MS&T '08 Lectures

Plan to attend these lectures while at MS&T’08!
Check the calendar of events in the program for times and locations.

Sunday, October 5

ACerS Frontiers of Science and Society – Rustum Roy Lecture
Topic: “Society and MS&T – Materials, Science and Technology: Where GIGA Outshines Nano”
Presented by: Dr. Rustum Roy, Citizen-Scientist, Pennsylvania State University and Arizona State University

Monday, October 6

Opening Session and Keynote Address
Topic: "The Role of Science and Engineering in U.S. Competitiveness"
Presented by: Dr. Cherry Murray, Principal Associate Director for Science and Technology, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

ACerS 110th Anniversary Symposium and Emerging Technologies Session

ASM/TMS Distinguished Lecture and Session
Topic: “Engineering Material Systems for an Ever Demanding Society”
Presented by: Dr. Leo Christodoulou, Program Manager, DARPA DSO

ACerS Alfred R. Cooper Session and Award
Topic: “Performance Stability of Glass Products”

Alpha Sigma Mu Lecture
Topic: “Is the H2 Economy Feasible or Not: Materials Challenges and Opportunities”
Presented by: Dr. James A. Spearot, Director, Chemical and Environmental Sciences, General Motors Global Research and Development and Planning

Tuesday, October 7

ACerS Richard M. Fulrath Award Session

ACerS Arthur L. Friedberg Memorial Lecture
Topic: “Hunting the Perovskite Range”
Presented by: Professor Harlan U. Anderson, Missouri University of Science and Technology

TMS Young Leaders Tutorial Luncheon and Lecture
Presented by: Professor William A. Baeslack III, Executive Dean, Professional Colleges; Dean, College of Engineering, The Ohio State University

ASM Edward DeMille Campbell Memorial Lectureship
Topic: “Cyclic Slip Irreversibilities and the Evolution of Fatigue Damage”
Presented by: Professor Hael Mughrabi, former Department Head and Dean of the Engineering School, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

ACerS Edward Orton Jr. Memorial Lecture
Topic: “Sol-Gel Processing – a Retrospective and Perspective”
Presented by: Dr. C. Jeffrey Brinker, Fellow, Sandia National Laboratories; Professor, Chemical and Nuclear Engineering and Chemistry, University of New Mexico

ACerS Della Roy Lecture
Topic: “Understanding Frost Damage”
Presented by: Dr. George Scherer, Princeton University

Wednesday, October 8

ACerS Robert B. Sosman Award, Lecture and Session
Topic: “Interfacial Kinetic Engineering: How Far Have We Come Since Kingery's Inaugural Sosman Address?”
Presented by: Martin P. Harmer, Center for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Lehigh University