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Sir Harshad Bhadeshia
FRS FREng
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Harshad Kumar Dharamshi Hansraj Bhadeshia
27 November 1953 |
| Other names | Harry Bhadeshia |
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| Awards | Armourers and Brasiers' Company Prize (1997) Knight Bachelor (2015) |
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| Institutions | University of Cambridge, Queen Mary University of London |
| Thesis | Theory and significance of retained austenite in steels (1980) |
| Doctoral advisor | David V. Edmonds |
| Doctoral students | Roger Reed Rachel Thomson |
Sir Harshad "Harry" Kumar Dharamshi Hansraj Bhadeshia (born 27 November 1953) is a famous scientist. He is an Indian-British metallurgist. A metallurgist is someone who studies metals and how to make them stronger or more useful. Sir Harry is a professor at the University of Cambridge and also at Queen Mary University of London. He is known for his work on steel.
Early Life and Education
Sir Harry Bhadeshia was born in Kenya. His parents were carpenters. He became interested in science when he visited the battery shop where his father worked. He went to primary and secondary school in Nairobi, Kenya.
In 1970, his family moved to the United Kingdom. He started working as a technician at a company that checked the quality of metals. This job allowed him to study science part-time. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1976.
Later, he went to the University of Cambridge. There, he earned his PhD in 1980. His research was about how steel changes its structure. He studied how tiny parts of steel, called atoms, move around during these changes.
Career and Research
Sir Harry's research focuses on how metals change their solid form. He especially studies different types of steel. His goal is to create new and better metal alloys. Alloys are mixtures of metals. He also wants to find ways to make these metals using fewer resources.
After getting his PhD, he became a staff member at the University of Cambridge. He has written many scientific papers and books about metallurgy.
In the 1990s, he worked with a company called British Steel. They developed a special type of steel that was used for rails in the Channel Tunnel. He also helped create strong armor steel for the British Ministry of Defence.
In 2008, he became the first Tata Steel Professor of Metallurgy at Cambridge. This was a special position created with a donation from Tata Steel. He also led a research center that studied steels used in bearings.
From 2005 to 2018, he helped set up a special lab in South Korea. This lab focused on computational metallurgy, which uses computers to understand metals.
Teaching and Resources
Sir Harry Bhadeshia has created many free learning materials. These materials help people learn about metallurgy and related topics. They cover things like how metals are structured and how they change.
His resources include:
- Lecture notes and slides
- Videos (he has over 1300 educational videos on YouTube)
- Books and articles
- Practice questions and answers
These materials are kept by the British Library. This means they are available for everyone to use and learn from. He received an award in 2007 for his excellent teaching.
Awards and Honours
Sir Harry Bhadeshia has received many awards for his work:
- 1997: Royal Society Armourers and Brasiers' Company Prize
- 1998: Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
- 2002: Elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng)
- 2006: Bessemer Gold Medal for his great service to the steel industry
- 2008: Appointed Tata Steel Professor of Metallurgy
- 2015: Made a Knight Bachelor by the Queen. This means he can use "Sir" before his name.
