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Imperial Materials @imperialmaterials.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
🧪 What does it take to make a turbine blade? Céline Bourquin, our MEng student spent her student internship at Safran Aircraft Engines exploring superalloys and turbine blades firsthand. Read more about Celine’s internship reflections: blogs.imperial.ac.uk/materials/20...
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Imperial Materials @imperialmaterials.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
🎉 A huge congratulations to Professor Molly Stevens DBE on her election to the US National Academy of Medicine (@nam.edu) in recognition of her exceptional contributions to biomaterials and regenerative medicine! 📖 More about her election: www.imperial.ac.uk/news/270253/...
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Imperial Materials @imperialmaterials.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Turning data into discovery: Materials PhD student Vincent Chung is finding new ways to predict real, makeable materials. Read his story here: blogs.imperial.ac.uk/materials/20... #PhD #Research #MaterialsScience #MachineLearning #ImperialPhD | @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social
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PhD Spotlight: Vincent Chung on unlocking new possibilities in data-driven materials discovery - Imperial Materials
Vincent Chung is exploring how data-driven approaches can help identify synthesizable materials and improve the efficiency of experimental validation.
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Imperial Materials @imperialmaterials.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
🔋Smarter #batteries start with smarter #materials. At @imperialmaterials.bsky.social, Dr Ann Huang and her team are designing next-gen electrodes to make #EVs go farther and last longer. Read more in our Impact at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social series: www.imperial.ac.uk/Stories/impa...
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Introducing Ann Huang, expert in energy storage materials
Making an impact by designing smart electrodes that improve battery performance
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Imperial Materials @imperialmaterials.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
🏅Celebrating recognition from the Royal Academy of Engineering (@raeng.org.uk): Professor John Kilner has been elected a Fellow for his work on materials for clean energy. Joining him is our alumna Dr Eleanor Schofield, Director of Collections, Mary Rose Trust. 👉 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/268894/...
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Imperial engineers honoured by Royal Academy | Imperial News | Imperial College London
Multiple Imperial academics have been honoured by the Royal Academy of Engineering, including the election of new Fellows.
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Imperial Materials @imperialmaterials.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
The modern world is built on steel — but can it ever be green? 🌍♻️ Dr Abigail Ackerman recently joined the @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social Rare Earth podcast (ep. World of Steel) to discuss its history, uses, emissions, and future. @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social 🎧 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Rare Earth - World of Steel - BBC Sounds
Steel is the skeleton of the modern world, but can it ever be green?
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Imperial Materials @imperialmaterials.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
📢 Royal Society University Research Fellowships are opening soon! We would especially welcome applications related to the following strategic research topics: 🔬 Biomaterials ⚛️ Functional Materials 🌱 Sustainable Materials 💻 Theory and Simulation of Materials ow.ly/cTUP50WaS6p
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iainedunlop.bsky.social @iainedunlop.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
New preprint from Isabel Uwagboe's PhD work - congratulations! Modelling airway-mechanical changes in respiratory disease using a photocured-matrix organoid system. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... @imperialnhli.bsky.social @imperialmaterials.bsky.social
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Does mechanobiology drive respiratory disease? Biomechanical induction of mucus hypersecretion in human bronchial organoids using a photocontrolled biomaterial gel
Respiratory diseases such as COPD, IPF and severe asthma are major causes of death globally, characterized by chronic inflammation and by fibrotic biomechanical remodelling of the lung ECM. However, p...
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Imperial Materials @imperialmaterials.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Congratulations to Dr Chun Ann Huang on being awarded the RSC 2025 Faraday Early Career Prize: Marlow Prize by The Royal Society of Chemistry 🎉 ‪@rsc.org‬ Learn more: ow.ly/rRS950WfZ8V
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Imperial Materials @imperialmaterials.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Design Study Project Complete ✅ Congratulations to our first-year undergraduate students who wrapped up their Design Study Module this week! Over the past six months, they've transformed ideas into practical, real-world design projects, presenting their final projects to company directors 👏
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Imperial Materials @imperialmaterials.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Congratulations to our Visiting Professor, Professor Sir Vernon Gibson, on being recognised in this year’s King’s Birthday Honours list! 🎉 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/265053/... #ImperialCollegeLondon #OurImperial
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Imperial academics receive King’s Birthday Honours | Imperial News | Imperial College London
Three members of Imperial's community have been celebrated in the King’s Birthday Honours list for this year.
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Imperial Materials @imperialmaterials.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Metals are an essential part of our daily lives, found in everything from furniture and vehicles to buildings and large-scale infrastructure like bridges 🏗️ ✈️ In a new video, Dr Nima Haghdadi shares more about his latest research on improving the metals we use every day ⬇️ #ImperialCollegeLondon
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Imperial Materials @imperialmaterials.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Join us for the Great Exhibition Road Festival this weekend! 🎉 📅 Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 June 📍 South Kensington Enjoy talks, performances, workshops, and exhibits celebrating science and the arts. 🎟️ Register now for free tickets: www.greatexhibitionroadfestival.co.uk
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Imperial Materials @imperialmaterials.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
A warm welcome to our new academics Dr Daan Arroo and Dr Adrian Najer 👋 Learn more about their research: ow.ly/F39T50VZci2
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Department of Materials welcomes two new lecturers | Imperial News | Imperial College London
The Department of Materials has welcomed two new lecturers this month, Dr Daan Arroo and Dr Adrian Najer.
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Imperial Materials @imperialmaterials.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Dr Jess Wade has been appointed to the UK Quantum Strategic Advisory Board, together with Provost Professor Ian Walmsley 🎉 Find out more about the appointments: ow.ly/7OgW50VVxHe
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New appointments to UK Quantum Strategic Advisory Board | Imperial News | Imperial College London
Two Imperial quantum experts have been appointed to the UK Quantum Strategic Advisory Board.
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Imperial Materials @imperialmaterials.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Professor Neil Alford MBE FRS has been elected a Fellow of the The Royal Society! 🎉 Professor Alford has established an international reputation for his development of functional materials, notably oxides for radiofrequency/microwave applications. Read more: www.imperial.ac.uk/news/264156/...
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Imperial researchers elected as Fellows of Royal Society | Imperial News | Imperial College London
Imperial experts in public health, physics, materials and AI have been announced as new Fellows of the Royal Society.
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Imperial Materials @imperialmaterials.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
📣 New PhD opportunity! Dr Adrian Najer is hiring a Research Postgradaute to investigate Antipathogenic Nanomedicines and Protein Corona Engineering. Find out more and apply: ow.ly/Uyjn50VRaj0 #MaterialsScience #STEMPhD #ImperialCollegeLondon #EngineeringPhD #MaterialsSciencePhD
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Royce at Imperial @royceimperial.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
🧪 Meet Professor Milo Shaffer – Professor of Materials Chemistry at Imperial and expert in carbon and inorganic nanomaterials. 🔗 Learn more about Royce at Imperial: lnkd.in/dPac-AH #Nanomaterials #MaterialsChemistry #RoyceResearchers #ImperialCollegeLondon #OurImperial #GrapheneResearch
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Imperial Materials @imperialmaterials.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
We recently celebrated the incredible work of our Postgraduate Researchers in the Department of Materials 🌟 Congratulations to our prize, poster, and image competition winners! 🎉 Find out more about the day: ow.ly/1UfC50VA7my #ImperialCollegeLondon #PhDStudents #STEMPhD #MaterialsScience #STEM
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Department of Materials celebrates Postgraduate Research Day 2025 | Imperial News | Imperial College London
The Department of Materials held its annual Postgraduate Research (PG) Day on Monday 31 March 2025.
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Imperial Materials @imperialmaterials.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Our third-year students recently put their communication and engagement skills to the test for the "How to #Outreach" module during their visit to a school! 🌟 "How to Outreach" is an optional i-Explore module offered to third-year students at Imperial, led by Dr Eleonora D'Elia 🏫💡
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Royce at Imperial @royceimperial.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Meet Dr. Reshma Rao, a Lecturer in Nanomaterials and Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellow at Imperial’s Department of Materials and Grantham Institute. Learn more about our team: www.imperial.ac.uk/royce-facili... #MaterialsScience #OurImperial #ImperialCollegeLondon
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ShellySTEM @shellystem.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Postgrad seminar day! The group gave great talks and posters on thin film growth and all things wonderful microscopy from cryo atom to electron diff ptychography 🔬😎 @imperialmaterials.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social #microscopy
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Imperial Materials @imperialmaterials.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
#ImperialCollegeLondon have joined a €19.95m European project to accelerate battery innovation 🎉 FULL-MAP aims to revolutionise battery research through Artificial Intelligence #AI, automation, and high-throughput experimentation. Find out more: ow.ly/zI4q50VjXaE #ResearchNews #MaterialsScience
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Imperial joins €19.95m European project to accelerate battery innovation | Imperial News | Imperial College London
Imperial College London has been awarded £962,928 as part of FULL-MAP, a major new European-funded initiative.
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ShellySTEM @shellystem.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
The Nano 2 MEng and MSc @imperialmaterials.bsky.social students presented their group posters yesterday. What a great way to end the teaching term ! @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social
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Imperial Materials @imperialmaterials.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Join our world-changing Department of Materials 🌟 We're hiring a Teaching Laboratory Technician to support our students in teaching laboratories, providing essential technical support for the preparation and running of taught courses in materials science. Find out more and apply: ow.ly/zMMC50V720Z
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Royce at Imperial @royceimperial.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
🔑 Unlock your innovation potential with the Impulse 2025 Programme! Ready to take the next step in your innovation journey? Details 👉 www.royce.ac.uk/news/impulse... #MaterialsInnovation #ImperialCollegeLondon
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Royal Academy of Engineering @raeng.org.uk · 22/01/2025
Today, we launched the annual Royal Academy of Engineering State of UK Deep Tech report. This explores the UK's deep tech landscape, future potential, and steps to unlock significant societal, economic, and environmental impacts. Read the report here: enterprisehub.raeng.org.uk/deep-tech-2024
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Imperial Materials @imperialmaterials.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Learn more about Dr Shelly Conroy's research at our Royce facility 🔎 ⬇️ #ImperialCollegeLondon #RoyceatImperial
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Undaunted: Tackling climate change with innovation @undaunted-hq.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
The Greenhouse sits at the heart of Imperial's climate innovation ecosystem. It's a unique accelerator providing up to £20k equity-free grant funding, free office space & expert mentorship. Learn more & meet the team: forms.office.com/pages/respon... @ri-science.bsky.social @granthamicl.bsky.social
Q&A webinars! Learn more about the programme, meet the team and find out how to make a strong application. Join us online:

Friday 7th February 12:00

Thursday 20th February 09:00

Tuesday 4th March 16:00

Tuesday 11th March 12:00

Monday 17th March 10:00
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Imperial Materials @imperialmaterials.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
🔬 Can machines do materials science? 🤔 Professor Aron Walsh explains how #AI could transform #MaterialsScience discovery by helping researchers predict new materials with specific properties, making discovery faster, and helping scientists take on bigger challenges. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxt9...
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How could AI transform Materials Science research?
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I-X @imperial-ix.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Huge congratulations to the winners of the previous round! 🎉 ▫️ Irea Mosquera Lois (@imperialmaterials.bsky.social) ▫️ @aileencooney.bsky.social (@imperialchemistry.bsky.social) ▫️ Farwa Abbas (@imperialeee.bsky.social) ▫️ Niki Kotecha (@imperialchemeng.bsky.social) #AI #WomenInSTEM
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Imperial Materials @imperialmaterials.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Congratulations to Dr Ola Hekselman on receiving an #InnovateUK Purple Plaque! 🎉 The plaque was unveiled in the Department of Materials on Monday 27 January. Learn more about the award: ow.ly/Cv4r50USyTC #ImperialCollegeLondon #OurImperial #WomenInEngineering #WomenInScience #UKRI #PurplePlaque
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Dr A.K. Ola Hekselman awarded Innovate UK Purple Plaque | Imperial News | Imperial College London
Dr A.K. Ola Hekselman receives a Purple Plaque for her pioneering research in sustainable battery recycling and innovative work as CEO of Solveteq.
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Imperial Materials @imperialmaterials.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
"Led by Professor Julian Jones, British Army surgeons, bioengineers and microbiologists are developing materials that will help bones heal while also killing drug-resistant bacteria at the site of combat injuries." Read more in the Independent ⬇️ ow.ly/5kHc50UQfHI
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UK on alert over rise in drug-resistant bacterial infections in Ukraine
What is helping drive the increase of drug-resistant infections in Ukraine, why should the UK be on alert, and importantly, what can be done about it?
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SPIE @spie.org · 09/01/2025
🏆 SPIE Directors' Award: Jess Wade, @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social, Royal Society Univ. Research Fellow + Lecturer in Functional Materials For public engagement work in STEM, championing #WomenInSTEM, & tackling systemic biases surrounding race and gender. Read more: spie.org/news/jess-wa...
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Jess Wade: The 2025 SPIE Directors’ Award
For public-engagement work in STEM, for championing women in physics, and for tackling systemic biases surrounding race and gender.
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Imperial Materials @imperialmaterials.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Hello Bluesky! 👋 This is the official channel for the Department of Materials at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social We're excited to be bringing you our latest research and updates! Stay tuned! 🧪🥼🔬
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