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| | caption = Miodownik, speaking at the Science is Vital rally in 2010.
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| | fields = [[Materials Science]]<br>[[Metallurgy]]
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| | thesis_title = Fundamentals of grain growth phenomena in ODS alloys
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| Professor '''Mark Andrew Miodownik''' is a British [[materials scientist]], engineer, broadcaster and writer at [[University College London]]. Previously, he was the head of the Materials Research Group at [[King's College London]], and a co-founder of Materials Library.<ref>{{cite doi|10.1038/news050328-5}}</ref>
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| == Education ==
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| Miodownik attended [[Emanuel School]] and graduated with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in [[metallurgy]] from [[St Catherine's College, Oxford|St Catherine's College]] at the [[University of Oxford]] in 1992, and a [[Doctor of Philosophy|D.Phil]] in turbine [[jet engine]] alloys from Oxford in 1996,<ref name="miodownikphd">{{cite thesis |degree=DPhil |first=Mark|last=Miodownik |title=Fundamentals of grain growth phenomena in ODS alloys |publisher=University of Oxford |date=1996 |url=http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do?doc=oxfaleph011976795|authorlink=Mark Miodownik}}</ref> specifically [[oxide dispersion strengthened alloy|oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) alloy]]s.<ref name="miodownikphd"/>
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| == Research ==
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| Miodownik's scientific research is primarily in [[Materials Science]], [[Metallurgy]]<ref name="microsoft">{{AcademicSearch|55126175}}</ref><ref>{{cite pmid|21127270}}</ref><ref>{{cite pmid|21084342}}</ref><ref>{{cite pmid|20643352}}</ref> and [[Biomechanics]].<ref>{{cite pmid|20069442}}</ref><ref>{{cite pmid|19342769}}</ref><ref>{{cite pmid|19627783}}</ref><ref>{{cite pmid|18369424}}</ref><ref>{{cite pmid|16814298}}</ref><ref>{{cite pmid|16003393}}</ref><ref>{{cite doi|10.1016/j.matdes.2012.05.054}}</ref>
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| == Broadcasting ==
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| Miodownik is widely known for his broadcasting and outreach work. In 2001 he gave a series of talks at the [[Institute of Contemporary Arts]] (ICA) on aesthetics in the arts and sciences.<ref name=people>[http://www.materialslibrary.org.uk/MaterialsLibrary/people.htm People]. Materials Library. Retrieved 26 October 2010. [http://www.webcitation.org/5tmGUQg4y Archived] by [[WebCitation]] on 26 October 2010.</ref> In 2003 he co-founded the Materials Library, a website for people working in materials science, with a grant from [[NESTA]].<ref>[http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/nms/diveng/research/materials/mam/bio.html Dr Mark Miodownik – Biography]. [[King's College London]]. Retrieved 26 October 2010. [http://www.webcitation.org/5tm9fUBCS Archived] by [[WebCitation]] on 26 October 2010.</ref> In 2005 he organised two talks at [[Tate Modern]] on the influence of new materials on the arts.<ref name=AFP>[http://www.artfundprize.org.uk/2008/judging-panel.php "Judging panel 2008"]. [[Art Fund Prize]]. Retrieved 26 October 2010. [http://www.webcitation.org/5tmHDfARg Archived] by [[WebCitation]] on 26 October 2010.</ref> In 2006 he and two other scientists produced AfterImage, an installation that explores light and colour perception, which was exhibited at the [[Hayward Gallery]].<ref>[http://www.mlythgoe.com/19Afterimage.htm "AfterImage at the Hayward Gallery"]. mlythgoe.com. Retrieved 26 October 2010. [http://www.webcitation.org/5tmIW3Ky3 Archived] by [[WebCitation]] on 26 October 2010.</ref> In 2007 the Materials Library made a podcast, "What can the matter be?", hosted by the Tate.<ref>[http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/tours/materialslibrary/ What can the matter be?]. [[Tate Modern]]. Retrieved 26 October 2010. [http://www.webcitation.org/5tmIq0aP0 Archived] by [[WebCitation]] on 26 October 2010. [http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/tours/materialslibrary/credits.shtm "Credits"]. [[Tate Modern]]. Retrieved 26 October 2010. [http://www.webcitation.org/5tmIvUyvC Archived] by [[WebCitation]] on 26 October 2010.</ref>
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| He was one of the judges of the 2008 [[Art Fund Prize]].<ref name=AFP/> He often gives talks at the [[Cheltenham Science Festival]], of which he is a member of the advisory group. In 2010 he placed 89 in a ''[[The Times|Times]]'' list of the 100 most influential people in science <ref>http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/science/eureka/?CMP=KNGvccp1-times%20eureka%20100 {{subscription required}}. ''[[The Times]]''.</ref> and delivered that year's [[Royal Institution Christmas Lectures]]. The three-part series, ''Size Matters'',<ref name="xmaslectures"/> looked at how size influences everything, including the shape of the universe, and aired on [[BBC Four]] in late December.<ref>[http://www.thomasyoungcentre.org/media/335/dr-mark-miodownik-takes-on-the-royal-institution-christmas-lectures/ "Dr Mark Miodownik, takes on the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures"]. [[Thomas Young Centre]]. 13 August 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010. [http://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/news_details.php?news_id=1428&year=2010 "Materials scientist to give RI Lecture"]. [[King's College London]]. Retrieved 26 October 2010.</ref>
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| Miodownik has done work with the [[Tate Modern]], the [[Hayward Gallery]], and the [[Wellcome Collection]]. He has close ties to the [[Royal Institution of Great Britain]] and presented a Friday Evening Discourse in February 2013 entitled "Strange Material".<ref>[http://richannel.org/strange-material Strange Material]. [[Royal Institution of Great Britain]]. Retrieved 5 March 2013.</ref> His television appearances include Wonderstuff on [[BBC Two]] in August 2011,<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b012ymht “Wonderstuff”]. [[BBC website]]. Retrieved 5 March 2013.</ref> The How it Works series on [[BBC Four]] in 2012 <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01fm490 “How it Works”]. [[BBC website]]. Retrieved 5 March 2013.</ref> and ''[[The Genius of Invention]]'' on [[BBC Two]] in early 2013.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01qb0p5 “The Genius of Invention”]. [[BBC website]]. Retrieved 5 March 2013.</ref> He also appeared as a regular guest on [[Dara Ó Briain's Science Club]] on [[BBC Two]] in late 2012.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00zxmqd “Dara O Briain’s Science Club”]. [[BBC website]]. Retrieved 5 March 2013.</ref>
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| == Further reading ==
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| * Prophet, Jane. [http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=196494§ioncode=26 "Muse of the lab shapes edgy art (2)"]. ''[[Times Higher Education]]''. 3 June 2005. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
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| * Dyckhoff, Tom. [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visual_arts/architecture_and_design/article590462.ece "It's the stuff of dreams"]. ''[[The Times]]''. 16 November 2005. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
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| * MacLeod, Donald. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2006/jun/27/universityteaching.highereducation "Building bridges"]. ''[[The Guardian]]''. 27 June 2006. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
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| * Mark Miodownik writing in ''The Guardian''. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/jan/05/healthandwellbeing.features2 "Are you happy?"]. ''[[The Guardian]]''. 5 January 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
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| * Mark Miodownik writing in BBC News. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7328970.stm "So who needs scientists?"]. [[BBC News]]. 4 April 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
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| == External links ==
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| * [http://www.markmiodownik.net/Site/Index-Page.html Personal website]. [http://www.webcitation.org/5tmERf5FP Archived] by [[WebCitation]] on 26 October 2010.
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| * [http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/nms/diveng/research/materials/mam/ Webpage at King's College London]. [http://www.webcitation.org/5tmAAMcak Archived] by [[WebCitation]] on 26 October 2010.
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| * [http://www.mecheng.ucl.ac.uk/staff/?staff_id=mm Webpage at University College London]
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| * [http://www.materialslibrary.org.uk/ Materials Library]
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| * [http://www.rigb.org/contentControl?action=displayContent&id=00000004330 Profile at the Royal Institution]. [http://www.webcitation.org/5tmJUePTb Archived] by [[WebCitation]] on 26 October 2010.
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| * [http://www.intelligencesquared.com/people/m/mark-miodownik Profile at Intelligence<math>^2</math>]. [http://www.webcitation.org/5tmKD5rGy Archived] by [[WebCitation]] on 26 October 2010.
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| * [http://www.richannel.org/christmas-lectures/2010/2010-mark-miodownik Size Matters], [[Royal Institution]] 2010 [[Christmas Lectures]], presented by Mark Miodownik
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| * {{Twitter|markmiodownik}}
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