People:
The Board
Mark Miodownik
- 1. Chrys Allen
- 2. Mark Miodownik
- 3. Matthew Saxton
- 4. Cathy Bereznicki
- 5. Nuha Baruti
- 6. Pauline Mouskis
- 7. Tom Hadfield
- 8. Phyllida Shaw
- 9. Jill Tuffee
Dr Mark Miodownik received his BA in Materials Science from St Catherine's College, Oxford in 1992, and his Ph.D in turbine jet engine alloys from Oxford University in 1996. He is Head of the Materials Research Group at King's and his main research area is self-healing materials on which he has published more than 40 research papers and 3 book chapters.
In 2003 he founded Materials Library as an interaction space for designers, architects and artists to collaborate with materials scientists (www.materialslibrary.org.uk). In 2004 he co-presented a BBC2 TV pilot Chain Reaction, and since 2005 he has been working closely with the Tate Modern organising events dealing with the influence of science on the arts, such as their new podcast: www.tate.org.uk/modern/tours/materialslibrary/. He is a member of the Cheltenham Science Festival Advisory Group.