Materials Science
#MondayMaterials Episode 31 – Dr Claudia Henninger (Part II)
Meet the Department 26th September 2017
We are pleased to bring you a brand new #MondayMaterials. You may remember our chat with Dr Claudia Henninger last summer. She agreed to sit down with us again and tell us what she’s working on now: Hi Claudia – it’s great to catch up again! It’s been more than a year since we chatted, […]
#MondayMaterials Episode 29 – Naa-dei Nikoi
Meet the Department 27th February 2017
Hello all. Welcome back once more. We’re on Episode 29 of #MondayMaterials now, and today we’re meeting Naa-dei Nikoi. Naa-dei is a PhD student working in the Biomaterials research area. It’s easy to forget that we have people in this school working on amazing medical advances, but Naa-dei was a stark reminder. As another piece […]
#MondayMaterials Episode 28 – Lara Debenham
Meet the Department 23rd January 2017
Okay. So today we reach Episode 28 of #MondayMaterials and it’s one of the highlights of the series so far. Lara Debenham, a PhD student, came highly recommended by Chris Blanford, who you might remember from an earlier episode. According to Chris, Lara is someone who is extremely passionate about her subject and very capable […]
#MondayMaterials Episode 25 – Professor Philip Withers
Meet the Department 3rd October 2016
Hello all. Thanks for joining me for the 25th episode of #MondayMaterials, featuring Professor Philip Withers. Phil was officially named as our inaugural Regius Professor of Materials by Her Majesty the Queen this weekend, so we couldn’t think of a better person to be talking to on this chilly Monday morning. On top of that […]
#MondayMaterials Episode 24 – Dr Steve Edmondson
Meet the Department 15th August 2016
Hi all. #MondayMaterials is back. Thanks for your patience during a busy period caused by holidays and jam-packed schedules. We’re here now, though. And Steve Edmondson, a member of the Polymers, Composites and Carbon Research Group, was definitely worth the wait: Hi Steve. Thanks for talking to us. Could you please describe your research, for […]
#MondayMaterials Episode 22 – Dr Sarah-Jane Clelland
#MondayMaterials 16th May 2016
Welcome back everyone. It’s been three weeks since #MondayMaterials met up with Andrew Thomas from Biomaterials, and today we find ourselves back in the same building. This time, though, we’re visiting the Henry Moseley X-ray Imaging Facility (HMXIF) to talk to their Project Officer, Dr Sarah-Jane Clelland. I was introduced to Sarah-Jane by Chris Blanford, a former […]
#MondayMaterials Episode 20 – Professor Bill Sampson
#MondayMaterials 4th April 2016
As we are, somehow, already at the 20th episode of #MondayMaterials, we thought we’d celebrate the landmark with something a little bit special. So today we’re bringing you a fantastic interview with our very own Head of School, Professor Bill Sampson. I’ve been lucky enough to chat with Bill on various occasions now, and it’s […]
#MondayMaterials Episode 19 – Aidan Rooney
#MondayMaterials 14th March 2016
Aidan Rooney first came to my attention when I had only been in my role for a few weeks. I was searching around for some PhD students to interview for #MondayMaterials, and whenever I asked someone on the a materials scientist from the School it was Aidan’s name that came up. We originally scheduled an interview […]
After Uni with Seb Leaper
Alumni 9th February 2016
The After Uni series returns today, although this time it features somebody who is technically still with us at The University of Manchester. While Seb Leaper might have graduated from the School of Materials, he enjoyed his time he so much that he decided to stay. Find out more below: Hi Seb, thanks for talking […]
#MondayMaterials Episode 12 – Dr Christopher Blanford
Meet the Department 9th November 2015
I first came across Dr Christopher Blanford’s name a few years ago. I worked for the Faculty of Life Sciences in my previous role at the University, and in that role I used to help look after the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology’s website. Christopher is a research group leader within that institute, and I clearly remember […]