The Macrogram February ‘01
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POROUS METALS Speakers: Dr. Sunil Jha Date: February 13, 2001 Place: Troutbrook Brewery, 45 Bartholomew Ave., Hartford (I-84 E or W, Exit 46, Left at bottom of ramp, 2nd light (Park St.) go left, 2nd right is Bartholomew. Ph: (860) 951-1680
Technical Chairperson: Amanda Sousa, The Torrington Company Social Hour sponsored by: Mott
Corporation Speaker Bio: Dr. Jha is the Director of Research & Development at Mott Corporation, a manufacturer of porous metal products and filtration systems. Prior to joining Mott Corporation, he was with Texas Instruments in Attleboro, MA as a member of the Technical Staff and subsequently as an Engineering Manager. Dr. Jha earned his Ph.D. degree in Metallurgical Engineering at Purdue University. He has obtained nine patents and has authored more than fifty technical papers. Abstract: Porous metals have a variety of applications in industry ranging from sensor protectors to advanced filtration systems. Porous metals are used over polymeric and ceramic porous materials, where exacting specifications; superior strength and corrosion resistance is required. The technical aspects of the characterization of porous metals and various applications will be described.
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Letter from The
chairperson Dear Members: We have reached the halfway point on this year’s Chapter agenda. The second half of the year promises to be very interesting and exciting for our membership. Next month, Mr. Andrew Nicoll, ASM International Trustee, will visit the Hartford Chapter. Every year we make it a goal to have an ASM International Trustee speaker visit our chapter. We are very proud this year to have Mr. Nicoll take the time to visit us and learn about our Chapter. Mr. Nicoll will speak on thermal spray processing, a field in which he has vast knowledge and experience. Also in March, we will send judges to the annual Connecticut Science Fair to award prizes to two of Connecticut middle and high school competitors. As I mentioned last month, in April we are looking forward to having Roger Crouch, NASA astronaut and Chief Scientist for the International Space Station talk to our group in conjunction with Materials Week in Connecticut. We are hoping that Governor Rowland will attend to present the formal declaration. We will be holding that meeting at UCONN and will enable those who have not had a chance to tour the UCONN materials department to do so. In May, we will again hold our annual UCONN Student speaker’s night with students competing for prizes as they describe their materials research work. If your company wishes to become a Sustaining Member of the Hartford Chapter, please contact Arnie Grot or Stu Weiss. They will describe the benefits of membership. Anyone wishing to be added to the e-mail distribution of this newsletter can do so by contacting Arnie Grot at ArnieG1457@aol.com Check out the Hartford Chapter Website at www.asm-hartford.org. See you in February. With best regards, Harley Gaimes Executive Committee
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