Mark Miodownik
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Miodownik, speaking at the Science is Vital rally in 2010.
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| Born | Mark Andrew Miodownik 25 April 1969 |
| Nationality | British |
| Fields |
Materials Science Metallurgy |
| Institutions |
King's College London University College London University of Oxford |
| Alma mater | St Catherine's College, Oxford |
| Thesis | Fundamentals of grain growth phenomena in ODS alloys (1996) |
| Known for |
Royal Institution Christmas Lectures Broadcasting |
| Notable awards | National Academy of Sciences 2015 Communication Award for book, Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials that Shape our Man-Made World |
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Website www |
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Mark Andrew Miodownik is a British materials scientist, engineer, broadcaster and writer at University College London. Previously, he was the head of the Materials Research Group at King's College London, and a co-founder of Materials Library.
Miodownik attended Emanuel School and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in metallurgy from St Catherine's College at the University of Oxford in 1992, and a Ph.D in turbine jet engine alloys from Oxford in 1996, specifically oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) alloys.
Mark Miodownik says that his interest in materials came from an incident when he was stabbed in the back with a razor blade, on his way to school. Realising that a small piece of steel had done him so much harm started his interest in materials.
Miodownik's scientific research is primarily in Materials Science, Metallurgy and Biomechanics. He has also been key to the development of the concept of Sensoaesthetics, which is the "application of scientific methodology to the aesthetic, sensual and emotional side" of materials.
Miodownik is widely known for his broadcasting and outreach work. In 2001 he gave a series of talks at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) on aesthetics in the arts and sciences. In 2003 he co-founded the Materials Library, a website for people working in materials science, with a grant from NESTA. In 2005 he organised two talks at Tate Modern on the influence of new materials on the arts. In 2006 he and two other scientists produced AfterImage, an installation that explores light and colour perception, which was exhibited at the Hayward Gallery. In 2007 the Materials Library made a podcast, "What can the matter be?", hosted by the Tate. He appeared on Jim Al-Khalili's "The Life Scientific" in March 2014.
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