ICMAB Seminar
\nBy Mark Miodo wnik\, University College London\, UK
\nAbstract:
\nCurrently almost all current products and materials in our homes and cities are designed to be disposable to drive consumption\, the economic engine of our age. This is causing huge pollution and climate ch ange. To address these problems we need to redesign practically everything so we can replace consumerism with another less polluting economic growth engine. In this talk I \;discuss our work creating animate materials with increased durability due to self-repairing mechanisms. I also discuss our work exploring self-disassembling materials to aid recycling at end o f life. \; In each case the importance of taking a systems approach em erges and brings with it the added complications of working across discipl ines\, from materials science to economics.
\nShort Bio:
\nMark Miodownik is the UCL Professor of Materials &\; Soci ety. \; He received his Ph.D in turbine jet engine alloys from Oxford University\, and has worked as a materials scientist in the USA\, Ireland and the UK. For more than twenty years he has championed materials science research that links to the arts and humanities\, medicine\, and society. This culminated in the establishment of the UCL Institute of Making\, wher e he is a director and runs the research programme. \; In 2019 Mark se t up the Plastic Waste Innovation Hub to carry our research into solving t he environmental catastrophe of plastic waste dealing with topics such as biodegradable plastics and animate materials. Mark is the multi-award winn ing author of New York Times bestselling book Stuff Matters. He regularly presents BBC TV and radio programmes on materials science and engineering. \; In 2014 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineerin g. In 2025 he was appointed the Royal Society Professor of Public Engageme nt with Science.
\nHosted by Martà Gich\, from the NN research group (Materials for Electronics Research Line)
\ nIf you want to meet the speaker\, please contact the host at mgich@icmab.es
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