INDUSTRY FACES
Chiesa Leads New Industrial Chair in Aluminum Transformation Te Natural Sciences and Engi-
neering Council of Canada (NSERC) awarded a $992,000 research grant to the Quebec Metallurgy Center (CMQ) for an Industrial Chair in Aluminum Transformation, with Franco Chiesa, CMQ scientific direc- tor, named as the chairholder. Chiesa has been active in alumi-
num casting innovation for the past 20 years. His original research on the heat transfer across permanent mold coatings led to advancements in solidification modeling of aluminum casting, including the development of correlations that enabled the predic- tions of microporosity and mechanical properties distributions in Al-Si-Mg alloy sand-cast, diecast and investment-cast parts. Te grant will be awarded over the next five years and is matched by contributions from Rio Tinto Alcan and several small and medium Quebec aluminum metalcasting facilities. Te NSERC Industrial Chair for Colleges in Aluminum Transformation is com- mitted to assisting in the development of the industry through innovative and realistic technological advances. An important part of the chair research program is aimed at expanding the ex-
PERSONALS Sivyer Steel
Corp., Bettendorf, Iowa, has announced the retirement of CFO Frank John- son. Tim Mohs will assume Johnson’s responsibilities as COO. Dale Weel- dreyer will take over Moh’s role as vice president of op- erations. In a separate announcment, the steel casting company also promoted Kelly Hickles to human resources manager.
CMQ’s Franco Chiesa (second from right), shown here with Joseph Laglais (Rio Tinto Alcan), Gheorghe Marin (CMQ), Rene-Robert Tremblay (College de Trois Rivieres), and Pierre Achim (Rio Tinto Alcan), is the chairholder for the new Industrial Chair in Aluminum Transformation.
pertise of the CMQ team. Chiesa will lead research on broadening the appli- cation of his correlations to alloys with very high mechanical characteristics, which are more difficult to implement, such as Al-Cu and Al-Si-Cu, as well as alloys that don’t require heat treating, such as Al-Mg and high-silicon Al-Si- Mg. He will also study new concepts in bimaterial assemblies, such as alumi- num-steel and aluminum-copper. CMQ operates a complete metal-
addition to the account manager team, and Jeff Cochran was announced as the quality department manager.
Tim Mohs
Diana Lados, associate profes- sor of mechanical engineering and director of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Mass., received the Silver Medal of the Society from ASM International.
OBITUARIES John Ballinger, Jr., Hoover, Ind.,
Dale Weeldreyer Dominion Metallurgical, Roa-
noke, Va., recently hired two new em- ployees. Kevin Mitchell is the newest
died Nov. 24, 2012. He was 68. Ballinger was a graduate of Marquette Univ. and a veteran of the Vietnam War. He worked in the metal- casting industry for more than 40 years
lurgical laboratory at a 20,000-sq.-ft. facility in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec. Te lab serves R&D projects carried out on industrial-size machines for sand cast- ing, low and high pressure diecasting, and investment casting. Because CMQ activities incorporate the staff and students from College de Trois Rivieres metallurgical engineering technology program, the chair also will contribute to the training of skilled labor in state- of-the-art technology.
at Grede Foundries, Citation Corp., Harvey Industries and AmeriBolt, and was an AFS member.
Harold Arthur John Ballinger, Jr.
Lietzau, La Habra Heights, Calif., died Nov. 23, 2012. He was 94. Liet- zau started Lietzau Pattern Co., making patterns for met- alcasting facilities serving aerospace and other large equipment manufacturing industries. He was a member and past president (1971-1972) of the AFS Southern California Chapter. He was also a member of the Rio Honodo Kiwanis Club and served on the Or- chard Dale Water Board and the La Habra Heights Water Board.
Harold Arthur Lietzau
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