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Family of Anders Henriksen Announces a Celebration of His Life

The following announcement was provided by:
Ruth E. Hamilton, Administrative Assistant
Ceramco, Inc.
603-447-2090 Voice
603-447-3906 Fax

Anders' son, Thomas, and daughter, Alexandra, are having a celebration of Anders' life on Friday, March 9th, from 3PM until 6PM.

It will be held at The North Conway Grand Hotel, located on Route 16 in North Conway, adjacent to Settler's Green (a major North Conway outlet shopping destination).
I tried to locate a specific street address in the event someone wished to visit MapQuest for directions, but their brochure simply states Route 16 at Settlers Green Outlet Village. The hotel phone number is 603-356-9300 and the web address is www.northconwaygrand.com. Please feel free to call us at Ceramco if you have any questions.
There is a group of rooms set aside at a reduced rate should anyone need one for next Friday night. Also, I now know that dress is a casual, come as you are event -

Costa Sideridis has been in contact with Ruth and may have additional information.

MARCH MEETING NOTICE: ASM Awards & Trustee Night

DATE: Wednesday, March 14, 2007

LOCATION: O’Connors Restaurant, 1160 W. Boylston St., Worcester, MA

TIME: Social hour 5:30-6:30 pm., dinner 6:30 pm.

MEAL CHOICE: Corned Beef & Cabbage or Chicken Cordon Bleu or Baked Scrod

NATIONAL TRUSTEE: Prof. Rick Sisson, FASM, ASM International Trustee: What’s New Under the Dome?
– ASM’s new initiatives and Strategic Plan

MEETING TOPIC: Fatigue Crack Growth in Metallic Materials: Mechanisms and Design Considerations

Fatigue strength and crack propagation behavior are key attributes when designing and optimizing materials and processes for fatigue critical and high-integrity structural applications. The design objective is to prevent fatigue failure, and this can be achieved through a holistic approach based on a fundamental understanding of fatigue, fatigue crack growth, and fracture mechanisms at the microstructural scale in tandem with a suitable design strategy. Despite the importance of this topic, there is limited knowledge on the subject. Fatigue crack growth microstructural mechanisms in Al-Si-Mg alloys will be presented along with fracture mechanics interpretations. Design considerations emerging from these findings will be reviewed and discussed.

SPEAKER: Dr. Diana Lados is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at WPI and affiliated faculty at the Metal Processing Institute (MPI, the largest university-industry alliance in N. A.). Dr. Lados received her BS/MS in Mech. Engrg. from Polytechnic University of Bucharest, her second MS in Mech. Engrg. from Southern Illinois U., and her PhD in Materials Science & Engrg. from WPI. She is credited with significant research contributions in the areas of fatigue, fatigue crack growth, and fracture mechanics. Dr. Lados has received several awards and honors in her field and has over 40 publications and 75 technical presentations. She is currently Vice Chair of ASM International’s Worcester Chapter.

PRICE: Members $25; Students $20; Retirees $15; Nonmembers $30

RESERVATIONS: Contact Chuck Innis at 508-854-1158 or register on-line at HYPERLINK http://www.asm-ma.org . Reservations required by Fri. March 9th.

Next Meeting April 18th: WPI Major Qualifying Project Competition Finalists

Late reservations may not be guaranteed a dinner placing. Reservations not canceled 48 hours prior to the meeting will be subject to member invoicing. Non-members welcome!!!