Bragg Exchange 2026
Bragg Exchange 2026
Registration for the Bragg Exchanged has now closed. If you missed registering, you will be able to watch a live stream of the event: Day One and Day Two.
The Bragg Exchange is the annual flagship materials research conference delivered by the Bragg Centre for Materials Research and hosted at the University of Leeds, this year taking place on Tuesday 20th and Wednesday 21st January 2026.
The two-day conference showcases the cutting-edge materials research taking place at the University of Leeds, as well as giving attendees the opportunity to hear from esteemed invited speakers working across the UK’s materials research community.
Speaker Agenda
Day 1 Tuesday 20th January
Session 1: Materials Characterisation
Prof Steve Brown, University of Warwick
Dr Anuradha R. Pallipurath, School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds
Dr Mingwen Bai, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds
Session 2: Electronic and Photonic Materials
Prof Rob Hicken, University of Exeter
Dr Joshua Freeman, School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Leeds
Thomas Hartwell, School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds
Session 3: Soft Matter
Prof Joao Cabral, Imperial College London
Dr Arwen Tyler, School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds
Chiara Curiale, School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Leeds
Day 2 Wednesday 21st January
Session 4: Multiscale Materials
Prof Cecilia Mattevi, Imperial College London
Prof Leon Black, School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds
Dr Andrea Laybourn, School of Chemistry, University of Leeds
Session 5: Functional Surfaces
Louise Gale, Rolls Royce
Dr Robert Menzel, School of Chemistry, University of Leeds
Dr Farnaz Motamen Salehi, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds
Bragg PhD Spotlight Talk
Oliver Ayre, School of Chemistry, University of Leeds
Session 6: Bionanotechnology
Dr Mark Bruce, Oxford Nanopore
Dr Julia Gala de Pablo, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds
Dr Tim Luxton, School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Leeds
Key Details
- Dates: Tuesday 20th and Wednesday 21st January 2026
- Time: Registration from 10:30am on Tuesday 20th
- Location: The University of Leeds, Esther Simpson Building
Bragg Centre Overview
The Bragg Centre brings together researchers from across materials research to pursue fundamental and applied research, solving real-world materials challenges. As a founding partner of the Henry Royce Institute, the Centre provides access to cutting-edge facilities and fosters collaboration between academia and industry to help address global challenges and drive innovation.
Location
Esther Simpson Building, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT