Baosteel Conference

Harry attended the Baosteel 2010 Conference in Shanghai and also took the opportunity to visit the Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and have discussions with Wuhan University of Science and Technology, and Shougang Steel.



Li Maojun of BaoSteel came to pick me up at the Shanghai Pudong Airport


In the BaoSteel hotel


In the BaoSteel hotel


Crisps


The port.


Helping run the conference organisation








The city near the hotel was remarkably peaceful.




Helpful police to ensure that both pedestrians and vehicles behave at crossings.








Stainless steel barriers


China construction bank




Residential quarters










Professor John Jonas, discussing the origin of the name Yue Nan, a province of China from which the tea presented to guests comes from.




Professor Jonas and colleagues from BaoSteel


The usual culprit, Professor Tony DeArdo


... and Bryan Thomas of Urbana Champagne


Cofee, cappuchino


John Speer and David Matlock join




And Professor Wolfgang Bleck






Dr Fujio Abe, now a Fellow of NIMS


Professors Toshi Koseki and Nagao


Professor Hae-Geon Lee of POSTECH


Met Pascal from CBMM after many many years. First meeting was in Brazil


The conference was held at the Baosteel Research Centre






Fujio Abe, NIMS Fellow, in the foreground














Same taste in telephones as Harry








John Jonas getting an explanation of the menu






Hongliang Yi


Ingo Steinbach










Private meeting with Shougang Steel












The body-in-black


Component made using tailored blanks






Bridge support cables, pearlitic




Large stainless steel rings
































More food


Colleagues from Tokyo University and POSTECH










Coffee meeting with Wuhan University of Science and Technology and Baosteel representatives


Coffee meeting with Wuhan University of Science and Technology and Baosteel representatives






Modern Art


Taxi journey to Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Harry was accompanied by Miss JIANG Yunzhe (a graduate student of SJTU) and Hongliang Yi (who did his Ph.D. with Harry)


Shanghai Jiao Tong University - this is where we had lunch




Shanghai Jiao Tong University - this is where we had lunch


Shanghai Jiao Tong University - the administration building showing a detailed model of the modern campus






This is where metallurgy happens


A large auditorium


A traditional gate to the University






On Harry's right is Professor JIN Xuejun who kindly invited Harry to visit and give a lecture on the mechanism of the bainite transformation






This is the original founder of SJTU




The Emperor's proclamation on the foundation of the University


The main gate, in French style




The audience at SJTU


The audience at SJTU




Dinner at the GODLY restaurant










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