Mahmoud Wagih
Principal Investigator
Prof Mahmoud Wagih works on applied electronic materials for RF/wireless, semiconductor integration, and sustainable electronics.
Responsible and Resilient Electronic and Electromagnetic Materials
An EPSRC Network+ led by
Funded by
Materials for electronics that last, and can be sourced responsibly.
The RaRE Materials Network+ connects the UK community working on electronic and electromagnetic materials.
The network brings together researchers across engineering, chemistry, physics and the social sciences with industry, RTOs, and policy partners. We will delivery scientific activities, co-development sandpits, and fund feasibility projects and exchanges. Collectively, the RaRE Network+ will build a shared evidence base for the advanced electronic materials sector.
Responsible
Lower impact materials and processes, designed for reuse, repair and recovery.
Resilient
Enabling a secure supply chains through novel devices, materials, and circularity.
Electromagnetic performance
Focusing on application-agnostic material properties, enabling critical technologies from telecoms, power, to quantum.
Team
Management group
Dimitra Georgiadou
University of Southampton
Prof Dimitra Georgiadou works on nanoelectronics for RF, neuromorphic and sensing devices.
Will Whittow
Loughborough Univresity
Prof Will Whittow works on RF materials, wireless communications, and metamaterials; he co-leads the RaRE EDI theme.
Lucia Corsini
Oxford Lead
Prof Lucia Corsini works on the circular economy and material flows for electronics. She leads the RaRE careers group and co-leads the sustainability theme.
Aakash Bansal
Co-Lead
Dr Aakash Bansal works on multi-material additive manufacturing, electromagnetics, and metamaterials. He co-leads RaRE careers group.
Adam McKenzie
Researcher Co-Lead
Dr Adam McKenzie works on semiconductor physics and III-V materials growth for photonics and quantum. He co-leads RaRE careers group.
Benjamin King
Researcher Co-Lead
Dr Benjamin King works on organic and thin-film electronics, multifunctional materials and scalable device characterisation.He co-leads RaRE careers group.
Douglas Paul
Co-Lead
Prof Douglas Paul works on quantum technologies, MEMS, and heterogeneous integration. He leads advocacy and trusted research for RaRE.
Emily Draper
Co-Lead
Prof Emily Draper works on soft and organic materials for electronics and photonics, including AI-driven design. She co-leads the RaRE EDI theme.
Gemma Milne
Co-Lead
Dr Gemma Milne works on supply chain management for critical technologies and public engagement. She leads external engagement for RaRE.
Jeff Kettle
Co-Lead
Prof Jeff Kettle works on advanced packaging, semiconductor reliability and design for circularity. He co-leads the RaRE sustainability theme.
Shanmugam Kumar
Co-Lead
Prof Shanmugam Kumar works on mechanical metamaterials, self-sensing materials and additive manufacturing.
Sulekha Chattopadhyay
Visiting Researcher
Dr Sulekha Chattopadhyay works on sustainability, electrification and environmental policy.
Network+ partners
More than 50 industry, research and community partners are committing direct and in-kind support to the network.
Industry and technology
Research and academic
Networks, hubs and professional bodies
Strategic Steering Board
Paul Monks
Chair
Chair of the Henry Royce Institute
University of Birmingham
Julie McCann
Board Member
Imperial College London
Dominic O'Brien
Board Member
University of Oxford
Nick Ridler
Board Member
National Physical Laboratory
Paul Winstanley
Industrial Board Convener and Lead
Funding calls
Three funding streams will open through the network. Calls, eligibility and deadlines will be announced here and through the newsletter.
Large projects
Multi-partner feasibility projects tackling network challenges.
Details to be confirmed
Exchanges
Secondments and visits between academica and industry or national labs, and to build EU and international collaborations.
Details to be confirmed
Small rolling call
Quick awards for small studies, events and community activities, pump-priming larger initiatives.
Details to be confirmed
Launch and events
Early 2027, The Royal Society, London
Network launch event
Our launch event is planned for early 2027 at the Royal Society in London. Programme and registration details will follow.
Glasgow
Chip Design Team Building, Glasgow, 4/12/2026
Partnering with the DBIST-funded SoC Labs, existing and aspiring CMOS chip designers can meet and build teams to bid for chip tapeout support.
Glasgow, with IEEE
Electromagnetic Materials
Date and details to follow.
Further events will be added here
Contact and newsletter
RaRE Materials Network+James Watt School of Engineering
University of Glasgow
Glasgow G12 8QQ
United Kingdom rarenetwork@glasgow.ac.uk
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