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Surface Engineering for High Performance Die Casting Tooling
April 23, 2008
Chicago, Illinois
This one-day workshop will be an intensive discussion of the state-of-the-art in the surface engineering of die casting tooling. The morning session will kick off with a presentation by John Moore, Colorado School of Mines, who will discuss Die Coating and Surface Engineering for Aluminum Pressure Die Casting: State of the Art/Science.
The rest of the day will include sessions on Failure Mechanisms, Substrates, Surface Coating, and Surface Modification.
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2008 Graduate Student Paper Contest
Wan Chuck Woo, 2007 International Graduate Student Paper Contest Award Winner, receives his award from 2007 ASM President, Dr. Larry Wagner.
Deadline April 30, 2008
The ASM International Graduate Student Paper Contest recognizes the best graduate student technical paper in the field of materials science or engineering submitted during the year. The winner will be recognized and presented their award during the ASM Leadership Awards Luncheon to be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 5-9, 2008 in conjunction with MS&T’08. The award consists of a certificate, a $500 cash prize, and up to $250 towards expenses to attend MS&T ’08. The paper will also be published one of ASM’s publications.
Rules for the paper submission can be found on the ASM Website.
Nomination Deadline for Canada Council Awards is April 30, 2008
ASM’s Canada Council is seeking nominations for its 2008 awards program. These prestigious awards include the G. MacDonald Young Award, M. Brian Ives Lectureship, and Canadian Sustaining Member Corporate Innovation Awards. Deadline to submit nominations are April 30, 2008.
Nominations should be submitted to Mr. John Read, president, National Coating Technologies, Inc., 1975 Logan Ave., Winnipeg, MB R2R OH8.
For more information, visit ASM Canada Council Awards.
News from IMS
Die cast microstructure of an aluminum-silicon alloy. Chandra Sekhar, Indian Institute of Technology.
Enter the 2008 International Metallographic Contest!
The annual International Metallographic Contest features the best work of metallographers and microstructural analysts from around the world. Best in Show will receive the Jacquet-Lucas Award and $3,000. Winning entries will be exhibited during the 41st Annual IMS Convention and Technical Meeting in Albuquerque, NM this August 4-7, 2008.
For complete contest rules, contact Jeff Stewart at jeff@metallography.com or visit IMS online.
Deadline is July 18.
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