Dr. Mark F. Smith
received his Ph.D. in metallurgy from Iowa State University in 1981 and has
spent nearly 30 years in materials related R&D at Sandia National Laboratories
in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Before entering management in 1999, Dr. Smith was
best known for his pioneering work in thermal spray process diagnostics,
modeling and control with more than 50 technical publications in this field. He also helped found the ASM Thermal Spray
Society, the Journal of Thermal Spray
Technology, and the International Thermal Spray Conference. In 2006, he was inducted into the Thermal
Spray Hall of Fame. Dr. Smith is currently Deputy Director of Sandia’s
Materials Science & Engineering Center, a 250-person organization that
annually conducts ~ $60M of R&D to support US national security needs.
Departments in the research group that Mark currently leads span a wide range
of materials and process technologies, including organic materials, ceramics,
thin film and vacuum technologies, electronics packaging, meso-scale
manufacturing, friction and wear, joining technologies, failure analysis, and
thermal spray coating. Technical
activities span the full gamut from fundamental research, through development
and prototyping, to low-volume specialized production. Since 1993, Dr. Smith has also served as an
Adjunct Professor in the Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering
at New Mexico Tech University. Dr.
Smith has also served on several national technical advisory panels and boards
reporting to policy entities such as the National Research Council, the Office
of the Vice President of the United States, and the National Security Council. As 2010-11 President of ASM International,
Dr. Smith is working to focus ASM on delivering greater tangible value to help
make ASM members and the organizations they serve more successful.
Date:
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Meeting Place:
Engineers Club of Dayton, 110 E Monument Ave, Dayton, Ohio
Time:
Networking starts at 5:30 PM
Reservations
Are Required and Must be made by Friday April 8, 2011
Contact:
Emil Lesner
E-mail: emilswork@yahoo.com
Emil’s Phone: 937- 541- 6201