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ll three shows are co-located in
one venue and offer access to
more than 400 technical presen-
tations. This “Mega Show” features a ple-
nary presentation by Dr. John Grotzing-
er, chief scientist and head of strategic
science planning for NASA’s $2.5 billion
Curiosity rover mission to Mars. Crowds
will gather on the show floor to learn the
latest industry trends across the thermal
spray, aerospace, and metallurgy indus-
tries. New products and services will be
discovered, while business relationships
are built.
SPECIAL PLENARY
PRESENTATIONS
Monday, May 11
11:15 a.m.
–
12:00 p.m.
Hamish L. Fraser
The Ohio State University, Columbus
This keynote presentation will
focus on the application of advanced
characterization methods to the under-
standing of mechanisms of microstruc-
tural evolution in aerospace alloys. First,
there will be a focus on titanium alloys,
involving determination of the role of
nonconventional transformation path-
ways, using a combination of aberra-
tion-corrected (scanning) transmission
electron microscopy and atom probe
tomography, which result in various
distributions of constituent phases in
metastable beta alloys. The second part
of the talk will involve the application of
direct 3D characterization of refractory
high-entropy alloys, which is essential
for the accurate description of micro-
structures in these new types of alloys.
Monday, May 11
1:30–3:00 p.m.
John Grotzinger
California Institute of Technology,
Pasadena
Grotzinger is the chief scientist and
head of strategic science planning for
NASA’s$2.5billionCuriosityRoverMission
to Mars, which riveted the country with
its daredevil landing. A veteran geologist
withmore than 30 years of exploration of
Earth and Mars, Grotzinger has led expe-
ditions to the far corners of the globe. He
received NASA’s prestigious Outstanding
Public LeadershipMedal for the unprece-
dented success of the mission.
Tuesday, May 12
1:00
–
3:30 p.m.
Humberto Luiz de Rodrigues Pereira
Embraer Executive Jets,
Melbourne, Fla.
Luiz de Rodrigues Pereira is respon-
sible for the development, certification,
and support for the operation of all exec-
utive aviation products. He has worked
for Embraer for 25 years, starting his
career as a stress engineer, working on
the development of several products
such as EMB-120-Brasilia and EMB-312-
Tucano. He led the ERJ-145 Structural
Engineering Team in designing the en-
tire primary structure of this airplane.
Robert Vassen
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH,
Germany
Vassen is professor of mechanical
engineering at the Ruhr University Bo-
chum in Germany and employed at For-
schungszentrum Jülich GmbH, where
he researches energy systems. He is also
a guest professor at University West,
Trollhattan, Sweden. Vassen’s research
fields include thermal spray technology,
protective high-temperature coatings
(thermal and environmental barrier
coatings), powder technology, ceramics
processing, lifetime modeling, and solid
oxide fuel cells and membranes.
Frank Mücklich
Saarland University, Germany
Mücklich is a professor at Saar-
land Univeristy in Germany. One of his
research interests includes 3D micro-
structure characterization, which plays
a key role for quantitatively under-
standing the relationship between pro-
cessing, microstructure, and properties
of high-performing materials. Recent
progress in tomographic techniques
has led to quantitative insights into the
evolution of materials microstructures
with gradual field of view sizes.
INTERNATIONAL THERMAL SPRAY CONFERENCE
AND EXPOSITION, AEROMAT, AND
MICROSTRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION
OF AEROSPACEMATERIALS ANDCOATINGS
May 11-15
Long Beach, Calif.
Fraser
Grotzinger
Pereira
Vassen
Mücklich