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Organizing Committee

Frank Goodwin – Honorary Chair

Omar Garcia – Ternium Mexico

Joseph McDermid – McMaster University


International Advisory Board

Name

Organization

Country

Gerhard Angelivoestalpine Stahl GmbHAustria
Erika BellhouseArcelorMittal Global R&D - HamiltonCanada
Frances BleichCleveland-Cliffs Inc. United States
Louis BordignonCRMgroup  Belgium
Kelly CetinU. S. Steel Research and Technology Center United States
Anirban ChakrabortyArcelorMittal Global R&DUnited States
Anindita ChakrabortyTata Steel Ltd.         India
Beril Corlu                    ArcelorMittal R&D GhentBelgium
Cornelia IonescuTata Steel NederlandNetherlands
Simon Correnti              BlueScope Steel      Australia
Matthieu DidierArcelorMittal Global R&D  France
Ana Paula Domingos CardosoInternational Zinc Association    Netherlands
Nelson Garza-Montes-de-Oca Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León   Mexico
David Grabnervoestalpine Stahl GmbH Austria
Martha GuerreroUniversidad Autónoma de Nuevo León  Mexico
Joo-Youl HuhKorea UniversitySouth Korea
Xinyan JinBaosteel Research InstituteChina
Nils KöpperSZMF Germany
Taihei kanetoNippon Steel Corp.Japan
Thomas KollSZMFGermany
Nathalie LeBozecFrench Corrosion Institute France
Sukkyu LeePOSCOSouth Korea
Thomas Mörtlbauervoestalpine Stahl GmbHAustria
Roel MallensTata Steel Research & DevelopmentNetherlands
Wanda MelfoTata Steel NederlandNetherlands
Ariadna Melo Gallegos               Ternium Mexico Mexico
Maxime MonnoyerFives KeodsFrance
Josue Benjamin Montelongo VegaTernium MexicoMexico
Doojin PaikPOSCO HoldingsSouth Korea
Daniella PalliscoArcelorMittal Global R&D - HamiltonCanada
Ari PeltolaSSAB Europe Finland
David PenneySwansea University United Kingdom
Peter RaningerMaterials Center Leoben Forschung GmbHAustria
Georg ReissMaterials Center Leoben Forschung GmbHAustria
Armando Salinas Rodríguez Avanzados del Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Instituto Politecnico NacionalMexico
Nega Setargew                BlueScope Steel    Australia
Krystian SosaTerniumMexico
Jonas StaudteArcelorMittal Maizières R&DFrance
Thomas Steckvoestalpine Stahl GmbHAustria
Weiping SunNucor Corp. United States
Naoki TakataNagoya UniversityJapan
Serge VanderheydenDrever InternationalBelgium
Igor Vieira                          Nucor Corp.  United States
Shu YamaguchiUniversity of TokyoJapan
Qifu ZhangChina Iron & Steel Research Institute Group Co. Ltd.China
Sarah ZhangStelco Inc., A Cleveland-Cliffs CompanyCanada
Marga ZuijderwijkTata Steel NederlandNetherlands

Conference Secretariat:

Shannon Kiley - AIST

skiley@aist.org

+1.724.814.3064


Local Association:

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Association for Iron & Steel Technology
186 Thorn Hill Road  |  Warrendale, PA 15086-7528 USA
PH: +1.724.814.3000 | FAX: +1.724.814.3001