From hosting visits of high school and university students to participating in the European Researchers Night or the World Economic Forum. At the IMDEA Materials Institute we are fully aware that being able to explain the relevance and nature of the research we do to non-specialised audiences is the best way to create social awareness about the importance of science and technology in our daily life and also to raise the curiosity of the younger generations to pursue a career in materials science and engineering.
Senior researchers, postdocs, PhD students, lab technicians as well as personnel from the project management and technology offices are involved in these actions, ensuring that the experience of working on an institution such as IMDEA Materials is passed on to all kinds of public.
Below, you can get a sample about the outreach activities that we are engaged in.
We are delighted to announce the launch of the IMDEA Materials Institute 2019 Annual Report, designed to give you an overview of the Institute and its main achievements from the previous year.
We are glad to announce the second episode of the IMDEA Materials Institute webinar series, that will take place the 27th of May at 12.00pm Madrid time to be hosted by Dr. Damien Tourret on Microstructure prediction and modelling.
Discover how our grandchildren’s Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) will be in the future in this TEDx talk by IMDEA Materials Institute chemist and head of our Optoelectronics research group, Dr. Rubén Costa.
The RSEQ has published an interactive periodic table where we can enjoy a short and didactic description of all the chemical elements. Dr. Rubén D. Costa has participated in this initiative describing the Curium element.
This year’s Madrid Fair for Science and Innovation was a great opportunity to have been able to transmit the research of excellence in science and materials engineering to all those in attendance.
Last week we participated in the program “4ºESO + empresa”, through which high school students of the Lourdes School made an approach to an adult work environment and thus better understand the world of work.
Last Tuesday, February 8, IMDEA Materials opened the doors to children of the Community of Madrid to have the opportunity to know the great work done by women scientists and transmit them the enthusiasm they have in science. In the
Are you interested in learning how we contribute to improve 3D printing of metals?, do you want to manufacture composite materials or learn how to improve the fire behabiour of plastics?. You can visit us next November 14th as part
A delegation from the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research visited IMDEA Materials Institute’s facilities with the objective of exploring possible future lines of collaboration.
The past 4th of May, IMDEA Materials Institute took part in the “Graphene Market Place” event, organised by Airbus in Getafe (Madrid), which counted with the participation of the 2010 Physics Nobel Prize, Konstantin Novoselov.
The European Researchers’ Night Madrid 2016 will take place next Friday 30th of September 2016. The events showcase what researchers really do for society, in interactive and engaging ways.
Various researchers from IMDEA Materials Institute will participate in a variety of activities related to our scientific research in a number of fields of materials science and technology transfer to industry.
The European researchers’ nights are events dedicated to popular science and fun learning. They are an opportunity to meet researchers, talk to them, and to find out what they really do for society, in interactive and engaging ways.
Location
C/ Eric Kandel, 2
Tecnogetafe
28906, Getafe, Madrid (Spain)