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Welcome to the Particulate Engineering Committee

The Particulate Engineering Committee aims to extend the awareness of particulate engineering among industry, academia and the wider technological community, and to assist IOM3 members in professional development in the area of particulate engineering, by arranging and promoting events and other activities for networking and dissemination of information in particulate technology including both current research and latest industry requirements for future research. More about us

News

IMMa to co-organise Minerals for Life Conference

IMMa has joined with the Mineralogical Society and the Geological Society to co-organise a new conference called "Minerals for Life", to be held in the University of Edinburgh in June next year.
Mining & minerals (IMMa), 06 May 2012

EPMA 2012 Powder Metallurgy Thesis Competition

Submission deadline extended to 31 May 2012.

Particulate engineering, 25 Apr 2012

Applications open for £25,000 Materials Science Venture Prize

The Worshipful Company of Armourers and Brasiers are accepting applications until the end of March for their 2012 Venture Prize. The Royal Society are also accepting nominations for a range of awards.
IOM3, 09 Mar 2012
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Features

Re-innovating the wheel - revisiting traditional brick colour-making

Extensive firing/additional rate testing of manganese types
Traditional brick colour-making methods, previously considered unnecessary, have been revisited to simplify and improve results of later techniques. Tim Clay from Prince Minerals examines the development of old methods for modern manganese production.
Clay Technology Magazine, 12 Feb 2012

Feeling the heat - processing thermoplastics for re-use

A new thermal fluid-based heating and cooling system that could work effectively at the upper and lower ends of the heating cycle has been developed.
Materials World Magazine, 04 Dec 2011

The nuclear debate - surface and particulate engineering in nuclear power generation

Plasma facing tiles in a fusion containment
The opportunities for surface and particulate engineering in nuclear power generation were debated at a recent town meeting.
Materials World Magazine, 03 Jul 2011
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Events

CERAMITEC 2012

22 May 2012 - 25 May 2012, Munich, GERMANY

Functional Metallic Foams

14 Jun 2012, Mitcheldean, UK
One-day free event aiming to raise the awareness of the recent developments of metal foams.

Phase Equilibria: Materials for the Future

25 Jun 2012, London, UK
4th APDIC World Round Robin Seminar, a satellite event of Materials Congress 2012
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Jobs

R&D Lab supervisor/ Material specialist - Tecvac Ltd

Salary is negotiable, company supported pension scheme and 24 days holiday per annum, Cambridge

Tecvac requires a Science/Materials graduate (or equivalent experience) to join its successful Research and Development team to run its laboratory safely and efficiently.

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