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The UK Symposium on Materials for Sustainability hosted by the Institute of Physics and Keele University is organised by several IOP special interest groups and the Keele Materials Science community. This symposium aims to bring experts to share recent advances and discuss new opportunities and challenges in the development of materials for a more sustainable future. This event follows up on the previous three iterations of the workshop on materials for sustainability in 2022, 2023 and 2024.

The UK Symposium on Materials for Sustainability will be held in-person at Keele University. This event is free, but registration is required.

The Symposium welcomes participation from across the breadth of materials science and has included oral and poster sessions on a range of subjects including, but not limited to: 

  • 2D materials
  • Metamaterials
  • Nanomaterials and composites
  • Polymers
  • Energy generation/storage materials
  • Carbon capture
  • Materials recycling
  • Quantum materials
  • Superconductors
  • Computational and ab initio methods.

Invited Speakers:

  • Professor Amalia Patane, University of Nottingham, UK
  • Professor Kamal Vidanapathirana, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
  • Professor Kumudu Perera, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
  • Dr Zeeshan Ali, National University of Science and Technology, Pakistan
  • Dr Alex Ramadan, University of Sheffield, UK
  • Dr Baldeep Kaur, University of Greenwich, UK
  • Dr Yan Wang, University of Cambridge, UK
  • Dr Wan Maryam binti Wan Ahmad Kamil, University Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
Organising committee:
  • Dr. Nilanthy Balakrishnan, Keele University, UK
  • Dr. Juliana Morbec, Keele University, UK

Key Dates

Abstract submission deadline

15 May 2025

Notification of abstract acceptance

1 June 2025

Registration deadline

15 June 2025






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