Cokemaking and Ironmaking Technology Committee Joint Meeting

6 February 2025 • Eastern States Blast Furnace and Coke Oven Association • Coraopolis, PA USA

Hotel Arrangements

Sheraton Pittsburgh Airport Hotel
1160 Thorn Run Road
Coraopolis, PA 15108

  1. Chair’s opening remarks – Scott Pisula & Brian Black                                                             08:00 a.m.
  2. Appointing minute-taker
  3. Antitrust guidelines
  4. Membership and attendance - 
  5. Review minutes of previous meeting
  6. AIST Staff Announcements
  7. AIST Steel Industry Fatalities
  8. Main agenda items
    • Finalize AISTech sessions - Steven McKnight, Jesse Carreau, and Husain Tapia
      • Papers due to AIST (17 February)
      • Author Registration deadline (5 March)
      • Presentation Draft Due into AIST (17 March)
      • Review the role of Session Chair and Papers Chair
        • Collect additional volunteers for session chairs
    • Nominations for committee officers

IMTC

  • Chair: Achinta Haldar (Stelco)
  • Vice Chair: Jesse Carreau (AMTS)
  • Papers Chair: Husain Tapia (AM Dofasco)
  • Vice Papers:
  • Membership Chair: Lucas Melton (CC Burns Harbor)
  • YP Chair: need nomination 
  • Roundup Chair: Stuart Street (Cleveland Cliffs)
  • Decarb Liaison: Joe Morey (Joe Morey Consulting)

CMTC

  • Chair: Scott Pisula, U.S. Steel
  • Vice Chair: Hardie Burgan, Chiz Bros
  • Decarbonization Liaison: Jose Alfaro, Arch
  • Young Professionals Chair - Aram Hermiz Jo
  • Cokemaking Roundup Chair – Thiago Mazzeu, SMS & Jerry Scott, Fosbel – and James Hosfield, USS.
  • Review committees’ roundups – Cokemaking Byproducts and Battery Roundups due 12 Feb 2025, Thiago Mazzeu, Jerry Scott and James Hosfield. 
  • Update from Liaisons
    • Young Professional Liaison – Aram Hermiz
    • Decarbonization Liaison – Joe Morey
    • Digitalization Liaison – Buddy Lee
  1. Discussion items
    1. Awards overview
      1. Joseph Becker Cokemaking Award
      2. Josef S. Kapitan Cokemaking Award
      3. J.E. Johnson, Jr. Award Ironmaking Award
      4. Josef S. Kapitan Ironmaking Award
      5. Thomas L. Joseph Ironmaking Award
  2. Presentations 
    1. “Safety Enhancements in Coking Operations” – Presenter TBD, US Steel
    2. TBD 
    3. TBD 
    4. TBD
  3. Next meeting – AISTech 2025
  4. Chair conclusion – Scott Pisula & Brian Black
  5. Adjourn                                                     <Noon EDT>