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Podcast, 36 mins

Special Episode - Unlocking STEM in Schools

Lewis welcomes Beverly Maloney and Annabel Lau to discuss how STEM is taught in schools.

Part of Materials Unlocked, 2024 Highlights
9 May 2024 09:00

Lewis welcomes Beverly Maloney to this special episode. Beverly was awarded the IOM3 Sir Colin Humphreys Education Award in 2023 (at the same time as Lewis received the Silver Medal in Contribution to Knowledge).

Also in the studio is Annabel Lau, a final year Materials Science and Engineering MEng student who loves all things metal. Her dissertation is in collaboration with Howmet Aerospace. During her time at the University of Sheffield she has taken an active role in the department as a student ambassador, and sat on the Materials Science and Engineering society committee as social secretary and inclusions officer. In terms of cake, she would have to say chiffon cake which she both loves eating and baking!

The three of them dissect how STEM is taught and the avenues it can lead to.

More information

To find out more about the various organisations that have supported the production of this podcast please feel free to browse the links below:

  • The Henry Royce Institute; the UK's national institute for advanced materials research and innovation
  • Royce at the University of Sheffield
  • The University of Sheffield
  • EPSRC and SFI Advanced Metallic Systems Centre for Doctoral Training
  • Department of Materials Science and Engineering
  • Modern AlChEME research group

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