The Los Angeles ASM Chapter invites you to participate in the 2009 Student Night poster\oral presentation competition.

Call for Papers
Have interesting topic related to the material science field? Then submit your abstract today to present to fellow students and professionals in the Los Angeles Area!
The Los Angeles ASM Chapter is accepting abstracts for presentations for the upcoming ASM Student Night to be held April 21st 2009. The event will be held at So. Cal Gas Co. Energy Resource Center. Abstracts which will be considered include those which involve topics in all areas within and directly impacting the materials science field. All Southern California area educational institutions are invited to participate (including area high schools and junior colleges)

Abstracts should be approximately 250 words. No tables or figures should be included. All submissions will be reviewed.

Deadline for Abstracts 27 March 2009

Prizes
Cash prizes will be awarded:
1st - $500
2nd - $400
3rd - $200
Please follow the example below when preparing your abstract and information for submission

Submission
Please submit abstracts, and direct any questions, to the contact below. E-mail and telephone correspondence is preferred:

Eric Fodran
JSF Materials & Processes
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Air Combat Systems
One Hornet Way M/S 9A45/W2
El Segundo CA 90245-2804
Eric.Fodran@ngc.com

Judging Criteria
Judged will be conducted on the basis of presentation, completeness and understanding of effort, as well as the conclusions, value, technical relevance, and level of difficulty of work performed. Please keep in mind that all levels of work will be considered.

Event Format
Presentations will be made via poster or oral format, depending on the number of entries to be judged. Those selected for presentation will be notified no later than April 3rd, 2009, and will be informed of the specific format at that time.
In the event the format is given via poster session, presenters may affix a prepared summary of their completed work on poster board or print a series of 8.5”X11” sheets which can be affixed to a board or on the wall of the presentation room. In the event the format is given via oral presentation, participants will be supplied the appropriate audiovisual equipment such that either Adobe Acrobat or PowerPoint presentations can be given. Regardless of format, presenters should plan on being allotted 15-20 minutes for topic presentation and questions; all material shall be authored such that all test and figures can be clearly viewed by audience and judges.

Presentations will be scheduled for a 90 minute block of time during the evening which presenters are expected to be available to present their work to a panel of judges and discuss their work with other attendees. The session is intended to afford students a relaxed atmosphere where attendees can share their ideas with other students and professional from across a wide variety of disciplines and institutions within the Los Angeles area.

Presenters

M Sandberg et al.
“Stability of titanium alloys in 1 wt% sodium chloride solutions” 

D. E. Chavezticas
“Structural and Mechanical Characterization of Spider Silk” 

C Brown et al
“Ceramic matrix composites grown by the direct metal oxidation process” 

P. Peters et al.
“Semi-Active Vibration Suppression of Honeycomb Sandwich Structures” 

Shehreen S. Dheda et al.
“The Application of Electron Backscatter Diffraction to the Study of Abnormal Grain Growth and Twinning in Electrodeposited Nanocrystalline Nickel“ 

R. Komai et al.
“Investigation of grain boundary sliding during deformation of nanocrystalline metals” 

M Tong et al.
“Solder joints fabricated by explosively reacting nanolayers”

IMPORTANT DATES

Submission of abstract 27th March 2009
Notification of acceptance 3rd April 2009
Student Night poster sessions 21st April 2009

WHERE:	So. Cal Gas Co. Energy Resource Center  9240 East Firestone Boulevard  Downey, California 90241  (located on the south side of Firestone Boulevard in the City of Downey 1.5 miles West of 605 Freeway.)
TIME:	5:30 pm - Social\Dinner & Beverages\Presentation Preparation 6:00 pm - Presentations 7:30 pm - Awards
WHEN:	Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
COST:	$10.00 Contribution Presenters are free, other students are $5.00

 

Food and beverages will be provided for all student participants and student attendees. Otherwise, food and beverages will be provided to members and non-student attendees for a $10 contribution.

This is a unique opportunity to learn about the DSP system, and what has gone into its development, and continued success.