Our mission is to provide support to The Ohio State University (OSU) welding engineering students and faculty, and to promote professional development and fellowship among OSU welding engineering graduates.

Just got the date/time confirmed with AWS.
Monday - October 6, 2008
Room S213
12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Mark your calendars. RSVP forms will be created soon.

Ed Wyatt of Ball State University (BSU) is looking for a welding engineer to speak to his welding/casting class of 25 students from Purdue University and BSU students working on an Industry Engineering degree. The class starts September 20th and meets Wednesday nights from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. For more information on Ed's class, check out www.bsu.edu/technology and go to welding class. If interested, please contact Ed at williamwyatt@msdlt.k12.in.us (work), dogs1962@comcast.net (home), or via phone at 1-765-289-0459.

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When: Thursday April 17th
6:00 Social Time, 6:30 Dinner, 7:15 Presentation
Dinner Cost: $15 member, $5 student member

Where: Arlington Café
1975 Henderson Rd.
Columbus, OH 43220-2401

Topic: Avoiding Hot Cracking in Aluminum Welds

Speaker: William Hamilton, AlcoTec Wire Corp.

Abstract: Hot cracking during the welding of aluminum alloys is the result of chemistries that are very crack sensitive or the result of applied stress. In order to avoid this problem, it is necessary to understand the effects that alloying elements have on crack sensitivity and how the choice of a filler alloy can eliminate it. In addition, there are welding techniques that can be used to overcome the natural occurring stress from rapid heating and cooling.

Biography: William Hamilton is quality assurance manager for AlcoTec Wire Corporation, a manufacturer of aluminum welding wire in Traverse City, MI. Mr. Hamilton earned his degree in metallurgical engineering from Michigan Technological University and his M.S. degree in Industrial Management from Clarkson College of Technology. Before joining AlcoTec, he held various quality-assurance, purchasing, and manufacturing positions during his 30 years with the Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA). Mr. Hamilton received ALCOA’s Arthur Vining Davis Award in 1990 for his contributions to continuous rod caster technology development, and the ALCOA Environmental Excellence Award for his contributions to eliminating caustic etching at ALCOA’s Massena, NY operations.

Please call or e-mail Kevin Clear to make your reservations by April 15th
(614) 688-5243 or kevin_clear@ewi.org

Click here to watch the 2006 football halftime TV spot that will run during all televised games, featuring welding engineering student and recent grad Brian Thompson:

http://www.osu.edu/features/2006/gameday/.

This is the only spot that University Relations prepared for broadcast this season. Brian now works at EWI.

Please send in your membership dues before the November Luncheon at AWS.

• Annual dues are $20.00
• Print 2008 membership renewal form
• Make checks payable to the "OSUWE Alumni Society"
• Please send forms and checks to:
  Nancy Porter
  EWI
  1250 Arthur E. Adams Drive
  Columbus, OH 43221
• View a list of alumni by year 1939 - 2005
• View an alphabetical list of deceased alumni

Last Meeting: July 31, 2007 at 4:30 p.m. at EWI

Next Meeting: February 13, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. at EWI

View list of Board Members and their contact information.

We need to fill 3 Board Member seats. Contact Randy Dull if you are interested in becoming a Board Member.

OSU WE Open House 2008
The 2008 OSU WE Open house will be held on February 8, 2008 from 10:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m. More information.

Elliott Ash, the OSU AWS Student Chapter Website Chair, just sent me their updated website address. http://weldingengineering.osu.edu/AWSstudentchapter

Under the bookstore section they have posted pictures of all the items for sale from the store. If you’re interested in buying an OSU Welding Engineering polo, bumper sticker, coffee mug, etc., these items are now available to view online!

View letter from Karl Graff that describes the committee and its objectives.

View the full report from the committee to Julie Higle.

According to Prof. Lippold, the distance learning education program continues to be very successful and there are currently more on-line. Masters students than on-campus Masters students. If you haven't pursued that Masters yet, this is an excellent option for someone working full. For more information, please contact Prof Lippold at: lippold.1@osu.edu or 614-292-2466.

As of February 1, 2006 Professor Julie L. Higle was appointed chair of the Department of Industrial, Welding and Systems Engineering effective. According to Bud Baselack (BSWE 73, MSWE 74), Dean of the OSU College of Engineering, "Professor Higle joins OSU from the Department of Systems and Industrial Engineering at the University of Arizona. Her research interests include the development of models and solution methods for decision making under uncertainty, and in particular, stochastic programming models and algorithmic methods for their solution. I look forward to working with Professor Higle as part of the College leadership team." View the official announcement. Dr. Higle's contact information follows:

J.L. Higle
Professor and Chair
Industrial, Welding, and Systems Engineering
The Ohio State University
210 Baker Systems
1971 Neil Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
614 292 8100 (Office)
614 292 7852 (FAX)
Email: higle.1@osu.edu

A Note from John Deere
John Deere is always searching for top talent to join our team. Even if you're not currently looking for a career change, we would like to extend you an invitation to join our Talent Network, so you can keep track of new career opportunities in Weld Engineering that may appeal to you or someone you know.

When you join our network, you can choose to be notified whenever new opportunities at John Deere become available that match your career
interests and experiences. And if you see an opening that appeals to you, you'll have a direct connection to our hiring team.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you,
Melissa Boyd
John Deere Recruiting

View this invitation to join and invite others

Melissa Boyd
Staffing Specialist
U.S. Recruiting
Deere and Company
Phone: 309-765-4620
BoydMelissaK@JohnDeere.com

Join John Deere’s Talent Network

• Companies Looking for Experienced Welding Engineers = 5 New
• Recruiters that Place Welding Engineers
• Want to Hire a welding engineer co-op student or a new graduate?

If you're an employer or headhunter and want to post a job ad here, send your ad to Nancy Porter at nancy_porter@ewi.org.

If you're an employer looking for highly accomplished mid- to senior-level talent, you can visit the OSU ProNet site located at:
http://www.ohiostateepronet.com/corporate/employer/employer.asp

For other job posting options available via OSU, click this link for a summary.

History Channel Shows with Welding
I hear through the rumor mill that more Modern Marvels programs are planned that feature welding. Stay tuned for the scoop.

Mark Sapp's Web Site - A History of Welding
Mark Sapp's History of Welding web site has evolved into A History of Thermal Joining that features separate sections of A History of Welding (from Hepheastus to Apollo) and A History of Brazing (6,000 years of metal craftmanship). Check it out; it's pretty awesome.

Click on the link to the right ==> http://weldinghistory.org/

Mark Sapp can be contacted at bswe1987@gmail.com.

Red Neck Welder for Hire
Ben Grimmett just sent this sound file Courtesy of Anna Petroskvi of Atema, Inc. in Chicago. Click here to listen.

The Real World of Welding - Cartoons by Bob Baysinger
See the real world of welding according to Bob Baysinger (BCWE 1950). Thanks for sending this in Bob. What a hoot!

OSU College of Engineering Alumni Directory Now Published
Stew Brown is alive and well. The recently published OSU College of Engineering Alumni Directory listed Stew as dead. He's very much alive and can be contact at brown.1515@osu.edu.

Please don't send Nancy corrections for this directory; it's published by the OSU College of Engineering not the OSU Welding Engineering Alumni Society.

Here's how to make corrections to the OSU College of Engineering Alumni Directory directory:

Option 1: you can correct your personal info at:

http://www.eng.ohio-state.edu/quick_links/alumni_corp/alumni/alumni_updates/alum_form.html

Option 2: Contact Kerry Lynch Gastineau, Director of Alumni Affairs for the OSU College of Engineering. Her contact info is below:

Kerry Lynch Gastineau
Director, Alumni Affairs
OSU College of Engineering
169 Hitchcock Hall
2070 Neil Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210-1278
EMail: gastineau.5@osu.edu
Phone: 614-292-3912

We haven't updated this section for a year. Has anyone received an award worth bragging about?

View the list of our OSUWE Alumni and their awards.

If you know someone who has received an award, please send it to me at nancy_porter@ewi.org.

40th Year Reunion - Class of 64

The class of 1964 held their 40th year reunion on Saturday, October 2, 2004 at the welding engineering facilities in the Edison Joining Technology Center. Eldon put together an excellent synopsis of the reunion complete with pictures and bios . For more information, Contact Eldon Brandon at eldjan@aol.com. Awesome job Eldon!!!

If anyone else is planning a reunion, let Nancy know.

40th Year Reunion - Class of 64
Email updates to out about once a month (sometimes more frequently). When a new job ad is posted, an Email will go out announcing that the website has been updated. To get on the distribution list, send an Email Nancy Porter at: nancy_porter@ewi.org. Once she confirms that you are indeed an OSUWE graduate, she will add you to her distribution list. Updates are sent as an EMail to Nancy with you on the "bcc" list (since the distribution list is huge).

Email Update Archive
Miss an important update Email from the OSUWE Alumni Society? Review the archive and check out what you missed.

MEMORIAL CORNER
In Memory of Bill Green
The OSU Welding Engineering Alumni Society lost one of our biggest supporters recently with the passing of retired OSU Professor Bill Green (BSWE & MSWE 1952).Bill was an inspiration to most of us during his long association with OSU. Bill's wife Shirley wrote an incredible letter about Bill's life. His work at OSU was only the tip of the iceberg. To read Shirley's letter, click on Bill Green: A Life of Inspiration

OSUWE FUND RAISING
See table for details and status of Fund Raising

Please make checks payable to The Ohio State University, account number 301325, WELDING ENGINEERING.
Don't forget to take advantage of your company's matching gift programs and keep track of your contributions - they're tax deductible.

Send checks to:
Nancy Porter
EWI
1250 Arthur E. Adams Dr.
Columbus, Ohio 43221

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This page was revised on 4/15/2008 10:07:11 AM.



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