Prof Sir Harry Bhadeshia gives celebrationary lecture on Visionary Steels

On Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th of September, the Colorado School of Mines - Advanced steel processing and products research centre (ASPPRC) held a 40th anniversary celebration. The invited Prof Sir Harry Bhadeshia to give a lecture entitled 'Visionary Steels'. The lecture was attended by a huge audience and covered … [more]

Queen Mary University London collaborates with Molycop on innovative project

Molycop, a globally renowned leader in the supply of mining consumables and associated services, has joined forces with Queen Mary University London (QMUL) in an exciting research agreement for a pioneering PhD project. The project focuses on enhancing chemical composition and heat treatment techniques for martensitic steels. Leading this groundbreaking … [more]

Dr Paul Shelley visits Queen Mary steel researchers

Global VP of Innovation at Molycop, Dr Shelley was visiting to see the development of research the company has sponsored on steel for grinding media. Molycop is an international supplier of mining consumables and associated products, a technology leader in this field. Led by Dr Chinnapat Panwisawas and Professor Sir … [more]

Steels, 5th edition

Steels: Structure, Properties and Design could be an essential text and reference, providing foundational content for researchers, metallurgists, and engineers, wherever they may be. The book has subject matter that can inspire at all levels. The book has insights into the beauty of careful design based on understanding -- the … [more]

Theory of transformations in steels - free download

The book is now available freely, in electronic form.

Course book for EMS523U published, entitled Phase Transitions - introduction and worked examples

This short book is an introduction. Each of the concepts covered is sufficient and complete to the extent appropriate for a semester of an undergraduate course. There are worked examples that can stimulate absorption of the subject. The book is suitable for second year students in any of the following … [more]

1920's Tyrela gramophone - powered by steel

This gramophone is made in the early 1920s, out of mahogany wood. It is hand wound (to store energy in a steel spring) and uses 78 r.p.m. records. The volume of the output can be controlled by opening and closing the doors. The steel-needle translates the topology of the … [more]

Visitors from Sichuan University

Professor Jiangang Wu and Dr Ting Zheng from Sichuan University visited Harry at Queen Mary University of London. They work on ferroelectrics and phase transformations. During the visit, they had the opportunity to attend talks by Karin Hing on biomaterials, and Harry Bhadeshia on machine learning, on the occasion that … [more]

Iron crystals from the Moon

Crystallographic analysis of scanning electron microscopy images of small μm-sized single crystals of b.c.c. iron found on the surface of the Moon shows that the deltoidal icositetrahedron faceting behaviour clearly seen is best describable as being from planes of the {229} form. While possibly unexpected given the lack … [more]

Novel steel, high-carbon martensite that does not need tempering

A lecture delivered at the Future Metallugy Forum, organised by Professor Zhongyun Fan who is also the Director of the EPSRC Liquid Metal Engineering hub at Brunel University. The idea that strong high-carbon martensite is brittle in its virgin condition is embedded firmly in metallurgical convention. The brittleness is apparent … [more]

Isolation of Atomic Mechanisms: the Choreographer at Play

Emeritus Tata Steel Professor of Metallurgy at the University of Cambridge, as well as Professor of Metallurgy at Queen Mary University of London, Harry is a Fellow at Darwin and co-organiser of this year’s lecture series. He was knighted in 2015 in recognition of his development of new forms … [more]

Watch Harry Bhadeshia's inaugural lecture from QM's Night of Science and Engineering

On 8 February 2023 Harry Bhadeshia gave his inaugural lecture at Queen Mary University of London Harry discussed the often haphazard yet remarkably graceful motion of atoms within solid iron, and how his work seeks to exploit these properties to build inspiring new physical forms, such as the world’s first … [more]

The Self-Imposed Isolation of North Korea - Professor Heonik Kwon

North Korea is one of the most secluded societies in today’s world. Its system of rule is often referred to as an enigma of modern politics. This essay asks what has caused this condition of extreme isolation, highlighting the relentless pursuit of a historically durable charismatic political power. … [more]

Are we alone in the Universe?

Is there intelligent life elsewhere in the universe? If not, does that mean that we humans are utterly alone in creation? Recent technological developments make the discovery of life on other planets almost expected within the coming decades. But most of the inhabited planets we hope to discover may well … [more]

Optical tweezers - isolation and trapping

In 2018 Arthur Ashkin was awarded a half share of that year’s Nobel Prize in Physics “for the optical tweezers and their application to biological systems”. The work for which he was recognised had its origins more than thirty years before, and in the years since their … [more]

Celebrating Science and Engineering at Queen Mary University of London

On 8 February, Queen Mary’s Faculty of Science and Engineering was joined by a host of distinguished guests to celebrate A Night of Science and Engineering. Professor Wen Wang, Vice-Principal and Executive Dean for Science and Engineering welcomed all with a speech about the Faculty’s ambitions, and … [more]

Slides of inaugural lecture

The slides used for the inaugural lecture given as a part of the Queen Mary Presents: night of science, can be downloaded from the link below.

The Closeting of Secrets – Physics and Cryptography

The definition and properties of information may seem to be fundamental features of the world that are independent of how particles, fields and space-time behave. In fact, though, information is fundamentally physical and twentieth century physics has radically changed our understanding of its nature and properties. Einstein’s relativity … [more]

A Q&A with Professor Sir Harry Bhadeshia: "I discovered that steel is complicated."

Professor Sir Harry Bhadeshia will deliver his inaugural lecture at Queen Mary Presents on 8 February 2023. Queen Mary Presents is a new programme which ensures that everyone, everywhere, can be part of Queen Mary’s discussions. From question and answer sessions, to panel discussions and podcasts, we aim to provide … [more]

The Isolation of Asylum Seekers: immigration detention in Australia. Dr Amy Nethery

The second talk in the Darwin College Lecture Series on "Isolation - solitude, secrets, atoms... :" by Amy Nethery, Deakin University in Australia. Australia’s policy of mandatory, indefinite and unreviewable immigration detention was introduced in the early 1990s to respond to the arrival of asylum seekers by … [more]

Christine van Ruymbeke's talk on escaping solitude

On Escaping or Not Escaping Solitude. Persian Tales of Turtles and Pearls. The first talk in the Darwin College Lecture Series on "Isolation - solitude, secrets, atoms ... is now available on YouTube. Abstract: Narratives speak volumes. As remarked by the philosopher Hannah Arendt, they are the only possible medium … [more]

Darwin College Lectures begin 20th of January.

A fixture of the College calendar since the 1980s, the Darwin College Lecture Series is a unique opportunity to hear experts in their field explore the same topic from different angles, perspectives and disciplines over an eight-week Cambridge term. The subject this year is isloation but not in the context … [more]

Bainite transformation kinetics - freely available computer program

This program allows the kinetics of the bainite transformation to be estimated as a function of heat treatment, austenite grain size and the chemical composition of the steel concerned. Courtesy of Materials Algorithms Project: https://www.phase-trans.msm.cam.ac.uk/map/steel/programs/bainite.html [more]

Daniel Gaude Fugarolis visits from Spain.

Daniel Guade Fugarolis who did his Ph.D. research with Harry, visits in the depth of winter. Temperature outside was -3°C but it was nice to really see him. We talked for hours, about very many things and Daniel met a few people during lunch. Daniel now runs … [more]

Diffusion of carbon in steel

Self-contained computer program including source code, for the calculation of the concentration-dependent diffusivity of carbon in austenite, including temperature and chemical composition (C, substitutional solutes) as inputs. Freely available from https://www.phase-trans.msm.cam.ac.uk/map/steel/programs/Diffuse.html [more]

Isolation -- secrets, solitude, atoms .....

Arising from the 2023 Darwin College Lectures, this book presents eight essays on the theme of isolation, each written by an academic with an exceptional passion for the creation and dissemination of knowledge. Together, the essays constitute an interdisciplinary volume spanning the humanities and sciences, designed for a wide appeal. Isolation … [more]

These fine academics visit Harry at QMUL office: Dr Dongyang Sun (Edinburgh Napier University), Dr Zhilun Lu (Edinburgh Napier University), Dr Bernard Saw Lip Huat (Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman), and of course, Haixue Yan.

Professor Wenwen Song, of Aachen University in Germany, visits QMUL.

Professor Sir Harry Bhadeshia is awarded the Henry Clifton Sorby Award

The International Metallographic Society awarded Professor Sir Harry Bhadeshia the Henry Clifton Sorby Award. It is awarded annually to an "internationally recognised figure for lifetime achievement in the fields of metallography and materials science". It is the highest honour presented by the International Metallographic Society and was presented … [more]