Second UK-China Steel Symposium, April 2012

The first such symposium was organised by Professor Hongbiao Dong from Leicester University, and this second in the series by Professor Wu Kaiming who is the Director of the International Centre for Steels Research at the Wuhan University of Science and Technology, China.

Photographs from the first symposium.

At the airport in Busan, South Korea	At the airport in Busan, South Korea, heading to Beijing
The view from the aeroplane flight between Beijing and Wuhan	Arrival in Wuhan
where I met up with Martin Strangwood, PT Group member, now at Birmingham University	Nice to meet a smiling face who took us over to the Wugang Hotel near the University.
The car with the sign	Tired travellers arrive from the U.K.
	Hongliang Yi (CML member at GIFT, POSTECH) and his lovely family, at dinner in the Wugang Hotel
Here with Rongshan Qin on the left	Hongbiao Dong (Leicester University, and founder of the UK-China Symposium Series) and Amir Shirzadi (Open University and PT Group Member)
A special coffee treat at the Wugang Hotel	A special coffee treat at the Wugang Hotel
A special coffee treat at the Wugang Hotel	Arrival at the Wuhan University of Science and Technology
	The audience for the opening ceremony
Professor Ding from the UK, University of Leeds
A passionate lecture given by Professor Miao, on the merits of the CTOD (crack tip opening displacement) test over Charpy impact test
	Martin, Professor Zhang and Amir Shirzadi
	Cherry blossoms
Cherry blossoms with Amir looking exceptionally smart
	Professor Hongbiao Ding
	The conference banquet
	Professor Lijuan Zhang from Wolverhamption University, and formerly from Cambridge University
Tea and Tea
	Amir Shirzadi and Emma Leighton (Maney Publishing, she is the Managing Editor of Science and Technology of Welding and Joining)
The next meeting will be in 2014 in the U.K. at the Diamond Light Source and associated large facilities
A special dinner

Following Photographs Courtesy of Amir Shirzadi

In addition to the Steel Science Symposium in Wuhan, Amir visited Shanghai University.