Inside E-MRS World - Vol. 2 / No. 4 - March 2024

March 2024
     

       

EDITORIAL

Thoughts From E-MRS
President Tony Kenyon

     

E-MRS, uniquely amongst materials research societies, represents a large bloc of some 30-plus European countries. Nevertheless, we are by nature outward-looking and global in our thinking. How, therefore, do we take our place on the international stage?

In this issue of the Newsletter we report on a recent visit by an E-MRS delegation to Beijing to meet representatives of the Chinese Materials Research Society. This is part of a wider range of activities to engage closely with sister materials research societies around the globe. We are working with societies in Japan, Korea, Mexico, Brazil, the USA and others to ensure that materials are always at the heart of future technological developments. Each society works to represent the interests of its members to research funders, government and industry and, by cooperating closely, we amplify our individual voices.

One evident aspect of our numerous bilateral discussions is our shared belief that materials research can directly address the great global challenges of our time: climate change; sustainable energy production; global health; a more sustainable and equitable global economy; and the future of computing, for example. At heart, the solution to each problem relies on materials innovation, whether that be new materials with novel functionalities, a circular materials economy, or adapting old materials and processes to the challenges of the future. As materials researchers we can all play our part in creating a better future and, by pooling our resources and expertise, we can amplify our individual impact.

The importance of research societies working together was highlighted previously in this Newsletter (Vol.1, No 4, March 2023) by the President of the International Union of Materials Research Societies (IUMRS), Professor Osvaldo N. Olivera Jr, who reminded us that it is only through working together at a global level that a crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic could be managed. I hope that we can all recognise that materials science, as all impactful research, is a global endeavour that must be nurtured through collaboration and cooperation. E-MRS, of course, is a member of IUMRS — in fact, a founding member, and one committed to a democratic and representative international community.

So, we will continue to support and build the international materials community through our discussions with sister societies, and we will continue to welcome materials researchers from across the globe to our Spring and Fall meetings to share the results of their research and to work together to address global challenges.

 

Tony KENYON
President

 

 

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