Dr Mark Miodownik
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Biography
Dr Mark Miodownik received his BA in Materials Science (1st Class) from St Catherine's College, Oxford in 1992, and his Ph.D in turbine jet engine alloys from Oxford University in 1996. He is Head of the Materials Research Group at King's and his main research area is self-assembling materials on which he has published 1 book, more than 50 research papers and 3 book chapters.
In 2003 he was awarded a NESTA fellowship to create a Materials Library as interaction space for designers, architects and artists to collaborate with materials scientists (www.materialslibrary.org.uk). Since 2005 he has been organising regular seminars and workshops at the Tate Modern on the influence of new materials on the arts which resulted in a popular podcast . He co-designed AfterImage, an installation in the Hayward Gallery which was part of the Dan Flavin retrospective showing from Jan – April 2006. He writes a regular column on the senso-aesthetics of materials.
Mark is a broadcaster and writer on engineering issues and believes passionately that to engineer is human. In 2004 he co-presented a BBC2 TV pilot called 'Chain Reaction'. Recent interaction with the press includes presenting a programme called "Power Failure" for BBC Radio 4 on 9th April 2009.
He is a member of the Cheltenham Science Festival Advisory Group and a Board member of Ignite .
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In 2003 he was awarded a NESTA fellowship to create a Materials Library as interaction space for designers, architects and artists to collaborate with materials scientists (www.materialslibrary.org.uk). Since 2005 he has been organising regular seminars and workshops at the Tate Modern on the influence of new materials on the arts which resulted in a popular podcast . He co-designed AfterImage, an installation in the Hayward Gallery which was part of the Dan Flavin retrospective showing from Jan – April 2006. He writes a regular column on the senso-aesthetics of materials.
Mark is a broadcaster and writer on engineering issues and believes passionately that to engineer is human. In 2004 he co-presented a BBC2 TV pilot called 'Chain Reaction'. Recent interaction with the press includes presenting a programme called "Power Failure" for BBC Radio 4 on 9th April 2009.
He is a member of the Cheltenham Science Festival Advisory Group and a Board member of Ignite .
Picture copyright Charlie Bibby/FT Magazine