Joint Spring Meeting

June 4, 5, 6, 2007
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Campus Center Odeum A & B

Agenda

Monday, June 4, 2007 (Board Members Only)
Time	Event
1:30 - 3:30 p.m.	CHTE Board Meeting Taylor Room, Campus Center
3:30 - 5:30 p.m.	ACRC Steering Committee Meeting Chairman's Room, Campus Center
6:30 p.m.	Reception & Dinner
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
7:30 a.m.	Registration and Continental Breakfast Odeum A & B, Campus Center
8:00 a.m.	Welcome & Opening Comments - D. Apelian Opening Remarks from ACRC Chair - S. Udvardy Opening Remarks from CHTE Chair - E. Jamieson
ACRC Project Presentations
8:30 a.m.	Fatigue Performance of Fluidized Bed Heat Treated Castings (Final)
8:50 a.m.	Characterization of Alloy Castability - Fluidity & Hot Tearing
9:10 a.m.	Improving Aluminum Casting Alloy and Process Competitiveness
9:30 a.m.	Introduction to the two ACRC New Projects: Friction Stir and Modeling Distortion
9:50 a.m.	Casting of Wrought Al Alloys via Controlled Diffusion Solidification: Mechanisms and Principles (WPI funded)
10:00 a.m.	Break
10:20 a.m.	Commercially Viable, Low-Cost and Energy Efficient Processing of Semi-Solid Aluminum Alloys (DOE)
10:40 a.m.	Update on Other Externally Funded Projects High-Performance Die Casting Alloys: Castings for Improved Readiness High Integrity Magnesium Automotive Casting (HI-MAC) Industrial Internship Programs
CHTE Project Presentations
10:50 a.m.	Carburization Process Optimization
11:20 a.m.	Characterization, Evaluation, and Removal of Surface Contamination from Pre and Post Heat Treat Processing
11:40 a.m.	Aging Cycle Optimization for Aluminum Alloys
12:00 p.m.	Commercialization of CHT Softwares
12:20 p.m.	Lunch
1:00 - 2:30 p.m.	Focus Group Meetings Session I
2:45 - 4:15 p.m.	Focus Group Meetings Session II
4:30 p.m.	Reconvene
6:00 p.m.	Reception Worcester Art Museum
7:00 p.m.	Dinner for all MPI members and guests Worcester Art Museum Get Directions 55 Salisbury Street Worcester, MA (508) 799-4406
Focus Group Meeting - Session I - 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
ACRC
1:00 - 2:30 p.m.	Improving Aluminum Casting Alloy and Process Competitiveness M. Makhlouf, A. Kopper (Chair) Morgan Room, Campus Center
1:00 - 2:30 p.m.	Characterization of Alloy Castability - Fluidity & Hot Tearing D. Apelian, B. Dewhirst, S. Li, R. Donahue & J. Jorstad (Co-Chairs) Chairman's Room, Campus Center
CHTE
1:00 - 2:30 p.m.	Characterization, Evaluation, and Removal of Surface Contamination from Pre and Post Heat Treat Processing K. Rong, R. Sisson Hagglund Room, Campus Center
1:00 - 2:30 p.m.	Aging Cycle Optimization for Aluminum Alloys R. Sisson, P. Jones (Chair) Taylor Room, Campus Center
Focus Group Meeting - Session II - 2:45 - 4:15 p.m.
ACRC
2:45 - 4:15 p.m.	New Projects D. Apelian, M. Makhlouf Chairman's Room, Campus Center
2:45 - 4:15 p.m.	Commercially Viable, Low-Cost and Energy Efficient Processing of Semi-Solid Aluminum Alloys S. Udvardy (Chair), D. Apelian, M. Makhlouf, Q. Pan, B. Dewhirst Morgan Room, Campus Center
CHTE
2:45 - 4:15 p.m.	Commercialization of CHT Softwares R. Sisson, K. Rong Hagglund Room, Campus Center
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
MPI Spring Symposium - Green Engineering
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