deliver the Hatfield Memorial Lecture in 1997 and awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Metallurgy at the University of Sheffield in 1998. In 2003 he was presented with the IIW Arata Prize for his contribution to the science of welding and joining. References External links R.E. Dolby selected publications and citations Conference announcement: Metals Joining Technology - Where Next? Richard Dolby-Rolls-Royce Prize, The Welding Institute 1938 births Living people Alumni of Selwyn College, Cambridge Officers of the Order of the British Empire Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering Bessemer Gold Medal British metallurgists