Midwest Member Chapter
Dinner Meeting
Tuesday, 14 January 2025 • Avalon Manor • Merrillville, Ind., USA
Avalon Manor
3550 E. Lincoln Hwy
Merrillville, Ind., USA
Keynote Presentation
"Developments in Fiber Optic Measurements for Continuous Casting"
Dr. Ron O'Malley
F. Kenneth Iverson Chair Professor & Director, PSMRC
Missouri University of Science & Technology
Ronald J. O’Malley is the F. Kenneth Iverson Chair Professor of Steelmaking Technologies at the Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, USA, and Director of the Kent D. Peaslee Steel Manufacturing Research Center (PSMRC), which is an industry-supported consortium with 22 industry members that support approximately $1M in research annually. He is also the PI for more than $18M in research with the Department of Energy (DOE), the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and other agencies in areas of sensor development, hydrogen steelmaking, and electric furnace optimization. He has more than 30 years of experience in the metals manufacturing industry at Alcoa, Alcoa Center, PA, USA, Armco/AK Steel, Middletown, OH, USA, and Nucor Steel, LLC, Decatur, AL, USA. He has authored more than 200 journal and conference proceedings papers, over 130 invited and contributed presentations, holds three U.S. patents and is a Lecturer for several short courses in steel manufacturing, including the Brimacombe short course on Continuous Casting. His current research interests include H2 iron and steelmaking, EAF steelmaking, steel refining, clean steel processing and inclusion engineering, steel-refractory interactions, continuous casting, deformation processing, sensor development for harsh steelmaking environments, and new steel grade development. Dr. O’Malley was President of the Association for Iron and Steel Technology (AIST) from 2019 to 2021, is an AIST Distinguished Member and a Fellow and lifetime member, and is currently serving on the board of trustees of AIME, serving as president of AIME in 2025.
Schedule of Events
5:30 p.m. Social Hour
6:30 p.m. Dinner
7:30 p.m. Keynote Presentation
Social Hour Sponsors
NLMK USA
Sargent Electric Company
Solid Platforms, Inc.
SunCoke Energy
Pricing
US$65 per person
Company-sponsored tables of 8 are available.
Non-members and guests welcome. Reservations are required. No refunds for cancellations made after 7 January.
Students are welcome! Register via AIST Steel to Students.
Questions?
Please contact our host:
Ron Smolen
H.A. Smolen Company Inc.
+1.219.670.0073
Proceeds from this event fund continuing education programs and AIST Midwest Member Chapter Scholarships.
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