17:00 | 4th year undergraduate student information session Staff involved:
JJCB, RS, KET, SW, VW, KJ, CJ, DL, BS |
| Thu 14 Sep 2006 14:30 - 17:00 | MSc Mres Exam board |
August 2006 | |
| Mon 14 - Fri 25 Aug 2006 | LSR exams |
July 2006 | |
| Thu 27 Jul 2006 10:00 - 17:00 | PG preliminary exam boards (Postponed) |
| Wed 19 Jul 2006 16:00 - 17:00 | Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Research group meeting Shoufeng Yang, Materials
"Hard tissue engineering scaffold fabricated by direct extrusion freeforming methods" |
| Thu 13 Jul 2006 10:00 - 16:00 | Taster Course: Materials - Seeing into the future Technological progression has always happen on the back of discoveries and advancement in materials science. Have you ever wondered how fibres 5 times finer than human hair can stop bullets? Do you… |
| Wed 12 Jul 2006 15:00 - 17:00 | Degree ceremonies |
| Tue 11 Jul 2006 10:00 - 16:00 | Taster Course: Materials in Forensics The course is aimed at students who want to learn how materials science can solve problems in forensic science. The day's events will take you from the scene of the crime to the courtroom. You will… |
| Mon 10 Jul 2006 10:00 - 16:00 | Taster Course: Materials in Forensics The course is aimed at students who want to learn how materials science can solve problems in forensic science. The day's events will take you from the scene of the crime to the courtroom. You will… |
| Fri 7 Jul 2006 10:00 - 16:00 | Taster Course: Materials in Forensics The course is aimed at students who want to learn how materials science can solve problems in forensic science. The day's events will take you from the scene of the crime to the courtroom. You will… |
| Thu 6 Jul 2006 10:00 - 16:00 | Taster Course: Materials in Forensics The course is aimed at students who want to learn how materials science can solve problems in forensic science. The day's events will take you from the scene of the crime to the courtroom. You will… |
| Tue 4 Jul 2006 10:00 - 16:00 | Taster Course: Materials in Dentistry The Materials in Dentistry Taster Course is for students who are interested in finding out how new materials are solving problems in dentistry. It will introduce you to the diverse and novel… |
| Mon 3 Jul 2006 10:00 - 16:00 | Taster Course: Materials in Dentistry The Materials in Dentistry Taster Course is for students who are interested in finding out how new materials are solving problems in dentistry. It will introduce you to the diverse and novel… |
June 2006 | |
| Fri 30 Jun 2006 10:00 - 16:00 | Taster Course: Materials in Dentistry The Materials in Dentistry Taster Course is for students who are interested in finding out how new materials are solving problems in dentistry. It will introduce you to the diverse and novel… |
| Thu 29 Jun 2006 10:00 - 16:00 | Taster Course: Materials in Dentistry The Materials in Dentistry Taster Course is for students who are interested in finding out how new materials are solving problems in dentistry. It will introduce you to the diverse and novel… |
| Wed 28 Jun 2006 10:00 - 16:00 | Taster Course: Materials in Medicine Medical devices save and enhance millions of lives every year. The Materials in Medicine Taster Course is your chance to explore, hands-on, how new biomaterials are helping to solve medical problems. … |
| Tue 27 Jun 2006 10:00 - 16:00 | Taster Course: Materials in Medicine Medical devices save and enhance millions of lives every year. The Materials in Medicine Taster Course is your chance to explore, hands-on, how new biomaterials are helping to solve medical problems. … |
| Mon 26 Jun 2006 10:00 - 16:00 | Taster Course: Materials in Medicine Medical devices save and enhance millions of lives every year. The Materials in Medicine Taster Course is your chance to explore, hands-on, how new biomaterials are helping to solve medical problems. … |
| Fri 23 Jun 2006 10:00 - 16:00 | Taster Course: Materials in Medicine Medical devices save and enhance millions of lives every year. The Materials in Medicine Taster Course is your chance to explore, hands-on, how new biomaterials are helping to solve medical problems. … |
| Wed 21 Jun 2006 16:00 - 17:00 | Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Research group meeting Speaker to be confirmed |
| Fri 9 Jun 2006 | Last day of examinations |
| Wed 7 Jun 2006 09:30 - 11:00 | High Throughput Nanoceramics Group Meeting This event is held on the 1st Wednesday of every month. |
| Tue 6 Jun 2006 16:30 - 18:00 | Ad Hoc Academic Staff Meeting |
May 2006 | |
| Tue 30 May - Fri 2 Jun 2006 | MAT500/700 project vivas [ALL STAFF] |
| Wed 17 May 2006 12:00 - 14:00 | Research Group Meeting |
| Wed 17 May 2006 16:00 - 17:00 | Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Research group meeting Marina Resmini, Chemistry
"Molecularly imprinted microgels and nanogels: a novel approach to enzyme mimics" |
| Tue 16 May 2006 16:30 - 17:30 | Seminar by Andrey L. Rogach Dr. Andrey Rogach (Physics Department and Center for NanoScience (CeNS), Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich) is going to give a lecture entitled: Semiconductor Nanocrystals: Synthesis, Assembly and… |
| Mon 1 May 2006 | First day of examinations |
| Mon 1 May - Fri 9 Jun 2006 | Exam period |
April 2006 | |
| Mon 24 - Fri 28 Apr 2006 | Revision Week |
| Wed 19 Apr 2006 13:00 - 15:00 | Research Group Meeting |
| Wed 19 Apr 2006 16:00 - 17:00 | Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Research Group Meeting Speaker: Prof Liz Tanner
Why use composites to make biomaterials? |
| Sat 15 Apr 2006 16:00 - 17:00 | Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering group |
| Mon 10 Apr 2006 14:00 - 00:00 | UK Sustainable Hydrogen Energy Consortium - Annual Meeting Keynote Presentation
The UK Energy Research Scene and the Policy Context:
The Role of UKERC and Other Bodies
Professor Jim Skea, OBE, Research Director, UK Energy Research Centre
Abstract
… |
| Wed 5 Apr 2006 09:00 - 17:00 | College Open Day Education
Liaison Office. If you have any queries please contact either myself
(j.l.brayley@qmul.ac.uk) or Brigitte Burrows
(b.s.burrows@qmul.ac.uk). |
March 2006 | |
| Fri 31 Mar 2006 | Last day of Semester 2 |
| Fri 31 Mar 2006 14:00 - 18:00 | Seminars In Venture Capital and Nanotechnology Commercialisation Seminar 10: The Venture Capital Process: the views of a senior practitioner from 3i.
Question and Answer Session with Dr Patrick Sheehan, Partner,3i, Chair of Software Activities of 3i, and is… |
| Wed 29 Mar 2006 14:00 - 16:00 | Research Group Meeting CANCELLED |
| Mon 27 Mar 2006 16:00 - 17:00 | Material Deposition in Free Form Fabrication Presented by Professor Joseph Pegna, Ph.D., P.E |
| Thu 16 Mar 2006 14:00 - 16:00 | Piezoelectricity at the Nanoscale Steve Dunn, Cranfield University
The world of piezoelectric materials covers applications as diverse as the injection system on a diesel powered articulated lorry to actuators used in digital… |
February 2006 | |
| Mon 27 Feb 2006 16:00 - 17:00 | Visualization of Molecular Scale Esteban Rougier |
| Thu 23 Feb 2006 16:00 - 17:00 | Seminar on "Constitutive models for die compaction of powder materials" By Dr. Csaba Sinka, Merck Sharp and Dohme Ltd. Hoddesdon, UK
abstract
Powder compaction is a manufacturing operation used in powder metallurgy, ceramics, hard metals, pharmaceuticals, detergents… |
| Wed 15 Feb 2006 16:00 - 17:00 | Inverse Design of Magnetic Nanostructures Speaker: Prof. Zhenyu Zhang of Oak Ridge National Lab and University
of Tennessee, USA |
January 2006 | |
| Tue 17 Jan 2006 16:00 - 17:00 | Materials colloquium: field-effect gas sensors peaker:Prof. Anita Lloyd Spetz |
| Mon 9 Jan 2006 | First day of Semester 2 |
| Sun 1 Jan 2006 |  Graduation 2006 |