TECHNICAL WEBINAR: "Metal Additive Manufacturing using Powder Sheets"

Prof. Rocco Lupoi, Professor in Mechanical, Manufacturing & Biomedical Engineering at Trinity College Dublin will talk on the subject of "Metal Additive Manufacturing using Powder Sheets."

Rocco is an expert on cold spray additive manufacturing, selective laser melting, and similar deposition methods.  He is also one of the inventors of a patented technology "SprayLaze" consisting of a Laser-based coating.

Date:  Wed 4 November 2026 @6pm (following a short AGM)

Where: on MS Teams - register here https://tinyurl.com/45366p6w
or scan the QR code below:

GRANTS FOR EXTRA-MURAL STUDENT ACTIVITIES

THIS GRANT SCHEME HAS NOW OPENED FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2026/27

THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS 5PM 30TH OCTOBER 2026

The Scottish Association for Metals ("Scottish Metals") (www.scottishmetals.org) invites formally constituted student societies or student groups at Scottish universities to apply for a grant to support extra-mural activities focussed on developing knowledge, expertise or experience in the science or engineering of materials and related manufacturing.

The grant may be used to support the costs of the following types of activities:

• The purchase of engineering materials 
• The cost of shaping, coating or fabricating engineering materials
• The costs of the inspection or testing of fabricated components
• Travel and accommodation costs for society members to attend events away from the home university

Applications for funding should be made by downloading and completing the form linked below and submitting it by email to scottishmetals@gmail.com.  Each application will be considered on its own merits by Council, assessing factors such as innovative use of materials / manufacturing, inclusivity of the work within the group etc.  The amount available to an individual society or student group will nominally be up to £500 though larger applications will be considered.  The closing date for applications is 5pm on Friday 30th October 2026.

Successful applicants are expected to acknowledge publicly the support of the Scottish Association for Metals and may be asked to give a short report or presentation of their activities.

Grant awards are made at the sole discretion of the Association and no correspondence can be entered into.

STUDENT SOCIETIES GRANT FORM

2026 Young Engineers Colloquium

This year's Young Engineers Colloquium was held at the University of Strathclyde on Wednesday 9th September.  

Forty (40) young engineers from across the central belt of Scotland gathered to hear short presentations from postgraduate students undertaking research into a wide range of engineering materials technologies and undergraduate students teams who spend their free time building and testing all types of vehicles - rockets, aeroplanes, boats and racing cars.

The postgraduate researchers had each recently presented papers at international conferences and treated the audience to an overview of their work.  Research topics covered composite materials, welding and materials for space exploration.

The undergraduate teams had built and tested their vehicles at national or international events and spoke of their achievements and the latest developments in their vehicles.  The spread of vehicles was impressive - cars, boats, planes and rockets were featured and we heard from the following teams:

• University of Glasgow Racing 
• HYPED (University of Edinburgh Hyperloop Team)
• Strathclyde Aerospace Innovation Society 
• University of Glasgow Aeronautics
• University of Strathclyde Motorsport 
• Strathclyde Students for the Exploration and Development of Space 
• Team Aero-Watt (Heriot Watt Aeronautical Society)
• Strathclyde Marine Robotics Society 
• Glasgow University Rocketry 
• Formula Student Team Napier

All of those taking part had received financial support from the Scottish Association for Metals grants schemes.

2026 Awards Winners

The Scottish Association for Metals is the Institute of Materials Minerals and Mining's 2026 Local
Society of the Year.  This award recognises the efforts SAM has made in recent years to widen and deepen its engagement with the materials community in Scotland and beyond, and in enhancing its interaction with young engineers.

We are also delighted to hear that SAM President Prof Brad Wynne, Director of the Advanced Forming Research Centre at the University of Strathclyde, has been awarded the Stokowiec Medal in recognition of distinguished work related to the technical, manufacturing, processing or engineering application of alloy steels, including stainless steels.

In addition, two engineering graduates from the University of Glasgow have also been awarded prizes:

• Finton Price has been awarded the Scottish Association for Metals prize for the best materials related project submitted in the study of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Glasgow 2025/2026.

• Pablo Moran Ruiz has been awarded the Scottish Association for Metals prize for best materials related Final Year Project submitted in the study of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Glasgow 2025/2026.  

Congratulations to all our prize winners.

  Pablo Moran Ruiz   Finton Price