Message from the President
David J. Fitzgerald, IMS President
On behalf of the International Metallographic Society, welcome to Albuquerque for Microscopy & Microanalysis 2008, the premier event in our scientific field. IMS is pleased to again join the Microscopy Society of America and the Microbeam Analysis Society to offer a unique combination of Scientific Content, Exhibitions and most fun of all, the gathering of our peers involved in the field of studying the very small. This meeting represents the 41st Annual Event for IMS, and the seventh year that we have joined in the M&M Event.
Our Short Courses include “Metallographic Interpretation for Medical Devices” by Gabe Lucas and Fred Schmidt, “Failure Analysis and Evidence Preservation by Metallography” by Fred Schmidt, and “How to Organize and Run a Failure Investigation” by Daniel Dennies.
Once again our Special Event will be the IMS Henry Clifton Sorby Award Lecture, presented by this year's Awardee Dr. Lawrence Murr of the University of Texas. Dr. Murr has contributed to the IMS Technical Event for many years, and we look forward to an interesting and informative presentation. We have moved the Sorby Lecture to the early afternoon on Monday, so be sure to look for this lecture within the Symposia.
We are presenting Physical Science Symposia, including “Metallographic Techniques and Material Characterization” chaired by Rick Noeker and Nat Saenz, “Image Analysis and Quantitative Microscopy” chaired by Rob Panaro and Don Susan, “Failure Analysis: Real World Applications and Case Studies” chaired by Daniel Dennies and Fred Schmidt, and “Nuclear and Reactive Materials” chaired by Ian Davidson and Allan Lockley. In the area of Advances in Instrumentation & Techniques Symposia we are pleased to offer “Microscopy Techniques for Ceramics and Composites” chaired by Erica Corral, Luther Gammon, and Bryan Gaunt.
Be sure to plan a visit to the outstanding posters displayed in the exhibition area showing this years entries in the IMS International Metallographic Contest. The IMC allows scientists to compete for monetary prizes in 11 classes, with the Best in Show winning the Jacquet-Lucas Award, which includes a cash award of $3000.
So as you can see, when combined with the outstanding offerings from MSA and MAS, we have an exciting week in the Southwest!
IMS Calendar of Events 2008
Saturday, August 2, 2008
IMS Board Meeting, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM (Pecos)
IMS Poster Judging, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM (Pecos)
IMS Ice-Breaker Reception, 7:30 PM (Hyatt Regency Albuquerque)
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Sunday Evening Social Event (Rio Grande Zoo) (for details see Page 19), 6:30 PM–9:30 PM
Monday, August 4, 2008
IMS Henry Clifton Sorby Award and Lecture, 11:00 AM–12:00 PM (Pecos)
Student Mixer, 5:15–6:15 PM (Centro del Sol)
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
IMS General Members Meeting, 12:15–1:15 PM (Pecos)
IMS Awards Banquet, 6:30 PM (National Hispanic Cultural Center, Ticket required, visit the IMS Booth for information)
IMS Board of Directors
President: David J. Fitzgerald
Vice President: Frauke Hogue
Financial Officer: Richard A. Blackwell
Secretary: Thomas F. Murphy
Past President: Dennis W. Hetzner
Directors:
Judith L. Arner
Steven J. Dekanich
Jaret J. Frafjord
Gabriel M. Lucas
Natalio T. Saenz
Donald F. Susan
Board Liaison: Daniel P. Dennies
IMS Appointed Officers
Editor, Materials Characterization: Chris Bagnall
Executive Director: Thomas S. Passek
Administrator of Affiliate Societies: Sarina Pastoric
SlipLines Managing Editor: Ed Kubel
IMS Corporate Sponsors
IMS Benefactors
Buehler Ltd.
Carl Zeiss Microimaging, Inc.
Elsevier
IMS Patrons
Allied High Tech Products, Inc.
Precision Surfaces International
Struers Inc.
IMS Associates
LECO Corp.
B&W Technical Services Y-12
Carl Zeiss SMT, Inc.
Metallurgical Supply Company, Inc.
IMS Sponsors
MetLab Corp.
Nikon Instruments
Past Presidents
1968–1971 John H. Bender Jr.
1971–1973 Arthur E. Calabra
1973–1975 E. Daniel Albrecht
1975–1977 James H. Richardson
1977–1979 Robert J. Gray
1979–1981 P.M. French
1981–1983 George Vander Voort
1983–1985 James E. Bennett
1985–1987 William E. White
1987–1989 M.R. Louthan, Jr.
1989–1991 Donald W. Stevens
1991–1993 Iain LeMay
1993–1995 Japnell D. Brown
1995–1997 E. Daniel Albrecht
1997–1999 Mahmoud T. Shehata
1999–2001 Elliot A. Clark
2001–2003 Richard K. Ryan
2003–2005 Allan J. Lockley
2005–2007 Dennis W. Hetzner
History of the IMS Awards
Henry Clifton Sorby Award—The Sorby Award was established to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of metallography by an internationally recognized senior figure in the field of metallography. This award is a personalized plaque, and the recipient is honored during the M&M Conference Sorby lecture and at the IMS Annual Meeting banquet.
Pierre Jacquet-Francis F. Lucas Award—The Jacquet-Lucas award is given each year to the International Metallographic Contest entry judged “Best in Show” by a panel of judges. This is a joint IMS/ASM award with origins dating back to 1946, and has been endowed by Buehler Ltd. since 1976. The winner receives $3000, the Jacquet Gold Medal, the ASM Lucas Award, and is honored at banquets at both the IMS Annual Meeting and the ASM Annual Event.
President's Award—This award is presented to an individual deemed deserving of special recognition by the Society. This award is a plaque personalized for the recipient.
Buehler Technical Paper Merit Award—This award shall be given annually to the authors of the technical paper published that year in the journal Materials Characterization that was determined most outstanding by a panel of IMS judges. A plaque and cash award is given to the recipients each year by Buehler Ltd.
Past-Presidents Award—This award shall be presented by the Board of Directors to the out-going Past-President in recognition of their contributions to the Society. This award is a plaque personalized for the recipient.
Presentation of the IMS Awards—The awards are presented at the annual banquet Wednesday, August 6, 2008, at 6:30 PM.
President's Award (Service to IMS)
1977 Carus K.H. DuBose
1978 Richard D. Buchheit
1979 Arthur E. Calabra
1980 James L. McCall
1981 E. Daniel Albrecht
1982 James H. Richardson
1983 Robert J. Gray
1984 Japnell D. Braun
1985 Not Given
1986 P. Michael French
1987 George F. Vander Voort
1988 Robert S. Crouse
1989 Iain Le May
1990 William E. White
1991 Chris Bagnall
1992 Gary W. Johnson
1993 Donald W. Stevens
1994 MacIntyre R. Louthan, Jr.
1995 Gunter Petzow
1996 James Nelson
1997 John Wylie
1998 John W. Simmons
1999 William Forgeng, Jr.
2000 Natalio Saenz
2001 William W. Scott, Jr.
2002 George Blann
2003 Jeff Stewart
2004 Elliot A. Clark
2005 Chris Bagnall
2006 Art Geary
2007 Richard K. Ryan
Henry Clifton Sorby Awards
1976 George L. Kehl
1977 Cyril Stanley Smith
1978 Adolph Buehler
1979 Frederick N. Rhines
1980 Len E. Samuels
1981 Robert J. Gray
1982 Gunter Petzow
1983 William D. Forgeng
1984 Ervin E. Underwood
1985 Alan Price
1986 Robert W. K. Honeycombe
1987 Gareth Thomas
1988 Franz Jeglitsch
1989 Tanjore R. Anantharaman
1990 E. Daniel Albrecht
1991 W.C. Leslie
1992 Charles S. Barrett
1993 Raimond B. Castaing
1994 F. Brian Pickering
1995 Erhard Hornbogen
1996 Peter Duncumb
1997 Robert T. DeHoff
1998 Kay Geels
1999 Joseph Goldstein
2000 Hans Eckhart Exner
2001 Brian Ralph
2002 Walter Mannheimer
2003 Enrica Stagno
2004 George F. Vander Voort
2005 Iain LeMay
2006 Arlen Benscoter
2007 McIntyre R. Louthan, Jr.
International Metallographic Contest
ASM Metallographic Award
1946 G.R. Kuhn
1947 R.H. Hays
1948 E.C. Pearson
1949 D.H. Rowland
1950 S.O. Modin
1951 H.P. Roth
1952 H. Griffin
1953 B.C. Leslie, R.J. Gray
1954 R.D. Buchheit, J.E. Boyd, A.A. Watts, F.C. Holden
1955 F.M. Cain, Jr.
1956 D. Mannas
1957 T.K. Bierlein, B. Mastel
Francis F. Lucas Metallographic Award
1958 J.C. Gower, E.P. Griggs, W.E. Denny, J.E. Epperson, R.J. Gray
1959 F.M. Beck
1960 G.C. Woodside
1961 J.F. Radavich, W. Couts, Jr.
1962 D. Medlin
1963 W.C. Coons
1964 B.C. Leslie, R.J. Gray
1965 W.C. Coons, A. Davinroy
1966 D.M. Maher, A. Eikum
1967 J.F. Kisiel
1968 R.M.N. Pelloux, H. Wallner
1969 R.H. Beauchamp, R.P. Nelson
1970 D.R. Betner, W.D. Hepfer
1971 R.J. Gray
Pierre Jacquet Award
1968 L.R. Salvage
1969 S. DiGiallonardo, R.R. VanderVoort
1970 G. Menke
1971 R.H. Beauchamp, J.F. Williford
Jacquet-Lucas Metallographic Award
1972 C.J. Echer, S.L. DiGiallonardo
1973 M.S. Grewal, B.H. Alexander, S.A. Sastri
1974 M.P. Pinnel, D.E. Heath, J.E. Bennett, G.V. McIlharagie
1975 W.C. Coons
1976 L.E. Soderqvist
1977 R.H. Beauchamp, D.H. Parks, N.T. Saenz, K.R. Wheeler
1978 C. Bagnall, R. Witkowski
1979 M.J. Bridges, S.J. Dekanich
1980 R.H. Beauchamp, K. Fredriksson
1981 F. Kurosawa, I. Taguchi, H.G. Suzuki
1982 M.J. Carr, M.C. Mataya, T.O. Wilford, J.L. Young
1983 V. Carle, E. Schmid
1984 R.H. Beauchamp, N.T. Saenz, J.T. Prater
1985 U. Taffner, R. Telle
1986 N.T. Saenz, C.A. Lavender, M.T. Smith, D.H. Parks, G.M. Salazar
1987 S.A. David, J.M. Vitek, C.P. Haltom, A.G. Barcomb
1988 A. David, J.M. Vitek, A. Boatner, G.C. Marsh, A.B. Baldwin
1989 G. Hoerz, M.C. Kallfass
1990 A. David, J.M. Vitek, A.B. Baldwin
1991 M.R. Jones
1992 G.F. VanderVoort
1993 T. Leonhardt, F. Terepka, M. Singh, G. Soltis
1994 J.W. Simmons, B.S. Covino, Jr., S.D. Cramer, J.S. Dunning
1995 Kamal, K. Soni, R. Levi-Setti, S. Shah, S.J. Gentz
1996 R.L. Bodnar, S.J. Lawrence
1997 J. Yewko, D.L. Marshall
1998 R. Pereyra, E.G. Zukas
1999 K.R. Luer
2000 D.J. Lewis, S. Allen
2001 D. Chakrapani
2002 F.F. Noecker, II
2003 F.F. Noecker, II
2004 R. Unocic, P.M. Sarosi, M.J. Mills
2005 K. Kimura, S. Hata, S. Matsumura, T. Horiuchi
2006 Ryan Deacon
2007 K.A. Unocic, G.S. Daehn
Awards
Jacquet-Lucas Award
In the 2007 International Metallographic Contest, the Jacquet-Lucas award was awarded to the entry titled: “TEM Sample Preparation Method for Grain Boundary Phase Identification in Al-Mg Alloys.” This exceptional display of metallography combined traditional chemical etching with focused ion beam (FIB) milling, and came about through the combined efforts Ms. Kinga Unocic and Prof. Glenn S. Daehn from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
IMS Jacquet Lucas Award, Kinga A. Unocic
Kinga A. Unocic is a Ph.D. student in the Materials Science and Engineering Department at the Ohio State University working with Professors Glenn Daehn and Michael Mills. Originally from Oswiecim Poland, she graduated from AGH-University of Science and Technology in Krakow, Poland, in 2002 with a MS degree in Metallurgy, where she also received an award for scholar athlete of the year in 1998/99. She was a visiting research scholar at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA, where she conducted research on extrusion of 6xxx series aluminum alloys with the Institute for Metal Forming group under the guidance of Professor Wojciech Misiolek. Her current research is focused on alloy development of 5xxx series aluminum alloys for improved intergranular corrosion resistance and her research interests include the use of materials characterization techniques (SEM, TEM, FIB) to explore the relationship between microstructure, corrosion, and mechanical properties.
IMS Jacquet Lucas Award, Glenn S. Daehn
Glenn S. Daehn is the Mars G. Fontana Professor of Metallurgical Engineering in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. He carries out research in three principal areas: high velocity and impulse methods for metal forming, the high temperature deformation of metals, and the processing of metals and ceramic-metal composites. He is also active in programs to bring materials science to high school students through new or improved courses. Prior awards include the ASM Grossman Young Author Award, the TMS Hardy Medal and he was named a National Young Investigator of The National Science Foundation. Glenn received his BS from Northwestern University and PhD and MS were granted from Stanford University, all in Materials Science and Engineering.
Henry Clifton Sorby Award
Henry Clifton Sorby Award, Lawrence E. Murr
Lawrence E. Murr is Mr. & Mrs. MacIntosh Murchison Professor and Chairman of the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering and Ph.D. Program Director in the Materials Research & Technology Institute at The University of Texas at El Paso. Dr. Murr received his B.Sc. in physical science from Albright College, and his B.S.E.E. in electronics, his M.S. in engineering mechanics, and his Ph.D. in solid-state science, all from the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Murr has taught at the Pennsylvania State University, the University of Southern California, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, and the Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology. He was Director of the John D. Sullivan Center for In-Situ Mining Research, President of the New Mexico Tech Research Foundation, and Professor and Head of the Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. He was a past Chairman of the New Mexico Joint Center for Materials Science and served as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research and Director of the Office of Academic and Research Programs at the Oregon Graduate Institute, where he was also Professor of Materials Science and Engineering.
Dr. Murr has published 20 books, over 700 scientific and technical articles in a wide range of research areas in materials science and engineering, environmental science and engineering, manufacturing science and engineering, and biological science and engineering. Recent honors include the 2001 Buehler Technical Paper Merit Award for Excellence (IMS), the TMS 2007 Educator Award, and the 2007 John S. Rinehart Award (a TMS Symposium award). Professor Murr is also a Fellow of ASM International.
President's Award
President's Award, Richard (Dick) K. Ryan
Richard (Dick) K. Ryan has been active with IMS as a Charter member, joining at the Society's inception in 1968. He served as a Board Member, Officer, and as its President from 2001–2003. Dick was also very active in ASM International where he served as a Chapter Chairman and on many national committees including the Publications Council which he chaired for two years. Dick was honored as a Fellow of ASM in 1998.
His professional career was spent entirely with Buehler Ltd. (1957–2002) where he served in various capacities. He started in the Metallographic Laboratory, was promoted to Sales Engineer (1959–1970) and held various management positions during subsequent years. Dick was awarded the Masters of Business Administration Degree from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management in 1983. During the last twelve years of his working career, he held the position of Executive Vice-President of Buehler Ltd.
The 2007 International Metallographic Contest Judging Team
Chair: Jeff Stewart, Stern-Leach Company
Local Chair: Alice Kilgo, Sandia National Labs
Members:
Steve Glancy, Struers Inc.
Tom O'Connell, HEICO Aerospace
Brian Rose, Arvin-Meritor Inc.
Tim Weber, Buehler Ltd.
IMS 2008 Conference Organizing Officers
Jaret J. Frafjord, 2008 Convention General Chair
Frederick Schmidt, Jr., 2009 Convention General Chair
Jeff Stewart, International Metallographic Contest Chair
Alice Kilgo, International Metallographic Contest Local Chair
Erica Corral, Symposia Co-Chair
Ian Davidson, Symposia Co-Chair
Daniel P. Dennies, Symposia Co-Chair
Luther Gammon, Symposia Co-Chair
Bryan Gauntt, Symposia Co-Chair
Allan Lockley, Symposia Co-Chair
Gabriel Lucas, Symposia Co-Chair
Rick Noecker, Symposia Co-Chair
Rob Panaro, Symposia Co-Chair
Natalio Saenz, Symposia Co-Chair
Frederick Schmidt, Jr., Symposia Co-Chair
Donald Susan, Symposia Co-Chair
