ASM 2012 Honorary Membership Awarded to Dave Spencer
By Author September 26, 2011
ASM International selected Dave Spencer to receive an ASM Honorary Membership in 2012. Honorary Membership in the Society was established in 1919 to recognize distinguished service to the materials profession, to ASM International, and to the progress of mankind. Dave is recognized for his “outstanding career in invention and entrepreneurship in materials manufacturing and recycling […]
ASM Materials Camp
By Author September 24, 2011
Sixty high school juniors and seniors attended the sixth annual ASM Materials Camp New England at WPI on May 9, 2011. The camp is a one-day program to excite and encourage young people to pursue careers in materials science and/or applied science and engineering disciplines.
MTE594, The Metallurgy of Steel
By Author September 24, 2011
Due to popular demand, in the spring of 2011 Rick Sisson offered an elective course on the metallurgy of steel to 41 seniors and graduate students. Sisson reports that the students were very interested in learning a little steel making and a lot of processing. They were particularly interested in heat treating and surface treating. […]
News from ACRC
By Author September 15, 2011
ACRC Remembers Ray Witt Ray Harry Witt, founder of CMI International Inc. and a very special friend of the ACRC, passed away on February 6, 2011. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Ray moved to Michigan as a teenager and graduated from Muskegon Junior College. He went on to receive a bachelor of science in metallurgy […]