Student Seminar Competition
Thursday 22nd May 2025
Advanced Propulsion Centre UK, Coventry, CV4 7AL
For over 25 years, the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE) has organised a Seminar Competition to foster technical excellence and to develop the next generation of composite leaders here in the UK and Ireland. Students are invited to join a panel of experts at the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK, Coventry on Thursday 22nd May 2025, to give a 15-minute presentation on their research project.
The two best presenters will win an expenses paid trip to the SAMPE Europe Conference held in Amsterdam on 6th – 7th October 2025, to participate in the European heat of the Students’ Seminar. This is a fantastic opportunity to network with other European researchers in true SAMPE spirit. The overall European winners will go on to represent SAMPE Europe in the USA. In previous years, participants have enjoyed taking part and have gained useful experience, with SAMPE UK & Ireland providing five European winners to date.
All participants will receive free student membership of SAMPE for one year.
Originally formed in the USA, SAMPE is globally recognised as the leading professional body for engineers and technologists associated with advanced materials and processes, in particular those based on high performance composite materials. SAMPE wishes to use this event to create a dialogue and network with tomorrow’s engineers. UK & Ireland universities are encouraged to invite their Masters and Doctoral research students to participate in this competitive Student Seminar. An initial selection will be based on submitted abstracts, which must be on a relevant composites topic and the student must be at an appropriate stage of their study (typically beyond the mid-point of their EngD/PhD/MSc). The presentation will be judged on content, technique, delivery and overall engagement during the session.
To participate in the event please see the submission guidelines here:
For any further questions or comments please contact Dr Carwyn Ward at University of the West of England, carwyn.ward@uwe.ac.uk or Dr Lee Harper at the University of Nottingham, lee.harper@nottingham.ac.uk
