
Agenda
Day 1 – Tuesday 2nd March
Research
The first day was split into parallel sessions of keynotes, student posters and talks, organised around the Royce key drivers for advanced materials research:
Time | Title |
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09:45 – 10:00 | Welcome and Housekeeping |
10:00 – 10:30 | Introduction to the Henry Royce Institute |
10:30 – 11:00 | Break & Posters |
11:00 – 11:30 | Plenary Keynotes (parallel sessions):
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11:30 – 12:30 | Student Talks streams (parallel sessions):
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12:30 – 13:50 | Lunch & Posters |
13:50 – 14:20 | Plenary Keynotes (parallel sessions):
Continuation of Student Talks in Transition to Zero Carbon stream |
14:20 – 15:20 |
Student Talk streams (parallel sessions):
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15:20 – 15:40 | Break & Posters |
15:40 – 17:00 |
Student Talk streams (parallel sessions):
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17:00 – 17:15 | Closing Remarks |
17:15 | Close |
Day 2 – Wednesday 3rd March
Application
The second day focussed on a range of ways to apply the skills and knowledge gained through a materials-related doctorate:
Time | Title |
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09:30 – 09:35 | Welcome and Housekeeping |
09:35 – 10:00 | Presentation - A Pit-Stop with Ella Podmore, McLaren Automotive |
10:00 – 10:30 | Presentation - Morgan Lowther, winner of IOM3’s Young Persons’ World Lecture Competition 2020 |
11:00 – 12:40 | Micro-Sandpit workshops: An opportunity for delegates to work in multi-disciplinary teams on a materials challenge topic led by industry and other stakeholders - topics revealed on the day |
12:40 – 13:30 | Lunch & Posters |
13:30 – 15:10 | Exploring Career Paths for Materials Scientists: A distinguished panel answer questions posed by our student delegates about the current jobs market, and transitioning into the workplace. Followed by an hour of drop-in sessions providing insights into careers in academia, industry, RTOs, enterprise, policy, science writing & publishing, and schools outreach. |
15:10 – 15:45 | Break & Posters |
15:45 – 16:45 | The Long Nose of Innovation - Dr Bill Buxton, Principal Researcher HCIR, Microsoft |
16:45 – 17:00 | Closing Remarks and Prize-giving |
17:00 | Close |