DEAR MR. MERRILL:

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• Publication Date: October 9, 1958
• Content Type: LETTER

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October 9, 2958
Mr. Prolarick MerrU
EastsWest Contacts Office
Deportment of State
Wasbington? D. C.
Deer Mr. Marr111:
The Metallurgical Socie4 of the American Institute of Mining
and Metallurgical Engineers Is planning an Internatiomal
Symposium on the Pbysicat Chemistw of Process Metallurgy to
be held in Pitt.hurgh April 27th to 30th, 2959. A substantiel.
number or scientist* and engineers from Western Europe and
from Japan trill perticipaUe. The planning committee has felt
that it would be highly desirable to have the participation
of appracimmtaly five Soviet repreeentativea. Since I will
be President of the Society at the time of tbe Symposium, it
devolves upon as to work out arrahgemeets for this 'roomed
participation. Accordingly I am writing to solicit your
permission and cooperation.
If you see no obstacle to extending such invitations? I should
plan to write letters directly to the individuals to be invited
and to write Mr. Bardin at the Academy informing him of the
invitations.
Steps have been taken to secure funds for defraying the expenses
of our Soviet visitors 'while in this country.
Such viaitora will certainty wish to see sonething of American
metallurgical plants and research laboratories. I should expect
to work Out a proposal along this line for your approval at a
later date.
Very truly yours,
/s/
John Chipman
State Dept. declassification & release instructions on file
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THE maTALLuRoxcAL sonar or Aim
29 West 39th Street ? New York 18, N. Y.
AIME SCHEDULES IRIERMATIONAL SEMPOSIUM ON THE PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
CY PROCESS 14E1'ALIBRGY FOR Anal. 1955
An International Symposium on the Physical Chemistry of Process
Metallurgy has been announced by Dr. John Chipman, Pmsident-Elect of
the Metallurglcal Society of AIME and Professor of Metallurgy, Massa-
chusetta institute of Technology. This Symposium will be held April
27-30, 1959, in Pittsburgh. It is being sponsored by the Metallurgi-
cal Society of AIME in ,:ooperatton with the Physical Chemistry of Steel-
making Committee of thd Iron and Steel Division, the Physical CheLlietry
of Extractive Metallurgy Committee of the Extractive Metallurgy Ddvision,
and the Melting and Casting Committee of the Institute of Metals
Division.
The general topics for the four-day Symposium are:
I.
A. Theory and Behavior of Metal Solutions and of Oxide Phases.
B. Electrochemistry Behavior of Fused Salts and Electrochemical
Reactions,
C. Pyrochemistry Reactions between Slag, Meta, Gaseous, and
Solid Oxide Phases.
/I. Transuort Itenomena
A. Principles of Nineties; Reaction Rates, Mass and Energy Transport.
B. Electrochemical Phenomenal Electrode Reactions and Electrolysis.
C. iPyrochemical Reaction Mechanisms.
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III. Via....icationor.sicalaniIPrinciestoMetallurcal
Prooesses Kinetia, Name sat
A. Communition.
B. Leaching, Solutiom,and Phase Separation
C. Roasting and Agglomeration.
D. Reduction and Smelting.
S. Gaseous, Liquid, oat Solid Phase Refining.
F. Casting and Solidification.
IV. Anplleation of 02eratioe
Research and Statistical Methods Applied to Procese Control.
Technical experts in all areas of Process Metallurgy are invited
for presentation at this Symposium. In addition to having reports on
the results of new basic research, it is planned to emphasize in the
program the use of fundamental facts for obtaining better understanding
and better control of the net and the traditional methods for produc-
ing the various metale.
The deadline for sUbmission of papers is January 1, 1959. Any.
one planning to participate in the Symosiums should write to Professor
John P. Elliott, Room 8.109 Maseachueetts Institute of Technology,
Catbridge 39, Massachusetts, Who is serving as Program Chairman. Also
please notify him by September, 1958, of the general topic(s) of the
contribution(s) being planned,, Professor 4L Lax/McCabe of Carnegie
Institute of Technology, is Conference Chairman.
A Proceedings of the Symposium will be issued. Papers for the Pro-
ceedings will be passed-on by a publication Committee. Acceptance stand-
ards will be commensurate with the current AIMS publications policy.
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