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Materials Science Research Seminars
Fall 2009

The Materials Science Research Seminars are held every Thursday, 4:00 PM, HH 202. Materials Science Grad students are expected to participate and attend these seminars as part of their graduate experience. Interested CSM faculty and the public are also invited to attend. Refreshments served in the classroom prior to the seminar.

Sep 3
New Student Welcome and H&S Refresher - Dr. Brajendra Mishra, Associate MME Dept. Head, and Tim Sweitzer, Environmental Health and Safety Manager. Note: this is a manatory H&S refresher for all students, faculty, and staff.
Sep 10
Edward Rolinski, Vice President of Technology, Advanced Heat Treat Corporation, will present "Science and Engineering of Plasma and Gas Nitriding Processes of Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Alloys." Host: Professor John Moore.
Sep 17
Professor Shriram Ramanathan, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, will present "Photon-Assisted Oxidation and Oxide Synthesis." Host: Professor R. O'Hayre.
Sep 24
Paul Queneau, Consulting Metallurgical Engineer, P.B. Queneau & Associates, Inc., and Adjunct Professor, Colorado School of Mines, will present "Roasting Molybdenite - Today and the Future." Host: Professor V. Petr.
Oct 1
James C. Foley, Los Alamos National Laboratory, will present "Characterization of Fuel Development Samples Related to Reactor Convert Program." Host: Professor D. Olson.
Oct 8
Carole Graas, Ph.D. Materials Science '89, Manager, ASICs & Alliances Qualification & Reliability, IBM Systems and Technology Group, will present "Advances in Computing and Microelectronics Technologies - Enabling Global Innovation Roadmaps." Host: G. Martins.
Oct 15
Brajendra Mishra, MME Assistant Department Head will present "Resource Recovery & Recycling Effort at CSM.". Host: DLO
Oct 22
John Banker, VP Customers & Technology, Dynamics Materials Corporation, Boulder, CO. will present "Bi-Metallic Materials." Host: Professor V. Petr.
Oct 29
Starnes Walker III, Department of Homeland Security, CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER/SCHOOL CLOSING
Special Nov 4
Richard Gangloff, Dept of materials Science and Engineering, University of Virginia will present "Hydrogen-Environment Assisted Cracking in Modern Ultra-High Strength Steel." Host: D. Olson.
Nov 5
Ruth Doherty, Dept. of Homeland Security, will present "DHS S&T Tesearch to Counter the Domestic Explosive Threat." Host: V. Petr
Nov 12
Sean Babiniec and Amy Richards, PhD students of Dr. Neal Sullivan, Colorado Fuel Cell Center Director, CSM Division of Engineering, will present "Solid-Oxide Fuel Cell Anode Development at the Colorado Fuel Cell Center." Host: Professor D. Olson.
Nov 19
Robert Field with A.J. Clarke, R.J. McCabe, D.W. Brown, C.N. Tupper, C.M. Cady, and J.G. Swadener, MST, LANL will present "Shape-Memory and Post-Shape-Memory Deformation in U-14at.%Nb." Host: Professor M. Kaufman.
A sincere thank you! to last semester's presenters. The Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering really appreciates your participation.