How to take your career to the next level
Starting a new role is always difficult, but how do you make the right decisions and choices to progress your career?
Join past and current Student & Early Career Committee Chairs as they discuss the advice they followed and how they made their career choices.
Timetable
12:00 Join
12:05 Welcome & Introductions
12:10 How to take your career to the next level
Dr Kate Thornton CEng CSci FIMMM, SECC Chair 2016-17
Dr Sam Cruchley CEng FIMMM, SECC Chair 2018-2019
Mr Martyn Jones CEng FIMMM, SECC Chair 2020-21
Dr Aimee Goodall CSci MIMMM, SECC Chair 2022-23
13:10 Q&A session
13:30 END
Speakers
President 2023-2024
Dr Kate Thornton CEng CSci FIMMM
President 2023-2024
Dr Kate Thornton CEng CSci FIMMM
Kate works as a Lead Research Scientist at Croda in Widnes and Her work is focused on sustainable Biopolymers.
Kate studied Biomedical Material Science for her undergraduate degree at the University of Manchester. She then went on to complete her PhD in self-assembled peptide hydrogels for the three-dimensional culture of Embryonic Stem Cells at the same University.
Kate first became involved with the IOM3 as a student in the Younger Members' Committee (now known as the Student & Early Career Group) in 2008 and succeeded Neil Glover as President in January 2023.
Dr Sam Cruchley CEng FIMMM
Sam is currently working as an Associate Professor and Head of Education in the School of Metallurgy and Materials at the University of Birmingham. In this role he has a significant teaching and leadership role within the School and conducts research in both materials science and pedagogy. His current research interests include mechanical property, oxidation and corrosion interactions in high performance metallic alloys and optimisation of advanced manufacturing techniques, as well as innovative methods of teaching, including the use of technology and different types of assessment and feedback.
Prior to his current role, he started his career by completing a PhD in high temperature oxidation of Ni-based superalloys and the role of oxidation in fatigue crack initiation at the University of Birmingham in 2015. Following this, he went to work in industry for a number of years spending some time working for the National Nuclear Laboratory as a metallurgist within the waste management and decommissioning team and then worked for Rolls-Royce plc. as a Materials Scientist within the Materials, Corrosion and Chemistry team, before returning to the University of Birmingham.
Throughout his career he has always had a significant involvement with the IOM3, starting as being a member and then Chair of the Younger Members’ Committee (now Student and Early Career Committee) and is now a member of the Accreditation and Professional Formation committee. This involves carrying out accreditation visits for University and professional development programmes.
Mr Martyn Jones CEng FIMMM
Martyn is currently working for Rolls-Royce plc in Repair Technology, where his role is to develop strategic repair technologies and to support current repair capability acquisition programmes. He is also reading for his PhD with the University of Sheffield which is part-time and industrially based. Prior to working for Rolls-Royce plc he graduated from the University of Sheffield with a first class honours degree in Aerospace Materials, which included a 5-month internship which was completed with Rolls-Royce. It was following this placement that he gained a place on the Rolls-Royce plc graduate scheme. During his time on the graduate scheme, he became a STEM ambassador, leading a project aimed at encouraging school children to go on to study STEM subjects by enthusing them about science and maths - one of his passions!
His other academic achievements include being awarded the Nesthill medal for work on physical metallurgy and the Armourers and Brasiers medal for greatest distinction shown by candidates reading for BEng (Level 3) or MEng (Level 4).
In his spare time he regularly officiates in grass roots football and also enjoys travelling.
Chair, SECC (2022-23)
Dr Aimee Goodall CEng CSci MIMMM
Chair, SECC (2022-23)
Dr Aimee Goodall CEng CSci MIMMM
TATA Steel
Aimee is currently the Through Chain Value Manager for Tata Steel UK. Previous work experience includes working for 4 years as a Process Technology Specialist on the galvanising line in Llanwern, South Wales.
Aimee studied for a Forensic Science undergraduate degree at De Montfort University, Leicester. During the degree she realised her interest for material science. Aimee then carried out a 3-month summer placement at the Corby, Tata Steel site. She gained a PhD in the Phase Transformation and Microstructural Modelling Group at the University of Birmingham looking at the heat treatment of high strength low alloyed steel.
In her spare time, Aimee is a keen reader, swimmer and is part of a musical show choir.
Event co-ordinator
Chair, SECC
Dr Ilija Rasovic MIMMM
Chair, SECC
Dr Ilija Rasovic MIMMM
University of Birmingham
Ilija is Associate Professor at the University of Birmingham. He earned his MEng in Materials Science from Corpus Christi College, Oxford, followed by a DPhil in Materials from St Cross College, Oxford. His primary research interests focus on fullerenes and supramolecular systems with particular application in biomedical contexts.
Ilija is an award-winning science communicator, having won IOM3’s international Literature Review Prize in 2016 and finishing second in the Young Persons’ World Lecture Competition in 2017, amongst receiving other best talk prizes at international conferences and scientific meetings. He is also currently Advanced Materials Engineer at P1 Graphene Solutions, having previously worked on placement at Jaguar Land Rover and as a CNC miller for Lesk Engineers.
Ilija is involved in numerous outreach and engagement activities as a STEM ambassador and is committed to both championing Materials Science as a subject and inspiring students of all backgrounds to pursue further study at university. He is a trustee of the newly formed charity, Break Off Labs, whose aim is to widen participation in STEM research.
The Student & Early Career (SEC) Group represents the views of student and early career members of IOM3.
Representatives of the SEC Committee (the Group's leadership team) sit on the IOM3 Executive Board and Advisory Council ensuring that we are raising the major issues affecting student and early career members.