Join Professor Mark Miodownik for a Distinguished Lecture exploring how innovative materials can help shape a more sustainable future, with opportunities to network before and after the event.

Event description

This lecture, part of the Faculty of Engineering & Design Distinguished Lecture Series and hosted by the Centre for Climate Adaptation & Environment Research (CAER), will explore the role of “animate materials” in addressing environmental challenges.

Professor Mark Miodownik, a leading expert in materials science and public engagement, will discuss how advances in materials can support sustainability, from reducing waste to enabling new, more efficient technologies.

The event will begin with an optional pre-lecture lunch at 13:30, offering a chance for informal discussion and networking. The lecture will be followed by a post-event gathering with tea, coffee, and biscuits, providing further opportunity to engage with the speaker and other attendees. You may attend the lecture, the lunch, the post-event gathering, some or all of the 3 parts, which can be confirmed via the registration form.

About the speaker

Professor Mark Miodownik MBE FREng is one of the UK’s leading champions of engineering and materials science. As Professor of Materials & Society at UCL, he is renowned for making the world of materials engaging and accessible to the public. He founded the influential UCL Institute of Making, where he leads interdisciplinary research connecting engineering with design, the arts, medicine, and everyday life.

A passionate advocate for engineering’s role in addressing environmental challenges, he also established the Plastic Waste Innovation Hub to pioneer solutions to plastic pollution, including work on biodegradable materials and repairable, reusable products.

Mark is a Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow, an MBE for services to materials science and broadcasting, and the Royal Society’s Professor of Public Engagement with Science. A familiar face and voice on BBC television and radio, he is also the award-winning author of the bestselling Stuff Matters, inspiring broad public enthusiasm for the materials that shape our world.