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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