Oxygen Steelmaking Technology Committee meeting

6 May 2025 • Music City Center Room 101B • Nashville, TN, USA

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1. Chair’s opening remarks       <Noon>
2. Appoint minute-taker
3. Antitrust guidelines
4. Membership and attendance
5. Review minutes of previous meeting
6. AIST Staff Announcements
7. Main agenda items
   • Present 2024 Charlies Herty Award
     • “On (%FeO) – [%C] correlation during Primary Steelmaking” by Deepoo Kumar*, Nurni N. Viswanathan, M. P. Gururajan, Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai and P. Chris Pistorius, Materials Science and Engineering. Carnegie Mellon University
   • Review Mission Statement

To serve the oxygen steelmaking industry by providing forums to learn about new and current technologies, discuss safe operating and maintenance practices including environmental sustainability, address product quality, as well as network globally with industry professionals of all disciplines and backgrounds.

• Nominations for Board of Director Level Awards— Nominations
  • Distinguished Member and Fellow
  • Sendzimir Award 
    • Current Nominee: Jerry Spruell – Slag Splashing via oxygen lance (Nominated in 2024, expires in 2026)
  • Fairless Award 
• Develop committee objectives for next year
  • Study Tour Considerations
    • India BOF Study Tour
      1. Tentative/Possible Locations:

• Meeting Locations
  • Fall 2024 – 
    • Europe w/AIST European Steel Forum 
    • Forum dates: 21-23 October 2025, Bilbao, Spain
    • TECHNICAL TOPIC?
  • Winter 2024 – 
    • USA/Cananda?
    • Mexico? 
      1. w/ ExpoAcero 24-26 March 2026, Monterrey, Mexico?
    • Other location?
• Elect New Officers
• Current Officers:
  • Chair: Steve Gillgrass – RHI Magnesita 
  • Vice Chair: Matt Wilson – Cliffs #4 Steel Producing
  • Papers Chair: Fernando Guerra - Stelco
  • Membership Chair: Dave Runner, Opta Group llc.
  • Young Professional Chair

• Present Chair Plaques

1. Discussion items
2. <meeting topic and presentation to be filled in by Committee Chair>
3. Next meeting
4. Chair conclusion
5.  Oxygen Steelmaking Mark Borsody Memorial Lunch    <1:15 pm>
6. Adjourn      <1:30 pm>