Department of Materials, Imperial College London

Department of Materials, Imperial College London
Goldsmiths Extension, Royal School of Mines
Established1851; 173 years ago (1851)
Head of Department
Professor Sandrine Heutz[1]
FacultyImperial College Faculty of Engineering
Staff165[2]
Students665[2]
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
51°29′59″N 0°10′31″W / 51.4997°N 0.1754°W / 51.4997; -0.1754
CampusSouth Kensington
Former Names
Department of Metallurgy (1851)
Department of Metallurgy and Materials Science (1970)
Websitewww.imperial.ac.uk/materials
Map
Department of Materials, Imperial College London is located in Albertopolis, South Kensington
Department of Materials, Imperial College London
Location in Albertopolis, South Kensington

The Department of Materials is responsible for the teaching and research in materials science and engineering at Imperial College London, occupying the Royal School of Mines and Bessemer buildings on the South Kensington campus. It can trace its origins back to the metallurgy department of the Government School of Mines and Science applied to the Arts, founded in 1851.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Our Staff". imperial.ac.uk. Imperial College London.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics Pocket Guide 2017-2018" (PDF). Imperial College London.
  3. ^ "Department of Materials timeline". imperial.ac.uk. Imperial College London. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Royal School of Mines". gracesguide.co.uk. Grace's Guide to British Industrial History. Retrieved 4 January 2019.