2012 Materials Education Symposia: Advisory Committee

The Symposia are co-ordinated by Granta Design with the support of the academic advisory committee and ASM International, ASEE Materials Division, California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), University of Cambridge, SEFI, FEMS, and TMS: read more on supporting organizations »

The Advisory Committee have now selected speakers from the open application process, and announced the program.

Committee Member Affiliation(s) Link to website
Prof Mike Ashby
(Committee Chair)
University of Cambridge, UK,
& Chairman, Granta Design
Here »
Prof Diran Apelian Worcester Polytechnic Institute, US ,
& President of TMS (2008-9)
Here » 
Prof Yves Brechet INP, Grenoble, France Here » 
Prof Rudolph Buchheit Ohio State University, US,
& University Materials Council
Here »
Dr Tim Bullough University of Liverpool, UK,
& Director, UK Subject Centre for Material Education
Here »
Prof Seh Chun Lim Deputy Dean, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore Here » 
Prof Bill Clyne University of Cambridge, UK,
& President of the Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS) (2008-9)
Here »
Prof David Embury McMaster University, Canada Here »
Prof Peter Goodhew University of Liverpool, UK Here  » 
Prof Trevor Harding Cal Poly, US,
& Chair, former ASEE Materials Engineering Division
Here »
Prof Ke Lu Director, Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, China,
& Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Here »
Prof Christine Ortiz Dean for Graduate Education, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US Here » 
Dr Lyle H. Schwartz University of Maryland, US Here  »
Prof Richard Sisson Dean of Graduate Studies, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, US Here » 
Prof Alexander Wanner Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany Here » 
Prof Sybrand van der Zwaag Chairman, Delft Centre for Materials,
TU Delft, Netherlands
Here »