What would you consider to be the greatest achievement and highlight of your Presidency?
It is very difficult to pick one as it is the work of a team. I am sure everyone will have their own opinion of a milestone from this last couple of years. The EUROMAT Conference is always one of the most relevant activities and consequently the success of EUROMAT 2019 is without doubt something to underline. I am particularly proud of the activities related to Area G. It has had the highest attendance I remember to these sessions. The initiative for Women in Materials Science... Read more
Posted by Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS) on 9 January 2020
The Executive Board of the MRS-Serbia is proud to announce the competition for the Award for a Lasting and Outstanding Contribution to Materials Science and Engineering for 2020.
The Award for a Lasting and Outstanding Contribution to Materials Science and Engineering is awarded to the most distinguished scientists for their overall scientific achievements which have contributed significantly to the advancement of this areas of science, the enhancement of university teaching, education of young scientists and upholding the reputation of the Materials Research Society of... Read more
Posted by Materials Research Society of Serbia on 8 January 2020
I have been involved in Materials Science for many years, first working for a glass company and then pursuing a career in academia. I have been involved with research (Small Scale Mechanics), teaching and mentoring. I also served as the President of SF2M, a founding member of FEMS, from 2017 to 2019.
How do you feel about taking up the role as FEMS President?
This is a very challenging position with great responsibility as FEMS has taken up a leading role in Materials Science.
Thanks for giving me the opportunity to chair FEMS during these last two years. It has been a great honour and I am really grateful for all the expertise and knowledge I got from all of you.
I am really pleased for having met so many nice people, I will be always in debt and willing to support FEMS.
the Executive Committee of FEMS would like to wish all our Member Societies a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We would like to thank you all for your support and attendance to our events and look forward to seeing you at FEMS Junior EUROMAT in Granada in July 2020 and our Member Society events throughout the year.... Read more
Posted by Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS) on 18 December 2019
Report on the 21st Annual Conference YUCOMAT 2019 & 11th World Round Table Conference on Sintering WRTCS 2019 Herceg-Novi, September 2-6, 2019
From September 2-6, 2019 in Herceg-Novi an international elite of scientists working in the field of advance materials, nanotechnologies and sintering gathered for the twenty-first Annual YUCOMAT 2019 Conference and the eleventh World Conference on Sintering WRTCS 2019. Exactly fifty years ago, in 1969, the First World Conference on Sintering was held in Herceg-Novi, and in 1995 the First Conference of the Materials... Read more
Posted by Materials Research Society of Serbia on 30 November 2019
During the World Materials Day 2019 activities carried out by SOCIEMAT, prof Paloma Fernandez, FEMS President and former SOCIEMAT President received the SOCIEMAT Award “Diffusion and Scientific Education in Materials”.
With this award our society wants to acknowledge the enormous work that she has carried out to bring Materials Science to the general public.... Read more
Posted by SOCIEMAT - Sociedad Española de Materiales on 18 November 2019
With the motto I’m a material person and in the frame of the Worls Materials Day, the specialist Marta Mohedano , member of SOCIEMAT gave a talk on November the 8th at IES Lope de Vega (Granada),focusing onthe gender issue and explaining to the students the steps to become researchers. The activity finished with a visit to the Autogyro manufacturing company located nearby, where students learnt about the materials used in aircraft.
Also, the Engineering School of Ciudad Real organized an exhibition of posters about Materials, made by the students. The exhibition was... Read more
Posted by SOCIEMAT - Sociedad Española de Materiales on 18 November 2019
As in previous years, SOCIEMAT joined other member societies of FEMS to celebrate the World Materials Day. The World Materials Day event was hold at the Polytechnic University of Madrid on November 6.
During the event the following talks were given by materials experts:
Periodic table of chemical elements: its role in Materials Science, Prof. Bernardo Herradón Garcia, IQOG (CSIC).
The role of materials in achieving the sustainable development goals of the 2030 agenda, Prof. Paloma Fernández Sánchez, UCM, FEMS President.
