The journal Science Impact recently published 2 interviews with the FEMS president, Paloma Fernández Sánchez and with immediate past president, Brett Suddell on the subjects of international collaboration and supporting materials research in Europe and beyond.
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FEMS – International Collaboration is key”,
Science Impact, 2018, N° 11, pp 52-53, can be consulted on the Ingenta Connect website
here(link is external). This article includes a discussion on the following topics:
- FEMS’ key objectives,
- FEMS collaboration both downstream with its member societies and upstream as part of the European Materials Forum (EMF),
- How FEMS works to support its members in seven major areas of materials research,
- The background behind FEMS hosting Junior EUROMAT and what FEMS seeks to achieve with Junior EUROMAT conferences in addition to the major EUROMAT series,
- The FEMS range of awards, including the FEMS Masters thesis award,
- Interaction of FEMS with materials research societies and groups outside Europe and steps FEMS takes to promote the work of its members internationally.
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Supporting materials research in Europe and beyond”,
Science Impact, 2018, N° 9, pp50-51 can be consulted on the Ingenta Connect website
here(link is external). This article includes a discussion on the following topics:
- How FEMS supports its member societies,
- Steps taken by the Federation to ensure the fulfilment of its objectives,
- Critical issues facing FEMS and strategies implemented to address them,
- Gender equality in materials research,
- FEMS support for the next generation of researchers in materials science,
- Impact of the FEMS EUROMAT conference series,
- How FEMS participation in European projects supports furthering materials research.
