SAMPE UK & Ireland Appoints Professor Lee Harper as New Chair
The SAMPE UK & Ireland Chapter (SAMPE UKIC) has announced the appointment of Professor Lee Harper as its new Chair, following the Chapter’s Annual General Meeting held on 20 May 2026 during the SAMPE UKIC Annual Conference at Sigmatex in Runcorn. Professor Harper succeeds [...]
SAMPE UK & Ireland Annual Conference to Expand Technical Programme and Industry Participation
The SAMPE UK & Ireland Chapter has confirmed further developments to its 2026 Annual Conference, Advanced Materials & Manufacturing: From Microstructures to Megastructures, as industry and academic interest in the programme continues to grow. The flagship one-day event will bring together leading researchers, materials scientists, [...]
SAMPE UK & Ireland Chapter announces first speakers and technical themes for upcoming Annual Conference
The SAMPE UK & Ireland Chapter has announced the first confirmed speakers and technical themes for its upcoming Annual Conference, focused on the full composites value chain from microstructures to megastructures. This flagship one day event will bring together leading researchers, materials specialists, and industrial manufacturers [...]
Top UK Students Selected to Compete at SAMPE Europe Conference in Amsterdam
The SAMPE UK & Ireland Chapter (SAMPE UKIC) proudly hosted its annual YES (Young Engineers and Students) Seminar Competition on Thursday, 22 May 2025, at the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK at the University of Warwick. Now in its 26th year, the YES Seminar Competition continues to [...]
Annual Seminar and Table Top Exhibition; NIACE – Northern Ireland Advanced Composites and Engineering Belfast
Innovative Approaches for Future Polymer Composites Taking place on 8th March 2023, this seminar was SUKIC’s first venture outside the UK mainland, and was planned with some trepidation in relation to whether the greater cost and time for air travel would restrict the number of delegates. [...]
Student Seminar Competition 2023
SAMPE is the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering. Originally formed in the USA, SAMPE is globally recognised as the leading professional body for engineers and technologists associated with advanced materials and processes, and in particular those based on high performance composite materials. [...]


