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2000 TMS Annual Meeting: Professional Development Sessions



March 12-16 · 2000 TMS ANNUAL MEETING · Nashville, Tennessee

During the week of March 12-16, 2000, the 129th Annual Meeting & Exhibition of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) will be held in Nashville, Tennessee, at the Opryland Hotel and Convention Center.

Professional Engineering Licensing

Co-sponsored by the TMS Young Leaders Committee and the Professional Registration Committee

Date: Monday, March 13, 2000
Location: Opryland Hotel & Convention Center, Bayou A
Organizer: Ned Bahtishi, Western Zirconium, Ogden, Utah

“Metallurgical P.E. – What Do I Do and Why?”
Charles V. White, P.E., Kettering University, Flint, MI

“Professional Registration: A Higher Standard”
Christy Allen, Tennessee Board of Engineering Examiners, Nashville, TN

“Professional Registration is a Key Element in Credential Building”
J. Mike York, P.E., York Engineering Services, Inc., Corvallis, OR

“The Practice of Being a Professional Engineer: It’s More Than Just a Stamp”
Larry M. Southwick, P.E., Consultant, Cincinnati, OH

“The P.E. License: It’s Value in Industry”
Nicholas J. Gianaris, P.E., Visteon Chassie.

Opportunities for Materials & Engineering Research Funding from Government and Industry

Co-sponsored by the TMS Young Leaders Committee and the Public & Governmental Affairs Committee

Date: Monday, March 13, 2000
Location: Opryland Hotel & Convention Center, Bayou A
Organizers: Canan U. Hardwicke, General Electric CRD, Niskayuma, NY Sam Davis, TIMET, Henderson, NV

“An Outline of the Federation of Materials Societies (FMS)”
Dr. John Mundy, Consultant, Washington, DC

“An Overview of R&D in the Federal Government with Emphasis on DOE’s Materials Research Programs”
Dr. Louis Ianniello, Consultant, Washington, DC

“Materials Opportunities in Engery Efficiency”
Dr. Toni Marechaux, US-DOE, Washington, DC

“Opportunities for Materials Technologies in the Advanced Technology Program”
Clare M. Allocca, NIST-ATP, Washington, DC

“Thoughts on Federal Research Funding in MSE with Specific Examples Related to the National Science Foundation”
Dr. Bruce MacDonald, Washington, DC

“Collaborative Research Opportunities for New Faculty”
Dr. Reza Abbaschian, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

“University/Industry Cooperative Applied Research Initiative: How It Works”
Dr. Manoranjan (Mano) Misra, University of Nevada, Reno, NV


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