Welcome to the School of Engineering and Materials Science
The School of Engineering and Materials Science was formed from Queen Mary's Department of Engineering and Department of Materials and provides outstanding degree programmes coupled with internationally leading research which is reflected in all our undergraduate programmes. Our taught postgraduate programmes are similarly first class and provide students with a fantastic opportunity to engage with cutting-edge research in: Bioengineering, Intelligent Transport, Sustainable Engineering and Engineering and Materials Education. The skills developed by our students and our extensive industrial connections provide graduates with excellent employability in stimulating and well-paid careers.
Latest News
Dr Rehan Shah's article on sustainability in mathematics featured in IMA flagship magazine
25-02-2025
25-02-2025
Events and Seminars
![]() 12:00 - 15:00 | SEMS Industrial Liaison Forum |
![]() 15:00 - 16:00 | SEMS Seminar Series: Prof Weisi Guo, Cranfield University |
![]() 16:45 - 20:00 | Sensing to seeing: an electrochemical approach |
![]() 13:00 - 16:00 | Reflections on Engineering Education: Perspectives from Cornell University (followed by workshop on collaborative learning environments) ![]() |
![]() 12:00 - 13:00 | Scholarship Exchange Webinar |
Recent publications
- Modeling, optimization, and control of a variable stiffness pneumatic rotary joint with soft-rigid hybrid twisting modules
Jiang Z and Zhang K
Mechanism and Machine Theory, Elsevier vol. 205
01-03-2025 - Exploring the impact of thermal fluctuations on continuous models of adhesion
Binetti C, Cannizzo A, Florio G, Pugno NM, Puglisi G and Giordano S
International Journal of Engineering Science, Elsevier vol. 208
01-03-2025 - Modeling spider silk supercontraction as a hydration-driven solid–solid phase transition
Fazio V, Florio G, Pugno NM and Puglisi G
Journal of The Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Elsevier vol. 195
01-02-2025