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Rian and Antoinette Dippenaar visit Cambridge


Rian Dippenaar did his Ph.D. in the Department of Metallurgy at the University of Cambridge, in 1968, under the supervision of Professor Robert Honeycombe. They together solved the mechanism by which the two components of pearlite nucleate [Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, A 333 (1973) 455-467]. Antoinette was also in our Department and worked with Jeff Chadwick for the illustration of his book "Metallography of phase transformations", published 1972. Rian is now a Professor at Wollongong University, which Harry has visited twice.


Rian Dippenaar, Antoinette Dippenaar, pearlite, nucleation, Harry Bhadeshia, Noel Hommedieu, Shubeur Rahman, Dawin College, Cambridge
Lunch, next to the River Cam, in the gardens at Darwin College. Rian is in the background, Antoinette in the foreground.
Rian Dippenaar, Antoinette Dippenaar, pearlite, nucleation, Harry Bhadeshia, Noel Hommedieu, Shubeur Rahman, Dawin College, Cambridge
A beautiful day, sunshine, not too hot. Rian and Antoinette had flown over from Australia on the day before this lunch.
Rian Dippenaar, Antoinette Dippenaar, pearlite, nucleation, Harry Bhadeshia, Noel Hommedieu, Shubeur Rahman, Dawin College, Cambridge
On the left, we have Noelle Hommedieu and Shubeur Rahman.
Rian Dippenaar, Antoinette Dippenaar, pearlite, nucleation, Harry Bhadeshia, Noel Hommedieu, Shubeur Rahman, Dawin College, Cambridge
Rian Dippenaar, Antoinette Dippenaar, pearlite, nucleation, Harry Bhadeshia, Noel Hommedieu, Shubeur Rahman, Dawin College, Cambridge
Rian Dippenaar, Antoinette Dippenaar, pearlite, nucleation, Harry Bhadeshia, Noel Hommedieu, Shubeur Rahman, Dawin College, Cambridge
From Cambridge, Rian and Antoinette intended to embark on a grande river-cruise, starting in Amsterdam and continuing on the Budapest. (Harry standing)
Rian Dippenaar, Antoinette Dippenaar, pearlite, nucleation, Harry Bhadeshia, Noel Hommedieu, Shubeur Rahman, Dawin College, Cambridge
Rian Dippenaar, Antoinette Dippenaar, pearlite, nucleation, Harry Bhadeshia, Noel Hommedieu, Shubeur Rahman, Dawin College, Cambridge
Noelle helping to take the coffee cups back to the servery.
Rian Dippenaar, Antoinette Dippenaar, pearlite, nucleation, Harry Bhadeshia, Noel Hommedieu, Shubeur Rahman, Dawin College, Cambridge
Rian Dippenaar, Antoinette Dippenaar, pearlite, nucleation, Harry Bhadeshia, Noel Hommedieu, Shubeur Rahman, Dawin College, Cambridge
A nesting box for a family of owls, Comberton
Rian Dippenaar, Antoinette Dippenaar, pearlite, nucleation, Harry Bhadeshia, Noel Hommedieu, Shubeur Rahman, Dawin College, Cambridge
A massive pond that has just been constructed by Aiden in Comberton.
Rian Dippenaar, Antoinette Dippenaar, pearlite, nucleation, Harry Bhadeshia, Noel Hommedieu, Shubeur Rahman, Dawin College, Cambridge
It is a part of a nature reserve that he has created in his garden, open to visitors.
Rian Dippenaar, Antoinette Dippenaar, pearlite, nucleation, Harry Bhadeshia, Noel Hommedieu, Shubeur Rahman, Dawin College, Cambridge
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Rian Dippenaar, Antoinette Dippenaar, pearlite, nucleation, Harry Bhadeshia, Noel Hommedieu, Shubeur Rahman, Dawin College, Cambridge
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Rian Dippenaar, Antoinette Dippenaar, pearlite, nucleation, Harry Bhadeshia, Noel Hommedieu, Shubeur Rahman, Dawin College, Cambridge
The topology around the pond is designed to represent specific geological features of Scotland.
Rian Dippenaar, Antoinette Dippenaar, pearlite, nucleation, Harry Bhadeshia, Noel Hommedieu, Shubeur Rahman, Dawin College, Cambridge
An device to introduce air.
Rian Dippenaar, Antoinette Dippenaar, pearlite, nucleation, Harry Bhadeshia, Noel Hommedieu, Shubeur Rahman, Dawin College, Cambridge
Rian Dippenaar, Antoinette Dippenaar, pearlite, nucleation, Harry Bhadeshia, Noel Hommedieu, Shubeur Rahman, Dawin College, Cambridge
These are ancient water-eroded stones that Aiden found during the digging of the pond.
Rian Dippenaar, Antoinette Dippenaar, pearlite, nucleation, Harry Bhadeshia, Noel Hommedieu, Shubeur Rahman, Dawin College, Cambridge
A bicycle in the Cambridge Railway Station with a warning sign of pending removal.




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