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MCG PhD candidate Minfei passed his viva without correction

19 September 2024

We are excited to share that MCG PhD candidate Minfei has passed his viva recently, and was approved by the Degree Committee without correction, being the second student of Professor Vasant's career, and one of the very few students from the whole Department in recent years, to have achieved this. minfei_viva_6.jpg (A...

Prof Kumar is a keynote speaker at RAMS 2024

9 August 2024

Professor Vasant Kumar is going to be a keynote speaker at the upcoming RAMS 2024: Recent Appointees in Materials Science, a conference organized by Royal Society of Chemistry, to be held in Brunel University London on the 5th and 6th September. Professor Kumar is one of the three keynote speakers along with Professor Marc...

Minfei is awarded with the Best Poster Prize at the Armourers and Brasiers' Forum 2024

1 August 2024

We are happy to share that, MCG PhD candidate Minfei Fei is the only awardee for the Best Poster Prize at this year's Armourers and Brasiers' Forum, which was held at Cambridge on June 18th, 2024. The Armourers and Brasiers' Cambridge Forum is held annually at the Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy in...

Our paper published in Chem. Comm. has been selected as one of the 60 pioneering historic papers from the United Kingdom

1 August 2024

We are excited to share that, one of our past Chemical Communications (Chem. Comm.) publications has been selected to feature in an online collection highlighting 60 pioneering historic papers from the United Kingdom. Details of this publication is shown below: Title: Carbon with hierarchical pores from carbonized metal-...

Prof Kumar is a Keynote Speaker in CMCEE14 Conference, Budapest, on 20th August

1 August 2024

Professor R Vasant Kumar will be a Keynote Speaker in 14th International Conference on Ceramic Materials and Components for Energy and Environmental Systems (CMCEE14) Conference in Budapest, Hungary, on Tuesday 20th August from 9.20 – 9.50 am in “Advance Sensors” Symposium. The Title of his talk is: MEMS and Solid State...

Professor Vasant is going to present at the 5th International Symposium on Solid Oxide Cells in Groningen

21 April 2024

Professor Vasant is invited to give a talk at the 5th International Symposium on Solid Oxide Cells in Groningen, scheduled on 23 April at the Van Swinderen Huys. This event will serve as a platform for leading experts, researchers, politicians, and innovators in the field of solid oxide cells to convene and share their...

MCG PhD candidate Eleonore passed her PhD viva!

6 March 2024

We are super excited to share the news that Eleonore passed her PhD viva, and will be graduating this coming summer. eleonore_master_graduation.jpg During her almost five years at MCG, Eleonore's research topic was the degradation mechanisms of 2 coatings on single crystal nickel superalloys in hot corrosion and fatigue...

Professor Vasant was honored with Whittingham International Energy Award

6 December 2023

MCG is delighted to share the news that Professor Vasant Kumar was recently honored with Whittingham International Energy Award "For Leadership in developing new energy technologies for a sustainable development in the environmental, economic, and social points of view". photo-2023-11-30-03-12-08.jpg

2023 Nankai-Cambridge Symposium on Advanced Materials

21 November 2023

2023 Nankai-Cambridge Symposium on Advanced Materials took place on November 21st, 2023, as part of the ongoing collaboration of Nankai-Cambridge Link programme. This one-day Symposium features experts and scholars from universities of Cambridge and Nankai, as well as institutions across the globe, covering a wide range of...

Professor Geoffrey Brooks of Swinburn University, Australia will be presenting an exciting talk on Tuesday 31st October

25 October 2023

Professor Geoffrey Brooks of Swinburn University, Australia will be presenting an exciting talk on Tuesday 31st October at 11 am in A&B Meeting Room (Large). Manufacturing Metal and Ceramics on the Moon An overview of recent work at Swinburne University and CSIRO looking at fundament thermodynamics and kinetics of...

MCG PhD candidate Minfei passed his viva without correction

Prof Kumar is a keynote speaker at RAMS 2024

Minfei is awarded with the Best Poster Prize at the Armourers and Brasiers' Forum 2024

Our paper published in Chem. Comm. has been selected as one of the 60 pioneering historic papers from the United Kingdom

Prof Kumar is a Keynote Speaker in CMCEE14 Conference, Budapest, on 20th August

Professor Vasant is going to present at the 5th International Symposium on Solid Oxide Cells in Groningen

MCG PhD candidate Eleonore passed her PhD viva!

Professor Vasant was honored with Whittingham International Energy Award

2023 Nankai-Cambridge Symposium on Advanced Materials

Professor Geoffrey Brooks of Swinburn University, Australia will be presenting an exciting talk on Tuesday 31st October

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