ACRC Winter Meeting

December 5-6, 2007
WPI Campus Center
Campus Center, Odeum A

Agenda

Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Time	Event
7:45 a.m.	Registration
8:00 a.m.	Welcome and Update on MPI Developments Diran Apelian, Director MPI
8:10 a.m.	Update from ACRC Steering Committee Steve Udvardy, Chair ACRC Steering Committee
8:20 a.m.	Overview of ACRC Research Portfolio Makhlouf Makhlouf, Director ACRC
8:35 a.m.	Characterization of Alloy Castability - Fluidity and Hot Tearing Brian Dewhirst, Shimin Li, Diran Apelian
9:15 a.m.	Microstructure Manipulation During Friction Stir Processing of Aluminum Casting Alloys Ning Sun, Diran Apelian
9:40 a.m.	Improving Aluminum Casting Alloy and Process Competitiveness Animesh Mandal, Makhlouf Makhlouf
10:10 a.m.	Break
10:30 a.m.	Evaluation of Distortion and Residual Stresses during Heat Treatment of Aluminum Alloys Lance Wu, Makhlouf Makhlouf
11:00 a.m.	Controlled Diffusion Solidification - Fundamentals and Mechanism Kimon Symeonidis, Diran Apelian, Makhlouf Makhlouf
11:15 a.m.	Industrial Internship Program: Die Soldering - Contech, LLC. Pat Hogan Recycling Technologies - wTe Leigh Duren
11:40 a.m.	Innovative Semi-Solid Metal (SSM) Processing Diran Apelian
12:00 p.m.	High Integrity Magnesium Auto Castings Jay Keist, Yuan-Dong Li
12:15 p.m.	Aluminum Die Casting Alloys Libo Wang, Diran Apelian, Makhlouf Makhlouf
12:30 p.m.	Lunch - Odeum B (Campus Center) After lunch return to Odeum A
1:00 p.m.	Break Into Focus Group Meetings
1:00 - 2:30 p.m.	Improving Aluminum Casting Alloy and Process Competitiveness (Makhlouf Makhlouf) Mid-Century Room
1:00 - 2:30 p.m.	Microstructure Evolution During Friction Stir Processing of Aluminum Casting Alloys (Diran Apelian) Chairman's Room
2:45 - 4:15 p.m.	Evaluation of Distortion and Residual Stresses during Heat Treatment of Aluminum Alloys Mid-Century Room (Makhlouf Makhlouf)
2:45 - 4:15 p.m.	Characterization of Alloy Castability - Fluidity and Hot Tearing (Diran Apelian) Chairman's Room
4:30 - 5:00 p.m.	Report Back by All Focus Groups Odeum A Friction Stir Processing of Aluminum Alloys Evaluation of Distortion and Residual Stresses during Heat Treatment of Aluminum Alloys Characterization of Alloy Castability - Fluidity and Hot Tearing Improving Aluminum Casting Alloy and Process Competitiveness
6:30 p.m.- 9:30 p.m.	Reception and Dinner VIA 89 Shrewsbury Street Worcester, MA (508) 754-4842
Thursday, December 6, 2007
8:00 - 8:15 a.m.	Welcome The process we follow Expectations for the day
8:15 - 8:45 a.m.	Review Mission - Vision Review the Strategic Planning Process of Last Year Review the Five Axes and the SWOT Review Responses of the Two Questions Posted (Opportunities & Threats)
8:45 - 9:30 a.m.	Discussion on the Opportunities and Threats
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.	Prioritize the Strategic Technical Areas Which Ought to Be Pursued by ACRC
10:30 - 11:00 a.m.	Break
11:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.	Form Focus Groups to detail out the next level of resolution for each of the technical areas identified (Do this over Lunch-Box lunches)
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.	Debrief, Report Out and Identify Next Steps
2:15 p.m.	Adjourn

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