Ironmaking Technology Committee Meeting

5 May 2025 • Music City Center, Room 101A • Nashville, TN, USA

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  1. Chair’s opening remarks—Brian Black    <Noon>
  2. Appoint minute-taker—B. Black
  3. Antitrust guidelines already reviewed in technical session rooms
  4. Membership and attendance—Alicia Gauffin
  5. Review minutes of previous meeting—B. Black
  6. AIST Staff Announcements—A. Gauffin 
  7. Main agenda items
    • Present Technology Committee awards
      • Josef S. Kapitan Award—Ironmaking (Best Paper Award from papers presented at AISTech 2024) B. Black to present

“The Integrated Virtual Blast Furnace: Enabling Physics-Based Operational Guidance “

Tyamo Okosun, Ricardo Calix, Orlando Ugarte, Hong Wang, Kosta Leontaras, Joseph Morey, Jason Entwistle, Brian Rogers, Chenn Q. Zhou

  • Thomas L. Joseph Award (lifetime achievement award, Joe Poveromo is the chair of this award committee) Madhu Ranade to present

Oscar Lingiardi of Ternium Siderar in Argentina

  • J.E. Johnson Award (young engineer achievement award, past winners and IMTC officers are this award committee) B. Black to present

Tyamo Okosun; Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS), Purdue University Northwest

  • Review Mission Statement and vote on changes

Current mission statement: To provide members with information regarding ironmaking manufacturing to include developing technologies, maintenance, and process and operating information.

Mission statement with proposed changes: To provide members with information regarding ironmaking manufacturing to include developing technologies, efficiency enhancement rendering the technology resilient (decarbonization)*, maintenance, and process and operating information. 

*This has been suggested; we can come to resolution on this

  • Nominations for Board of Director Level Awards are Due October 31—Distinguished Member and Fellow, Sendzimir Award, Fairless Award and Steelmaker of the Year nominations
  • Develop committee objectives for next year
    • Meeting Locations
      • Joint IMTC/ Oxygen Steelmaking TC; in discussion B. Black / A. Haldar
      • Joint IMTC/DRITC meeting at an iron ore mine?
    • Technical Topic to be discussed and possible presenters
    • Conferences/Webinars
  • Study Tour Discussion
  • Elect New Officers
  • Chair: Achinta Haldar (Stelco)
  • Vice Chair: Jesse Carreau (AMTS)
  • Papers Chair: Husain Tapia (AM Dofasco)
  • Vice Papers: Lucas Melton (CC Burns Harbor)
  • Membership Chair: Lucas Melton (CC Burns Harbor)
  • YP Chair: need nomination 
  • Roundup Chair: Stuart Street (Cleveland Cliffs)
  • Decarb Liaison: Joe Morey (Joe Morey Consulting)
  • Incoming Chair Achinta Haldar presents Chair Plaque to Brian Black for his year of service to the committee
  1. Discussion items
  1. Subcommittee update: identify decarbonization pathways for traditional blast furnace ironmaking update (Joe Morey/Brian Black):
  1. Any new items to discuss
  1. Next meeting
  2. Chair conclusion
  3. Adjourn            <1:30pm>