Colin J. Humphreys
Lecture Title: “Designing Materials: From Turbine Blades
to Brilliant Light-Emitting Diodes” Biography: Colin
Humphreys is Goldsmiths’ Professor of Materials Science at the
University of Cambridge, professor of experimental physics at the Royal
Institution, and director at the Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre
on Nickel-Base Alloys.
Prof. Humphreys received a B.Sc. in physics from the Imperial College,
an M.A. in metallurgy from Oxford University, and a Ph.D. in metal physics
from Cambridge University. He has received numerous awards and honors
including the Hume-Rothery Memorial Lecturer (1997), Gladstone Lecturer
(1999), Kelvin Medal and Prize (1999), and the Hatfield Memorial Lecture
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