The Brunel Centre for Advanced Solidification Technology (BCAST), a Specialist Research Institute at Brunel University, is to host an international symposium marking 50 years of achievement and innovation in solidification and casting. The conference, on 12-14 December at Brunel, will honour Professor John Hunt's distinguished career in the field on the occasion of his 75th birthday.

The event will bring together researchers, former colleagues of John Hunt and a new generation of scientists to hear from leading authorities from the global solidification community. Professor Associate at BCAST since 2006, Hunt is known around the world for his contributions to the science and technology of solidification.

As one of the oldest processes for producing complex shapes for industrial applications, solidification remains of paramount importance to commercial processes in metallurgy to meet the burgeoning demands for sustainable development in the modern world.

'We continue to be honoured to have John Hunt as Professor Associate at BCAST; his contribution has been invaluable...to great innovation and advancement in the wider field of solidification science and technology,' comments Professor Zhongyun Fan, the Founder and Director of BCAST.

Papers will cover historical accounts of the advancement of solidification, overviews of specific aspects of note and descriptions of new developments giving unique insight into the advancements in the field. 

Further information

Brunel Centre for Advanced Solidification Technology

John Hunt International Symposium