SWMA @SWMA_IOM
Local Society affiliated to @IOM3. We just love promoting materials science and engineering in the South Wales region iom3.org/content/south-… South Wales UK Joined October 2011-
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Join us for a great CPD Webinar covering an introduction to project finance for renewable energy projects by Dr Michael Shakib 🧪🔬⚡️ 📆Wednesday 16thJuly 2025 from 1pm-2pm online via Zoom 🖊️Sign up here: swanseauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
Join us for a great CPD Webinar covering Low Carbon Active Buildings by Dr Nathan Cooze 🧪🔬🔋 📆 Wednesday 9th July 2025 from 1pm-2pm online via Zoom. Sign up here: swanseauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
Join us for a great CPD Webinar covering an introduction to project finance for renewable energy projects by Dr Michael Shakib 🧪🔬🔋 📆Thursday 3rd July 2025 from 1pm-2pm online via Zoom. Sign up here: swanseauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
Join us for a great SWMA Talk on Hydrogen, Welsh innovation and resources to power the future, by Dr James Courtney, Lecturer in Chemical Engineering at Swansea University. 🔬💧 To sign up, please click the following link: forms.gle/L3fUkrLETPP32U…
Great SWMA & Swansea University AIM joint CPD event coming up 🔬 To sign up please click the following link: forms.gle/mfAo7yfZyy3t5P…
Join us for a great talk by Professor Owen Guy, the Director of the Centre for Nanohealth @SwanseaUni exploring Semiconductors Technologies 🔬 📅Thurs 20th March from 6:15pm 🌍Swansea Uni Bay Campus & Zoom 🖊️Sign up here: forms.gle/XsyykFJkskQabp…
Our next SWMA event will be memberships talk by Jamie Graham from IOM3 UK Free refreshments will be served at the start of the talk. To help us know how many people to expect, please sign up: forms.gle/KyhqF5fRYSig3v…
Join us for a great talk by By Dr. Ed Smith from Space Forge Ltd exploring how to grow diamonds in space!! 🚀💎 📅Thurs 13th Feb from 6:15pm 🌍Swansea Uni Bay Campus & Zoom 🖊️Sign up here: forms.gle/GZVpiB3KKaREWF…
Want to see a range of fascinating presentations by passionate, young materials scientists?👩🔬👨🔬🌟 Then come and watch the South Wales Materials Association local heat for the IOM3 Young Persons’ Lecture competition 2025! Sign up to attend for free here: forms.gle/P6itpX8Bq8usTJ…
Still time left to apply for the 2025 Young Persons' Lecture Competition SWMA Heat! 🌟
We are accepting applications for the SWMA heat of the @iom3 YPLC until the 15th January 2025 #YPLC2025 👩🔬👨🔬 If you are 28 or under and fancy winning up to £100 for a 12-15 minute presentation, then please sign up: iom3.org/YPLC Any questions? Please get in touch
Join us this week for the materials festive quiz! ❄️ Sign up here: forms.gle/2FExZkNTp1Qpy3…
Join us this week for the materials festive quiz! ❄️ Sign up here: forms.gle/2FExZkNTp1Qpy3…
All are welcome to our Festive Materials Quiz! 🎄⛄ Thurs 12th Dec from 6pm EC B001, Swansea University Bay Campus. Free food & drink + prizes for winning team!! 🍕🍻 Sign up here: forms.gle/VTGvFvfRn1icSF…
One week to go!!
Join us for a great talk by Lowrie Lavis from @Constellium exploring how to make aluminium more lightweight, recyclable and high performing in the automotive sector🚗⚙️ 📅 Mon 21 Oct from 18:15 🌍 Swansea Uni Bay Campus & Zoom ✍️Sign up here: forms.gle/5pbSD5xrfUYH4y…
Fantastic outreach opportunity below!! 🌟
Join us tonight for our AGM. All are welcome!
🗓️ 4 September, 09:30-16:30 GMT 📍 IOM3 The Boilerhouse, Grantham Join us for a workshop on Critical Structural Integrity Challenges for Wind Energy in the UK, with Prof Ali Mehmanparast PhD MBA CEng CMgr from the University of Strathclyde. Register at bit.ly/45bTGeV
📅Join us for our AGM on the 3rd September from 6pm (online and in person) 🖊️Sign up here: forms.gle/EcJiQg2VPBEQi3… We are also looking for a new Vice President and Secretary, please get in tough if intereted!
Thank you to @DrJenBaker for a fantastic talk on Sustainable Batteries, Myths, Realities and Future Opportunities last night! 🔋🌟 Also, thank you to everyone who attended both in person and online

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Peter Dorrington @pete_dorrington
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Metallurgical Enginee... @Metallurgical_
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Materials World @materialsworld
11K Followers 735 Following Materials science, engineering, #mining and #packaging news from the @iom3 members' magazine. RTs & tweets of external sources are not necessarily endorsements.
EESW STEM Cymru @EESWSTEMCymru
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Hongbiao Dong @DongHongbiao
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IOM3 Journals @IOM3journals
788 Followers 4K Following Tweeting the latest articles and new issues from 15 materials, minerals and mining journals published by @IOM3 and @Sage_Publishing
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SUM 2025 @SUM_symposium
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NRN Engineering @NRNEngineering
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Emmanuel Shittu, PhD @eoashittu
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Rebecca Griffin @BeckyGriffin_
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Patricia Xavier @_PXavier
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C Pleydell-Pearce @profcpp
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Prof Ben Evans @DrBenEvans
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