The Thomas Young Centre (TYC) is an alliance of London research groups working on the theory and simulation of
materials (TSM).
It is named after the celebrated scientist and polymath
Thomas Young (1773–1829), who lived and worked in London and is known in the world of science for a number of important discoveries concerning the
wave nature of light, the
theory of vision, the
elastic properties of solids, and the
theory of surface tension. The participating research groups are based mainly at
Imperial College London
Imperial College London (legally Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine) is a public research university in London, United Kingdom. Its history began with Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria, who developed his vision for a cu ...
,
King's College London
King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's ...
,
Queen Mary University of London
, mottoeng = With united powers
, established = 1785 – The London Hospital Medical College1843 – St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College1882 – Westfield College1887 – East London College/Queen Mary College
, type = Public researc ...
(QMUL) and
University College London
, mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward
, established =
, type = Public research university
, endowment = £143 million (2020)
, budget = ...
(UCL), but there are also members at the
National Physical Laboratory in Teddington.
The aims of the TYC are to foster collaboration between TSM research groups in London, to provide a world-class source of graduate education in the field, and to address problems of major importance to industry and society. The current (2009) membership of TYC numbers about 80 research groups, of which six are led by Fellows of the
Royal Society
The Royal Society, formally The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, is a learned society and the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences. The society fulfils a number of roles: promoting science and its benefits, re ...
.
Participating academic departments
The breadth of scientific expertise offered by TYC can be inferred from the range of home academic departments of TYC research groups at the three main London Colleges:
* Imperial College:
** Aeronautical Engineering
** Chemical Engineering
** Chemistry
** Materials
** Mechanical Engineering
** Physics
*
King's College London
King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's ...
:
** Biomedical and Health Sciences
** Physics
* University College London:
** Chemical Engineering
** Chemistry
** Civil, Geomatic and Environmental Engineering
** Earth Sciences
** Electronic and Electrical Engineering
** Physics and Astronomy
** Surgical and Interventional Science
Several TYC groups also belong to the
London Centre for Nanotechnology
The London Centre for Nanotechnology is a multidisciplinary research centre in physical and biomedical nanotechnology in London, United Kingdom. It brings together three institutions that are world leaders in nanotechnology, University Colleg ...
, a joint enterprise between Imperial College and UCL. The range of research work done by TYC groups is correspondingly broad, and includes topics such as the interaction of water with minerals, materials for the nuclear industry, the design of semiconductor materials for device applications, biomaterials, and many others.
References
External links
Official Site
Collaborative projects
Research projects
Materials science institutes
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