Newswise — March 14, 2013 – Warrendale, PA – For the second year in a row, the Colorado School of Mines took home the TMS Materials Bowl Trophy after winning the final round of the TMS2013 Materials Bowl science knowledge competition. The event was one of several student competitions held March 3-7 during The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) 142nd Annual Meeting & Exhibition at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas. Ten students also won in the TMS Technical Division Student Poster Contest, with one graduate and one undergraduate earning Best of Show rankings.
TMS Materials BowlFor the seventh year in a row, this game show-styled knowledge contest pitted students from 11 universities in four elimination rounds and two semifinals to determine the championship contenders. Students answered both individual and team questions based on the diverse areas of materials science and engineering.
The Colorado School of Mines team – the "Orediggers" – defeated the University of British Columbia's "Fab Forward" team in the final round, earning the fourth Materials Bowl victory for the school. The "Orediggers" won competitions at TMS2012 in Orlando, Florida; at TMS2010 in Seattle, Washington; and at TMS2009 in San Francisco, California.
"We're excited to win and the competition was good," said Greg Lehnoff, the "Orediggers" team captain. "We'd like to thank our fellow students for being here and our professors for helping us. It was a lot of hard work and we have been studying since last semester. It was good to have it pay off."
The "Orediggers" team, which also included Saundra Hunter, Ellen Verkler, and Paul Wilson, earned $500 for their school's Material Advantage chapter, $250 for each team member, and the Materials Bowl Trophy. The University of British Columbia team won $500 for their Material Advantage Chapter.
Other teams participating in the competition were Arizona State University, Florida International University, Missouri University of Science & Technology, The Ohio State University, The University of British Columbia, University of Alabama (Birmingham), University of Central Florida, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Puerto Rico, and University of Utah.
TMS Student Poster Contest WinnersMore than 70 students participated in this year's TMS Student Poster contests. The TMS Technical Division Student Poster Contest selects two winners (one undergraduate and one graduate) from each of the Society's five technical divisions: Electronic, Magnetic & Photonic Materials Division (EMPMD); Extraction & Processing Division (EPD); Light Metals Division (LMD); Materials Processing & Manufacturing Division (MPMD); and Structural Materials Division (SMD). Each of these winners received $500. From all of these entries, two posters were selected to receive an additional $500 for Best of Show Award.
This year's winners are:
Best of Show• Undergraduate: "Correlation of Pressure to Bonding Capabilities Using Novel Heat Treatment Methods in Prototype Sn-Bi Alloys," W. Tuttle, University of Florida (Photo attached)• Graduate: "Direct Titanium Powder Production Through the Use of Pre-Conditioned Magnesium Powder," Amin Oliazadeh, Queen's University (Photo attached)
Electronic, Magnetic & Photonic Materials Division • Undergraduate: "Correlation of Pressure to Bonding Capabilities Using Novel Heat Treatment Methods in Prototype Sn-Bi Alloys," W. Tuttle, University of Florida• Graduate: "Effects on Microstructure and Magnetic Properties of Modified Thermomagnetic Annealing and Heat Treatments on Commercial Alnico Magnet Alloys," Haley Dillon, Ames Laboratory
Extraction & Processing Division• Undergraduate: "Porosity and Percolation in Sintered Recycled Glass for Polluted Soil Filtering," Gerardo Nazario, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez• Graduate: "Direct Titanium Powder Production Through the Use of Pre-Conditioned Magnesium Powder," Amin Oliazadeh, Queen's University
Light Metals Division• Undergraduate: "Effects of Boron and Zinc on Impact Tests of Al-B-Zn Alloy," Marcos Corchado, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez• Graduate: "Electronic Structure and Properties of Stacking Faults of Mg-X Alloys: A First-Principles Study," William Wang, The Pennsylvania State University
Materials Processing & Manufacturing Division• Undergraduate: "Dynamic Recrystallization of Stainless Steel 316L: A Comparison of Experimental Results to Computer Simulation," Megan Beck, Boise State University• Graduate: "3D Reconstruction of Prior Beta Grain Orientations in Friction Stir Processed Ti-6Al-4V," Adam Shiveley, United States Air Force
Structural Materials Division• Undergraduate: "Controlled Growth of Ultrathin Molecular Films," Jason Leszczewicz, Western Kentucky University• Graduate: "Effect of Alloying Elements and Spark Plasma Sintering Parameters on Nano-dispersion Formation in Nanostructured Ferritic Steels," Somayeh Pasebani, University of Idaho
Nearly 1,000 students attended the TMS2013 Annual Meeting & Exhibition, offering students invaluable opportunities to learn more about the materials profession, network with professionals, and compete in lucrative, resume-building competitions. Information about the TMS2013 Annual Meeting & Exhibition is available at www.tms.org/tms2013 ABOUT TMS The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) is a member-driven international professional society dedicated to fostering the exchange of learning and ideas across the entire range of materials science and engineering, from minerals processing and primary metals production, to basic research and the advanced applications of materials. Included among its 11,000 professional and student members are metallurgical and materials engineers, scientists, researchers, educators, and administrators from more than 70 countries on six continents.
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