The school invites distinguished alumni to make a presentation as part of the symposia series. The School makes a presentation to the distinguished alumnus and records their name on a plaque outside Sloan 201.
- 2008
- Elaine Thomas
- Class of 1976
- AmeriCast Technologies
- Hot Time in a Steel Foundry
- 2006
- Steve Sheffield
- Class of 1978
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Shock-Induced Thermal Explosion and Detonation: Initiation Phenomena in Homogeneous Explosives
- 2005
- Don Tilton
- Class of 1985
- Isothermal Research
- Transitioning Research from Academia to Business
W. M. Keck Bio-Medical Materials Research Laboratory
Objectives: To establish a Bio-medical Materials Research Laboratory (BMRL) to focus on revolutionary approaches to design and manufacture of structures for skeletal disorders and implants.
Uniqueness & Innovation: Direct Laser processing and induction plasma spray processing facilities are being developed for fabrication of nanoscale powders to coatings to bulk structures of metallic and ceramic materials for biomedical applications. Innovation stems from design and fabrication of novel materials for a variety of applications with special emphasis on biomedical needs.
Principal Investigators: Amit Bandyopadhyay, Susmita Bose, Howard Hosick
Partners: WSU School of Biological Sciences Professor, Howard Hosick
Funding Agency: W. M. Keck Foundation