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The UK Symposium on Materials for Sustainability 2026 (UK SMS 2026), hosted by Keele University in partnership with the Institute of Physics (IOP), is organised by Keele’s Advanced Materials Technology and Engineering Centre (AMTEC) together with several IOP Special Interest Groups.

Building on the success of the previous workshops and symposia held between 2022 and 2025, UK SMS 2026 will bring together leading researchers, industry partners, and early career scientists to share cutting edge advances and to explore emerging opportunities and challenges in the development of materials for a more sustainable future.

The symposium will be held in person at Keele University and welcomes participation from across the full breadth of materials science.

The scientific programme will include oral and poster presentations spanning a wide range of topics, including (but not limited to):

2D materials
Metamaterials
Nanomaterials and composites
Polymers
Materials for energy generation and storage
Carbon capture and utilisation
Materials recycling and circular economy
Quantum materials
Superconductors
Computational and ab initio methods

UK SMS 2026 provides an inclusive forum for interdisciplinary exchange, networking, and collaboration, supporting the materials community in addressing global sustainability challenges.

Invited Speaker Include:

Dr Junaid Ali - COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan

Dr Zeeshan Ali - National University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan

Dr Gerard Bree - University of Warwick, UK

Dr Charuni Dissanayaka - AeraLung Technologies, UK

Dr Silvia Escudero-Curiel - Imperial College, UK

Dr Bo Hou - Cardiff University

Dr Roumeng Huang - University of Southampton, UK

Dr Ashok Keerthi - University of Manchester

Dr Oleg Makarovski - University of Nottingham, UK

Professor Dominike Pacine - Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Triângulo Mineiro

Professor Kumudu Perera - Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

Professor Asokamani Rajamanickam - Technical Advisor, Tamil Nadu Science and Technology Centre, Chennai, India

Professor Pooniyamoothy Ravirajan - University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Dr Sanu Mathew Simon - Mar Athanasius College, India

Dr Christina Tiango - Hochschule Landshut University of Applied Sciences, Germany

Professor Kamal Vidanapathirana - Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

Dr Zhen Yang - Keele University

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