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Professor Jon Binner wins Verulam Medal
Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:27:00 GMT
The Institute of Materials Minerals and Mining IOM3 has awarded the Verulam Medal in recognition of distinguished contributions to refractories or other types of ceramic materials, to Professor Jon Binner CEng FIMMM, Dean of the new school of Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering and Professor of ceramic materials at Loughborough University. Jon chairs the Ceramic Science Committee and is Vice-Chairman of The Ceramics Society. He has used his international links, such as being a member of the European Ceramic Society Council, to promote ceramics, and materials science in general. He is involved in processing routes for nanostructured ceramics, and developing ultrahigh temperature metal-ceramic interpenetrating composites for wear and armour applications.
Jon has received other awards and appointments this year as well, he has become a fellow of the American Ceramics Society and joined the President’s Executive Committee of the Council of the European Ceramic Society.
Jon heads up the very active Advanced Ceramics Research group in the department and has over 52 publications and awards and grants totalling over £3.3m in the last five years, but it's not all work, to get a breather from School and academic matters, Jon is also a keen participant in the departmental cricket team.
