Fall 2001 Ph.D. Dissertation Defense, "Fatigue of a Beta Titanium Alloy: Crack Nucleation, Growth and Mechanics," Sushant Jha, Dec 20, 2001. M.S. Thesis Defense, "Processing and Mechanical Behavior of Cold Rolled Brass–Steel and Nickel–Niobium Multilayer Composites," Firdosh Kavarana, Oct 22, 2001. “Surfactant Surface Structures as Revealed by Soft Contact AFM Imaging,” Vamsi K. Paruchuri, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday August 29, 2001 “Synthesis and Characterization of TiB Coatings for Titanium by Using Pack Boriding,” Shampa Aich, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday September 5, 2001 “Which Industrial Processes Disrupt the Nitrogen Cycle?,” Dr. Jan Hupka, Research Professor, Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah, and, Professor, Technical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland, seminar, Wednesday 12 September 2001 “Pore Structure Analysis of Particle Beds for Fluid Transport Simulation during Filtration,” Dr. C. L. Lin, Research Assoc. Professor, Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday 19 September 2001 “Experimental Validation of Discrete Element Method,” Michael Moys, Professor Metallurgy and Materials, University of Witwatersrand, seminar, Johannesburg, South Africa, “The Joys of Rockbreaking — Real World to Computational Wizardry,” Malcolm Powell, Leader Comminution Group, Mineral Processing Research Unit, University of Cape Town, South Africa, Rescheduled to, seminar, Friday September 28, 2001 “Experimental Validation of Discrete Element Method,” Prof. Michael Moys, Chemical Engineering, School of Process & Materials Engineering, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa, seminar, Thursday, October 4, 2001 seminar, “Synthesis and Characterization of TiB Coatings for Titanium by Pack Boriding,” Shampa Aich, Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday, October 10, 2001 “Trithiocarbonate Collectors for Sulfide Mineral Flotation,” Ronel Du Plessis, University of Utah, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, seminar, Wednesday 17 October 2001 “Design and Synthesis of Magnetic Activated Carbons for Adsorption of Gold from Alkaline Cyanide Leaching Solutions,” Gustavo Munoz-Rivadeneira, University of Utah, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, seminar, Wednesday October 31, 2001 “New Collector Chemistry for Sedimentary Phosphate Rock,” , Xuming Wang, University of Utah, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, seminar, Wednesday 24 October 2001 “Synthesis and Characterization of Composites and Functionally Gradient Materials Based on Ti-TiB System,” Krutibas Panda, University of Utah, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, 135 S 1460 E Rm 412, Salt Lake City UT 84112–0114, seminar, Wednesday 31 October 2001 “Recent Developments on Liberation Technology,” Dr. Claudio Schneider, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday, 14 November 2001 “Spectroscopic Analysis of Interfacial Water,” Dr. Zhorro Nickolov, Sofia University, Bulgaria, seminar, Wednesday 28 November 2001 
Summer 2001 “Horizons in Surface Science: From Life-Time of Micelles to Nanoparticles of Advanced Materials,” Dr. Dinesh O. Shah, Stokes Professor of Chemical Engineering and Anesthesiology, University of Florida, Monday May seminar, 14, 2001, EMCB “Polymer-Surfactant Interactions at the Mineral Surface,” Dr. Zygmunt Sadowski, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw, Poland, seminar, Tuesday May 29, 2001 “Composite Hard and Superhard Materials with Functionally Designed Microstructure,” Dr. Zak Fang, Director, Materials R & D, Smith Tool, Smith International, Inc., Houston, Texas, seminar, Thursday, 12 July 2001 “Cast Iron Research in the New Millennium: Thermal Analysis and Microstructural Control,” Oscar Marcelo Suárez, Department of General Engineering, University of Puerto Rico — Mayagüez, Wednesday July seminar, 18, 2001, 3:00 p.m. “CETEM — Mineral Research in Brazil,” Dr. Adão Benvindo da Luz, Centre for Mineral Technology (CETEM), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, seminar, Tuesday August 14, 2001
Spring 2001 “Fatigue of Beta-Titanium Alloys,” Shankar Srinivasan, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday January 10, 2001 “Microstructure-Sensitive Design: A Quantitative Approach to New Materials Development,” Prof. Brent L. Adams, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, seminar, Wednesday January 17, 2001 “Magnetic Personalities,” Jeff Shield, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday January 24, 2001 “Cryogenics: Practical Applications for Today's Industry,” Robert Brunson, Cryocon Inc., Ogden, Utah, seminar, Wednesday 31 January 2001 “Investigation of Gear Failure in a Printing Press,” Mr. Clyde Larsen, American Metallurgical Services, Salt Lake City, Utah, seminar, Wednesday 7 February 2001 “Role of Advanced Ceramics in Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) Technology for Distributed Power,” Prof. Anil Virkar, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday, 21 February 2001 “The Reflux Classifier,” Giang Nguyentranlam, ARC Centre for Multiphase Processes, Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Australia, TODAY Thursday, 22 seminar, February 2001 3:30 p.m. “The Transition of Corrosion Pitting to Surface Fatigue Cracks in 2024-T3 Aluminum Alloy,” Mr. Paul Nolan Clark, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday February 28, 2001 “Modernization of Operations in MagCorp,” Mr. Tom Tripp, Magnesium Corporation of America, Rowley, seminar, Utah, March 7, 2001 “Analysis of Interaction Forces in CMP Processes,” Dr. Jakub Nalaskowski, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday 21 March 2001 “A New Cone-Beam X-Ray Microtomography Facility for 3D Analysis of Multiphase Materials,” Dr. C. L. Lin, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday 28 March 2001 “Nitrogen removal from industrial effluents,” Dr. Tadeusz Ziminski, Technical University of Gdansk, Poland, Friday 23 seminar, March 2001, 4:00 p.m. “A Wafer Drying Technology to Address sub-180 nm Semiconductor Processing Requirements,” Rao Yalamanchili, SCP Global Technologies, Boise, Idaho, Friday 30 March 2001, seminar, 2:30 p.m. 707 WBB “Finite Element Analysis of Fracture Mechanics in Functionally Graded Materials,” Imad Barsoum, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday 4 April 2001 “Electromigration in Copper Alloy Interconnects,” Vikrant Bansore, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday 11 April 2001 “Raman Studies of Hydration in Aqueous Solutions of Simple Poly(Oxyethylene)s,” Dr. Zhorro Nikolov, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday, 25 April, 2001 “Foam stability in the presence of hydrophobic particles and oils,” Marcin Niewiadomski, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday 18 April 2001
2000Fall 2000 “On-Line Delivery of Graduate-Level Education: Some short and longer term implications of the introduction of on-line education will be discussed, particularly as they may affect the present generation of graduate students.,” Prof. R. P. King, University of Utah, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, seminar, Wednesday August 30, 2000 “Using Surfactants to Enhance Particle Removal from Metal Surfaces,” Prof. Michael Free, University of Utah, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, seminar, Wednesday, September 6, 2000 “Mineral Matter Transformation during Pulverized Coal Combustion,” Eric G. Eddings, Research Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Fuels Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday September 13, 2000 “Rheology of Surfactants that Self-Assemble into Cylindrical Micelles,” Professor Jaye Magda, Department of Chemical and Fuels Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday September 20, 2000 “Potential for Imbedded Sensors as Process Monitors, Strain Gauges and Material Properties,” Professor Joel DuBow, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday September 27, 2000 “Acoustic Refrigeration,” Professor Orest Symko, Department of Physics, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday, October 4, 2000 “Magnetostrictive Fe-based alloys,” Nakorn Srisukhumbowornchai, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday, October 11, 2000 “Influence of substrate texture in Co-Cr-based thin film data storage media,” Mehmet Tarakci, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday, October 18, 2000 “Molecule corrals as templates for nanostructures,” Professor Thomas Beebe, Jr., Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday, October 25, 2000 “Electrochemical Characterization of Anode Passivation Mechanisms in Copper Electrorefining,” J. Brent Hiskey, Associate Dean for Research and Administration, College of Engineering and Mines, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, seminar, Monday, October 2, 2000 “Reconsideration of Nuclear Power in the 21st Century,” Dr. Gary Sandquist, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday 1 November 2000 “Electrodeposition of Zinc-Nickel Alloy Coatings on Low Carbon Steel outside Conventional Electroplating Baths,” Parijat Bhatnagar, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday 8 November 2000 “Electrochemical Phenomena in Leaching Systems,” Milton E. Wadsworth, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday 15 November 2000 “Particle Technology for the Design of Improved Building Materials,” Srinivas Veeramasuneni & Steve Suchech, USG Corporation, Libertyville, Illinois, seminar, Wednesday 29 November 2000 “Processing Trends in the Mineral Industry,” Mark C. Collett, Vice President, Project Development, Roberts & Schaefer, Salt Lake City, seminar, Wednesday, December 6, 2000
Summer 2000 “Hydrometallurgy and Electrochemistry at Monash University,” Matthew Jeffrey, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, seminar, Monday 8 May 2000 “Ion Enhanced Synthesis of Materials,” Dr. Michael Nastasi, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, seminar, Wednesday, June 28, 2000 “Principles and Practice of Soil Washing,” Dr. Jan Hupka, Technical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland, seminar, Tuesday, 18 July 2000 “Air-Sparged Hydrocyclone Technology Applications in Environmental Protection,” Dr. Jan Hupka, Technical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland, seminar, Wednesday 19 July 2000 “Interaction Force of Fine Particles — Influence of AFM Colloidal Probe Deformation,” Robert Aranowski, Technical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland, seminar, Thursday, July 27, 2000
Spring 2000 “Simulation of Charge Motion in Tumbling Mills by the Discrete Element Method,” Raj K. Rajamani, Professor, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday, January 12, 2000 “Practice Seminar Session (Registered students in Met.E. 6800),” Altaf Khan, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday January 19, 2000 “Practice Seminar Session (Registered students in Met.E. 6800),” Padmabhushana Desam, Xuming Wang, and Ronel DuPlessis, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday January 26, 2000 “PHYSICA+ Software for Computational Modeling of Metallurgical Processes,” Dr. Jim Gebhardt, Process Engineering Resources Inc, Salt Lake City, seminar, Wednesday February 2, 2000 “Development of Discrete-Fracture, Multiphase Models for Flow through Porous Media,” Milind D. Deo, Associate Professor, Dept of Chemical and Fuels Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday February 9, 2000 “Precious Metals Refining,” Dr. David Kinneberg, Vice President — Production, Metalor USA Refining Corp., North Attleborough, Massachusetts, seminar, Monday February 14, 2000 “Separation and Extraction of Lead-Zinc Metals from Egyptian Ore at Red Sea Coast,” M. K. Abd El Rahaman, Central Metallurgical R&D Institute, Egypt, seminar, Wednesday February 23, 2000 “Electrochemistry,” Ian Ritchie, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia, seminar, Thursday, 2 March 2000 “Practice Seminar, (1) Treating Sulfide Minerals for Gold and Copper Recovery, Hector Suarez, (2) Microstructural and Mechanical Behavior of In-Situ Ti-TiB Viskers, Shampa Aich,” Hector Suarez, Shampa Aich, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, seminar, Wednesday March 22, 2000 “Metallurgy of Induction Bending of Pipes and Tubes,” Firdosh Kavarana, Metallurgist, Shaw NAPTech, Inc., Clearfield, Utah, seminar, Wednesday March 29, 2000 “Structure and Properties of Cobalt-Based Magnetic Alloys,” Liyun Chen, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday April 5, 2000 “The Solubility of As2S3 in Relation to the Precipitation of Arsenic from Process Solutions,” Courtney Young, ASARCO Professor & Head of Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Montana Tech, seminar, Wednesday April 12, 2000 “Advanced Magnetic Particles for Particulate Recording Media,” Dr. Yang-ki Hong, Magnetic and Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Dept. of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, University of Idaho, Thursday, April 13, 2000, 11:00 a.m., Room 124 EMCB, Metallurgical Engineering and seminar, Materials Science and Engineering “Flotation of Automotive Shredder Residue Plastics,” Ewelina Mutkoswka, Department of Environmental Engineering,, through the Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday April 19, 2000 “An electrochemical investigation of the role of lead and sulphide on the dissolution of gold in aqueous cyanide,” Roelf Sandenbergh, Head, Department of Materials Science, & Metallurgical Engineering, University of Pretoria, South Africa, seminar, Wednesday April 26, 2000 “An electrochemical investigation of the role of lead and sulphide on the dissolution of gold in aqueous cyanide,” Roelf Sandenbergh, Head, Department of Materials Science, & Metallurgical Engineering, University of Pretoria, South Africa, seminar, Wednesday April 26, 2000
1999Fall 1999 “Flowsheet Optimization — Is this possible yet?,” Dr. R. P. King, Professor and Chair, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday, August 25, 1999 “Oxidation of Fe3Al Doped with Yttrium,” Insoo Kim, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday, September 1, 1999 “Advances in Coppermaking Technologies Driven by Environmental Forces,” H. Y. Sohn, Professor, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday, September 15, 1999 “Gypsum Crystallization in the Presence of Phosphate,” Marcin Niewiadomski, Dept of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday September 8, 1999 “Dealing A Priori with Incongruent Vaporization Behavior of Transition Metal Carbides,” Dr. Darryl P. Butt, Ceramatec, Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah, seminar, Wednesday, September 22, 1999 “The Physics of Highest Energy Cosmic Rays: An Introduction to the High Resolution Fly's Eye,” Dr. Charles Jui, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday September 29, 1999 “Molecule Corrals: Nanometer-Scale Containers for Learning about Molecules and Surfaces,” Professor Thomas P. Bebe, Jr., Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday, October 6, 1999 “New Life for an Old Technology: Radio Tracer Analysis of Sluice-Box Performance,” Dr. Mike Nelson, Associate Professor, Department of Mining Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday October 13, 1999 “A New and Comprehensive Model of Flotation,” Dr. J.-P. Franzidis, Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre, University of Queensland, seminar, Friday, October 8, 1999 “Electrochemistry of Oxygen Reduction in Silver and Gold Cyanidation,” Dr. Milton E. Wadsworth, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday October 20, 1999 “The Role of Carbonaceous Matter in the Preg-robbing Behavior of Goldstrike Ore,” Philip A. Schmitz, Department of Geology & Geophysics, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday October 27, 1999 “Development of an On-Line Coal Washability Analysis System Using X-Ray Computed Tomography,” Dr. C. L. Lin, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday 3 November 1999 “Contamination of Silicon Surface in Semiconductor Industry — An AFM Study,” Jakub Nalaskowski, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday, November 10, 1999 “A Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Model for a Bubble Separation Tank,” Padmabhushana R. Desam, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday, November 17, 1999 “Phosphate Flotation: Challenges and Recent Developments,” Xuming Wang, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday 1 December 1999 “Office Paper Deinking Studies: Lab to the Pilot Plant,” Dr. John Borchardt, Staff Research Chemist, Tomah3, Milton, Wisconsin, seminar, Wednesday 8 December 1999 “The Flotation Chemistry of Auriferous Pyrite in Newmont's N2TEC Process,” Ronel Du Plessis, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah, seminar, Wednesday 15 December 1999
Summer 1999 “AFM measurements of interparticle forces: Some applications in colloid stability and granular systems,” Dr. Simon Biggs, Centre for Multiphase Processes, Department of Chemistry, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia, seminar, Friday 11 June 1999 “Magnetic Effects on the Structure of Electrolyte Solution,” Dr. Ko Higashitani, Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan, seminar, Monday 5 July 1999 “Development Studies and Plant Testing of Trithiocarbonate (TTC) Collectors for Sulfide Mineral Flotation in South Africa,” Dr. John Davidtz, Dept of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa, seminar, Thursday, 8 July 1999 “Metallurgical Testing of Exploration Samples,” Phil Thompson, President of Dawson Metallurgical Laboratories, Salt Lake City, seminar, Thursday 15 July 1999 “Interaction of Flotation Collectors with Boron Minerals,” Professor Mehmet S. Celik, Istanbul Technical University, Minerals and Coal Processing Section, Istanbul, Turkey, seminar, Thursday 22 July 1999 “Effect of Monovalent Salts on the Flotability of Minerals,” Murat Muduroglu, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey, seminar, Thursday, 19 August 1999
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