[3] In 1926, a common set of exams were created for the awarding of both the Associateship of the Royal School of Mines and the Bachelor of Science from the University of London, prior to which students were required to sit separate after three years of study.

Kilner, Atkinson, and colleagues from Imperial including Brandon, developed low temperature solid oxide fuel cells and formed the spin out Ceres Power.

These include the Harvey Flower Electron Microscopy Facility, the x-ray analysis lab, the thin film laboratory, surface analysis, the high temperature ceramics facilities (as part of the Centre for Advanced Structural Ceramics), and the near atmosphere x-ray photo-electron spectroscopy lab.

[11] All postgraduate students of the department are also eligible for the Diploma of Imperial College, DIC, alongside their standard degree when graduating.

[12] Notable alumni include: In 2016, the department instituted an annual prize lecture to highlight advances in Materials Science and Engineering.