November 2020

Ebrima Sallah joined the M2A in October 2017, having previous studied Biochemistry at Swansea University. Now, studying towards an Engineering Doctorate, Ebrima works with TATA, researching how to improve refractory lining within the steel making process. Alongside his studies, Ebrima finds time to work towards improving the student/staff experience via his activities with the Black […]

By Kiran Mistry In order to become familiar with the technique I will be applying as part of the scale up section of my EngD project, I visited the Elmarco facility based in Liberec, Czech Republic on 17th-19th November 2019. Elmarco is the industry’s first and leading supplier of industrial scale nanofiber production equipment. Specialising in

By Becky Waldram. Dr Youmna Mouhamad, supported by the M2A project from the Materials Research Centre and the BAME (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic) Students in Engineering Network within Swansea University’s College of Engineering, held a Science and Engineering Family Fun Day at Ethnic Youth Support Team’s (EYST) Youth Centre on St Helen’s Road in Swansea

By Gethin Llewelyn. SPE Foams® 2019 was held in Valladolid, Spain, during 2nd-3rd October. Also, from the 30th September until 1st October, a tutorial was held by a world-renowned expert in the Foam Injection Moulding field: Pr. Chul B. Park. This tutorial explored everything related with foaming in plastics; right from the fundamental basics to recent technological advancements.

By Liam Cotton. I had the privilege to present my research paper at the 16th Biennial Worldwide Congress of the United International Technical Conference of Refractories in Japan. This took place at the PACIFICO Yokohama Conference Centre from 13th to 16th October 2019. I presented my paper “An Industrial Study Of The Change In Behavior Of Microporous Insulation

By James Grant. Having just started my doctorate, I was invited to partake in the Manufacturing and Materials theme review which took place on the 7th of February 2018. This was a chance to discover what projects my colleagues were working on and their methodologies having had a few years’ more experience on the EngD course.

By Sara Lairah Mugabo. My journey to Lillafured – Miskolc (Hungary) for The 3rd International Conference on Rheology and Modelling of Materials (ic-rmm3) started on Sunday morning from Cardiff Airport to Budapest via Amsterdam, and finally arrived at my destination – Hunguest Hotel Palota – which was also the conference venue, and got myself rested for the next

By James Edy The annual Australasian Corrosion Association (ACA) Corrosion & Prevention 2017 meeting took place over 12th-15th November 2017 at the ICC centre in Darling Harbour, Sydney. The 4-day conference saw over 500 world experts on corrosion mitigation from industries such as; water, defence, mining, oil & gas, cathodic protection and power, gather to share

By Samuel Minshell. This year was the 11th International Galvatech Conference on Zinc and Zinc Alloy Coated Steel Sheet. Hosted by the prestigious University of Tokyo at the main Hongo Campus in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. 8 members of Swansea University presented their research at the conference including Associate Professor Dr David Penney and 7 Engineering Doctorate

By Hani Hilal. On the 12th of June 2017, the first year of M2A funded engineering students embarked on the annual industrial site tour.  This began with the world renowned Morgan’s Motorcars based in Worcestershire, England. After being founded in 1910, Morgan’s has set a precedent in the automotive world today producing 1300 cars upwards per