The annual Awards Dinner of the Institute of Materials, Mining and Minerals was held in London, followed by a technical meeting dealing with the subject of niobium in structural steels.

Janet (Betatechnology), Yan Pei and Philip Kirkwood (Consultant) |

Professor Qilong Yong (China Iron and Steel Research Institute, Beijing), Dr Houxin Wang (CITIC Metal Co. Ltd., Niobium Products Development) and Mingxuan He (Baosteel Construction Co.), together with Yan Pei |

David Gooch in the middle |

David Matlock (Colorado School of Mines in the middle |

Harry Bhadeshia and his Ph.D. supervisor, Professor David Edmonds |

These are the drinks before the Awards Dinner, held at the IOM^3 |

Lindsay Greer, with Jennifer Edmonds. Jenny was a Fellow of Darwin College |

Colleagues from Nippon Steel |

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Richard Wrigley (Betatechnologies) standing |

On the left is Rick Bodnar (of Bodnar and Hansen fame), and on the right Keith Taylor who did some classic work on the tempering of martensite |

Jenny, Harry and David |

The President of IOM^2 |

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Sheffield Forgemasters |

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Graham Honeyman of Sheffield Forgemasters remarking on fortune, following his award |

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The list of awards |

The list of awards |

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Malcolm Gray preparing his speech prior to his Hadfield Award. Bob Keown on the left. |

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Yan Pei |

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Graham Davies |

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Barrie Mintz |

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The winners of the CBMM Charles Hatchet Award, with Marcus on the left. |

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Awards to the best young speaker international competitors |

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The niobium in structural steels meeting was held in the Armourers and Brasiers Hall on the next day |

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