As the recipient of 2014 LEE HSUN Lecture Series—Lecture Award, Prof. William E. Lee, the Director of Centre for Nuclear Engineering at Imperial College London visited Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMR, CAS) from July 16 to July 18, 2014.

Prof. Lee presented a lecture entitled “Structural Ceramics for Extreme Environments”, in which he showed leading investigations of advanced structural ceramics under extreme environments, such as high temperature, corrosive atmosphere and intense radiation flux. He highlighted developments and challenges of advanced structural ceramics in the fields of refractory, aerospace and nuclear applications. During his visit, Prof. Lee discussed current progresses and future collaborations with researchers of High-performance Ceramics Division.

Prof. Lee is a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE), also a fellow of the American Ceramic Society (ACerS). His research area includes: nuclear ceramics (wasteforms and fuels); clay-based ceramics; crystallisation and glass ceramics; ceramic microstructural evolution; structural ceramics and ceramic matrix composites; refractories and ultra high temperature ceramics (UHTCs).