Chairperson's Message, Thursday, March 18, 2004, Albert Sauveur Night
We were within a day of printing a newsletter for February that talked about the visit of our National President. How embarrassing would that have been. As you may know, Dr. Tucker caught the flu and canceled. We had to scramble at the last minute. Dr. Rick Knight of Drexel filled in with a very excellent presentation on the same topic - Thermal Spray. We also had a "coffee talk" presentation by Milan Ivosevic, a Drexel grad student working in thermal spray. His presentation included a 30 second video that was embedded in a power point presentation. Neat stuff. Despite one of the coldest days in years we had 20 members make presentations at the Executive and Operating Committee meeting, and 70 people at the general meeting. Thanks, also to Fred Klock, John Janiszewski, and Roger Jones for jumping in to handle the arrangements.
As a former Bethlehem Steel employee, I am looking forward to the talk on ISG Plate at our March Meeting. Alex Wilson, our speaker, was with Lukens, which then became part of Bethlehem, which is now owned by ISG. And, of course the April meeting is our Sustaining Members Night, usually our biggest night of the year. Dr. John Fisher of Lehigh will give us an insider's view of the structural limitations that allowed the World Trade Center to collapse.
As I write this we are selecting members for the Nominating Committee for next year. The members will be announced at the February Meeting. Our by-laws provide that I select the 9 members of the committee, which must include the current chair (me), the current Vice Chair (Scott Nyce) and last year's Chair (Don Jordan). Don will act as Chair of the Nominating Committee. The new slate of officers will be nominated at the March meeting and elected at the April meeting. Nominations can be made from the floor. At the same time, Scott will be selecting his Committee Chairs for next year. If you have any interest in serving as a Chapter officer, Committee Chair, or simply helping out, please contact Scott Nyce and let him know. You should try and do this before the March meeting if possible. If you have any questions about the procedures, consult your yearbook or give me a call.
We have two social events on the schedule for this spring, a Dinner Dance on April 3rd and a Golf Outing on June 7th. Additional details are available in this newsletter. We hope you will join us. I look forward to seeing you on March 18th.
Respectfully submitted,
Jim Watters
Chairperson 2003-04
This Month's Meeting Features...
Dinner Menu - Fresh Fruit Cup, Caesar Salad, Beef Stroganoff over Flat Noodles, Broccoli Hollandaise, and Creme d'Menthe Parfait.
Social Hour -- 6:00-7:00 p.m., Dinner -- 7:00 p.m.
Price -- $22.00, Retirees -- $15.00, Students -- $10.00
Technical Chairperson: Charles McMahon, University of PA
Meeting Sponsor: Superior Tube Company, Carpenter Technology Corp., Tinius Olsen Testing Machine Co.
Topic: Development of High Performance Steels for Bridges
Speaker: Alexander D. Wilson, ISG Plate
Alex Wilson is the Manager, Customer Technical Service for ISG Plate, International Steel Group, Inc., located in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. Mr. Wilson currently manages the technical support activities to plate steel customers and end users. He also coordinates the development of high strength steels with improved weldability for bridge, military, structural and pressure vessel applications. Mr. Wilson has been with the Lukens Steel Company, then merged with Bethlehem and now owned by ISG for 29 years. His previous research involved clean steels, fracture mechanics evaluations and steel development. He has published over 55 papers and given numerous presentations on these topics. Mr. Wilson is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and holds Bachelors and Masters of Science degrees in Metallurgy. He is chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee of the American Iron and Steel Institute, the chairman of the Steel Bridge Forum and chairman of the High Performance Steel Steering Committee. Mr. Wilson is a Fellow of ASM International.
Topic: Development of High Performance Steels for Bridges
Ten years ago, the United States initiated the High Performance Steels (HPS) joint industry-government-academia research effort. A brief review of this development effort for high strength 50-100 Ksi, (345 to 690 MPa yield strength), improved weldability, high toughness and improved weathering (atmospheric corrosion resistant) steels is presented. Currently, HPS-50W, HPS-70W and HPS-100W grades are available. Future activities of the joint HPS effort are discussed.
Spouses and guests are invited and welcome. This meeting will be held at Williamson Restaurant, Easton Road, Horsham, PA. Reservations are necessary - Call: (215) 643-3369 (OH-DE-FOX), or you may register using our online form. Please don't call if you have already reserved via this web site LINK.
Future Joint Events with ASNT
The Greater Philadelphia Section of ASNT has invited us to participate in two of their events. The Annual Golf Outing will be at Limekiln Golf Club like last year. The Golf Outing is scheduled for Monday, June 7th. Registration starts at 7:00 a.m. Cost for golfers is $80.00 each, a buffet dinner is included. Call Tony Gatti at 215-824-4000 to sign up.
We are also invited to attend their Spring Social (a dinner show) at Lily Langtry's and tentatively scheduled for Saturday evening, April 24th The show will be "Broadway Live - A Slice of the Big Apple". Cost is $42.00 per person. Call Rich Bottari at 215-579-7500 or Fred Klock at 215-659-8424 or email fklock@spstech.com.
Hole sponsors and cocktail sponsors are also welcome. Stay tuned for more information in future newsletters.
C.F. Burns Poster Contest
The Liberty Bell Chapter will be holding its 3rd annual poster contest during our Sustaining Members Night, 4/15/04. This will be the first year the contest is sponsored by Solar Atmospheres. Prize money will be $500 for 1st Place, $300 for 2nd and $200 for 3rd. Due to limited space, we are asking for students to pre-register this year. Space will be awarded on a first come, first served basis. Please register your name and poster title with Scott Nyce (email: dsn@solaratm.com). Good Luck to everyone!
Materials Camp for High School Juniors & Seniors
ASM International is sponsoring one week residential Materials Camps for High School Students again this year. One camp session will take place in Toronto, Canada July 4-11, 2004. The second session will take place at Materials Park, Ohio August 9-15, 2004.
A significant change to the program this year is that each selected High School Student will be responsible for transportation costs to and from the camp site. Students are provided with free lodgings, meals and entertainment plus an exposure to applied mathematics, physics and chemistry reinforced by a hands-on learning experience.
Students that will be entering their Junior or Senior year in the fall of 2004, in good academic standing, and an interest in the sciences are ideal candidates for the Materials Camp.
Applications may be downloaded from the internet at: www.asminternational.org/foundation. Applications are expected to be received by ASM International NLT January 31, 2004. Herb Lewis can provide guidance if it is needed. He can be reached by telephone at (609) 984-6672 or by e-mail at: hlewis@deptcor.state.nj.us.
Liberty Bell Chapter Spring Dance
This year's Spring Dance will be held on Saturday, April 3rd at Sorella Rose in the historic Springfield Hotel in Flourtown. The cost is $55 per person. Please come join us for an evening of fine dining and dancing. For more information please contact Rob DeKalb at Robert Wooler Co. at 215-542-7600.
UPCOMING EVENTS
3-18-04 Thursday, Albert Sauveur Night -- Development of High Performance Steels for Bridges
Speaker: Charles McMahon -- Williamson Restaurant, Horsham, PA, 6:00 pm
4-3-04 Saturday, Spring Dance Details to follow in February newsletter
4-15-04 Thursday, Sustaining Member Night -- World Trade Center Building Performance Study
Speaker: John W. Fisher -- Williamson Restaurant, Horsham, PA, 6:00 pm
4-24-04 Saturday, Spring Social with ASNT -- Lily Langtry's
Tentatively scheduled; check back for more details.
5-20-04 Thursday, Honors & Past Chariman Night -- Dedicated to All Past Chairpersons
Williamson Restaurant, Horsham, PA, 6:00 pm
6-7-04 Monday, Golf Outing, 8:00 am
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
Changes To Your Membership Information
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Meeting Cancellation Notification
In the event of cancellation of a meeting due to inclement weather, we will broadcast the news as part of KYW News radio's (1060AM) Storm Center Service. ASM cancellations will be specifically announced when KYW airs community cancellations at :20 and :50 past each hour during the afternoon of the day of the meeting; ASM's name will be specifically mentioned, so listen for the name rather than an organization number as is used for schools.
Philadelphia "Liberty Bell" Chapter Officers
Jim Watters, Chairperson, Delaware Valley Utility Advisors
Scott Nyce, Vice Chairperson, Solar Atmospheres, Inc.
Travis Nelson, Secretary, Materials Resources International
Joel Muzik, Treasurer, Ramball Test Laboratories
Robert DeKalb, Executive Secretary, Robert Wooler Co.
Fred Klock, Exec. Treasurer, SPS Technologies
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For more info about the ASM Liberty Bell Chapter. . .
Contact Chapter Chairperson Jim Watters at 215.699.0690 or email: dvua2@cs.com.
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