Materials Science Visions For 2020

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Materials Science Visions For 2020

• TJ Hughes

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Programmes in Advanced Technology

• Materials Ireland
• Materials Ireland is the national coordinating
  programme for research and development in
  materials technologies and materials processing
  technologies.

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Materials Research
Materials Research Programmesin Ireland
Basic (knowledge generation)
Applied (pre-competitive)
Strategic (proof of concept)
Industrial (commercial)
RTI - Company
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Research

• Focussed on a sectoral development basis
• Driven by an research agenda developed in
  conjunction with Industry
• Applied in nature

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Materials Ireland Research Activity

• University College Dublin (UCD)
• Trinty College Dublin (TCD)
• University of Limerick (UL)
• University College Cork (UCC)
• Institute of Technology, Sligo (IT Sligo)
• Institute of Technology, Tallaght (IT Tallaght)
• National University of Ireland, Maynooth (NUI
  Maynooth)
• National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI
  Galway)
• Institute of Technology, Galway Mayo (Galway Mayo
  IT)
• Dublin City University (DCU)
• Teagasc
• Cork Institute of Technology (CIT)
• Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT)

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Materials Ireland Networks

• Nanotechnology Network
• Food Factory of the Future
• Biomaterials Bioengineering Network
• The Irish Precision Engineering Network
• The Irish Aeronautics Space Research Network
• Ceramnet Ireland
• Construction Materials Network
• Irish Rapid Design Manufacturing Network
• Regional Materials Network
• Supply Network Shannon

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2020 Vision

• Materials science and technology develops new
  materials with new and useful properties that can
  be exploited by Industry
• New industries develop from new materials and
  accompaning processes
• Easy integration of new technology into industry
• Industry gains competitiveness from materials
  research
• New and advances in existing materials yield
  environmental benefits
• Interdisipline approach to development of new
  materials