Materials Science Club

J. Kolbuszewski, Sand Particles and Their Density, Materials Science Club s Symposium on Densification of Particulate Materials, London, 1965. 

Of all the 115 elements listed in the Periodic Table, 70% exhibit metallic character. Since the discovery of copper and bronze by early civilizations, the study of metals i.e., metallurgy) contributed to most of the early investigations related to materials science. Whereas iron-based alloys have long been exploited for a variety of applications, there is a constant search for new metallic compositions that have increasing structural durability, but also possess sufficiently less density. The recent exploitation of titanium-based alloys results from this effort, and has resulted in very useful materials that are used for applications ranging from aircraft bodies to golf clubs. Indeed, there are many yet undiscovered metallic compositions that will undoubtedly prove invaluable for future applications. 

The centre has also started some small extension centres to the rural areas. A mobile van equipped with a laboratory and A.V. materials tours different villages. Science club activities are organised in rural areas based on emphasis on the environmental awareness. 

Register for Science C/ub Organising science clubs is quite useful in creating a scientific atmosphere and each secondary school is expected to have a science club. For organising various activities of science club the teacher needs different types of apparatus, equipment and materials. It is desirable to maintain a separate stock register for the science club. In this register all the apparatus meant for science club be entered. Entries of models, charts and collections made by students should also be made in this register. 

In November 2013, the GCI also launched a journal club where selected research articles published in leading green chemistry journals are discussed and critiqued. Laura Hoch, one of the co-founders, who had prior research experience in green chemistry applied to material science at Pennsylvania State University and at Los Alamos National Laboratory, described her ideas as follows ... 

The program of this unique "macrosymposium" resembles a rich bunch of beautiful flowers each one having its own look, color and flavor. Forty three papers will be presented by lecturers who came from 15 different companies and academic institutions. Fittingly for the historic character of the show the first two lecturers will give an account of two polymers which, almost 60 years ago — in the late 1920 s — were prepared and studied on a laboratory scale by Wallace H. Carothers of DuPont and Paul Schlack of I.G. Farben the two nylons - 6,6 and 6 - which inaugurated the age of the "Man-Made" synthetic fibers a decade later. Soon thereafter France joined the club with nylon 11 and 12. The main thrust of these early efforts was aiming at the replacement of silk, a high priced material of superior quality and performance. And, indeed, the first synthetic fiber formers, were costly newcomers. Polymer Science... 

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