Past issues of the ASM Santa Clara Valley Chapter newsletters
are available here in Acrobat format.
2005-2006
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Month
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Meeting Topic
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Speaker
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| Nanotechnology in Environmental Remediation | Dr. Jurgen H. Exner | |
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Oct
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Orthopedic Implants | |
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Nov
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Liquid Metal Technologies | |
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Dec
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Corrosion Issues in the Storage of Radioactive Waste | |
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Jan
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Carbon Nanotubes for Energy Applications | |
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Feb
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Spectroscopy Methods | |
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Mar
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TBA | |
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Apr
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Composite Bridge | |
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May
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TBA |
2004-2005
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Month
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Meeting Topic
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Speaker
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| Advanced Materials and Coatings in Race Cars | Doug Peterson and Steve Conover |
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| Optically Stimulated Emission for Materials Contamination Analysis | Mantosh Chawla | |
| Nanotechnology for Batteries and Fuel Cells | Dr. Craig Horne | |
| Meso-American Artifacts from Ceramic, Metal, Jewels, and Other Exotic Materials | Dr. P. Hunt | |
| Design and Failure Mechanisms of Cardiovascular Implants | Craig Bonsignore | |
| Transparent Armor | Dr. Lee Goldman | |
| Thermal Management Using Diamond Films | Firooz Faili | |
| Flat Panel Display Technology | David E. Mentley | |
| Nanotechnology and the Electric Power Industry: Prospects and Problems |
Dr. John Stringer, FASM |
2003-2004
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Month
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Meeting Topic
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Speaker
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| The Morphology and Metallurgy of Anodic Coatings on Aluminium | Dr. Arthur Brace | |
| Laser Materials Processing-From Macro to Micro | Dr. Tony Hoult | |
| Overview of Transit-Related Stray Current Corrosion and Its Control | Norman J. Moriber, P.E. | |
| Electroactive Polymers: Stretching the Limits of Transducer Technology | Roy Kornbluth | |
| Overview of Semiconductor Wafer Processing Technologies | Mark A. Alexander | |
| Bioceramics | Prof. James F. Shackelford | |
| Inertia Welding of Nitronic 40 Pressure Vessels for Hydrogen Containment | C. H. Cadden | |
| Materials Information Management with the Cambridge Engineering Selector | Dr. Will Marsden | |
| An Overview of Advanced Materials | Dr. Reza Abbaschian, FASM |
2002-2003
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Month
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Meeting Topic
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Speaker
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| Lead-Free Soldering: A Global Contract Electronic Manufacturer's Perspective | Jasbir Bath | |
| Failure Analysis: Tools, Techniques and Some Explosive Case Studies | Eric Sullivan | |
| Surface Engineering: The Interactions Between Thermal Spray Processes, Materials and Industrial Applications | Andrew R. Nicoll, FASM | |
| Predicting the Future: Planning Methods for Materials Research | Dr. John Stringer | |
| Procedures and Use of Tribo-Metrology | Dr. Norm Gitis | |
| New Advanced Ceramic Materials | Dr. Frank Anderson | |
| Carbon Nanotube-Based Nanotechnology | Dr. Mayya Mayyappan | |
| An Introduction to Nitinol Stents | Dr. Alan R. Pelton | |
| Laser Peening | Dr. Lloyd Hackel |
2001-2002
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Month
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Meeting Topic
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Speaker
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| Materials Issues for Electricity Generation in the Near Future- What are the Options? | Dr. John Stringer, FASM | |
| Thin Film Materials Science at Stanford | W.D. Nix, FASM and B. M Clemens |
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| Wafer Level Packaging | Luu T. Nguyen | |
| Underwriters Laboratories in Santa Clara | Martha Martinez | |
| Thin Film Metallurgy from the Metals Supplier's Point of View | Daniel R. Marx, Ph.D. | |
| Synthesis Techniques for Advanced Nanocrystalline Ceramics | Olivia Graeve, Ph.D. | |
| Nanotechnology Overview | Barbara Jones | |
| Material & Process Challenges in Fiber Optic Technology | Donald Polensky | |
| Thermoelectric Materials: Status and Prospects | Roger Richman |
2000-2001
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Month
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Meeting Topic
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Speaker
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| Magnetic Recording Technology: Trends and Challenges | Thomas R. Albrecht | |
| Optimization of Processing and Properties of Medical Grade Nitinol Wire | Dr. Alan R. Pelton | |
| The Science and Technology of Bulk Metallic Glasses | Dr. William L. Johnson | |
| Recovery of NASA Space Shuttle Challenger Tapes | Dr. Richard Bradshaw | |
| Beyond Silicon: Microfabrication with Metals, Plastics and Ceramics | John T. Hachman and Alfredo M. Morales | |
| Advances in Metallography | George F. Vander Voort | |
| Capabilities and Limitations of Electropolishing | David Z. Pokvitis | |
| Jet Engine Fragment Barriers | Dr. Donald A. Shockey | |
| The Wright Stuff: Materials Considerations in Building the Wright Flyer | Dr. Walter M. Griffith, FASM |
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