Our next talk, in collaboration with Royal Aeronautical Society, Bristol, is Delivering novel manufacturing technologies for next gen aircraft engines by Dr James LANDER, Rolls-Royce on the evening of 9 July 2026 at the BAWA, Filton. This is a hybrid event that you can also attend online.

We have uploaded recordings of some of our talks : Angela BUCKLEY on 'Victorian CSI', Prof Eleanor SCHOFIELD on 'Conservation of the Mary Rose', Prof Adam PERRIMAN on 'Synthetic biological material', Terry REES-PEDDLAR, BAE Systems on 'REACH !', Dr Robin OAKLEY on 'In space no one can hear the materials engineer scream...', Prof Adam CREWE on 'The seismic testing facilities at Bristol University', Dr Peter MORGAN's & Dr Jeff SARGENT's on 'Sunflower science' and David Peter SMITH on 'The People's Mosquito'.

Slides from two of the talks are avaiable at Alternatives to hexavalent chromium compounds in the context of REACH legislation and 'Sunflower science'.

The WEMMA is affiliated to Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3). It aims to provide a service to all materials professionals in the West of England by organizing talks and events and providing a focus for discussions. WEMMA lectures are accredited for professional development by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining. On request, those attending will receive an official Professional Development Certificate for their log. The WEMMA committee is elected at the AGM.