Professors Wolfgang Hakcbusch (Max-Planck-Institut für Mathematic in den Naturwissenschaften), Clement Sanchez (Laboratoire de Chemie, Unversity Pierre et Marie Curie, France), Ralf Riedel (Technisch Universitat Damstad, Germany), Geral Frenkel (Ohio State University, USA) and Harry Bhadeshia (University of Cambridge) were invited during April to review the International School on Surface and Interface Engineering at MPI Dusseldorf. The School is now at its 6 year stage.

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Bronze |

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Cast iron |

Cast iron decoration |

Coffee etc. |

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Professor Gunther Eggler, getting ready to make presentations to qualiied students |

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The whole team |

From Belarus |

From Ukraine |

From India |

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Many countries represented |

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Is this the same John Knott? |

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Stainless steel in action |

Bridge over the River Rhine, with pearltic suspension ropes |

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Bridge over the River Rhine |

Steel in action. Bridge over the River Rhine |

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Bridge over the River Rhine, pearlitic suspension ropes |

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Bridge over the River Rhine, pearlitic suspension ropes |

Bridge over the River Rhine, pearlitic suspension ropes |

Steel enclosing concrete, to support the shore |

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Professor Lin and Harry |

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Bronze bell |

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Professors Lin and Frankel |

A barge navigating a bridge over the River Rhine |

A barge navigating a bridge over the River Rhine |

A barge navigating a bridge over the River Rhine. This one is unloaded since it is high on the water. |

The barges often carry coal and iron ore to the steel plants in the Ruhr region |

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On the way back to the hotel. |