Professor Wu Kaiming of the Wuhan University of Science and Technology organised an international meeting for the close discussion of the latest steel developments. He kindly invited a number of participants and the meeting was sponsored by the Hubei Provincial Education Department and the University. At the end of the two-day meeting, Harry was invited to visit Shan Steel in Jinan, a major steel producer in China; the country now produces almost half of the total steel made annually in the world.

Conference in Wuhan, at the Wuhan University of Science and Technology, China |

Suresh Babu and Steve Ooi. Hae Geon Lee in the background |

Hongliang Yi |

Suresh again |

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The meeting was organised by Professor Wu Kaiming, a member of the PT Group in Cambridge |

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Hae Geon Lee talking |

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Here you can see Professor Yanhong Wei of Nanjing University (PT Group member) and Professor Claude Esling |

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Suresh in action |

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Delta-TRIP and Superbainite have now appeared on bananna plots |

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The building where the meeting was held, at WUST |

Peter Hodgson from Deakin University in Australia |

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Professor Rajiv Mishra |

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Hongliang Yi from Shan Steel and Northeastern University, with his students |

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Professor Wu Kaiming in the background |

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Professors Jianguo Yang (Harbin Institute of Welding) and Yanhong Wei (Nanjing University), both members of the PT Group |

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Amir Shirzadi (PT Member) on the left |

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Amir Shirzadi, Chairing a session |

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Honliang Yi in action |

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A sinking ship |

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Arrival at the Shan Steel hotel near Jinan |

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The view out of the hotel |

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Harry talked at Shan Steel for nearly three hours to a large audience, some of whom are illustrated here. There is an equivalent group on the left. Hongliang Yi acted as translator |

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Presentation by the Vice President to Harry |

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Had some wonderful and extremely jovial meals with colleagues from Shan Steel |

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A visit to the steel production plant |

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Long products on a cooling bay |

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The variety of steel sections produced at Shan Steel |

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The factory was incredibly clean and modern. |

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