Metal Processing Institute
Particulate Materials Research Center

PMRC Fall 2007 Meeting

November 15, 2007
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Chairman's Room, Campus Center

Agenda

Steering Committee Meeting (Open to All Members)
TimeEvent
8:00 a.m.

Chairman's Report, Welcome and Introductions (C. Lall)

  • Approval of June 2007 Minutes
  • Member Term Rotation
  • Report on Recruiting
8:30 a.m.

Report on MPI Activities and PMRC Developments (D. Apelian)

  • New Vision and update with developments
8:50 a.m.

New M.S. Degree in Materials Process Engineering (R. Sisson)

9:00 a.m.

PMRC Research Portfolio & Related Topics (D. Apelian, C. Garofoli)

  • Research Portfolio; process for selecting new projects
  • Upcoming Meetings
9:30 a.m.

New Business / Wrap-up (C. Lall)

10 a.m.

Break

General Meeting / Presentations and Focus Group Meetings
10:30 a.m.

Techno Management Issues in PM Industry
C. Kasouf

11:00 a.m.

Ceralink - Microwave Engineering
H. Shulman - Founder & President

11:30 a.m.rared Detection of Defects in Green-State PM Compacts (PMRC Funded)
R. Ludwig, S. Benzerrouk
12:15 p.m.

Lunch
Taylor Room

1:00 p.m.

Tour of Facilities

1:30 p.m.

Modeling the Heat Treatment Response of PM Components (PMRC Funded)
M. Makhlouf, R. Sisson, V. Warke

2:15 p.m.

Fatigue Mechanisms in PM Components (PMRC Funded)
D. Lados, D. Apelian

3:00 p.m.

Break

3:15 p.m.

Focus Group Meetings

  • Infrared Detection of Defects in Green-State PM Compacts
    Chairman's Room
  • Modeling of Heat Treatment Response of PM Components
    Chairman's Room
  • Fatigue Mechanisms in P/M Components
    Chairman's Room
  • New Project (Focus Group to be determined)
    Chairman's Room
6:00 p.m.

Dinner (Optional)

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