On Nov.18, 2011, Prof. Peter Hodgson, fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Science and Engineering, and director of the Institute for Technology Research and Innovation at Deakin University of Australian, accompanied by Prof. KONG Lingxue, Deakin University of Australia, paid a visit to IMR. During the visit, Prof. Peter Hodgson delivered a lecture entitled“Advanced Steels and their Characterization”, and gave detailed answers to the audience’s questions. Prof. Peter Hodgson also visited the Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science (SYNL), and had an academic discussion with many researchers in the relevant fields. Both sides expressed the hope that there will be more in-depth and systematic cooperation in the future.