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To celebrate the rich history and accomplishments of Materials Science and Engineering Division, including 100 years of metallurgy in the Metallurgy Division and 100 years of polymers, including 50 years in the Polymers Division.
Goal:
Foster a sense of shared history, community, and connection between the past, the present, and the future.
Plan:
To this end, we invited several speakers from each of the former Divisions. We sought out individuals who can speak to key scientific breakthroughs in the history of these Divisions and offer personal anecdotes to give people a feeling of why certain areas were pursued, what were the personalities of the key participants in those activities, and what was the research environment during those times.
Desired results:
- To thank our predecessors for establishing a foundation for our disciplines at NIST, and to give ourselves, NIST as a whole, and potentially our collaborators and stakeholders an appreciation of key breakthroughs made in Metallurgy and Polymer science in our past.
- To set the foundation for the future to take on new challenges.
8:20 AM Welcome (Willie May)
8:30 AM Review of the Past and Vision for the Future (Eric Lin)
8:40 AM NBS and NIST Reminisces from the 70's and 80's (Isaac Sanchez)
9:20 AM Metal Failure Breakthroughs (Richard Fields)
10:05 AM Break and Poster Viewing
10:45 AM Precipitation Effects (Hardening, Softening, and World Trade Center Steels) (Frank Gayle)
11:30 AM Lunch
12:30 PM Reconvene (Laurie LoCascio)
12:35 PM Impact of NBS/NIST on Understanding of Amorphous Polymers: From Rubber, Melt, Glass and Beyond (Greg McKenna)
1:20 PM Magnetic and Superconducting Materials Firsts (Robert Shull)
2:05 PM Break and Poster Viewing
2:45 PM Polymer Crystallization at NBS/NIST (Freddy Khoury)
3:30 PM Poster Session and Lab Tours
5:00 PM Reception - NIST Courtyard
*Note all presentations will be held in the Green Auditorium (Building 101).
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