The 11th international conference on the microscopy of oxidation was held in the UK at Cranfield University from the 12th to the 14th of September 2022. It had originally been planned to hold the meeting in 2020, but due to the global pandemic it was delayed by two years. The organising committee felt that the conference should remain ‘in person’ as the greatest value in the event is bringing together the community who work on oxidation across the globe. Although the event was smaller than previous meetings, with just over 40 participants from 10 countries with 47 papers presented either orally or as posters, the discussion was lively and productive.
The conference programme followed a similar timetable to previous meetings in this conference series. An introductory welcome was given by Professor Gordon Tatlock who is the longstanding co-chair of the conference series. The following technical sessions covered topics including analysis techniques for oxidation, oxidation and corrosion of superalloys, advanced manufacturing, ceramics, stress and corrosion interactions, ferritic steels, fireside corrosion and refractory metals. In addition to the oral presentations, there was an excellent poster session which allowed further discussion and interactions to take place.
On the first evening, a meal was held at Mitchell Hall at Cranfield University. This allowed further friends and potential colleagues to be made. On the second evening, the conference dinner was held at the Shuttleworth House. Prior to an excellent sit-down meal there was a tour of the six Shuttleworth Collection hangars containing antique aeroplanes from the last ~100 years.
At the end of the conference, Dr Rebecca Higginson, the conference co-chair, gave the closing address thanking those who had attended and announcing that Professor Tatlock will be stepping down as co-chair – with Dr Joy Sumner joining Dr Higginson as co-chair for future events. It was announced that it was hoped that the next conference would be held at Loughborough University in 2025.
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