The goal of the IOM3 Non-Ferrous & Light Metals Group (formerly Light Metals Division) is to share knowledge and support education in non-ferrous and light metals to maximize sustainability, identify opportunities in advanced applications and promote the development of advanced manufacturing. The group also aims to ensure a vibrant and innovative non-ferrous and light metals technology scene in the UK.
The group is steered by a leadership team consisting of representatives from academia and industry, many at the forefront of their field. We welcome IOM3 members with an interest in non-ferrous and light metals and any new ideas for events, articles, and other initiatives.
This group includes the non-ferrous interests of the former IOM3 High Temperature Materials Committee, and is seeking representation from members with interests in copper and nickel based alloys and systems.
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Meet the Non-Ferrous & Light Metals Group Leadership Team
Cheryll Pitt
Now doing consultancy, a specialist in Materials Science with over 40 years’ experience in the military environment providing successful advice and guidance in the fields of: material selection; materials’ characterisation; failure analysis and environmental damage of aircraft assemblies and components to military customers.
Xiaorong Zhou
Professor Xiaorong Zhou has thirty years of experience in research corrosion control and novel surface engineering of light alloys, and surface and interface characterisation, which has contributed quantitative information in the pursuit of structure/property/performance relationships in alloys for application in aerospace, automotive, architecture and packaging industries. He has led a number of significant research initiatives funded by UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Innovate UK and industry, He has been PI on over 60 projects, and has developed and managed significant collaborations and networking with research organisations in the UK and overseas. He has published over 360 papers (h-index 63), and awarded the Jim Kape Memorial Medal of the Institute of Metal Finishing in 2001. To date, he has supervised 35 PhD students.
