Materials and Processes

Institute for Materials and Processes (IMP) at the School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh

Powderblade (EU Project)

Powderblade was a collaboration of The University of Edinburgh, Eirecomposites Teo, Suzlon Energy and WestBIC. It was a research and development project that used novel engineering methods to modernise the way large wind turbine blades are manufactured and installed.

Research Themes: 

  • Materials Design, Processing and Characterisation

School Research Conference success

On Friday 16 April, we held our annual School Research Conference to celebrate and showcase some of the inspiring and innovative work currently being conducted by our research students.

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Creating new materials landscapes: an unexpected new cubic alloy

George Serghiou in the School of Engineering together with colleagues from the School of Geosciences at the University of Edinburgh and researchers at three other leading research institutions in Germany and France, removed reactivity barriers between germanium (Ge) and tin (Sn) to create a new bulk cubic material, called GeSn.  

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simulated graphics of new cubic group IV GeSn

Dr Matjaz Vidmar

Full Job Title: 

Lecturer and Deputy Director of Learning and Teaching for Interdisciplinary Courses

Engineering Discipline: 

  • Mechanical Engineering

Research Institute: 

  • Materials and Processes

Email: 

matjaz.vidmar@ed.ac.uk

Telephone: 

+44(0)131 6507792

I am Lecturer in Engineering Management, based in Mechanical Engineering and the Institute for Materials and Processes.

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