INCREASING TEXAS STATE STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN THE STEEL INDUSTRY

Dr. Laura BartlettAssistant Professor

Foundry and Heat TreatmentDepartment of Engineering Technology

Email: lnb29@txstate.edu

The Kent D. Peaslee Junior Faculty Award

Special thanks to the AIST Foundation for selecting me

Very honored to receive this award named after my mentor and friend

I miss him very much!

I hope carry on Dr. Peaslee’s good work

Texas State University

Located in San Marcos TX Main campus spans 457 acres and

houses more than 50 academic schools

Over 35,000 undergrad and grad students

The RFM building Ingram School of Engineering Engineering Technology Materials Science and Engineering

Commercialization Focus on Industrial research

Engineering Technology

Bachelor of Science in Engineering TechnologySpecializations:

Construction Engineering Technology Electrical Engineering Technology Environmental Engineering Technology Manufacturing Engineering Technology Mechanical Engineering Technology Master of Science in Engineering Technology

Specializations: Construction Science Manufacturing Engineering Technology Industrial Engineering Technology

Ingram School of Engineering

The Ingram School of Engineering offers three undergraduate degree programs:

Manufacturing Engineering Industrial Engineering Electrical Engineering Together, the Engineering and Engineering

Technology programs house over 20 technical labs and have an average enrollment of more than 1,200 students per semester

The Materials Science and Engineering Commercialization Program

The Materials Science, Engineering, and Commercialization (MSEC) program at Texas State is an integrated effort based on the university’s biology, chemistry and biochemistry, physics, engineering, engineering technology and business school programs

The MSEC program’s goal is to train graduate scientists and engineers to perform interdisciplinary research while equipping them to emerge as effective entrepreneurial leaders in the advancement of 21st-century global discovery and innovation

Current push is to cultivate a metallurgy component to the program

Addition of steel industry related educational curriculum and research projects will enhance the mission all three departments

Metalcasting at Texas State

Texas State is an FEF accredited school

Student chapters of AFS, ASME, and SME

The Foundry and Heat Treatment Lab 5000+ square foot facility Two 100lb coreless induction furnaces Thermal analysis Green sand, no-bake sand, lost foam,

investment shell Programmable furnaces for heat

treating (up to 1600 C) in air or with a purge kit for protective atmosphere

Cut off saws, band saws, grinding, and shot blasting equipment

Students tapping a heat of lightweight steel

FEF College Industry Conference 2013

Laboratory Facilities High Strength Materials

Characterization Lab Chemical analysis: Spectro Maxx OES and

Leco C/S analyzer Metallographic prep 125 kip Servohydraulic load frame Tinius Olsen pendulum type impact tester Support Labs MTS Instrumented drop tower 22 kip MTS load frame Full pattern shop CNC machining labs and metals joining lab FEI HELIOS NANOLAB SEM/FIB XRD, AFM, and TEM Rapid prototyping lab (3-D printers and

water jet cutter) And much more!

New and Planned Equipment Purchases KDP Junior Faculty Award funds

leveraged with department funds and funds from industry to increase steel related curriculum and research

Jominy end quench - $3,000 to fabricate – added to the TECH 4330 course curriculum

300 lb ferrous melting capacity induction furnace - $6,400 +50% in-kind donation from Emsco

Upton model PE-12-15-15-480-3 externally heated salt pot furnace (250 - 900ºC) – $16,750 ($5,000 AIST – $11,750 department match)

IRM Horizontal 2-High Hot and Cold Rolling Mill - $81,250 Actively pursuing funding

Collaborations with local steel manufactures

critical challenge facing the steel industry - how to remain competitive with other emerging high strength materials

must continue to be an industry driven toward expanding innovation and increasing the number of young engineering and technical professionals that choose steel industry related careers

Texas State with it’s student body of over 35,000 represents an untapped pool of young talent for steelmakers

I will leverage funds from AIST with local industry to establish steel related programs at Texas State

Texas State University partnership with CMC Seguin

Significant progress has already been made toward forging a collaborative relationship between Texas State and CMC

Training sessions to understand day-to-day operations CMC has provided guest lecturers for the Engineering

Technology and Materials Science Departments, speaking on career opportunities and the technological aspects of steelmaking

Representation on our Engineering Technology Industrial Advisory Board

In-kind donations of equipment and ferroalloys ($5,000) Cash donation of $5,000 to support steel related

programs at Texas State

Texas State University partnership with CMC Seguin

An internship program has now been established between CMC Seguin and Texas State

Two students (one male and one female) from the Engineering and Engineering Technology departments have completed paid internships in the Meltshop at CMC

Two recent graduates from Engineering Technology have taken full time employment at CMC

The amount of internship assistance provided by CMC totaled more than $15,000

The total amount of financial support by CMC to Texas State programs and students totals more than $25,000

I would like to personally thank CMC

For their outstanding support of our

programs

Technological Careers and Scholarships in the Steel Industry!

Find out about exciting careers and scholarships! Come join us for a tour of CMC Seguin When: Friday, October 3rd @ 12:45 pm

(we will meet in RFM 2240 lobby and drive over) Where: CMC Seguin

Number 1, Steel Mill Drive, Seguin, TX

* Sign-up in advance with Sylvia in RFM 2240 by Oct. 1 CMC – leading producer of special quality steel long products

CMC employs state-of-the art technology in over 200 locations

Career and internship opportunities for all eng and tech majors!

* Please note: You must wear long pants and close-toed shoes for this tour, no shorts, skirts, flip-flops or sandals!

Fall 2014 Tour of CMC Seguin

24 students attended a tour of CMC Seguin

Approximately 50% were women or minorities

Students toured the EAF, LMF, Caster, Hot mill, and quality departments

Goal was to expose students to technical careers in the steel industry

Technical presentation on steelmaking by CMC personnel

Tour started with a presentation on steelmaking and career opportunities for different technical disciplines

Students at the EAF

The EAF “stole the show” and was the favorite part of the tour for most students

Touring the caster

Steel is cool! Gets a thumb’s up from Texas

State students!

Students at the rolling mill

A crash course introduction to roll pass design

Having some fun in the quality department

Presentations on Scholarships, Career and Research Opportunities in the

Steel Industry

After the tour, students were given an introduction to the benefits of joining AIST and Material Advantage

Undergraduate steel research programs at Texas State were highlighted Students also learned about internship and full time career opportunities

at CMC The tour/presentation combo was a very effective means of recruiting

Promoting AIST and Material Advantage to the MSEC Students

The MSEC program is the newest PhD program at Texas State Students and faculty were largely unaware of the benefits of

participation in Material Advantage and attendance at MS&T, TMS, and AISTech.

Engineering, Engineering Technology, and MSEC programs have teamed up to initiate an inaugural chapter of Material Advantage at Texas State!

Partnerships with the SPARK Program

The mission of the SPARK program is to inspire, support, and empower undergraduate women majoring in engineering, engineering technology, computer science, and mathematics at Texas State University

Funded by the National Science Foundation Part of the College of Science and Engineering's goal to

increase the number of women graduating with degrees in STEM

Several SPARK students interested in technical careers in the Steel Industry

Undergraduate Research

Currently, there are two undergraduate students and one graduate student that are working on steel related research projects

Plans are to increase the number to 4 students by the end of the academic year

Newest member: SPARK student Cassie Elliot

Funded in part by AIST

SPARK student Cassie Elliot –Newest member of the steelResearch team

Future Plans

The LBJ Student Center will host the first Steel Industry Day during the Spring 2014 semester. Many rooms available for Steel Industry events. Coincide with Spring Career Fair

Continue to reach out to local steel industry for their support

Increase Texas State Student involvement in steel research projects and industry events

Initiate steel related senior design and capstone projects

Industry tours and student networking events

Steel Industry Day Spring 2014 – working on plans now

Involve high school students and faculty in summer steelmaking camps

Increase the attendance of Texas State Students at MS&T and AISTech