IOM3 Investigates podcast

Spider silk has been touted as a wound healer, a magical textile and a communication device; here researchers share the intrigue.

The foundation industries have innovated and evolved separately over the years, yet they share many commonalities. In this podcast our guests discuss the benefits that come from a joined up approach such as the TFI Network+.

Greenwashing is a growing issue, with regulatory bodies looking to impose penalties for future breaches and stricter regulation, how can industry communicate the progress they are making on targets such as reducing emissions or resource usage without falling foul of potential problems?

How do we tackle the ethnic diversity issue in STEM? Professor Robert Mokaya, Dr Awai Collins-Harrison and Ajay Kapadia discuss for IOM3 investigates.

Dr Sarah Glanvill, Materials Scientist at Renishaw, chats to Fiona Robinson of WIM3 about her career.

A quick look at the Hong Kong Branch of IOM3 and its plans for the two day conference in November.

What do the packaging and mining industries have in common? We investigate.

Life long friendships and endless learning opportunities result from ground freezing projects.

BOC has been involved in fuel switching trials, we hear more.

This International Women in Engineering day, WIM3 speak to Tannaz Pak about her career and research.

In this episode of Materials People, Catherine Mondoa interviews Dr Markus J Buehler, McAfee Professor of Engineering at MIT, and Mashal Chaudhri, circular textile practitioner and design researcher.

Jess is an Imperial College Research Fellow investigating spin selective charge transport through chiral systems in the Department of Materials.

In this episode Catherine Mondoa interviews sculptor and mixed media artist Phoebe Collings-James, and Alex Austin, PhD student at Imperial College’s CDT Advanced Materials Characterisation programme

Introducing the new IOM3 President, Kate Thornton.

Our two most recent past Presidents describe their experience of being IOM3 President.

Geologists, earth scientists and ground engineers are vital to enable the energy transition, achieve net-zero, access critical minerals, and shore up the large infrastructure developments that keep the world moving.

Members of the IOM3 Student & Early Career Group explain how they approached career development and what they might have done differently.

Lindsay Davis, Senior Sustainability Strategist at Ever Sustainable joins Diane Aston to discus what ESG means beyond business challenges.

The core aim of TFI Network+ is to co-create with the Foundation Industries new science and technology that can transform their sustainability and performance.

Seaweed offers immense opportunities, not only as a source of materials and pigments, but also for food, pharmaceuticals and chemicals.

We talk to Professor Mark Jolly about his work with IOM3, TransFIRe and CENTS.

In this episode Catherine Mondoa interviews PhD candidate Sophia Eristoff and Textile Researcher Emma Wright to discuss smart materials and their scope in soft robotics, products, sustainability and more.

Listen to learn about research at Jacobs and how the company is growing knowledge alongside student employees.

Colin Comberbach CEng CEnv MIMMM was recently appointed as the Chair of the IOM3 Mining Technology Group. Ian Bowbrick interviews.

In our first collaboration with Materials People, Catherine Mondoa interviews Phd candidate Mari-Therese Burton and artist Eli Secrest to discover how their work connects through metal materials.

In this episode of our WIM3 series, Vice-chair Dr Fiona Robinson FIMMM interviews Else Ellerman of Cambridge University

What difference can an LGBTQ+ network make to your workplace?

In the latest instalment of our Inspiring Women in Materials, Minerals and Mining series, Jennifer Haigh CEng CEnv FIMMM, Industrial Water Business Development Manager at Veolia Water China talks to Dr Fiona Robinson FIMMM, Vice-Chair of WIM3 about a globetrotting career and some of the issues women face in what remains a male dominated industry.

IOM3 HK outgoing President Tim Leung and Guy Bridges, Overseas Regional Representative on the IOM3 Advisory Council, guide us through their experiences in steering an overseas branch.

Members of the IOM3 team discuss the outcomes of COP26, debate a recent IOM3 event and consider what this means for our future.

Against the backdrop of British Science Week, Rupal Mehta, Editor at IOM3, is hosting a podcast on Materials Science Outreach - how can we encourage more people and from different backgrounds into materials science?

In this episode of our WIM3 series, Dr Fiona Robinson FIMMM, Vice-Chair of WIM3, interviews Marina Kovaleva, a 2nd year PhD student at Cardiff University, UK. Kovaleva is doing a PhD in combustor designs and materials for green ammonia and hydrogen fuels.

This podcast provides an insight to the challenges facing the construction industry hosted by IOM3 Chair of the Construction Materials Group.

Emily Wood and Jim Shields of BAM Ritchies talk to Ian Bowbrick, Director of Membership at IOM3 about ground engineering.

Mark Glover, Commissioning Editor at IOM3, hosts a podcast around Brexit and its impact on two key areas for IOM3 members: academia and manufacturing. 

Henk Van Alphen is the CEO of Wealth Minerals talks to Katherine Williams about the importance of accessing critical minerals without geopolitical strife and the concerns over future lithium supply.

As part of our Sustainable Future week, we asked a number of our active supporters and volunteers to give their thoughts on the role IOM3 members can play in driving the transition to a low-carbon, resource-efficient society.

In the run up to EEC21 senior steel industry figures come together to talk about steel industry issues and opportunities as electric arc furnaces become the dominant technology.

Anna Ploszajski talks to Katherine Williams about her new book Handmade: A scientist’s search for meaning through making.

Our member network groups discuss a topic that is an increasing area of focus when looking at diversity – intersectionality

In the latest instalment of our Inspiring Women in Materials, Minerals and Mining series, Dr Fiona Robinson chats with Aimee Goodall MIMMM, a Process Technology Specialist at Tata Steel

Dr Fiona Robinson FIMMM, Vice-Chair of WIM3 talks to fellow WIM3 committee member, Marina Fernando who is a R&D Scientist with extensive experience in elastomer research.

In part 4 of our inspiring women podcast series, Dr Fiona Robinson FIMMM, Vice-Chair of WIM3 talks to Ruth Allington about her career in geology specialising in construction materials development and quarry design.

Reader Phillip Anderson tells Katherine Williams about work in soft magnetic materials.

In this episode, Mark Glover of IOM3, is joined by a group of experts to discuss wellbeing in manufacturing and academia and the impact of COVID-19 on people's mental health.

This week's episode, Rupal Mehta, Editor of Materials World is joined by four guests to explore sustainability in the built environment.

In this week’s episode, Ian Bowbrick, Director of Membership & Professional Standards talks to Jeremy Wrathall of Cornish Lithium and Reimar Seltman of the Natural History Museum about the importance of the UK Lithium industry to the nation’s economy and in mitigating climate change.

In this week's episode, Rachel Stonehouse, Policy Research Fellow at IOM3, is joined by Julian Allwood (UKFIRES) and Libby Peake (Green Alliance) to discuss the role of resource efficiency in reaching net zero.

In this episode, Jeremy Crooks and Gareth Farr share how this renewable energy technology could provide a significant low carbon contribution to Britain’s future renewable energy needs.

Dr Fiona Robinson FIMMM talks to Maria Holloway–Strong about her career in geotechnical engineering and the construction industry and juggling being a parent with a career

In the latest instalment of our new series, Dr Fiona Robinson FIMMM, Vice-Chair of WIM3, speaks to Artemis Stamboulis, Senior Lecturer in Biomaterials and Nanomaterials at the University of Birmingham, UK

In this new series, Dr Fiona Robinson FIMMM, Vice-Chair of WIM3 talks to Adele Royle about her background in the rubber industry

In light of LGBT History Month, IOM3 Diversity Lead Shardell Joseph speaks to IOM3Pride Chair, Emily Radley, and IOM3Pride member, Avery Cunningham, reflecting on the obstacles and experiences of LGBTQ+ people in STEM.

Professor Serena Best (Past President at IOM3) is joined by by senior academics Paul Hatton (University of Sheffield) and Rachel Williams (University of Liverpool) who lead research in the fields of ophthalmic and orthopaedic biomaterials to explore the challenges of infection and the role of biomedical materials research in the development of new therapeutic solutions

In this episode, IOM3 CEO Colin Church is joined by Julie Hill MBE, author of “The Secret Life of Stuff”

In this ‘IOM3 Investigates’, Colin is joined by Anne Oxley (Brazilian Nickel) and Carl Nicholas (Mineesia)

Carlo Fiorella, Global Market Manager at DuPont talks about their technical partnership with the Renault DP World F1 Team, exploring how the two parties to solve challenges and push towards a shared goal of developing materials and technologies.

As he takes on his role as President of IOM3, Neil Glover CEng FIMMM talks to Katherine Williams, Head of Content at IOM3, about his 25 years’ experience in materials for aerospace and how he went from becoming a student member of the Institute to now President.

In this bumper double episode of ‘IOM3 Investigates’, Colin is joined by Fiona Cessford (Corporate Consultant with SRK) and Adam Matthews, (Co-Director Investment Team at the Church of England Pensions Board).

In this bumper double episode of ‘IOM3 Investigates’, Colin is joined by Fiona Cessford (Corporate Consultant with SRK) and Adam Matthews, (Co-Director Investment Team at the Church of England Pensions Board).

IOM3 Vice President Christine Blackmore CEnv CSci FIMMM talks about her career in the mining industry, being a female in the industry and how she first became involved with IOM3.

In this Black History Month episode, IOM3 Diversity Lead Shardell Joseph speaks to EMM3 members Nicole Lee, Senior Engineer at Frazer-Nash Consultancy, Fiazal Hussain, Lead Materials Engineer at Baker Hughes and guest speaker Christopher Jackson, Geology Professor at Imperial College London.

IOM3 CEO Colin Church speaks to Brian Edy, Director of the Steels and Metals Institute at Swansea University and Chris McDonald, CEO at the Materials Processing Institute about decarbonising the Steel Industry

IOM3 CEO Colin Church speaks to Pat Jennings, Head of Policy, Knowledge and External Affairs at CIWM, and Patrick Mahon, Strategic Assistant to the CEO at WRAP about the importance of recycling in the UK and why it really matters.

Katherine Williams speaks exclusively to Eleanor Schofield from The Mary Rose Trust and Giannantonio Cibin from Diamond Light Source about what processes and techniques have been used as part of ongoing conservation on The Mary Rose.

This week we are joined by Sarah Greenwood (University of Sheffield / Packaging Consultant) and Sally Beken (KTN / UKCPN) to discuss the role plastics play in modern society and whether or not we can really be both plastic free and sustainable?

In Episode 4 of IOM3 Investigates, Katherine Williams (Head of Content at IOM3) speaks with the Right Honourable Charles Hendry CBE about the future energy mix.

In our newest instalment of IOM3 Investigates... The Environment, Colin Church is joined by Susanne Baker (Associate Director at TechUK) and Chris Oldroyd (Founder and CEO of Inprotec Ltd) to find out more about how Electrical and Electronic Equipment is recycled and what is needed to create a Circular Economy for EEE.