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Materials Science Conference - Business Opportunities
Feb 22 2016
Lancaster University is inviting business leaders to discover how new materials are changing the world and providing scientific and commercial opportunities at its Materials Science Conference, to be held on March 22nd & 23rd, at the Lancaster House Hotel. The conference will foster collaborations between academia and industry and celebrate the creation of Lancaster’s Materials Science Institute.
The conference will include keynote speakers from industry - including CIP Technologies, Hitachi, and DuPont Teijin Films UK - Lancaster University, the High Value Manufacturing Catapult and the EPSRC (The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council). There will also be a wine reception at an exhibition of Lancaster’s research expertise, providing excellent networking opportunities.
Oleg Kolosov, Professor of Nanoscience at Lancaster University, said: “Materials science underpins success of all technologies and industry sectors and is a hugely important area of innovation and potential for economic growth of our society.
“This conference is an opportunity to highlight the commercial and societal benefits advances in materials science can bring, as well as to demonstrate Lancaster’s cutting-edge facilities and expertise in the field.”
On both Tuesday and Wednesday the conference will feature a series of short talks from academia, the public sector, and industry, focusing on four themes;
- Photonics and nanostructures
- Quantum sciences
- Artificial materials
- Chemical and biological materials
Attendees will also get the chance to look around some of Lancaster’s cutting-edge facilities with guided tours of the Physics Department, including the new £4m class 100 and class 1000 clean rooms, the Chemistry Department and the new award-winning Engineering Department.
For more information and to book places visit www.lancaster.ac.uk/materials-science-institute
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