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January 2021

  Tue 5 Jan 2021Bioengineering PDRA Talks and Division Meeting
The speaker this month is Emilie Marhuenda
  Fri 8 Jan 2021
 18:00 - 19:00
Professor Hazel ScreenThe Inaugural lecture for Professor Hazel Screen. Tendon Injury: A Glitch in the Matrix?
You can enter the event via the following link 15 minutes before the start: https://bit.ly/2XmLHKa About this Event We all rely on the health of our musculoskeletal tissues for any activity…
  Tue 12 Jan 2021
 17:00 - 18:00
School of Engineering and Materials Science UG Open Evening
If you are interested in studying Engineering or Materials Science at undergraduate level come along to hear a little bit more about what Queen Mary has to offer. There will be a short talk led by…
  Thu 21 Jan 2021SEMS ILF 2021 #1 - A Showcase of our World Renowned PhD Research

February 2021

  Wed 24 Feb 2021
 13:00 - 14:30
SEMS ILF 2021 #2 - An Introduction to SEMS Industrial Placements
If you are interested in undertaking an industrial placement as part of your degree programme please come along to this virtual event where you will get the opportunity to hear from a number of…
  Wed 24 Feb 2021
 15:00 - 16:00
Paolo Netti"Organ-on-Chip as reliable and predictive tools for clinical implementation of personalized and precision medicine", Paolo Netti, University of Naples Federico II.
Personalized medicine and precision medicine are the current paradigms steering the changes in medicine practice and healthcare industries. Following these two paradigms, it is expected soon to…
  Fri 26
 - Sun 28 Feb 2021
https://www.pictureascientist.com/mediaPicture a scientist
Unbalanced in STEM podcast project which aims to platform stories and tackle the normalisation surrounding inequality, discrimination, and harassment in STEM fields. Picture a Scientist is a film…

March 2021

  Mon 8
 - Fri 12 Mar 2021
Queen Mary Festival of EducationConference: Queen Mary Festival of Education
Bookings are now taken for the QM Festival of Education Agenda: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/queenmaryacademy/festival-of-education-2021/ Come and support our SEMS colleagues (co)-presenting: …
  Wed 17 Mar 2021
 15:00 - 16:00
‘Colloidal Quantum Dots: The Artificial Building Blocks for New-Generation Optoelectronics and Photonics’, Bo Hou, Cardiff University‘Colloidal Quantum Dots: The Artificial Building Blocks for New-Generation Optoelectronics and Photonics’, Bo Hou, Cardiff University
  Thu 18 Mar 2021
 17:00 - 19:00
Postgraduate Open Event
For more information and to register visit: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/openday/
  Wed 24 Mar 2021
 17:30 - 18:30
SEMS ILF 2021 #3 - Alumni, Benefactors and Industrial Advisory Board MembersSEMS ILF 2021 #3 - Alumni, Benefactors and Industrial Advisory Board Members
This forum is an opportunity for our alumni and Industrial Advisory Board Members to reconnect as well as to hear how you can stay involved in the activities of the School of Engineering and Materials…
  Mon 29 Mar 2021
 15:00 - 16:00
SEMS Careers and Employability Committee (CEC) monthly meeting

April 2021

  Wed 7 Apr 2021
 15:00 - 16:00
Professor Gino AmbrosioInstitute of Bioengineering Research Seminar
Research Seminar Gino Ambrosio, University of Naples Federico II, Italy Abstract: The implementation of a personalised therapy together a less invasive surgery for the restoration of human tissues…
  Wed 14 Apr 2021
 17:00 - 18:15
#QMConversationsOn Imagining the Future of Mobility: Putting the Civic in Engineering
How will transport engineers contribute to rebuilding London after lockdown? What is the relationship between transport and access to public space and how might this relationship be reimagined in the…
  Wed 21 Apr 2021
 13:00 - 14:30
SEMS ILF 2021 #4 - BEng Final Year Projects Showcase Industrial Liaison ForumSEMS ILF 2021 #4 - BEng Final Year Projects Showcase Industrial Liaison Forum
  Wed 28 Apr 2021
 11:00 - 12:00
Careers and Employability Committee Monthly Meeting
  Wed 28 Apr 2021
 13:00 - 14:30
SEMS ILF 2021 #5 - MEng Final Year Projects Showcase  Industrial Liaison ForumSEMS ILF 2021 #5 - MEng Final Year Projects Showcase Industrial Liaison Forum
  Wed 28 Apr 2021
 15:00 - 16:00
Michael Thielke (Sobrido group) with the talk titled “Freestanding electrospun electrodes from sustainable materials”; Yannic Werling (Szilagyi group) with the talk titles: “Design and assessment of solid-state alkali metal-ion conductor 1D channelled
  Wed 28 Apr 2021
 15:00 - 16:00
Mechanical Engineering Division Meeting -Research project presentation

May 2021

  Wed 5 May 2021
 14:00 - 15:00
Dr Qiang LiARQ Seminar: Intelligent Tactile Robots - From Safe Interaction to Dexterous Manipulation, Dr Qiang Li, Bielefeld University
Abstract: Recent years, we witness the tendency that robots are walking out of labs and factories and getting into our life. Service robots are working in the hospital and taking care of the patients…
  Fri 14 May 2021
 13:00 - 14:00
Industrial Engagement Committee Meeting
  Mon 17
 - Thu 20 May 2021
4th Russell Binions Research Symposium

June 2021

  Tue 1 Jun 2021
 12:00 - 14:00
Intercalated SymposiumConference: Intercalated Symposium
Inspiring speakers by The 2021 Intercalated Graduates + Industry ILF partners BIOENGINEERING IS AWESOME #ThisIsSTEAMM
  Fri 4
 - Sat 5 Jun 2021
UG Open Day
Discover what’s waiting for you at Queen Mary University of London at our next Undergraduate Open Day in June 2021. For more information visit: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/openday/
  Tue 8 Jun 2021
 12:00 - 13:00
Bioengineering Division ~Meeting
RUNNING AGENDA BIODIVISION LOCATION: MSTeams TIME: 12 PM Topic Action point Responsible Research PhD-symposium NPU- Next Week Rob Krams Research Grande challenge BioDivision Rob Krams…
  Thu 10 Jun 2021Taster Course: Engineering and Materials Science Taster Day
Engineering and Materials Science at Queen Mary Thursday 10th June 2021 - 14:30 - 17:15 You will hear from our Director of Outreach, Recruitment and Admissions, learn about what our students are…
  Fri 11 Jun 2021
 13:00 - 14:00
Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowships 2021 - Information Session
The Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowships 2021 call will soon be opened to applicants whose PhD was awarded no more than 4 years before the call submission deadline (expected to be Sep…
  Wed 16 Jun 2021
 15:00 - 00:00
Professor Salvador Pané'Magnetic Small-Scale Robots' with Professor Salvador Pané, ETH Zürich
We are delighted to welcome Professor Salvador Pané , Senior Research Scientist at the Multi-Scale Robotics Lab, Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems, ETH Zürich. His talk is on 'Magnetic…
  Thu 17 Jun 2021Taster Course: Materials Science and Engineering Taster Course
Thursday 17th June 2021 - 14:30 - 17:15 This taster course will focus on the Materials Science and Engineering programme in the School of Engineering and Materials Science. You will hear from…
  Tue 22 Jun 2021
 10:30 - 13:30
Funded by the NFTS and Story Futures Academy https://bit.ly/35IvZgt
Engineer An Immersive Story
ENGINEER AN IMMERSIVE STORY Audience: QMUL academic staff, engineering, medical and immersive students, with input from Global Academy Students, IF and animators The Brief: Plan and Create…
  Tue 22 Jun 2021
 12:00 - 13:00
Weekly Bioengineering Division meeting
  Wed 23 Jun 2021Taster Course: Women in Engineering Taster Day
Wednesday 23rd June 2021 - 14:30 - 17:15 Taking place on International Women in Engineering Day, we will be celebrating women in engineering with a series of talks and interactive sessions from…
  Tue 29 Jun 2021
 12:00 - 13:00
Weekly Bioengineering Division Meeting
  Wed 30 Jun 2021
 13:30 - 14:00
Chem Eng Division Meeting
Paul's proposal review

July 2021

  Tue 6 Jul 2021
 12:00 - 13:00
Weekly Bioengineering Meetings
  Wed 7 Jul 2021
 14:00 - 15:00
Chem Eng Division Meeting
Radomir: Proposal review
  Tue 13 Jul 2021
 12:00 - 13:00
Weekly Bioengineering Meetings
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  Wed 14 Jul 2021
 14:00 - 15:00
Chem Eng Division Meeting
Ana: grant application experience sharing
  Tue 20 Jul 2021
 12:00 - 13:00
Weekly Bioengineering Division Meetings
  Wed 21 Jul 2021
 14:00 - 15:00
Chem Eng Division Meeting
  Tue 27 Jul 2021
 11:30 - 12:30
SEMS UG Graduation
  Tue 27 Jul 2021
 11:30 - 12:30
GraduationClass of 2021 Virtual Celebration
The celebrations will provide an opportunity to come together virtually to celebrate the success of our undergraduate class of 2021.
  Tue 27 Jul 2021
 12:00 - 13:00
Weekly Bioengineering Biodivision Meeting
  Wed 28 Jul 2021
 10:30 - 11:00
Coffee meet
  Wed 28 Jul 2021
 14:00 - 15:00
Chem Eng Division Meeting

August 2021

  Wed 11 Aug 2021
 15:00 - 16:30
Careers and Employability Committee Meeting
  Thu 12 Aug 2021
 10:30 - 11:00
Coffee meet
  Wed 18 Aug 2021
 10:30 - 11:00
Coffee meet
  Tue 24 Aug 2021
 10:30 - 11:00
Coffee meet

September 2021

  Wed 1 Sep 2021
 14:30 - 15:15
Dr Zhibin LiLearning motor skills for robot locomotion and manipulation - Zhibin (Alex) LI, Director of AIR Lab, University of Edinburgh
Teaser Multi-expert learning of adaptive legged locomotion: https://youtu.be/n34gGhb7Qjo Abstract: One of the overarching scientific goals of robot control of physical interactions is to develop…
  Fri 3 Sep 2021
 11:00 - 12:30
Careers and Employability Committee Meeting
  Thu 9 Sep 2021Results to be released for continuing LSR students
  Mon 20
 - Fri 24 Sep 2021
Welcome Week
  Tue 21 Sep 2021
 14:00 - 16:00
Engineer  your story with digital toolsInduction: Engineer your story with digital tools
The Brief: Plan and create engaging stories using TikTok or other online platforms “Your Journey to QMUL” Outcomes: • Understanding of storytelling techniques • Awareness of digital…
  Wed 22 Sep 2021
 15:00 - 16:00
Application and Development of Plate-Fin Heat Exchangers Dr Jian Yu, Super Radiator Coils
Jian Yu, from Super Radiator Coils, is a visiting prof. at QMUL. He will be presenting to the Mechanical Engineering, Robotics and Design division. Location is through the division's weekly teams…
  Thu 23 Sep 2021
 15:00 - 16:00
GA aircraftCarbon Monoxide Poisoning in the UKs General Aviation sector
Dr Andrew Spowage has been invited to deliver the opening lecture in the CO Research Trusts new series of events. The presentation will focus on the risks of Carbon Monoxide poisoning and what we can…

October 2021

  Sat 2 Oct 2021
 10:00 - 17:00
Discover Queen Mary at our Open DayUG Open Day
Our next Undergraduate Open Event will take place on Saturday 2 October. This is your opportunity to discover your subject, find out more about the courses we offer, chat with our students and staff,…
  Tue 12 Oct 2021
 13:00 - 15:00
European Physiology DayEuropean Physiology Day
FEPS CONFERENCE - TODAY European Physiology Day REGISTRATION - FREE FOR STUDENTS You can join the session online After you have registered http://www.feps.org/european-physiology-day…
  Wed 20 Oct 2021
 15:00 - 16:00
Dr Xing WangMRI Seminar "Designer DNA nanostructures for virus sensing and inhibition", Dr Xing Wang, Uni. Illinois
Title: Designer DNA nanostructures for virus sensing and inhibition By Xing Wang October 20th, 2021 Abstract: Emerging and re-emerging viral diseases present significant threats to public…
  Fri 22 Oct 2021
 14:00 - 15:00
SEMS Careers and Employability Committee
  Tue 26 Oct 2021
 14:30 - 16:30
SEMS PDRA Networking SocialSEMS PDRA Networking Social
We’re happy to announce our first SEMS PDRAs Networking Social. We will have a guest speaker followed by social networking with pizza. Speaker: Dr Rui Pires Martins, Researcher Development…
  Wed 27
 - Thu 28 Oct 2021
Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IoM3) Accreditation visit to Materials Division

November 2021

  Fri 5 Nov 2021
 11:30 - 21:00
Materials 50 - A celebration of 50 years of Materials at Queen MaryConference: Materials 50 - A celebration of 50 years of Materials at Queen Mary
It is 50 years since the first graduates from the Department of Materials founded by Professor Edgar Andrews at Queen Mary College, University of London graduated in the Royal Albert Hall. We felt…
  Mon 8
 - Fri 12 Nov 2021
Skills and Employability Week
Monday 8th November (Focus on Second Year students) 10:30 - 11:30 – Great Hall – “Value of Work Experience/Industrial Placements” This workshop will focus on…
  Tue 9 Nov 2021
 13:30 - 15:30
BBC presenter Dallas Campbell and Lydia Thornley share their stories in engineering 
#thisisengineeringEngineer Your Communications - How stories can improve your career
Audience: 540 engineering students across disciplines (BioMed, Chem, Mat, Mech, Aero, Robotics, Energy, DICE). Online streaming: Zoom Learning objectives: Creativity, communication skills, and…
  Wed 10 Nov 2021
 10:00 - 16:00
Industrial Liaison Forum and PhD Research ShowcaseIndustrial Liaison Forum and PhD Research Showcase
The next Industrial Liaison Forum in the School of Engineering and Materials Science (SEMS) is scheduled for Wednesday 10 November 2021, here at Queen Mary University of London in the Octagon. This…
  Thu 18 Nov 2021
 09:00 - 10:00
Industrial Engagement Group/Committee Meeting
  Tue 30 Nov 2021
 15:00 - 16:00
SEMS PDRAs Networking Monthly Social
We’re happy to announce our SEMS PDRAs Networking Social for November. Programme: 'Meet my Research' format with short PDRA talks followed by a discussion about current issues and…

December 2021

  Wed 1 Dec 2021
 15:00 - 16:00
Prof. Gianluigi BottonProf. Botton - Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy with High Spatial and High Energy Resolution (Materials Research Network Seminar)
G.A. Botton Department of Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4M1, Canada, Canadian Light Source, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada gbotton@mcmaster.ca …
  Mon 6 Dec 2021
 12:00 - 13:00
CEC Meeting
  Wed 8 Dec 2021
 15:00 - 17:00
Advanced microscopyQMUL TEM symposium (the Materials Research Network)
In 2022 a new TEM will be installed at QMUL, so it is timely to bring together TEM users from across the institution to find out about the new system and what modes researchers are using. The…