{"articles":[{ "contentID": "1777702", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2026/aichemy-frontier-fund-awards-imperial-researcher-funding-to-advance-ai-assisted-materials-discovery/", "date": "21 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-21", "headline": "AIchemy Frontier Fund supports research at Imperial to accelerate AI-assisted discovery of next-generation materials", "summary": "Researchers from 天美传媒 and the University of Cambridge have secured \u00A3700,000 from the AIchemy Frontier Fund for a project using generative AI to identify new materials that can be tested in the laboratory.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sanjana Kakar", "profile": "Professor Aron Walsh", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Materials", "topic": "Engineering, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Artificial Intelligence|Engineering Materials|Materials", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1776439", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2026/imperial-study-finds-ai-models-share-a-common-language-for-materials-/", "date": "18 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-18", "headline": "Imperial study finds AI models share a common \"language\" for materials", "summary": "Researchers at Imperial have shown that different AI models used to simulate materials can independently learn the same underlying chemical patterns, a finding that could enable models to be more easily compared, reused, and combined.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sanjana Kakar", "profile": "Professor Aron Walsh, Dr Zhenzhu Li", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Materials", "topic": "Engineering, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Artificial Intelligence|Engineering Materials|Materials", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1773597", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2026/imperial-materials-天美传媒-excel-at-iom3-young-persons-lecture-competition/", "date": "7 May 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-05-07", "headline": "Imperial Materials 天美传媒 excel at IOM3 Young Persons\u2019 Lecture Competition\n", "summary": "Imperial\u2019s Department of Materials accounted for five of the six finalists at the IOM3 Young Persons\u2019 Lecture Competition, with outstanding lectures spanning superconductivity to targeted cancer therapies.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sanjana Kakar", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Materials", "topic": "Engineering, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Materials|Materials", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1766837", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2026/materials-postgraduate-research-conference-2026-celebrated-research-and-prize-winners/", "date": "9 April 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-04-09", "headline": "Materials Postgraduate Research Conference 2026 celebrated research and prize winners", "summary": "The 2026 Materials Postgraduate Research Conference brought together 天美传媒, staff, and researchers for a day of insight, discussion, and celebration of cutting-edge materials science.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sanjana Kakar", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Materials", "topic": "Engineering, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Materials", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1775403", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2026/lcn-lunch--learn-summer-term/", "date": "1 April 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-04-01", "headline": "LCN at Imperial announce summer term Lunch-&-Learn Seminars", "summary": "The seminars aim to showcase research being carried out across Imperial on the application of nanoscience and nanotechnology.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Andrew Gomez", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Materials", "topic": "Science, Cross-faculty, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Science", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Materials|Nanotechnology", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1764789", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/2026/imperial-engineers-awarded-multi-million-epsrc-fellowships/", "date": "26 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-26", "headline": "Imperial engineers awarded multi-million EPSRC fellowships", "summary": "Imperial engineers have been awarded \u00A32 million each in fellowships from the EPSRC to expand their research into how AI can be used in materials research, quantum materials science, and rechargeable batteries.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Wiktoria Tunska, Sanjana Kakar, Helen Wilkes", "profile": "Dr Sam Cooper, Dr Chun Ann Huang, Dr Max J D Attwood", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Dyson School of Design Engineering, Materials", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Design Eng|Engineering Materials", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1764321", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2026/professor-cecilia-mattevi-appointed-associate-editor-for-leading-nanoscience-journals/", "date": "24 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-24", "headline": "Professor Cecilia Mattevi appointed Associate Editor for leading nanoscience journals", "summary": "Professor Cecilia Mattevi from the Department of Materials has been appointed Associate Editor for Nanoscale and Nanoscale Advances, strengthening her role in shaping research across the global nanoscience community. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sanjana Kakar", "profile": "Professor Cecilia Mattevi", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Materials", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Materials|Materials|Nanotechnology", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1759941", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2026/new-appointments-strengthen-materials-research-at-imperial/", "date": "13 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-13", "headline": "New appointments strengthen materials research at Imperial", "summary": "As part of Women at Imperial Week, we interviewed two new appointments in the Department of Materials at Imperial, Dr Jing Yang and Professor Nosipho Moloto, who bring expertise in computational materials science and nanotechnology.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sanjana Kakar", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Materials", "topic": "Engineering, Science", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Materials|Materials|Nanotechnology", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1756616", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2026/imperial-materials-scientist-receives-tms-young-innovator-award/", "date": "3 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-03", "headline": "Imperial materials scientist receives TMS Young Innovator award 2026", "summary": "Dr Nima Haghdadi from the Department of Materials has received TMS\u2019s 2026 Young Innovator in the Materials Science of Additive Manufacturing Award, recognising his outstanding contributions to the field.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sanjana Kakar", "profile": "Dr Nima Haghdadi", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Materials", "topic": "Engineering, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Materials|Materials", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1755228", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/2026/imperial-engineers-awarded-grants-to-develop-commercial-and-societal-research/", "date": "2 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-02", "headline": "Imperial researchers awarded grants to develop commercial and societal research", "summary": "Imperial researchers have each been awarded a lump sum of \u20AC150,000 as part of the ERC Proof of Concept Grant scheme. The grants provide support for previous and current ERC grantees who want to explore the commercial or societal potential of their work.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Helen Wilkes, Kemi Aofolaju, Ruth Ntumba, Benjie Coleman, Sanjana Kakar", "profile": "Professor Dario Farina, Dr Huai-Ti Lin, Professor Bernhard Kainz, Dr Jia Li, Professor Cecilia Mattevi", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Medicine, Bioengineering, Computing, Materials, Department of Metabolism Digestion and Reproduction", "topic": "Cross-faculty, Engineering, Health", "topicLabel": "Cross-faculty", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Bioeng|Engineering Computing|Engineering EEE", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1754756", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2026/insights-from-imperial-study-could-improve-green-hydrogen-production/", "date": "26 February 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-02-26", "headline": "Insights from Imperial study could improve green hydrogen production", "summary": "Imperial researchers have gained new insights into a catalyst involved in green hydrogen production that could ultimately help efforts to scale up the use of green hydrogen.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sanjana Kakar", "profile": "Dr Reshma R Rao, Professor Ifan E L Stephens, Dr Caiwu Liang", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Materials", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Materials|Global Challenges Engineering|Materials|Research|Sustainability", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1736106", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2026/imperial-convenes-ukindia-workshop-on-demand-flexibility-and-power-system-analytics/", "date": "28 January 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-01-28", "headline": "Imperial convenes UK\u2013India workshop on demand flexibility and power system analytics", "summary": "天美传媒 brought together researchers, regulators and industry from the UK and India to examine how demand flexibility can support power systems with high shares of renewable energy.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sanjana Kakar, Anca Gourlay", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Materials", "topic": "Engineering, Business, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Energy|Engineering Materials|Materials|Net Zero|Sustainability", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1738887", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2026/quest-co-organises-uk-materials-for-quantum-plenary-in-manchester/", "date": "27 January 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-01-27", "headline": "UK Materials for Quantum Plenary", "summary": "Imperial Centre for Quantum Engineering, Science and Technology (QuEST) members co-organised and attended the UK Materials for Quantum Plenary focused on materials challenges for UK quantum technologies.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sanjana Kakar", "profile": "", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Centres, Engineering, Natural Sciences, Centre for Quantum Engineering, Science and Technology, Materials, Quantum Systems Engineering Skills and Training Hub", "topic": "Engineering, Cross-faculty, Engineering, Science", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Materials|Engineering Quantum Science And Tech|Materials|Quantum", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1737438", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2026/lcn-lunch--learn-spring-term/", "date": "20 January 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-01-20", "headline": "LCN at Imperial announce spring term Lunch-&-Learn Seminars", "summary": "The seminars aim to showcase research being carried out across Imperial on the application of nanoscience and nanotechnology.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Andrew Gomez", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Materials", "topic": "Science, Cross-faculty, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Science", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Materials|Nanotechnology", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1734575", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2026/new-assistant-professor-and-provosts-visiting-professor-join-the-department-of-materials/", "date": "9 January 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-01-09", "headline": "New Assistant Professor and Provost\u2019s Visiting Professor join the Department of Materials", "summary": "The Department of Materials is delighted to welcome two new colleagues.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sanjana Kakar", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Materials", "topic": "Engineering, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Materials|Materials", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1732989", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2026/professor-ifan-stephens-wins-2026-sir-john-meurig-thomas-medal/", "date": "8 January 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-01-08", "headline": "Professor Ifan Stephens wins 2026 Sir John Meurig Thomas Medal", "summary": "Professor Ifan Stephens from the Department of Materials at 天美传媒 has won the 2026 Sir John Meurig Thomas Medal, one of the UK\u2019s top honours for scientists working in catalysis and related fields.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sanjana Kakar", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Materials", "topic": "Engineering, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Materials|Sustainability", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1735835", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2026/lcn-industry-day-2025/", "date": "17 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-17", "headline": "London Centre for Nanotechnology hosts Academic-Industry Meeting Day 2025\n", "summary": "The London Centre for Nanotechnology hosted a day of nanotech insights from academia and industry.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Andrew Gomez", "profile": "Professor Sandrine E M Heutz", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Materials", "topic": "Science, Engineering, Science", "topicLabel": "Science", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Materials|Materials|Nanotechnology", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1718832", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2025/the-skills-shaping-our-quantum-future/", "date": "15 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-15", "headline": "The skills shaping our quantum future", "summary": "QuEST PhD researchers studied how quantum teaching and jobs connect to the UK\u2019s Quantum Missions.\n", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Josephine Hunout, Jessica Wade, Sanjana Kakar", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Natural Sciences, Materials, Quantum Systems Engineering Skills and Training Hub", "topic": "Engineering, Cross-faculty", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Education|Engineering Quantum Science And Tech|Quantum", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1717531", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/2025/imperial-researchers-awarded-european-grants/", "date": "9 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-09", "headline": "Imperial researchers awarded multi-million European grants", "summary": "Three Imperial academics have been awarded prestigious ERC Consolidator Grants recognising their research in energy materials and storage and pure mathematics.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sanjana Kakar, Navta Hussain", "profile": "Dr Chun Ann Huang, Dr Qilei Song, Professor Ana Caraiani", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Natural Sciences, Materials, Mathematics", "topic": "Cross-faculty, Engineering, Science", "topicLabel": "Cross-faculty", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Chemical Eng|Engineering Materials|Europe", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1716539", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2025/imperial-scientist-ann-huang-honoured-with-jphys-energy-early-career-award/", "date": "4 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-04", "headline": "Imperial scientist Ann Huang honoured with JPhys Energy Early Career Award", "summary": "Dr Chun Ann Huang recognised for advancing energy-storage materials.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sanjana Kakar", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Materials", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Materials|Materials", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1716440", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2025/two-materials-academics-named-among-worlds-highly-cited-researchers/", "date": "3 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-03", "headline": "Two materials academics named among world\u2019s highly cited researchers", "summary": "Prof Ifan Stephens and Prof Aron Walsh from the Department of Materials have been included in the latest Highly Cited Researchers list released by Clarivate.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sanjana Kakar", "profile": "", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Materials", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Materials|Materials", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1715951", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2025/summer-term-2025-phd-celebrations-in-the-department-of-materials/", "date": "1 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-01", "headline": "Summer Term 2025: PhD celebrations in the Department of Materials", "summary": "The Department of Materials congratulates its summer term postgraduate researchers on passing their viva and reaching the end of their studies.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sanjana Kakar", "profile": "", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Materials", "topic": "Engineering, Campus and community", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Materials|Postgraduate", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1710829", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/materials/2025/biomaterials-expert-elected-to-us-national-academy-of-medicine/", "date": "20 October 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-10-20", "headline": "Biomaterials expert elected to US National Academy of Medicine", "summary": "Professor Molly Stevens has been elected to the US National Academy of Medicine in recognition of her work developing biomaterials-based technologies.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sanjana Kakar", "profile": "Professor Molly M Stevens", "homepage": "yes", "owningGroup": "Engineering, Materials", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Bioeng|Engineering Materials|Materials", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },]}