At the invitation of RAL, Prof. Sybrand van der Zwaag, director of Advanced Materials Research Center of Netherlands Delft University of Technology visited RAL to exchange ideas on further cooperation from December 16th to 17th. Prof. Sybrand van der Zwaag also made an excellent academic report titled “Observing the decomposition of austenite at high, medium and low temperatures” for the teachers and students of RAL.
Prof. Sybrand van der Zwaag systematically discussed the decomposition kinetics and features of phase transformation products of austenite at high, medium and low temperature, including in situ observation of austenitic iron prime moving between interfaces, nucleation and growth mechanism of ferrite, characterization of grain evolution using neutron diffraction, cyclic phase transformation experiments, and effects of alloying on phase transformation.
After the report, Prof. Sybrand van der Zwaag held an in-depth discussion with representatives of RAL, including Academician Wang Guodong, Director Wang Zhaodong and Professor Xu Wei, on further cooperation, innovation and transformation of RAL, and curriculum design.The two sides achieved a preliminary intention of cooperation.
Profile of the expert:
Prof. Sybrand van der Zwaag
2014- , the Dutch Polymer Institute, academic director
2003- , Delft University of Technology, professor in the lab of new-type space materials
2002- , Director of Advanced Materials Research Center
1997-2002, Delft University of Technology, Dean of Materials Department
1993-2003, Delft University of Technology, professor in metal micro-structure control
1981, Cambridge University, Ph. D. in applied physics
Field of interests: Currently, Prof. Sybrand van der Zwaagmainly engages himself in physical metallurgy, the self-healing of high performance polymer fiber and polymer materials and high strength metal and materials.