Hatfield Memorial Lecture - Past Lectures | Materials Science and Engineering

The Hatfield Memorial Lecture was established in 1946, covering a wide variety of topics, from the Development of the Whittle Engine to Tailor-Making Biomaterials for Medical Implants, and The Intermetallic Chemistry of Iron to The New Space Race.

Professor Sybrand van der Zwaag receives a memento of the Hatfield Memorial Lecture from Professor Serena Cussen

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Lecture number	Lecturer	Year
69	Build More Factories: The Case for a Manufacturing Led Industrial Strategy Chris McDonald	2022
68	Moving Phase Boundaries to Transport Solute Atoms in Steels Professor Sybrand van der Zwaag	2021
67	The New Space Race: How Your Future Career Might Just Take You to Orbit & Beyond…" Mike Lawton	2019
66.	Connections and Pathways evolving from a Metallurgical Education at Sheffield University Dr Jeffrey Wadsworth Slides	2018
65.	Biomaterial Scaffolds for Tissue Repair – The “Hole” Story Professor Serena Best	2017
64.	The Sir Henry Royce Institute for Advanced Materials: The Challenge Professor Julia King	2016
63.	The Future of Materials Professor Mark Miodownik Journal \| Video	2015
62.	Learning from the past? - Fatigue failures in engineered systems Professor David K. Matlock PDF	2014
61.	Environmentally friendly anodizing of aluminium alloys Professor George Thompson OBE FREng	2013
60.	How things fail? - An inside View Professor Philip Withers, FREng, FIMMM, FRAeS	2012
59.	How safe is that nuclear reactor? Professor George Smith, FRS PDF	2011
58.	Steel – the winning edge Professor Peter Brown FIMMM	2010
57.	The Materials Requirements for the Origin of Life Professor Anthony J Ryan OBE, FRSC, FIMMM PDF	2009
56.	Materials Engineering for the Next Nuclear Generation Stephen J Garwood Slides	2008
55.	Railways and Materials: Synergetic Progress Professor Rod Smith, FREng Paper	2007
54.	Quantifying the Quality of Steel Professor John Knott, OBE, FRS, FREng, FIMMM	2006
53.	Big Science and Materials Opportunities, Breakthroughs and the Future Professor John Wood FREng, FIMMM Slides \| Materials World Report	2005
52.	Large Chunks of Strong Steel Professor H K D H Bhadeshia FRS, FREng, FIMMM Slides \| Short paper \| Full paper	2004
51.	New Materials from Trace Additions: economic resources and environmental consequences Professor Jane A Plant CBE, FIMMM Slides	2003
50.	Metallurgical Modelling of Thermomechanical Processing Professor C M Sellars BMet, PhD, DMet, HonCMechD, FREng, FIMMM Slides	2002
49.	Technology - Driving Steel Forward Dr M J Pettifor, FIMMM Full paper	2001
48.	From Hatfield to High-Technology: Designing Materials for the Twenty-First Century Professor Colin J Humphreys CBE, BSc, PhD, FREng, FIMMM, FInstP	2000
47.	Iron, the hidden element - The Role of Iron and Steel in the 20th Century Professor R Boom FIMMM Slides \| Paper	1999
46.	Power and the Environment Mr P C Ruffles CBE, FREng, FRS, FlMechE, FRAeS, RDI Slides	1998
45.	Steel Competitveness: joining matters Dr R E Dolby OBE, FREng, FIMMM, FWeldI	1997
44.	From Concept to Patient - Tailor-Making Biomaterials for Medical Implants Professor W Bonfield CBE, FREng, FRS, FIMMM, FBSE, FInstP	1996
43.	The New World of Steel Dr J W Edington FREng, FIMMM	1995
42.	What's Missing in Materials? Emeritus Professor G W Greenwood PhD, DMet, FREng, FRS, FIMMM, FInstP	1994
41.	Technology Management in the Steel Industry - Current Challenges J J Irani, MSc, MMet, PhD, DMet Paper	1993
40.	Materials Selection in Mechanical Design Professor M F Ashby, MA, PhD, FRS, FREng, FIMMM	1992
39.	Challenges for Metallurgical Research Imposed by Increasingly Complex Technologies Professor Dr H Warlimont	1991
38.	Steel - Technical Achievements and Challenges Dr F Fitzgerald, CBE, PhD, DEng, FIChemE, FInstE	1990
37.	Net Shape Solidification Processing of Steel, 1945-1995 Professor M C Flemings, SB, SM, ScD, FIAME	1989
36.	Clean Steel - Dirty Steel: Sulphur - Friend or Foe Emeritus Professor J Nutting, MA, PhD, ScD, FIM, FREng	1988
35.	European Steel: What Future? Sir Robert Scholey, CBE, DEng, FREng	1987
34.	Thermo~Capillary and Other "Tears of Wine" Phenomena in Materials Dr ED Hondros, MSc, DSc, CEng, FIM, FRS	1986
33.	Nuclear Power: Perspective and Prospects Emeritus Professor Sir Peter Hirsch, MA, DSc, ScD, DEng, FRS	1985
32.	The Steel Strategy of the Community Vicomte E Davignon	1984
31.	Stainless Steels - Materials in Competition Professor R Kiessling	1983
30.	The Development of Nickel Alloys for the Gas Turbine Sir Robin Nicholson, MA, PhD, DSc, DMet, DEng, FIM, MInstP, Clmgt, FIChemE, FREng, FRS	1980
29.	Ferrite Emeritus Professor Sir Robert Honeycombe, MSc, PhD, FIM, DMet, FREng, FRS	1979
28.	From Invention to Industrial Development M L Coche	1978
27.	Welding and the Steel Industry R Weck, CBE, FWeldI	1977
26.	Steels in Nuclear Power - Problems and Promise R W Nichols, FREng	1975
25.	Materials and Malthus Sir Alan Cottrell, PhD, ScD, DSc, FIC, FREng, FRS	1974
24.	Euro-Steel Research R S Barnes, MSc, DSc, FInstP, FIM, FRSA, FKC	1973
23.	Electroslag Remelting - A Modern Tool in Metallurgy Professor E Plockinger	1972
22.	Small Steelworks W F Cartwright, CBE, DL, MIMechE	1971
21.	The Heterogeneity of Steel Sir James Menter, MA, PhD, ScD, CPhys, FInstP, FRS	1970
20.	Metallic Chemistry in 1, 2 and 3 Dimensions L S Darken, PhD	1969
19.	Twenty-Five Years On Sir Montague Finniston	1968
18.	The Metallurgy of Cast Iron Professor H Morrogh, CBE, DSc, FREng, FRS	1967
17.	The Intermetallic Chemistry of Iron Professor W Hume-Rothery	1965
16.	Basic Knowledge: Discovery and Invention in the Birth of New Metallurgical Processes Professor F D Richardson	1964
15.	Metallography - a Hundred Years After Sorby Professor A G Quarrell, PhD, DSc, DMet, ARCS, DIC, FInstP, FIM	1963
14.	On the Development of High Strength in Steel M Cohen, PhD	1962
13.	The Contribution of Metallurgy to Electric Power Generation Professor L Rotherham, CBE, DSc, FlEE, SFlnstE, FIM, FInstP, FREng, FRS	1960
12.	Phenomena Occurring in the Quenching and Tempering of Steels Academician G Kurdjomov	1959
11.	The Mechanical Properties of the Ferrite Crystal N P Allen, MMet, DSc, FIM, FRS	1958
10.	The Mechanism of Formation of Banded Structures P G Bastien, DSc	1957
9.	Fracture in Metals Sir Nevill Mott, MA, DSc, FRS	1956
8.	Trends in Metallurgical Research in the United States E C Bain	1955
7.	Development in the Iron and Steel Industry in Great Britain During the Last Twenty-Five Years T P Colclough, CBE, MMet, DSc, FRIC	1954
6.	The Flow of Metals Professor E N da C Andrade, FRS	1952
5.	Turbine Problem in the Development of the Whittle Engine Sir Frank Whittle, OM, KBE, CB, DSc, ScD, DTech, FREng, FRS	1951
4.	The Plastic Behaviour of Solids Sir A McCance, DSc, LLD, FRS	1949
3.	The Decomposition of Austenite by Nucleation and Growth Processes R F Mehl, PhD, DSc, DEng	1948
2.	Steels for Use at Elevated Temperatures C Sykes, DSc, FRS	1947
1.	The Services to Metallurgy of the Late Dr W H Hatfield, FRS G B Waterhouse, PhD, DMet	1946

Hatfield Memorial Lecture - Past Lectures

The Future of Materials

Learning from the past? - Fatigue failures in engineered systems

Environmentally friendly anodizing of aluminium alloys

How things fail? - An inside View

How safe is that nuclear reactor?

Steel – the winning edge

The Materials Requirements for the Origin of Life

Materials Engineering for the Next Nuclear Generation

Railways and Materials: Synergetic Progress

Quantifying the Quality of Steel

Big Science and Materials Opportunities, Breakthroughs and the Future

Large Chunks of Strong Steel

New Materials from Trace Additions: economic resources and environmental consequences

Metallurgical Modelling of Thermomechanical Processing

Technology - Driving Steel Forward

From Hatfield to High-Technology: Designing Materials for the Twenty-First Century

Iron, the hidden element - The Role of Iron and Steel in the 20th Century

Power and the Environment

Steel Competitveness: joining matters

From Concept to Patient - Tailor-Making Biomaterials for Medical Implants

The New World of Steel

What's Missing in Materials?

Technology Management in the Steel Industry - Current Challenges

Materials Selection in Mechanical Design

Challenges for Metallurgical Research Imposed by Increasingly Complex Technologies

Steel - Technical Achievements and Challenges

Net Shape Solidification Processing of Steel, 1945-1995

Clean Steel - Dirty Steel: Sulphur - Friend or Foe

European Steel: What Future?

Thermo~Capillary and Other "Tears of Wine" Phenomena in Materials

Nuclear Power: Perspective and Prospects

The Steel Strategy of the Community

Stainless Steels - Materials in Competition

The Development of Nickel Alloys for the Gas Turbine

Ferrite

From Invention to Industrial Development

Welding and the Steel Industry

Steels in Nuclear Power - Problems and Promise

Materials and Malthus

Euro-Steel Research

Electroslag Remelting - A Modern Tool in Metallurgy

Small Steelworks

The Heterogeneity of Steel

Metallic Chemistry in 1, 2 and 3 Dimensions

Twenty-Five Years On

The Metallurgy of Cast Iron

The Intermetallic Chemistry of Iron

Basic Knowledge: Discovery and Invention in the Birth of New Metallurgical Processes

Metallography - a Hundred Years After Sorby

On the Development of High Strength in Steel

The Contribution of Metallurgy to Electric Power Generation

Phenomena Occurring in the Quenching and Tempering of Steels

The Mechanical Properties of the Ferrite Crystal

The Mechanism of Formation of Banded Structures

Fracture in Metals

Trends in Metallurgical Research in the United States

Development in the Iron and Steel Industry in Great Britain During the Last Twenty-Five Years

The Flow of Metals

Turbine Problem in the Development of the Whittle Engine

The Plastic Behaviour of Solids

The Decomposition of Austenite by Nucleation and Growth Processes

Steels for Use at Elevated Temperatures

The Services to Metallurgy of the Late Dr W H Hatfield, FRS