Th1
Scalable material discovery and synthesis research
LeadsEmily Draper, Benjamin King
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Technical focus
Six special interest groups bring the community together. Five themes set the challenges we will address.
Special interest groups
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Semiconductor processing and design
The UK III-V design and manufacturing community, complementing silicon CMOS (semiconductor IKCs, IMEC/Europractice, Silicon Catalyst).
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Packaging, interconnects and printed circuits
PCBs and additive electronics, from low-loss GHz links to high-power and harsh-environment systems, including cryogenic quantum interconnects.
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Emerging and large-area electronics
Linking new organic, soft and tunable material formulations to electromagnetic characterisation and end-user needs.
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Adaptive and functional materials
Sensing, thermal management, electrical and mechanical co-design, and metamaterials, working with UKMMN+.
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Metrology for reproducible discovery
Turning new materials into testable devices to measure mobility, dielectric and high-frequency properties. Championed by NPL.
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Digital and AI-driven design
Self-driving labs for materials synthesis, and electromagnetic, circuit and multiphysics modelling.
Community leads wanted
Each special interest group needs community leads. We encourage applications from all career stages.
Express interestThemes and challenges
Th2
Materials-first supply chain resilience
LeadsGemma Milne, Adam McKenzie, Aakash Bansal
Th3
Scalable process development
LeadsDimitra Georgiadou, Douglas Paul
Th4
Cross-scale modelling
LeadsJay Chandrappan, Shanmugam Kumar, William Whittow
Th5
Design for circularity and sustainability
LeadsLucia Corsini, Jeff Kettle