2018 starts with some changes to the CDT in Metamaterials management: Alastair Hibbins is taking on the role as Director from Roy Sambles as of 1 Jan 2018. Roy Sambles has successfully led the CDT in Metamaterials since its beginnings in 2014. It has grown to a significant size with almost 100 researchers, consisting of […]
Author: Anja Roeding
The beauty of Science & Art – Roy Sambles’ Christmas lecture
Prior Christmas, the Cornubian Arts & Science Trust (CAST) presented a lecture by Roy Sambles, Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Exeter and artist David Batchelor at Helston College. Roy demonstrated some of the ways in which light and colour may be created. He was joined by David Batchelor, an internationally acclaimed artist […]
Careers event 25 and 26 January 2018
On 25/26 Jan 2018 there will be opportunities to network and talk to the research and HR representatives of various companies about what roles there are, what they do, what it’s like to work in these companies, and what you should consider when applying for a job. Please see below the list of businesses that […]
CDT office / University closure
CDT Christmas holidays/University closure arrangements The CDT office will be closed from 20 December 2017 until 1 January 2018. Deb will be away from 21 Dec and return on 2 January 2018 Karen will be away from 21 January and return on 2 January 2018. Anja will be away from 20 Dec and return on […]
SoapBox Science – call for female speakers is now open
Soapbox Science is a novel public outreach platform for promoting women scientists and the science they do. The next call for speakers is now open, you can sign up for one of their “classic” Soapbox Science events here. Application deadline: 23rd February 2018. Lauren Barr took to the streets last summer (the Event runs in Exeter […]
New Oversight Board member
Dr. Ruth Oulton, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering at the University of Bristol has recently agreed to join the CDT in Metamaterials Oversight Board. We are very pleased to welcome Ruth and hope to introduce her formally to the community at the next Oversight Board meeting.
Training and other events in January 2018
Date Training/Event Cohort Time Venue 10.01.18 LTHE 1 1st Years 9.30 – 16.00 Laver LT6 11.01.18 CDT Group Meeting Group 2 14.30 – 15.30 Phy124 12.01.18 Metamaterials Colloquium All 12.30 – 13.30 Newman Red 15.01.18 Fabrication & Characterisation of functional materials 4th Years 10.00 – 15.30 HAR 170 17.01.18 CDT Group Meeting Group 3 13.30 […]
Christmas dinner & presentation prize winners
Congratulations to this years’ month 13 & month 25 presentation prize winners, Kieran Walsh, Ned Taylor, and Joshua Hamilton, who demonstrated excellence in both presentation style and scientific/technical content. All presenters were scored by their peers and academic assessors. Well done! What’s more, Joshua is apparently not only a good presenter but also a good […]
Prof Roy Sambles at the UK Acoustics Network
The first meeting of the EPSRC funded UK Acoustic Network took place on Monday 27 November 2017. This network provides a platform for about 100 academics, Government researchers and industrialists to get together and explore the future pathways for UK acoustics research. In January 2018 the UK Acoustics Network Steering Committee will meet to roadmap […]
New publication
Congratulations to Tanveer Tabish – he has just published an article in Redox Biology: ‘Developing the Next Generation of Graphene-based Platforms for Cancer Therapeutics: the Potential Role of Reactive Oxygen Species’. Graphene has a promising future in applications such as disease diagnosis, cancer therapy, drug/gene delivery, bio-imaging and antibacterial approaches owing to graphene’s unique physical, […]