Events
Below is a list of recent and forthcoming events at Lucideon, as well as conferences and other events that we have attended or will be attending.
| 2024 | Event |
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| 12 - 13 November 2024 | The Forge 2024 (Leeds University Cloth Hall, Leeds, UK) Held by The Royal Society of Chemistry’s Particle Characterisation Interest Group (PCIG), this two-day event is dedicated to knowledge sharing and network building within the particle characterisation sphere. As the event enters its third iteration, its reputation is growing as a brilliant opportunity to stay up to speed with the latest technological developments and analytical kit, and is of particular value to organisations such as Lucideon who thrive on anticipating and supporting clients' needs. Lucideon’s Phil Jackson, who sits on the PCIG, described the value of the event: “Forge has proved popular as a great event for learning about existing and cutting edge particle characterisation. It's a brilliant opportunity for students and early career workers to highlight their studies in short 15 minute presentations. For the 2024 event, the aim is to have a more practical based conference covering the importance of particle characterisation in making a product work and understanding manufacturing processes and their development.” To find out more about the event, please click here |
| 12 - 13 November 2024 | SCS Formulate, The Future of Formulation (Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, UK) Lucideon will be exhibiting this year's event, so if you’ll be there make sure to come visit us at Stand 655! Our dream team this year will consist of Mark Cresswell, Olivia Candlin, Riem Ayoub, Liam Desmond and Tom Archer - keep an eye out for them on-site, or get in touch in advance to arrange a meeting. SCS Formulate is the largest UK event of its kind, focusing on raw materials, ingredients, and formulation services used in creating personal care and cosmetic products. An essential part of our work is in keeping up with the cutting edge of industry developments; exhibiting at SCS Formulate is an opportunity for us to reciprocate and demonstrate how we’re helping the healthcare sector. With specific expertise in all aspects of formulation, packaging, and process development, Lucideon can support and complement your internal resources, making us a perfect partner for solving your product issues. We’ll be available for conversations throughout both days of the event, so be sure to visit our stand (655) or contact us in advance. To find out more about the event, please click here |
| 7 - 10 November 2024 | Annual Meeting of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (Dallas, Texas, USA) Lucideon will be exhibiting at Booth 311 in the primary Exhibit Hall. Our team onsite will be Andrew Atisa, Leah Guenther, and Daniel Sturnick, so if you’d like to arrange a meeting at the event then get in touch to book an appointment slot ahead of time. With more than 4,500 expected attendees, the annual AAHKS meeting represents one of the fastest-growing trade shows in the world and now functions as an essential event for the industry. Click here for more information on Lucideon’s capabilities regarding orthopaedic implants, wear testing, and tribology. To find out more about the event, please click here |
| 29 - 31 October 2024 | Ceramic Japan (Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan) Lucideon is exhibiting at this event, which is one of seven concurrent trade shows forming the prestigious Highly-Functional Material Week and co-hosted by our friends at the Japan Fine Ceramics Association (JFCA). As Japan’s largest fine ceramics show, it is one of the world’s leading major ceramics trade fairs and has been running since 2016. Ceramic Japan focuses on all aspects of high-performance ceramics, from coatings, powder technology, manufacturing, and processing. Running the Lucideon exhibition this year are Carolyn Grimley and Richard White, supported by David Syrad and joined by AMRICC Business Development Manager Ed Maynard. This follows our newly acquired membership of the JFCA, which is committed to driving economic and technical growth within the advanced and engineering ceramics industry in Japan, and our opening of additional offices in Osaka and Haneda Innovation Park to access the nation’s high-value advanced ceramics market. To find out more about the event, please click here |
| 29 - 30 October 2024 | 8th UK-Japan Nuclear Industry Forum (British Embassy, Tokyo, Japan) Lucideon's Principal Consultant, Dr Richard White, attended the event, representing our materials expertise on the world stage in beautiful surroundings. This appearance marked the most recent step in Lucideon's continued expansion into the Japanese market, alongside our exhibition at Ceramics Japan, membership of the Japanese Fine Ceramic Association (JFCA), and the opening of offices in Osaka and Haneda Innovation Park. Lucideon aims to continue to expand its market presence in the country, with the intent of playing a significant role in the material aspects of the nuclear cycle within Japan. Click here to learn more about how our work assists our partners in the nuclear industry. To find out more about the event, please click here |
| 1 - 4 October 2024 | Big Science Business Forum (Generali Convention Center, Trieste, Italy) Lucideon appeared at this year's BSBF2024 conference in Trieste following some stellar work by our team after recommendations from Richard Farrow and Hugh Alabaster from the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). We participated in the SME Track as a company that demonstrates the technology capabilities required to be a suitable collaboration partner for 'Big Science' organisations, with our Business Manager Tim Abbott speaking at the conference closing ceremony. Now in its third iteration, BSBF is a unique opportunity for European businesses and organisations to be fully informed of and get involved in calls and competitions for billions of Euros per year managed directly by international Big Science Organisations (BSOs). The forum featured plenary sessions, parallel sessions on investment opportunities, 1:1 meetings, and exhibition spaces. To find out more please click here |
| 17 - 18 September 2024 | Offsite Expo (Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, UK) With precision focus on the technologies and trends that are bringing transformative change to the construction industry, the event showcased international offsite construction best practice and explored the next big breakthroughs in sustainable construction. Lucideon was in attendance, with an exhibition stand at the event. Partnering with Lucideon means choosing a company with a trusted reputation and a track record of success. To find out more please click here |
| 24 - 25 September 2024 | Medical Technology Ireland (Galway Racecourse, Galway, Ireland) Lucideon’s Clair Prior, Edel Garry, and Tom Archer attended the event. Medical Technology Ireland is a new high-profile national and international event attracting global suppliers to the crème of the Irish medical device industry. Medical Technology Ireland is also a stone's throw away from medical device global leaders, including Medtronic, Merit Medical, Creganna Medical, Zimmer Biomet and Boston Scientific. To find out more please click here |
| 4 - 5 September 2024 | International Composites Summit (Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, UK) Aimed at companies within the composites sector, ICS focuses on the worldwide supply chain for composites across the globe, with themes of innovation, sustainability, and digitalisation. Lucideon's Enya Collier spoke at this year's event. To find out more please click here |
| 15 - 18 July 2024 | FEMS Junior EUROMAT 2024 (Manchester, UK) Lucideon sponsored the conference dinner at FEMS - Federation of European Materials Societies Junior EUROMAT 2024, supporting an incredible showcase of the skills and work of science and engineering students and early career researchers. A biannual event, this year's programme was organised by IOM3 (Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining) and covered a broad range of topics, including processing technologies, characterisation and modelling, and materials for sustainability. Lucideon's Chief Marketing Officer, Richard Goodhead, gave a welcome address to dinner guests. To find out more about the event please click here |
| 10 - 11 July 2024 | The World Biogas Expo (NEC, Birmingham, UK) The World Biogas Expo is the world's leading trade show dedicated to anaerobic digestion and biogas. Kieran Wiltshire, Technical Sales Consultant at Lucideon, was in attendance, discussing how Lucideon can optimise your products or processes. To find out more about the event please click here |
| 26 - 27 June 2024 | EBME Expo (Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, UK) The EBME Expo is the UK's only independent exhibition and conference, dedicated to healthcare technology. Clair Prior, Technical Sales Consultant at Lucideon, was in attendance. To find out more about the event please click here |
| 22 - 23 May 2024 | Synthetic and Engineering Biology British-Swiss Summit (Bristol & London, UK) The Synthetic and Engineering Biology British-Swiss Summit was a collaborative venture between academic and industry leaders across the UK and Switzerland, and organised by the Bristol BioDesign Institute (University of Bristol), the Swiss Business Hub UK & Ireland, the BioIndustry Association and Lucideon. Lucideon's Anike Te chaired a panel at the summit on 22 May at the M-Shed in Bristol. Titled ‘Future perspectives in cell engineering’, the session included insights from representatives across industry including Rafael E. Carazo Salas (CellVoyant), Oliver Dovey (BitBio), Dorothea Ledergerber, Martin Fussenegger (ETH Zürich) and Andreas Meyer (Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.). To find out more about the event please click here |
| 15 - 16 May 2024 | The Advanced Ceramics Show (The NEC, Birmingham, UK) Lucideon's CEO, Tony Kinsella, delivered a keynote speech and participated in a panel at The Advanced Ceramics Show 2024. Tony's address on Thursday 16 May explored the transformative impact of advanced materials, from graphene to smart textiles, highlighting their potential to revolutionise industries and address global challenges. AMRICC's CEO, Dr Cathryn Hickey, also gave a chair's address at the event on Wednesday 15th May. Cathryn's address was titled "How the UK's Ceramics Sector can Compete on the International Stage", highlighting the innovations in materials science and collaboration models that could position the UK as a leader in advanced ceramics. Dr Gilda Gasparini, Director of Programmes at Lucideon, participated in a panel session at the event on 15th May. The session addressed the growing talent crisis in the advanced materials sector. To find out more about the event please click here |
| 23 - 24 April 2024 | Materials Research Exchange (MRE) 2024 (London, UK) Hosted by Innovate UK Business Connect, the event brought together over 1500 delegates from the materials community: researchers, academics, industry, government, investors and innovators from various fields to explore and discuss cutting-edge developments in materials science and technology. Enya Collier, Product Marketing Manager for Aerospace, Defence and Nuclear at Lucideon, delivered a talk on the subject of ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) for space applications at the event. To find out more about the event please click here |
| 23 - 24 April 2024 | Making Pharmaceuticals (Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, UK) Making Pharmaceuticals is the UK's leading free pharmaceuticals exhibition, conference and awards. Lucideon exhibited at this event. To find out more about the event please click here |
| 16 - 18 April 2024 | in-cosmetics global (Paris, France) The leading global event for personal care ingredients. The event welcomes 95% of the world's top suppliers of personal care ingredients, such as BASF, Croda, Ashland, Solvay, Evonik, Lonza, Momentive, Clariant, Wacker Chemicals, and many more. Lucideon exhibited at this event. To find out more about the event please click here |
| 9 - 12 April 2024 | ceramitec 2024 (Munich, Germany) Lucideon representatives attended the ceramitec 2024 event. As a development and commercialisation organisation, trade shows like ceramitec present an invaluable opportunity for us to engage with our industry stakeholders, keeping us up to date with innovative solutions and groundbreaking developments. Ceramitec regularly attracts over 10,000 participants from around the globe, opening up avenues for collaboration and cooperation with some of the most inventive and exciting partners across an incredible range of industries. To find out more about the event please click here |
| 20 March 2024 | Foundation Industry Strategy Workshop (Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK) Lucideon recently attended the Foundation Industry Strategy Workshop, hosted by the Foundation Industries Sustainability Consortium (FISC) at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, to discuss opportunities to drive low carbon innovation in the production of vital materials used across everyday life. Foundation industries produce materials that are a key component of everyday life, including cement and metal in buildings, glass and ceramic components in mobile phones, ceramic crockery and tiles as well as products including shampoo, and even greeting cards. However, foundation industries are also responsible for 10% of the world's carbon emissions. To find out more about the event please click here |
| 10 - 14 March 2024 | Waste Management Symposium 2024 (Phoenix, Arizona, USA) Lucideon's Tim Abbott and Enya Collier attended the Waste Management Symposium and our collaboration with NUVIA, MALLET™, was the topic of a presentation by NUVIA's Adrian Davis-Johnston. Based on a paper co-authored by Lucideon's Stuart Maclachlan and Marta Dana Fedorciuc-Onisa, the presentation was about a new, cost-efficient technique for encapsulating Intermediate Level Waste (ILW) which has the potential to revolutionise nuclear waste disposal. To find out more about the event please click here |
| 3 - 7 March 2024 | TMS 2024 Annual Meeting & Exhibition (Hyatt Regency Orlando, Florida, USA) Lucideon's Carolyn Grimley, Dan Cunningham, and Julius Bonini attended the TMS 2024 event, flying the flag for Lucideon at one of the largest minerals, metals, and materials conferences in the world. Lucideon also presented on Flash Sintering during the event. To find out more about the event please click here |
| 14 February 2024 | AMRICC Centre Launch (Stone, Staffordshire, UK) 14th February saw the launch event for The AMRICC Centre, a cutting-edge £10 million facility hosted and managed by Lucideon, set to revolutionise the advanced ceramics industry globally. The ceremony, attended by industry leaders and public officials, marked a pivotal moment in our pursuit of advanced ceramic innovation excellence. Together with Jo Gideon MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Ceramics, we celebrated the launch of a centre poised to drive industry-wide transformation. To find out more about the event please click here |
| 12 - 16 February 2024 | American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Annual Meeting (San Francisco, California, USA) The AAOS Annual Meeting is the premier event for orthopaedic surgery and musculoskeletal health. Lucideon's Leah Guenther and Daniel Sturnick attended the event to engage face-to-face, whether with current clients or prospective ones; delving into discussions about Lucideon, exchanging ideas, and sharing industry stories that fostered genuine connections. It was great to finally put faces to names, particularly with our international clients. To find out more about the event please click here |
| 21 - 25 January 2024 | Composites, Materials & Structures (CMS) Conference (St. Augustine, Florida, USA) The annual Conference on Composites, Materials, and Structures (also known as the Cocoa Beach Conference) is the preeminent export controlled and ITAR restricted forum in the United States to review and discuss advances in materials for extreme environments. Dan Cunningham, Business Manager – Aerospace, Defense & Nuclear at Lucideon was in attendance. To find out more about the event please click here |
| 2023 | Event |
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| 14 - 15 November 2023 | SCS Formulate (Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, UK) SCS Formulate is the UK's largest event of its kind, focusing on raw materials, ingredients and formulation services used in creating personal care and cosmetic products. In the exhibition you would have been able to find every conceivable ingredient, raw material and other vital tool of the trade for creating innovative cosmetic and personal care products. Lucideon exhibited at this event. To find out more about the event please click here |
| 1 - 2 November 2023 | Advanced Engineering (NEC, Birmingham, UK) Advanced Engineering is the UK's largest annual gathering of engineering and manufacturing professionals. The event helps attendees to source new suppliers, network, build connections and learn about the latest industry developments all in one place. Lucideon representatives were in attendance at the event. To find out more about the event please click here |
| 18 - 21 October 2023 | NASS Annual Meeting (Los Angeles Convention Center, LA, USA) Our Technical Sales Consultant for Healthcare, Andrew Atisa, attended this year's annual meeting. With over 300 companies and upwards of 2,500 physicians in attendance, the society describes the event as the Super Bowl of trade shows. The society also presented a robust educational programme, featuring surgical, medical, and multidisciplinary sessions that presented the latest issues and trends in spine research. To find out more about the event please click here |
| 18 - 19 October 2023 | RCI Show (Stadium MK, Milton Keynes, UK) The RCI Show brings the entire roofing, cladding, and insulation supply chain together. The event allows visitors to compare and source new products, learn from the experts, and hear about the important issues currently impacting the market. Lucideon will be exhibiting at this event and will be at Stand 4. To find out more about the event please click here |
| 19 - 20 September 2023 | Offsite Expo (Building Society Arena, Coventry, UK) The event hosted leading UK and international offsite manufacturers and component suppliers who showcased a broad spectrum of panelised, volumetric modular solutions, pod and prefabricated MEP solutions, as well as the latest digital and BIM technology. Lucideon exhibited and took part in the 'Designing for Offsite’ panel discussion session. To find out more please click here |
| 19 September 2023 | Offsite Awards (Building Society Arena, Coventry, UK) The Offsite Construction Awards returned to the Coventry Building Society Arena, to run alongside the Offsite Expo. Offsite technology is changing the contemporary built environment - driving forward projects that represent outstanding examples of prefabrication and factory-based methods, products, systems and disciplines. Lucideon sponsored the 'Pioneer of the Year' award at this event. To find out more please click here |
| 12 - 14 September 2023 | Microbiome Movement – Skin Health & Dermatology (San Diego, USA) The conference united researchers from academia and industry to address the unique areas of scientific R&D, as well as the consumer interfacing aspect of the skin microbiome industry. Michelle Chen, our Senior Technical Sales – Healthcare, was in attendance. To find out more please click here |
| 28 - 29 June 2023 | The Advanced Ceramics Show (NEC, Birmingham, UK) A free-to-attend exhibition and conference that brought together a highly focused audience from industry, academia and commercial R&D involved in the latest technical ceramic solutions. Lucideon both attended and exhibited. To find out more about the event please click here |
| 2 - 3 May 2023 | Ceramics Expo (Michigan, USA) Ceramics Expo brought together the global ceramics and glass supply chains to source the latest materials, components and technologies, provide face-to-face networking and business opportunities, and discuss the future challenges and opportunities facing the technical ceramics industry. Dan Cunningham, our Business Manager - Aerospace, Defense & Nuclear (US), featured in the ‘Ceramics in Critical Environments’ panel discussion. To find out more about the event please click here |
| 28 - 30 March 2023 | In-Cosmetics Global (Barcelona, Spain) We exhibited at In-Cosmetics Global, the leading global event for personal care ingredients. To find out more about the event please click here |
| 22 March 2023 | Advanced Ceramics - Key Materials for Industry Innovations (Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce, Stoke-on-Trent, UK) Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce and Lucideon hosted 'Advanced Ceramics - Key Materials for Industry Innovations', a half-day event showcasing how advanced ceramics can improve manufacturing processes and product performance. |
| 2022 | Event |
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| 29 November 2022 | Delivering Net Zero for British Ceramics (Keele Hall, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK) At this new industry conference, recognising the extensive cross-cutting action being undertaken in decarbonising the UK ceramic sector, Mark Dudson presented "Supporting HyDeploy in the Ceramics Sector" - an overview of the 20% hydrogen blend combustion gas firings at Lucideon on safety critical ceramics to investigate headline performance changes. To find out more about the event please click here |
| 4 October 2022 | Webinar: Hydrogen - Diffusion, Permeability, Hydride Formation and Metallic Embrittlement - A Metallurgical Perspective on Hydrogen Issues. Part 2 - Hydride Formation & Embrittlement The growing use of hydrogen in the energy industry sets in motion a myriad of metallurgical issues and problems. The metallurgical community has long been dealing with problems associated with hydrogen interaction with metals; from containment in its liquid state at cryogenic temperatures to its burning as a fuel at high temperatures and everything in between. This two-part webinar series deals with some of the more complex metallurgical issues related to hydrogen. Part 2 of this webinar series (this webinar) addresses hydride formation and embrittlement. The dynamics of how hydrogen diffuses and infiltrates into a metal structure is shown. How the reactivity of hydrogen causes hydrides to form and coalesce in critical areas leading to embrittlement is discussed. How embrittlement is evaluated for particular metal systems is also shown. And finally, the preventative measures which can be implemented to prevent hydrogen embrittlement are presented. |
| 20 - 21 September 2022 | Offsite Expo (Coventry, UK) Once again we exhibited at this event. The event brought together those who are driving change in the construction sector, playing host to the leading UK and international offsite manufacturers and component suppliers over two days showcasing a broad spectrum of panelised, volumetric modular solutions, pod and prefabricated MEP solutions, as well as the latest in Digital and BIM technology. To find out more please click here |
| 20 September 2022 | Offsite Construction Awards (Coventry, UK) Running alongside Offsite Expo, the Offsite Awards celebrates companies at the forefront of innovation and expertise. Lucideon sponsored the Pioneer of the Year category! To find out more please click here |
| 6 September 2022 | Webinar: Hydrogen - Diffusion, Permeability, Hydride Formation and Metallic Embrittlement - A Metallurgical Perspective on Hydrogen Issues. Part I - Containment, Diffusion & Permeability The growing use of hydrogen in the energy industry sets in motion a myriad of metallurgical issues and problems. The metallurgical community has long been dealing with problems associated with hydrogen interaction with metals; from containment in its liquid state at cryogenic temperatures to its burning as a fuel at high temperatures and everything in between. This two-part webinar series deals with some of the more complex metallurgical issues related to hydrogen. Part I (this webinar) addresses issues associated with cryogenic containment, diffusion, and permeability. A discussion of cryogenic materials selection and processing is presented addressing proper containment of hydrogen at extremely low temperatures. The nature of hydrogen gas is covered with a discussion revolving around the very small and very reactive nature of the hydrogen atom. It can diffuse through any material and permeate its microstructure. You can’t stop it, but maybe you can slow it down and control it. |
| 29 - 31 August 2022 | Ceramics Expo 2022 (Huntington Convention Center, Cleveland, Ohio, US) Lucideon exhibited at Ceramics Expo, North America’s premier exhibition and conference for the advanced ceramic and glass supply chain. Ceramics Expo was co-located with a new event: Thermal Technologies Expo – the only free-to-attend large scale exhibition and conference dedicated to the thermal engineering sector. Visit the website to find out more |
| 27 July 2022 | New Ceramic Technologies for the Move to Net-Zero (The Gallery, Catalyst Building, Staffordshire University, Stoke-On-Trent, UK) Lucideon and the Transforming Foundation Industries Network+ hosted the next American Ceramics Society UK Chapter meeting. The focus of this event was on how ceramic technologies can be the solution and catalyst to achieve Net-Zero targets for the Ceramic sector but also more widely as enabling advanced materials. The meeting will showcase current developments and latest progress to address the challenges of de-carbonisation and efficiency improvement. To find out more about the event please click here |
| 21 July 2022 | NDA Group Supply Chain Event (The International Centre, Telford, Shropshire, UK) Lucideon exhibited at this event, which attracts 1700 delegates, providing opportunities to network with more than 300 exhibiting companies. With a particular focus on SMEs, the aim was to attract new business to the nuclear decommissioning sector. To find out more about the event please click here |
| 29 - 30 June 2022 | Ceramics UK (NEC, Birmingham, UK) At this leading ceramics event in the UK, David Pearmain from Lucideon gave a presentation on advanced sintering technologies for energy efficient ceramic processing. Lucideon was at stand number 18-627. Visit the website to find out more |
| 24 May 2022 | MaterialsMatrix Online Panel: How Collaboration Can Drive Innovation In this free 1 hour on-line session hosted by Stuart MacLachlan, we discussed collaborative innovation, type of support, how the process works, case studies and more. Three presentations were followed by a panel discussion for questions. |
| 27 April 2022 | Webinar: Methods for Durability Assessment of Building Materials (Online) In this webinar, which was hosted by Trevor Clements at Hertfordshire Building Control, Joanne Booth, Business Manager, Construction at Lucideon and Andrea Sansone, Segment Manager for Construction at Lucideon were guest speakers. To view the webinar recording, please click here |
| 27 April 2022 | Ceramic Innovation Network (CIN): How to Bridge the Gap from Lab to Product and Teach the Next Generation (University of Manchester, Manchester, UK) The 2022 Ceramic Innovation Network (CIN) event brought together academics and industrialists from all subsectors of the ceramic industry seeking to explore the challenges of bridging the gap from the lab to product and teaching the next generation. Speakers included Alex Patrick-Smith from Hinton Perry & Davenhill, Professor Laura Cohen from Manchester University and Royce Institute, Imogen Harding from Ibstock, Sarah-Jane Clelland from Henry Royce Institute, Ajay Kapadia from the KTN, Dr Ahmed Khalil from Exeter University, Professor Ozge Akbulut from Sabanci University and Lucideon's CEO, Tony Kinsella. |
| 6 - 10 March 2022 | WM2022 Conference (Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA) Lucideon both attended and presented at this event. Carolyn Grimley, Commercial Engineer, Ceramics at Lucideon presented a paper titled: Flash Sintering, a Novel Technique, for Nuclear Waste Management and Stuart MacLachlan presented: Encapsulation Using Adapted Geopolymer Formulations Based on Foundation Industry Wastes. Visit the website to find out more |
| 10 February 2022 | Online Panel Event: It’s a Material World: How Materials Science Education is Advancing the STEM Workforce To celebrate National Apprenticeship Week 2022, Lucideon hosted a live online panel event, 'It's a Material World: How Materials Science Education is Advancing the STEM Workforce'. Hosted by Jeffrey Fox, Partnership Development Manager at AMRICC, the panel explored what the current STEM landscape looks like, the importance of education and upskilling, and how both of these things affect students, employers and job seekers alike. |