Opening Remarks — Sunday Abraham, SSAB Iowa Inc.

Appoint Minute-Taker — Sunday Abraham
Antitrust Guidelines — Andrew Warble
Membership and Attendance — Andrew Warble
Review Previous Minutes — AISTech 2026, 6 May 2026, Pittsburgh, PA
AIST Staff Announcements — Andrew Warble
Steel Industry Fatalities — Andrew Warble

AISTech Session Development — Thinium Natarajan

Selection of Abstracts, handle via conference call if necessary – Due by 16 Sept
Determine session structure including session titles & session chairs – Due by 28 Oct

Review Papers Chair and Session Chair instructions:

Papers Chair - This position is a leadership role consisting of the development of sessions and the management of session chairs. The role of Papers Chair is to ensure authors follow paper and PowerPoint submissions and to ensure registration to avoid no shows. The Papers Chair is also responsible for coordinating the selection of the Best Paper Award winner.

Session Chair - This position supports the Papers Chair of the respective technology committee by communicating to the authors on topic content as well as on missing or late submission of required information. The Session Chairs will review and evaluate the paper and presentation files for content as well as for publication and awards (an evaluation form will be provided). During AISTech, the session chair will ensure their session runs smoothly with the assistance of AIST Staff

 Obtain volunteers for session chair.

Finalize AISTech Call for Papers

MSCTC – Use of any system, approach, methodology, or equipment to improve steelmaking product quality, production and/or costs

Technology Committee Award Planning — Sunday Abraham

2027 Kent D. Peaslee Award

Webinars — Andrew Warble

Visit the AIST Webinars web page.

Update from Liaisons

AI – Ron O’Malley
ASTM E45 – Scott Story
Decarbonization – Chris Kovscek
Young Professionals – Caelan Kennedy

Discussion Items

1. Catalog on Methods for the Assessment of Centerline Segregation — A Review of the Draft and An Approval to Proceed with Publication
   
   
2. AISTech 2027 Symposium on Methods for the Assessment of Non-Metallic Inclusions — Soliciting for Papers/Presentations
   Objective: Controlling population density, size, and type of non-metallic   inclusions in steel has always been a major focus area for researchers and metallurgists because of the detrimental effects they have on product performance. Non-metallic inclusions are detrimental to properties such as fatigue, toughness, resistance to hydrogen-induced cracking, and formability. Understanding the relationships between non-metallic inclusions and a given property of interest can provide useful information on controlling their chemistry, size, population density and morphology. For this reason, the availability of an objective method for the assessment of steel cleanliness is critical to process optimization and product development. However, traditionally in the steel industry, the methods employed for indexing steel cleanliness with respect to the contents of non-metallic inclusions are based on visual assessment using light optical microscopes. Classification of non-metallic inclusions and indexing of steel cleanliness are based on comparative charts developed by ISO 4967 and ASTM E45. These methods are subjective and no longer reflect the level of cleanliness required for demanding applications. This symposium is being organized to evaluate if there are existing alternatives and more objective methods for quantifying the non-metallic inclusion population.
   
   
3. Kent D. Peaslee Memorial Session Planning

Next Meeting

Lunch

Presentations — Mold Design for Primary Cooling During Continuous Casting

• Presentation by Dylan Palmer, SSAB Iowa
• Presentation by Hongbin Yin, ArcelorMittal

Adjourn 

Tour Location: Missouri University of Science and Technology

McNutt Hall, Room #249
1400 N Bishop Ave, Rolla, MO 65409

Lunch/Student Mixer — Pizza Party

Elliott Lecture

Chair Conclusion — Sunday Abraham

Adjourn