Sustainability in Materials Engineering

Emma Wilcox

Chief Executive, Society for the Environment

Emma joined the Society for the Environment as CEO in July 2015 and over the last six years has successfully overseen growth in the number of registered environmental professionals whilst also ensuring the reputation of Chartered Environmentalists and Registered Environmental Technicians has been enhanced and maintained. Particular recent success includes ensuring registered environmental professional’s collective voice has influenced policy, the introduction of the REnvP Register for Environmental Practitioners and enhancing the Society's governance.

Emma began her career at the National Physical Laboratory after completing her PhD in physical metallurgy at the University of Surrey and her degree and Masters in Materials Science at Brunel University.

Building on her academic background, Emma’s career has spanned knowledge transfer, training and skills across various technical disciplines. Having established the Energy and Efficiency Industrial Partnership and playing critical roles in creating two Skills Academies, Emma became the Chief Executive of the Society for the Environment, the Chartered Organisation responsible for registering environmental professionals, in 2015.

Emma is a Chartered Environmentalist and Fellow of IOM3 as well as a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute and a graduate of the Goldman Sachs 10k Small Business Programme.
As well as the Chair of the IOM3 Sustainability Development Group (SDG), Emma is a member of the UK Government’s Green Apprenticeships Advisory Panel (GAAP) and a Board Member of the Future Water Association.

Emma is passionate about sustainable development, noting that ‘many of the environmental challenges we face stem from our use of materials’.
 

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Neil Glover

Head of Materials Research, Rolls-Royce

Neil is Head of Materials Research at Rolls-Royce, based in Derby, and is a Fellow and President of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.

Neil has 25 years of experience of materials engineering for aerospace and other high integrity applications.  His current role is focused on materials technology to support new product opportunities in Rolls-Royce including electric and hybrid flight.  Previous roles have spanned multiple business sectors and materials engineering across the product life-cycle. 

For many years Neil was responsible for Rolls-Royce’s aerospace materials research portfolio, including the company’s extensive external network for materials research.

He is a regular speaker at national and international events and has been a member of numerous national advisory groups. He is a strong advocate of STEM education and a regular speaker at schools events.

 

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Dr Judith A Todd

P.B. Breneman Chair & Prof of Engineering Science & Mechanics, Penn State University

Dr. Todd is Department Head, P. B. Breneman Chair, and Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Penn State University. Prior to joining Penn State, she was the Associate Dean for Research in the Armour College of Engineering and Science, and Professor in the Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering at the Illinois Institute of Technology. From 1996 to 2002, Dr. Todd held an Iron and Steel Society Professorship from the Iron and Steel Society of the American Institute of Mining Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers.

Dr. Todd has published more than 100 technical papers and holds two U.S. patents. She is a Fellow of ASM International, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the Association of Women in Science. She has received numerous awards, including the Vanadium Award from the British Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, and the Board on Minorities and Women Award from ASME. Selected by the National Science Foundation, Dr. Todd received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring from U.S. President Bush in 2007. Professor Todd received her B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in Materials Science from Cambridge University and is a Chartered Engineer (professional engineer) in the United Kingdom.

 

 

Dr Colin Church

Chief Executive, The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining

Dr Colin Church FIMMM CEnv MCIWM is Chief Executive of IOM3 since 2018. He is also Chair of the Circular Economy Task Force, a business led group convened by Green Alliance that aims to lead policy discussions with ambitious business thinking. He is a Fellow of IOM3, a Chartered Environmentalist and a Chartered Resource and Waste Manager.

Previously, Colin was the CEO of CIWM, the UK professional body for resources and waste management. Before that, he spent 21 years in the UK Civil Service working in a range of areas including climate change, the theory and practice of regulation, and environmental protection including resource and waste management. He also held several environment-related non-executive roles.

Dr John Wolodko

Alberta Innovates Strategic Chair in Bio & Industrial Materials, University of Alberta

Dr. John Wolodko is currently the Alberta Innovates Strategic Chair in Bio and Industrial Materials, and an Associate Professor at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. His areas of research include sustainable materials for industrial applications (including bio-based materials, polymers and fiber reinforced composites), life cycle assessment and 3D printing. He is also a co-lead of a $7.8 million program focused on better understanding microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) in the Canadian energy sector.

Dr. Wolodko is a former Executive Director at Alberta Innovates – Technology Futures (AITF) in Edmonton, Canada (formerly the Alberta Research Council), and has over 20 years research, development, and management experience in the areas of advanced materials, manufacturing, testing, and engineering design. He is also the former Director of the MARIOS research program which is a 35+ member industry consortium initiated in 2009, focused on applied R&D and technology development for the Canadian energy sector.

Dr. Wolodko is a former Board of Trustee with ASM International and is currently leading a new ASM technical committee on Sustainable Materials Engineering. He is a Fellow of ASM International, and is registered as a professional engineer in the Province of Alberta.

 

Professor Mike Clinch

Senior Consultant & Materials Development Group Leader, Innoval Technology Ltd | IOM3 Technology Communities Board

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Ryan Milosh

Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, ASM International

Ryan Milosh is both employed by and a member of ASM International. At ASM, Ryan focuses on leading the delivery of all the products and services ASM delivers to its membership and customers.

Ryan’s background comes from a variety of industries having served as the Vice President of Sales & Marketing for an eLearning start up, the Commercial Vice President for a heavy industrial mechanical power transmission manufacturer, and a Technical Product Manager for high-temperature refractory products used in the continuous casting of steel.

Ryan holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University, as well as a Master of Business Administration Degree from The Ohio State University.