Metal Processing Institute
Particulate Materials Research Center

PMRC Spring Meeting

Thursday, June 7, 2007
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
WPI Campus Center

Agenda

Steering Committee Meeting (open to all members)
Chairman's Room (8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.)
8:00 a.m.

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

  • Approval of November 2006 Minutes
  • Member Term Rotation
  • Report on Recruiting
8:45 a.m.

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

  • Strategic Planning
  • Proposed Business Model
9:45 a.m.

Break
10:00 a.m.

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

  • Research Portfolio; process for selecting new projects
  • Budget Review
  • Upcoming Meetings

 

10:45 - 11:00 a.m.

New Business / Wrap-up (C. Lall)
General Meeting
Chairman's Room (11:30 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.)
11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Infrared Detetion of Defects in Green-State PM Compacts (PMRC Funded) - Ended 5/07
R. Ludwig, S. Benzerrouk
12:15 - 1:15 p.m.

Lunch
Taylor Room
1:15 - 2:00 p.m.

Modeling the Heat Treatment Response of P/M Components (PMRC Funded)
M. Makhlouf
2:00 - 2:20 p.m.

Report on Sloan Industry Center Activities
D. Apelian

2:20 - 3:00 p.m.

Fatigue Mechanisms in P/M Components (PMRC Funded) Ends 9/07
D. Lados
3:00 - 3:15 p.m.

Break
Focus Group Meetings (3:15 - 5:30 p.m.)
3:15 - 4:15 p.m.

Infrared Detection of Defects in Green-State PM Compacts
R. Ludwig, S. Benzerrouk
Chairman's Room

Modeling the Heat Treatment Response of P/M Components
M. Makhlouf, V. Warke
Taylor Room
4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Fatigue Mechanisms in P/M Components
D. Lados
Chairman's Room
Debriefing from Focus Group Meetings
Chairman's Room (5:30 - 6:00 p.m.)
6:30 p.m.

Reception and Dinner
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