Conference Chair
![Michael Preuss](http://images.ctfassets.net/o78em1y1w4i4/26QJctoGQ21ycDyKecf6tP/48700ed0afcd54327e108c41767d7557/2312010908_NNUMAN-1b_LR.png?fm=webp&w=88&q=75)
MP
Michael Preuss
Monash University, Australia & The University of Manchester, UK
Professor Michael Preuss is based at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia and holds a part time position at the University of Manchester, UK, where he used to be based until 2020. Michael is a metallurgist with a wide interest in materials for highly demanding environments. He developed nuclear fuel cladding research relevant to water-cooled reactors in the UK from the early 2000s and is now developing structural nuclear materials expertise in Australia. Michael has published more than 350 peer-reviewed papers and has received several awards including the ASTM Kroll medal for his lifetime achievement in zirconium research.