• 1: Home
  • 2: News
    • 2.1: Recent News
      • 2.1.1: News 2012
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      • 2.1.4: News 2009
      • 2.1.5: Past News
    • 2.2: Publications
    • 2.3: Awards
    • 2.4: Events
    • 2.5: Calendar
    • 2.7: Lectures and Seminars
  • 3: Admissions
    • 3.1: Undergraduate Admissions
      • 3.1.1: Admissions Criteria
      • 3.1.2: Course Brochure
        • 3.1.2.1: PDF Brochure
        • 3.1.2.2: Welcome to Oxford Materials
        • 3.1.2.3: What is Materials Science
        • 3.1.2.4: Why choose Oxford
        • 3.1.2.5: What we look for in you
        • 3.1.2.6: Which College
        • 3.1.2.7: How to Apply
        • 3.1.2.8: The Interview
        • 3.1.2.9: Funding
        • 3.1.2.10: Course highlights
        • 3.1.2.11: Content and assessment
        • 3.1.2.12: Comments by Students
        • 3.1.2.13: Careers
        • 3.1.2.14: Comments by Alumni
        • 3.1.2.15: Admissions policy & criteria
        • 3.1.2.16: Useful links
        • 3.1.2.17: Contact details
      • 3.1.3: Programme Specifications
      • 3.1.4: OpenDays
      • 3.1.5: Booklist
      • 3.1.6: Contact
      • 3.1.7: Links
      • 3.1.8: Undergraduate Prospectus
    • 3.2: Postgraduate Admissions
      • 3.2.1: Projects Available
      • 3.2.2: Existing Projects
      • 3.2.3: Admissions Criteria
      • 3.2.4: Research Supervision
      • 3.2.5: Applications - UK
      • 3.2.6: Applications - EU
      • 3.2.7: Applications - Overseas
      • 3.2.8: Graduate Prospectus
    • 3.3: Schools Outreach
      • 3.3.1: Schools Liaison
      • 3.3.2: Materials Science
      • 3.3.3: Learning Resources
      • 3.3.4: Events
  • 4: Teaching
    • 4.1: For Undergrads, Prelims, Part I
      • 4.1.1: Term Dates
      • 4.1.2: Induction
      • 4.1.3: Programme Specifications
      • 4.1.4: Handbooks
      • 4.1.5: Lectures
      • 4.1.6: Practical Classes
      • 4.1.7: Team Design Projects
      • 4.1.8: Examiners
      • 4.1.9: Exam Papers
      • 4.1.10: Examinations
      • 4.1.11: JCCU
    • 4.2: For Undergrads, Part II
      • 4.2.1: Term Dates
      • 4.2.2: Handbooks
      • 4.2.3: Current Projects
      • 4.2.4: Previous Projects
      • 4.2.5: Projects for Next Year
      • 4.2.6: Project Management
      • 4.2.7: Presentations
      • 4.2.8: Examination
      • 4.2.9: Examination Guide
      • 4.2.10: Organiser
    • 4.3: UG Examiners Reports
    • 4.4: For Postgrads
      • 4.4.1: Induction
      • 4.4.2: Handbooks
      • 4.4.3: Skills Training
      • 4.4.4: Project Management
      • 4.4.5: Teaching Assistants
      • 4.4.6: Research Supervision
      • 4.4.7: JCCG
    • 4.5: For Postdocs
      • 4.5.1: JCCP
    • 4.6: Teaching Overview
    • 4.8: Lecture Lists
    • 4.9: Industrial Visits
    • 4.10: Industrial Tours
    • 4.11: Student Prizes
    • 4.12: Faculty of Materials
    • 4.13: Tutors' Committee
    • 4.14: Academic Committee
    • 4.17: Materials Societies
    • 4.18: Resources for Schools
  • 5: Research
    • 5.1: Research Overview
    • 5.2: Research Areas
    • 5.3: Research Groups
    • 5.4: Research Projects
    • 5.5: Research Sponsors
    • 5.6: Publications
      • 5.6.1: Publications 2006
      • 5.6.2: Publications 2005
      • 5.6.3: Publications 2004
      • 5.6.4: Publications 2003
      • 5.6.5: Publications 2002
      • 5.6.6: Publications 2001
      • 5.6.7: Publications 2000
      • 5.6.8: Publications 1999
      • 5.6.9: TEMACI
    • 5.7: Capabilities and Facilities
    • 5.8: Equipment Bookings
    • 5.9: Industry Outreach
    • 5.10: Enterprise and Innovation
    • 5.11: Characterisation Service
    • 5.12: Materials KTN
    • 5.13: Begbroke Science Park
    • 5.14: IIMM
      • 5.14.1: About IIMM
      • 5.14.2: Materials Processing
        • 5.14.2.1: Metal Processing
        • 5.14.2.2: Polymer Processing
        • 5.14.2.3: Semiconductor Processing
        • 5.14.2.4: Superconductor Processing
      • 5.14.3: Microscopy and Microanalysis
      • 5.14.4: Characterisation Service
      • 5.14.5: Archaeology and Archaeo-metallurgy
    • 5.15: QIPIRC
      • 5.15.1: About QIPIRC
      • 5.15.2: Research
      • 5.15.3: Publications
      • 5.15.4: Vision
      • 5.15.5: Archive
    • 5.16: Cleanroom
      • 5.16.1: about cleanroom
      • 5.16.2: facilities
      • 5.16.3: construction
      • 5.16.4: contact/booking
      • 5.16.5: cleanroom links
    • 5.17: Funding Opportunities
    • 5.18: Fellowship Opportunities
    • 5.19: Research Opportunities (ROG)
  • 6: Internal
    • 6.1: Facilities and Procedures
      • 6.1.1: FP Buildings Plans
      • 6.1.2: FP Getting Started
      • 6.1.3: FP Facilities
      • 6.1.4: FP Orders
      • 6.1.5: FP Phones
      • 6.1.6: FP Expenses
      • 6.1.7: FP Safety
      • 6.1.8: FP Problems
      • 6.1.9: FP Responsibilities
    • 6.2: Forms and Documents
      • 6.2.1: Research & Teaching Forms
      • 6.2.2: Administrative Forms
      • 6.2.3: Finance Forms
      • 6.2.4: Safety Forms
      • 6.2.5: Stationery templates
    • 6.5: Weblearn Sites
      • 6.5.1: Weblearn Materials
      • 6.5.2: Weblearn Undergraduates
      • 6.5.3: Weblearn Postgraduates
      • 6.5.4: Weblearn Shared Courses
      • 6.5.5: Weblearn PG Admissions
    • 6.6: Committees
      • 6.6.1: DC
      • 6.6.2: DMAC
      • 6.6.3: Faculty
      • 6.6.4: ITC
      • 6.6.5: JCCG
      • 6.6.6: JCCP
      • 6.6.7: JCCU
      • 6.6.8: ROG
      • 6.6.9: SASC
      • 6.6.10: Tutors
    • 6.7: Begbroke Information
    • 6.8: IT Support
      • 6.8.1: IT Strategy
      • 6.8.2: IT Support Policy
      • 6.8.3: IT Staff
      • 6.8.4: A-Z Guide
      • 6.8.5: Backup and Archive
      • 6.8.6: Email
      • 6.8.7: Facilities
      • 6.8.8: File Transfer
      • 6.8.9: Finishing & Leaving
      • 6.8.10: Firewall Policy
      • 6.8.11: Maillists
      • 6.8.12: Materials Fileserver
      • 6.8.13: Materials Printing
      • 6.8.14: Network Connection
      • 6.8.15: New Computer
      • 6.8.16: Rules
      • 6.8.17: Security Patching
      • 6.8.18: Services
      • 6.8.19: Software
      • 6.8.20: Subversion
      • 6.8.21: IT Committee
    • 6.9: Library
      • 6.9.1: Recent Acquisitions
      • 6.9.2: Location and Opening
      • 6.9.3: Lending Services
      • 6.9.4: Other Services
      • 6.9.5: Catalogues
      • 6.9.6: Classification
      • 6.9.7: Journals
      • 6.9.8: Electronic Resources
      • 6.9.9: RSL
      • 6.9.10: Librarian
      • 6.9.11: Floorplan
    • 6.10: Stores
    • 6.11: Room Bookings
    • 6.12: Car Parking Booking
  • 7: Vacancies
    • 7.1: Research Studentships
    • 7.2: Post-doctoral Researchers
    • 7.3: Academic Staff
    • 7.4: Support Staff
    • 7.5: Related Job Websites
  • 8: Alumni
    • 8.1: Giving
    • 8.2: News and Events
    • 8.3: Alumni Contact
    • 8.4: Alumni Committee
    • 8.5: Example Careers
    • 8.6: Department Photos
    • 8.7: Department History
      • 8.7.1: Brief History
      • 8.7.2: Golden Years
  • 9: Contacts
    • 9.1: Contact People
    • 9.2: Contact Dept
    • 9.3: Visitor Travel Info
    • 9.4: Buildings & Maps



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Two recent EPSRC grant awards
15 May 2012
Launch of EPSRC National Facility for Aberration-Corrected STEM
27 March 2012
New High Temperature Nanotest Equipment
13 March 2012
150 years after the USS Monitor
2 March 2012

Publication Highlights

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Novel SEM-based diffraction method for characterising nitride thin films
31 March 2012
Fracture toughness of Individual Grain Boundaries
13 March 2012
Chemistry at the nanoscale: synthesis of an N@C60-N@C60 endohedral fullerene dimer
12 March 2012
Understanding structures of amorphous materials
24 February 2012

Awards & Prizes

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Tata Steel Prize awarded to Charlotte Lynch
2 February 2012
Success in the University Recognition of Distinction Exercise
4 January 2012
IoM3 R H Craven Award 2011
10 December 2011
Johnson Matthey Prize awarded to Fred Woodcock
13 October 2011
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