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Xingbo Liu

Robert Ritchie

Eve A. Riskin

Didier deFontaine

Yukio Takahashi

Zeljka Pokajcic

Institute of Metals/Robert Franklin Mehl Lecture: "Nature-Inspired Structural Materials" By Robert Ritchie, Chua Distinguished Professor of Engineering, University of California, USA
• Tues. February 16, 8:35 to 9:15 a.m. – Convention Center, Room 205
• Registration: No registration required for paid conference attendees
• About the Topic: Unlike engineering composites where properties are invariably governed by the "rule of mixtures," the mechanical properties of many natural composite materials are generally far greater than their constituent phases. We will describe an approach, involving processing by ice-templating to developing bulk ceramic-polymer nacre/bone-like structural materials with unprecedented strength/toughness properties.

Women in Science Breakfast Lecture: "Advancing Women in Engineering" By Eve A. Riskin, Assoc. Dean for Academic Affairs, Prof. of Electrical Engineering and Director of the ADVANCE Center for Institutional Change, University of Washington, USA
• Monday, February 15, 7 to 8 a.m. – Sheraton Seattle, Grand Ballroom A
• Registration: Lecture is free. Advanced registration required.
• About the Topic: ADVANCE is an initiative of the National Science Foundation intended to improve the climate for success of women in science, technology, engineering, and  mathematics (STEM) at universities in the United States. At the University of Washington, the program has been in effect since 2001, focusing on faculty recruitment and retention as well as leadership development. Riskin, director of the university's ADVANCE Center for Institutional Change, will discuss the program and highlight some of its successes. Also addressed will be interventions that can improve chances that women at the STEM faculty will succeed in their careers.

William Hume-Rothery Award Lecture: "How Hume-Rothery's Work Led to Computational Thermodynamics" By Didier deFontaine, Professor Emeritus, University of California, USA
• Monday, February 15, 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. – Convention Center, Room 212
• Registration: No registration required for paid conference attendees
• About the Topic: Cluster algebra can be used in conjunction with first-principles LDA electronic structure calculations to provide a veritable "computational thermodynamics of alloys," which is a very active field today. Many applications of it will be presented at this symposium

JIM International Scholar Award Lecture: "Development of Coherent X-Ray Diffraction Miscroscopy and Its Application in Materials Science," by Yukio Takahashi, Osaka University, Japan
• Wednesday, February 17, 12:35 to 1:00 p.m., Convention Center, Room 303
• Registration: No registration required for paid conference attendees.
• About the Topic: Coherent X-ray diffraction microscopy (CXDM) is a novel technique for reconstructing the electron density distribution of a sample, which has attracted attention as a new tool for analyzing the nanostructures of metallic materials. CXDM has great potential as a technique for structural studies of metallic materials because it is a nondestructive method and is applicable to samples of micrometer thickness. Takahashi will discuss how the present method is the key technology for realizing single-pulse diffractive imaging using X-ray free electron lasers.

Vittorio de Nora Award Lecture: "Designing Crushing and Grinding Circuits for Improved Energy Efficiency" by Zeljka Pokajcic, WorleyParsons Service Pty Ltd – Minerals and Metals, Australia
• Wednesday, February 17, 9:50 to 10:15 a.m., Convention Center, Room 2B
• Registration: No registration required for paid conference attendees.
• About the Topic: Comminution, or the crushing and grinding of circuits, is the most energy intensive process in a mineral processing plant and inherently inefficient. New comminution circuit design strategies will be presented, which aim to improve overall efficiency of the comminution process and reduce the total energy consumption of a comminution circuit. Pokrajcic will also demonstrate that substantial financial gains can be made by including more efficient technologies and methods in comminution circuit design.

Rodney Boyer

J. Brent Hiskey

Wayne Hale

Extraction & Processing/Materials Processing & Manufacturing Joint Division Luncheon Lecture: "Titanium: Its Attributes, Characteristics and Applications" By Rod Boyer, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Seattle, Washington, USA
• Tuesday, February 16, noon to 1:30 p.m. Convention Center, Room 6C
• Registration: Tickets are $50 and available at the onsite registration desk.
• About the Topic: This presentation will focus on the desirable and unique attributes of this alloy system, the types of applications which result from these unique characteristics and a general overview of some of the approaches being taken to reduce the cost, some of which could have an impact on non-aerospace industries. These include techniques such as solid-state and fusion welding, roll-forged shapes, SPF and SPF/DB, new alloys and powder metallurgy.

Extraction & Processing Division Distinguished Lecture: "Alloy Formation during Electrochemical Cementation Reactions." By J. Brent Hiskey, Associate Dean, University of Arizona, USA
• Monday, February 15 , 1:45 to 2:15 p.m. – Convention Center, Room 6C
• Registration: No registration required for paid conference attendees
• About the Topic: Metal displacement (cementation) reactions have been important to many hydrometallurgical processes for centuries. For the most part, these reactions involve rather straight-forward electrochemical steps. The deposition of unique alloys by this technique has been reported for several systems. This paper describes these systems and provides an explanation for this phenomenon.

Light Metals Division Luncheon Lecture: "Aluminum – Are We There Yet?" By Wayne Hale, Exec. Vice President and CEO, Century Aluminum, USA
• Wednesday, February 17, noon to 2:15 p.m. – Convention Center, Room 6C
• Registration: Tickets are $50. Purchase at the onsite registration desk.
• About the Topic: With the recession and the associated impact on commodities, industry consultants and pundits continually prognosticate the future of the aluminum industry. The future of a commodity is an uncertain proposition, but usually there is a general consensus on the future trends of the market. For aluminum, the uncertainty of the market continues to generate debate. With a surplus of aluminum on world markets and the current global economic slowdown, the uncertainty regarding the future of the aluminum market has become a strong point of discussion. Optimism of a global recovery, the massive monetary and fiscal liquidity injected worldwide and the strong growth in emerging nations could lead to a surge in demand and an increase in prices. Others believe that the world of high inventories and increasing production will limit the upside. Review of the industry’s current position, the necessary milestones and the potential bumps along the way will help answer the vexing question…. "Are we there yet?"