Experience

South Dakota Mines

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Emeritus Professor

  • May 2014 - Present

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  • May 2014 - Present

• Professor of Materials and Metallurgical Eng

  • Sep 1971 - Present

  Department of Materials and Metallugical Eng. 2014 - Professor Emeritus and Senior Lecturer 1981 - 2014 Professor 1976 - 1981 Associate Professor 1971 - 1976 Assistant Professor



The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society

• TMS President 2016

  • Feb 2016 - Present

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The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society

• Greater Pittsburgh Area

• TMS Financial Planning Officer (2008-11)

  • Mar 2008 - Mar 2011

  Serves as treasurer, representing the entire membership in carrying out the professional activities of the Society concerned with finances, audit, and investments and the reporting thereof. Exercises personal leadership in the motivation of Board members, Foundation Trustees, other volunteer leaders, and staff to act in the best interests of the Society consistent with TMS's Strategic Plan and financial resources available. Guides the development and implementation of long and… Show more Serves as treasurer, representing the entire membership in carrying out the professional activities of the Society concerned with finances, audit, and investments and the reporting thereof. Exercises personal leadership in the motivation of Board members, Foundation Trustees, other volunteer leaders, and staff to act in the best interests of the Society consistent with TMS's Strategic Plan and financial resources available. Guides the development and implementation of long and short range plans, and the strategic plan to conform with the financial goals and objectives of the organization. Acts as spokesperson and takes an important part in monitoring and evaluating organizational performance and effectiveness with regard to financial issues. Works with the staff chief financial executive as necessary. (Concurrent with Professor of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, SDSM&T position) Show less Serves as treasurer, representing the entire membership in carrying out the professional activities of the Society concerned with finances, audit, and investments and the reporting thereof. Exercises personal leadership in the motivation of Board members, Foundation Trustees, other volunteer leaders, and staff to act in the best interests of the Society consistent with TMS's Strategic Plan and financial resources available. Guides the development and implementation of long and… Show more Serves as treasurer, representing the entire membership in carrying out the professional activities of the Society concerned with finances, audit, and investments and the reporting thereof. Exercises personal leadership in the motivation of Board members, Foundation Trustees, other volunteer leaders, and staff to act in the best interests of the Society consistent with TMS's Strategic Plan and financial resources available. Guides the development and implementation of long and short range plans, and the strategic plan to conform with the financial goals and objectives of the organization. Acts as spokesperson and takes an important part in monitoring and evaluating organizational performance and effectiveness with regard to financial issues. Works with the staff chief financial executive as necessary. (Concurrent with Professor of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, SDSM&T position) Show less



BSE - DOE Contractor

• Summerlin, NV

• Consultant/Auditor - Yucca Mountain Project

  • Aug 2007 - Aug 2007

  Audited preparations for external barrier containment (Concurrent with Professor of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, SDSM&T position) Audited preparations for external barrier containment (Concurrent with Professor of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, SDSM&T position)



BSE - DOE Contractor

• Summerlin, NV

• Consultant/Auditor - Yucca Mountain Project

  • Jun 2004 - Jun 2004

  Audited preparations for containment by external barrier (Concurrent with Professor of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, SDSM&T position) Audited preparations for containment by external barrier (Concurrent with Professor of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, SDSM&T position)



Oak Ridge National Laboratory

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Scientist - Division of Metals and Ceramics

  • Jun 2003 - Jun 2004

  Friction stir welding modeling and university student exchange liaison (Concurrent with Professor of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, SDSM&T position) Friction stir welding modeling and university student exchange liaison (Concurrent with Professor of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, SDSM&T position)



Caterpillar Inc.

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant

  • May 1992 - Dec 2001

  Modeled surface hardening processes (Concurrent with Professor of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, SDSM&T position) Modeled surface hardening processes (Concurrent with Professor of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, SDSM&T position)



U. S. Dept of the Navy

• Ridgecrest, CA

• Consultant - Electronic Manufacturing & Production Facility (EMPF)

  • Jul 1988 - Jun 1991

  Thermal modeling of multilayered circuit boards during rework processes (Concurrent with Professor of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, SDSM&T position) Thermal modeling of multilayered circuit boards during rework processes (Concurrent with Professor of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, SDSM&T position)



Group V Metals, Inc.

• Rapid City, SD

• President, VP, BOD's

  • May 1981 - Dec 1988

  Licensed reduction and purification technology for the production of Ta and Nb and their compounds (Concurrent with Professor of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, SDSM&T position) Licensed reduction and purification technology for the production of Ta and Nb and their compounds (Concurrent with Professor of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, SDSM&T position)



Kerr-McGee Corp

• Technical Center, Edmond, OK

• Consultant

  • May 1986 - Apr 1987

  Thermochemical Modeling of TiCl4 reactor (Concurrent with Professor of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, SDSM&T position) Thermochemical Modeling of TiCl4 reactor (Concurrent with Professor of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, SDSM&T position)



Mintech, Inc

• Rapid City, SD

• President

  • Jan 1977 - Dec 1982

  Provided materials testing and recommendation services for direct geothermal resource use at western US sites (Concurrent with Professor of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, SDSM&T position) Provided materials testing and recommendation services for direct geothermal resource use at western US sites (Concurrent with Professor of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, SDSM&T position)



Stanford Research Center

• Menlo Park, CA

• NSF Visiting Scientist

  • May 1976 - Dec 1976

  Investigated the mechanism of stress corrosion cracking of Zircaloy in nuclear reactors (Concurrent with Professor of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, SDSM&T position) Investigated the mechanism of stress corrosion cracking of Zircaloy in nuclear reactors (Concurrent with Professor of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, SDSM&T position)



Department of Metallurgical Engineering

• Golden, CO

• Colorado School of Mines

  • Sep 1967 - Sep 1971

  Research Fellow (summer/1971) and Graduate Student (8/1967-4/1971) Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Knudsen Cell Effusates to Determine Gibb's Energy and 2nd Law Enthalpies of Mixing of Binary Alloys: Ag-Cu, Ag-Ge, Au-Ge, Cu-Sn, Cu-Ge, Pb-Pd, Ge-Sn Research Fellow (summer/1971) and Graduate Student (8/1967-4/1971) Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Knudsen Cell Effusates to Determine Gibb's Energy and 2nd Law Enthalpies of Mixing of Binary Alloys: Ag-Cu, Ag-Ge, Au-Ge, Cu-Sn, Cu-Ge, Pb-Pd, Ge-Sn



Atomic Weapons Division

• Rocky Flats, CO

• Dow Chemical Company

  • May 1967 - Sep 1967

  Metallurgical engineer - classified work (a summer position) Metallurgical engineer - classified work (a summer position)