CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Past Chairs’ Night
Thursday, 10 September 2009
Inn at Moselem Springs, Fleetwood, PA

Please honor the Past Chairs of our chapter by attending the first meeting of our new program year (2009-10). Our speaker, Dr. Wojciech Misiolek, Professor of Lehigh University, will be giving a presentation on Tadeusz Sendzimir and his inventions (please see below for additional information).

Registration and Reception: 5:30 to 6:30 PM
Dinner: 6:30 to 7:45 PM
Presentation: 7:45 to 8:30 PM
Please use the Event Registration on the left side of the home page. Due to the Labor Day holiday, please register by Friday, 4 September 2009.

Your choice of one of the following entrees:

  • Country Ham Steak - Hardwood smoked, grilled over hot coals and finished with a Thompson grape maple glaze.
  • Chicken Romano - Marinated chicken breasts topped with melted mozzarella cheese and marinara sauce.
  • Broiled Lemon Salmon - Broiled salmon filet with fresh cracked pepper and a lemon garlic butter.

All meals include a tossed garden salad, vegetable of the day and chef's choice of potato. Dessert is Apple Crisp. Coffee, tea, and soft drinks are also included.

Revolutionary Inventions in Rolling Technology in 20th Century
The story of Tadeusz Sendzimir—inventor, entrepreneur and visionary of the metal forming industry
Wojciech Z. Misiolek, Institute for Metal Forming, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA

ABSTRACT:
The author had a privilege attending Dr. Tadeusz Sendzimir lectures at the AGH - University of Science and Technology in Krakow in the late 1970-ies. This initial contact allowed exchange of ideas related to the metal forming processes and led to his ten months scholarship at Lehigh University supported by the Kosciuszko Foundation in 1987. Dr. Tadeusz Sendzimir was an extraordinary inventor whose ideas revolutionized and shaped the metal forming industry, especially the rolling technology, in the world. The steel galvanizing method together with the Z-mill, which he introduced many years ago are still being used and are considered the major inventions in the field. Dr. Sendzimir is an author of over 120 patents and recipient of many awards from professional societies from all over the world. The life of Dr. Sendzimir is the story of his activities in many countries (Poland, China, USA, France) where he worked and developed his innovations and inventions. His technical accomplishments were the fruit of his genius and work of many coworkers all over the world. The presentation will highlight technical contributions of Dr. Sendzimir and his life in different part of the world, which influenced many engineering developments. His unique relation with his oldest son Michael, who became his major business partner will be emphasized as well.

BIOGRAPHY:
Dr. Wojciech Z. Misiolek is the Loewy Professor in Materials Forming and Processing, and Director of the Institute for Metal Forming (IMF) at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA. He is a faculty member of the Materials Science and Engineering as well as Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics Departments. He received his education in metallurgy (M.Eng. in 1980 and Sc.D. in 1985) from the AGH - University of Science and Technology in Krakow, Poland. After spending one year (1987-1988) at Lehigh University he was with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, NY (1988-1997) serving in various research and teaching positions. In 1997 he returned to Lehigh where he is leading research related to process engineering of metals and other materials for various applications mainly in the fields of transportation, energy and medicine. Dr Misiolek is an author of over one hundred seventy technical papers, holds a patent and has been recognized with several awards for his research in the field of materials processing. He is a Fellow of the ASM International.

 

 

RESERVATIONS

Make a reservation through the website or by calling Keith Hill at 610-208-2929. Please note that reservations should be made no later than one day before the event date. If you make a reservation and cannot make the meeting, please call or email Darwin Evangelista at 610-562-6673 or darwin_evangelista@brushwellman.com before the meeting. LVASM gets charged for the cost of the meal for all no shows.