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Materials and Characterisation Group

This is an IOP special interest group, which is a community of IOP members focused on a particular discipline, application or area of interest. 

Special interest groups allow members to connect and share knowledge and ideas. The IOP funds groups to deliver a range of activities including events, prizes and bursaries. All of our groups are driven by members.  


    About the group

    As a special interest, member-driven group, we encourage activities focused on materials and material characterisation. Our large and multidisciplinary membership includes national and international academics, industrialists and governmental research organisations.

    Broadly, our interests cover:

    • properties and application of materials, old and new
    • manufacture, modification and extraction of materials
    • all types of material characterisation including:
    • physical
    • electrical
    • optical
    • elemental
    • development of materials characterisation techniques and applications

    What the group does

    We organise and support meetings that reflect these interests in the physics community.

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    Group prizes

    Early Career Prize for the Best Presentation at the Recent Appointees in Materials Science Meeting

    This prize is for the best poster presented by an early career researcher and lead author at the annual Recent Appointees in Materials Science Meeting (RAMS).

    Find out more about the Early Career Prize, including previous winners.

    Materials and Characterisation Group Poster Prize

    This prize is for the best poster presented by a student and lead author at the annual Photovoltaic Science, Application and Technology Conference.

    Find out more about the Group Poster Prize, including previous winners.

    Group events

    WATCH NOW: Christmas Lecture – The Curious Incident of the (Robot) Dog in the Nuclear Environment

    Find out more and watch on demand.

    NuFor 2020: Nuclear Forensics Conference

    In light of recent developments, this event has now been postponed until 13-14 October 2021.

    Find out more and register.

    Find our other events for the Materials and Characterisation Group

    Newsletter

    Our newsletter includes:

    • reports on our recent activities
    • feedback from students who have had financial help to attend conferences
    • news on the Materials and Characterisation Group community

    Email [email protected] to contribute to the newsletter.

    Committee and contacts

    Chair Dr Giles Aldrich-Smith, MInstP
    Secretary Dr Andrew Pollard, CPhys MInstP
    Treasurer Dr Thomas Hase, CPhys MInstP
    Ordinary Member Dr Jason Corbett, CPhys FInstP
    Ordinary Member Miss Ashleigh Davidson, MInstP
    Ordinary Member Dr Richard Day, CPhys FInstP
    Ordinary Member Dr Francesco Enrichi, MInstP
    Ordinary Member Dr Marina Leontiadou, MInstP
    Ordinary Member Dr Catalin Pruncu, MInstP
    Ordinary Member Dr Kerrie Smith, MInstP
    Ordinary Member Dr Ben Spencer, MInstP
    Early Career Physicist Ms Eleonore Cassandra Poli, MInstP

    Email: [email protected]