Professor Helen Atkinson was recently honored by the Institute of Metal Research (IMR) in Shenyang, China with the Lee Hsun Lecture Award. The IMR has a global reputation for its research on metals and materials. 
Professors Atkinson’s citation for the award reads:
‘For her outstanding contribution in the field of materials science and engineering’.

Professor Helen Atkinson FREng

The award is presented to individuals who "made significant contributions to the materials science and engineering, and have a high personal reputation in some aspect of materials sciences and engineering."

The award is named for Professor Lee Hsun, who was the director of the IMR from 1951 until his death in 1983. Prof. Lee is best known for his discovery of hydrogen embrittlement, for which he received a Brunton medal in 1945.