Early Life
He joined GKN Rolled and Bright Steel Ltd. as an industrial scholar in 1976. He studied metallurgy and materials science at Imperial College London and graduated with a BSc (Eng) (First Class) in materials science in 1980, and was awarded the Bessemer Medal. He obtained his PhD in 1983, and was awarded the Matthey Prize.
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