Our Chapter has had many excellent Technical Presentations over the years.
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September 15, 1997       
         Dr. Nicholas F. Fiore  
         Carpenter Technology Corporation   
 
October 20, 1997      
         Dr. Karthik Ramani  
         School of Mechanical Engineering, CPPL Lab 
         Purdue University  
         Topic: Polymer Bonded Systems: Materials  
                  Processing and Mechanics 
                 
December 15, 1997 
         George F. Vander Voort   
         Buehler Ltd.   
         Topic: Three Mile Island Nuclear Failure   
    
January 26, 1998       
         Niel Merrell        
         Contour Hardening Inc.        
         Topic: ADVANCEMENTS IN INDUCTION GEAR   
                  HEAT TREATMENT    
   
March 16, 1998
         Speaker - Students of Metallurgy (Purdue) 
         Topics:  Texture and Anisotropy in Piezoelectric Ceramics
         White Iron Flaking of Rolls Utilized in the Soybean Processing Industry
           
April 20, 1998      
         Dr. B. Keith Moore       
         School of Dentistry - Indiana University       
         Topic: MATERIALS BEHIND YOUR SMILE       

May 19, 1998      
         Dr. M. R. Louthan, Jr.    
         Savannah River Technical Center 
         Topic: WHY STUFF FALLS APART  
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September 21, 1998  Joint Meeting with ASME 
                      Speaker: Mitchell Spencer  from  Magnequench Corp. of Anderson, IN 
                      Topic:  High density magnet technology and applications
  
October 19, 1998    Chapter visit by Dr. Alton Romig, Jr. (President ASM)  
                      Dr. Alton Romig, Jr.  
                      Sandia National Laboratories  
                      Topic: Micromachines:  An Enabling Technology for the Future  
                  
November 16, 1998   Heat Treater's Night        
                      Sandy Cioletti 
                      Heat Treaters Network 
                      Topic: Options for Training Employees for Better Heat Treatment

December 14, 1998    Fred McMann    
                      Carpenter Specialty Alloys 
                      Topic: Precipitation Hardened Stainless Steels -- New Alloys and Applications    
   
January 18, 1999    Sustaining Members Night       
                      Patrick Foster         
                      LECO Corporation       
                      Topic: What's New in Metallography?   
    
March 15, 1999      Joint Meeting with Lafayette/Kokomo(Purdue) Chapter 
                    Scholarship Night 
                       Speakers  - Aaron M Scroggin & Marc Yap (Purdue)  
                       Topics: Development of Pressure Sensitive Paint 
                       Topics: Powder Metallurgy for Spinal Implants 
                       
April 19, 1999      Awards Night / Past Chairmens' Night 
                    Annual Business Meeting     
                       Denesh Seksaria        
                       ALCOA Automotive Structures        
                       Topic: Present and Future Roles of Aluminum Products in Transportation        

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September 20, 1999 Joint Meeting with ASME  
                      Speaker: Rodger Seeley, Haynes International  
                      Topic: High Temperature Alloys   
     
November 15, 1999   Heat Treater's Night           
                      Allen Golden   
                      Surface Combustion Inc.  
                      Topic: Endothermic Atmosphere Chemistry and Control   
   
 December 13, 1999    Sustaining Member's Night   
                      Paul Crook       
                      Haynes International   
                      Topic: Ni-base Corrosion Resistant Alloys       
  
January 24, 2000   Financial Seminar      
                      David Gilreath           
                      Morgan, Stanley Dean Witter   
                        
       
February 16, 2000    Social Night - Show Boat @ Beef & Boards       
                         
                      Buffet Dinner and Jerome Kern Musical   
                                                  
March 20, 2000      Student Night/Scholarship Night  
                       Michael R. Brickey     
                       Topic:Structural and Chemical Analyses of a Thermally Grown Oxide Scale in Thermal Barrier Coatings Containing a Platinum-Nickel-Aluminide Bondcoat  
                       Thomas R. Kanaby  
                       Topic:Evaluation of Milling Cutter Weld Processing Failures and Other Selected Projects from TAP

April 17, 2000      Annual Business Meeting / Past Chairmens' Night  
                       Alexander H. King  -  ASM Fellow - Purdue University               
                       Topic: Little Things and Big Pictures: ongoing research and new materials research  projects at Purdue           
   
   
May 15, 2000         Speaker: Dr. Glenn Whichard   
                       Topic:  Thermal Spray   
 
 
September 18, 2000  Joint Meeting with ASME    
                      Speaker: Mr. Donald J. Frasier - Rolls-Royce Corp. 
                      Topic: Virtual Pattern Casting -  A Novel Manufacturing Technique      
       
October 16, 2000    Technical Meeting 
                      Speaker: Dr. Roch Shipley,  Engineering Systems Inc.       
                      Topic: Failure Analysis - Lessons Learned       
                       
November 13, 2000   Plant Tour             
                      Praxair Surface Technologies     
                       Start Times 5:15, 5:30, 5:45, 6:00 pm 
 
December 18, 2000   Heat Treaters' Night 
                      Speaker: Thomas Philips,  Air Products and Chemicals                               
                      Topic: Nitrogen Based Atmospheres for Heat Treatment of Metals. 
Theory, Practice and Trouble Shooting 
       
 
January 22, 2001    Sustaining Members Night 
                      Paul Bhe - Fidelity Investments             
                      Retirement Planning 
 
       
February 13, 2001      Social Night - "West Side Story"
                        at Beef & Boards Dinner Theater
March 19, 2001 Student Night/Scholarship Night Speakers: Ed Ciecko, A Ph.D. Candidate, Purdue U. Prof. Matt Krane, Purdue U. Topics:Analysis of failure of a Stainless steel Membrane Industry sponsored design projects for Materials engineering undergraduates April 16, 2001 Annual Business Meeting / Past Chairmens' Night Speaker: Stacie Porter Bilger, Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce Topic: Building Progressive Models for Business Involvement in Schools that Directly Impact Academic Performance May 21, 2001 Technical Meeting Speaker:Dennis Hunley, Quality Assurance Corp. Topic: Accident Investigations at the 500 June 19, 2001 Annual Golf Outing
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September 17, 2001  Joint Meeting with ASME 
                      John Bonar - Engelhard Surface Technologies  
                      Topic: "Recent Applications Of HVOF Coating Technology In the Aerospace Industry"     
       
October 15, 2001    Technical Meeting 
                      Speaker: Chris Nunezk - Centor Software Corporation       
                      Topic: Improving Profits with Materials Optimization in Manufacturing       
                       
November 7, 2001    Regional Joint Meeting at Materials Event 2001           
                      New ASM Initiatives in Education     
                      Dr. Michael Kenney - Dir. of Education, ASM Intl.
 
December 17, 2001   Heat Treaters' Night 
                      Speakers: Thom Coughlin & Dean Hoffman - GM Enterprizes                               
                      Topic: Vacuum Heat Treating in the Aerospace Industry        
 
January 14, 2002    Sustaining Members Night 
                      Speaker: Gary Ward - USF Surface Preparation Group             
                      Topic: The Four Factors of Mass Finishing 
       
February 13, 2002      Social Night - Wine Tasting at Chateau Thomas Winery                               
                       Plainfield, IN     
                                                 
March 18, 2002      Student Night/Scholarship Night 
                       Speakers: Voramon Supatarawanich && Roland Bruyns   
                       Purdue Student Presentations 
                       Topics:Mo-rich Mo-Si-B Intermetallics 
                              Tape casting of ceramic armor composites 
                       
April 15, 2002      Annual Business Meeting / Past Chairmens' Night 
                       Speaker: Dr. Philip E. Bretz - Metcut Research Inc.                    
                       Topic: Evaluation of Replacements for Hard Chrome Plating on Military Aircraft             
                           
     
May 20, 2002        Technical Meeting 
                       Speaker: Daniel Hering     
                       Topic: Challenges in Heat Treating: Today and Tomorrow 
                                           
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September 16, 2002  Joint Meeting with ASME 
                      Speaker: Lynn R. Coles - R. W. Beck
                      Topic: An Overview of Distributed Generation (DG)
       
October 21, 2002    Sustaining Member Night 
                      Speaker: Charles Wickersham, Ph.D. - Cabot Performance Materials       
                      Topic: High Purity PVD Sputtering Targets       
                       
November 18, 2002   Plant Tour           
                      Diamond Chain, Inc. - Indianapolis     
                      

December 16, 2002   Heat Treaters' Night 
                      Speaker: Bob McCulley - DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Inc.                               
                      Topic: Improvements in Automotive Heat Treating       
 
January 13, 2003    ASM/AFS Joint Meeting 
                      Speaker: Cody Kaufman - Praxair Metals Technologies             
                      Topic: CoJet Gas Injection System 
       
February 17, 2003   Social Event                               
                      East Meet West - Turkish Dining at Bosphorus Restaurant     
                                                 
March 10, 2003      Student Night/Scholarship Night 
                      Speaker: Judith M. Mackenzie, Ph.D. Candidate - Purdue University
                      Topic: The Role of Capillarity in Shell Mold Dewaxing
                      Speaker: Todd Reynolds,  Masters Candidate - Purdue University
                      Topic: Processing and Characterizing RuAl Eutectics 
 
April 21, 2003      Annual Business Meeting / Past Chairmens' Night 
                       Rodger Seeley - Hendrickson International                     
                       High Temperature Corrosion and Failure - Case Studies             
                           
May 19, 2003        Technical Meeting 
                       Speaker: Dr. Robert Tucker, FASM     
                       Topic: Surface Engineering Using Thermal Spray Technology 

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September 29, 2003  Joint Meeting with ASME 
                      Speaker: Rich Seymour
                      Topic: High-temperature Brazing of Stainless Steel in a Continuous Inert Atmosphere Furnace
       
October 20, 2003    Sustaining Member Night 
                      Speaker: David Breuer - Metal Improvement Company       
                      Topic: Shot Peening - Theory, Applications and Controls       
                       
November 17, 2002      Plant Tour           
                      McKenzie Career Center Welding Lab      
                      

December 15, 2003   Heat Treaters' Night 
                      Speaker: Steve Carr - Alfe Heat Treating                               
                      Topic: Aluminum Heat Treating Basics       
 
January 19, 2003       ASM/AFS Joint Meeting 
                      Speaker: Mitch Spencer - Polaris Rare Earth Materials             
                      Topic: Lessons Learned From Doing Business in China 
       
February 9, 2003    Social Event - Wine Tasting - Easley Winery                               
                      6pm - 9pm Wine Tasting and Light Buffet
                                                                   
March 8, 2004      Student Night/Scholarship Night 
                      Speakers: Heydy Ramirez & Lindsay Martin - Purdue Graduate Students
                      Topic 1: "Growth of Nickel Ferrite Spinel Crystals by Skull Melting"
                      Topic 2: "Infiltration of Graphite Foams with Cu-1%Cr Alloy for Thermal Management Composites"

April 19, 2004      Annual Business Meeting / Past Chairmens' Night 
                       Speaker: Ashok Ghose Dastidar                     
                       Topic: "Hazards of Powder Metal Dusts & Hybrid Compositions"             
                           
May 17, 2004        Technical Meeting 
                       Speaker: Bill Jarosinski - Praxair Surface Technologies, Inc.     
                       Thermal Spray Materials For Gas Turbine Engines & Beyond

June 29, 2004       Annual Golf Outing  -  Pebble Brook Golf Club 

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ASM Int'l Indianapolis 2004-2005 Program Schedule

 
September 20, 2004  Joint Meeting with ASME 
                      Speaker David Breuer - Metal Improvement Company
                      Topic: Controlled Shot Peening – What is it and what does it accomplish?
       
October 18, 2004    Aerospace Night
                      Speaker: Jeff Ding, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center       
                      Topic: Welding Processes from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center       
                       
November 15, 2004   Plant Tour           
                      Steel Dynamics, Inc.     
                      5:30 PM

December 20, 2004   Sustaining Members' Night 
                      Speaker: David Hershberger, Indianapolis, IN                                
                      Topic: Failure Analysis - Case Studies       
 
January 17, 2005    Heat Treaters' Night 
                      Speaker: Speaker: Patrick T. Weymer, Ispen International              
                      Atmosphere Furnace Technology Integrates Expert Systems 
    
February 12, 2005   Social Event - Musical Theater "Smokey Joe's Cafe" at Civic Theater 7:30 pm                             
                                                                  




March 21, 2005      Student Night/Scholarship Night 
                      Speakers: Purdue Graduate Students
                      Electrospinning of Ceramic Nanofibers 
                        from Polymer Precursors - Benjamin M. Eick
                      Numerical Simulation of Grain Growth
                        During Solidification - Stephanie M. Janicek

April 18, 2005      Business/Award/Past Chairs' Night 
                       Speakers: Ed Wyatt, McKenzie Career Center;
                                 Patricia Shutt, IN DOE;
                                 Tad Foster, IN State University; 
                                 Marie Theobald, Prof Stds. Board                    
                       Topic: Without Technical Education - A Message to Legislators             
                           
May 16, 2005        Surface Engineering Night 
                       Speaker: Dr. Thomas Taylor - Praxair Surface Technologies     
                       Testing of Abradable Coatings

June 23, 2005        Annual Golf Outing - The Links (at New Palestine) 

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ASM Int'l Indianapolis 2005-2006 Program Schedule

 
September 19, 2005  Joint Meeting with ASME 
                      Speaker: Nick Cherolis, Rolls-Royce Corp.
                      Topic: Engineering Evaluation of Fatigue Striations in the Aircraft Engine
                      Speaker: Jeff Stillinger, Rolls-Royce Corp.
                      Topic: Component Life Management for Critical Parts in Gas Turbine Engines
            
October 17, 2005    Aerospace Night
                      Speaker: Mr. Mike Finn  -  TechSolve Inc.       
                      Topic: Machining Engineered Materials       
                       
November 21, 2005   Plant Tour           
                      Location: C.F. Roark Welding and Engineering Company, Brownsburg     
                      Time: 5:30 pm

December 19, 2005   Sustaining Members' Night 
                      Speaker: Dr. Uwe Hansen  -  Indiana State University                                
                      Topic: The Caribbean Steel Pan: Marriage of Science and Art       
 
January 16, 2006    Heat Treaters' Night 
                      Speaker: Mr. Jack Kalucki - Nitrex Metal Inc.              
                      Topic: Gas Nitriding: applications, possibilities and limits 
    
February 20, 2006   Social Event - Dinner at Santorini's Greek Kitchen in Fountain Square                             
                                                              
March 20, 2006      Student Night/Scholarship Night 
                      Speakers: Benjamin Iverson, / 
                              Jeff Reding - Purdue Students
                      Topics: Domain Orientation and Textures of Piezoelectric Materials
                              Solid Oxide Fuel Cells and their Advancement at Purdue MSE 

April 17, 2006      Business/Award/Past Chairs' Night 
                       Speakers: Our Past Chairmen             
                       Topic: ASM Indianapolis Chapter - Recollections             
                           
May 15, 2006  
                       Speaker: Barb Stratton - Rolls-Royce Corp.     
                       The Rolls- Royce AE 3007 Turbofan Engine

June 20, 2006      Annual Golf Outing - Harbor Trees Golf Club 
                       12:30 Shotgun Start Dinner - 5:30    

ASM Int'l Indianapolis 2006-2007 Program Schedule

 
September 18, 2006  Joint Meeting with ASME 
                      Speaker: Dr. Timothy Fisher - Purdue University
                      Topic: Nanotechnology
            
October 16, 2006    Welding Night
                      Speaker: David Koutz, The Lincoln Electric Company       
                      Topic: Nextweld: The Future of Welding       
                       
November 20, 2006   Plant Tour           
                      Location: Goulding & Wood Pipe Organs     
                      Time: 5:15 pm  (limited to first 30)

December 18, 2006   Sustaining Members' Night 
                      Speaker: William J. Brindley, Rolls-Royce Corporation, FASM
                               
                      Topic: Surface Engineering for Gas Turbine Engines       
 
January 22, 2007    Heat Treaters' Night 
(NOTE 4th MONDAY)     Speaker: Mike Boggs, Alfe Systems, Inc. and Steve Carr, ALFE Heat Treat Inc.             
                      Topic: Batch Tracking in Aluminum Heat Treating 
    
February 19, 2007   Social Event - Wine Tasting and Duckpin Bowling at Fountain Square                             



      
                                                                  
March 19, 2007      Student Night/Scholarship Night 
                      Speakers: Tiffany Sanders / 
                              Kent J. VanEvery
                      Topics: Intermetallic Growth in Hot Dip Aluminized Steel
                              A Parametric Study of Suspension Plasma Spraying
 

April 16, 2007      Business/Award/Past Chairs' Night --------
                       Speaker: Tony Brozan             
                       Topic: Erosion Resistant Coatings in Turbine Engines             
                           
May 21, 2007        May Meeting
                       Speaker: Matthew Fonte & Paul Gearing - Dynamic Flowform Corp     
                       Topic: Flowforming

June 12, 2007          Annual Golf Outing  
                       Plum Creek Golf Club 

ASM Int'l Indianapolis 2007-2008 Program Schedule

 
September 17, 2007  Joint Meeting with ASME 
                      Speaker:  Dan Ertl
                      Topic:  Liquid oxygen feed natural gas burners
            
October 15, 2007    
                      Speaker: David Furer       
                      Topic: Process Modeling       
                       
November 19, 2007   Plant Tour           
                      Location: Coutour Hardening     


December 17, 2007   Sustaining Members' Night 
                      Speaker: David Fleckenstein and Jennifer Sniderman - CMW Inc.                               
                      Topic: Tungsten Based Heavy Metals       
 
January 21, 2008    Heat Treaters' Night 
                      Speaker:  Kevin J. McCurdy, PE - Bodycote             
                      Topic: Braze Repair of Industrial Gas Turbines 
    
February 23, 2008   Social Event - Murder Mystery Dinner                                
 (NOTE 4th SATURDAY)  The Milano Inn, Indianapolis 
                                                                             
March 17, 2008      Student Night/Scholarship Night 
                      Speaker: Dr Albert Feuernstein - Praxair 
                      Topic: EB PDV Technology
                      
April 21, 2008      Business/Awards/Past Chair Night
                       Speaker: Bernice Aboud - Dupuy             
                       Topic:  New Materials for Musculoskeletal Repair             
                           
May 19, 2008        Spring is here meeting
                       Speaker:  Steve Maus     
                       Topic: Fabrication of Custom bicycles

June 24, 2008          Annual Golf Outing  
                       Location:  Fox Prairie Golf Course 
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