Ladle & Secondary Refining Technology Committee
MISSION: To advance technical development of liquid steel handling and secondary refining through improved safety, quality, and productivity.
AIST Staff Engineer
Anna Voss
+1.724.814.3097
Chair
Karen Uffalussy Allied Mineral Products, Inc.
Vice Chair
Kelly Mack
North Star Bluescope
Upcoming Meetings
Ladle & Secondary Refining and Refractory Systems Technology Committees Joint Meeting
Date: 14 October 2026 Location: , Kansas City, Missouri
Contact: Anna Voss +724.814.3097 avoss@aist.org
Technology Training
Steelmaking Refractories – A Practical Training Seminar
Date: 12 October 2026 Location: InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri
Contact: Alyssa Olson +1.724.814.3095 aolson@aist.org
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LSRTC Best Paper Award
This award recognizes distinguished achievements determined by the Ladle & Secondary Refining Technology Committee (LSRTC).
New Technology Committee Members
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Kent D. Peaslee Award
This award recognizes the paper that best provides root cause analysis for common inclusion related problems in the steel industry or new developments in inclusion engineering & clean steels and is suitable as a tool for young metallurgists.