RSVP Required: Please register by Monday, October 6 so that we can provide an accurate count of the number of meals needed. Pay online by credit card or PayPal or at the door by cash or check.
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM PST
Contact
Cheryl Ebner
Science & Engineering Council of Santa Barbara
805-968-1282
805-698-1121 - cell
scieng@silcom.com
Exploring the Small and Significant with Atom Probe Tomography
Our October Presentation: The development of new materials increasingly focuses on manipulating the nano-structure to tailor macro-scale properties. However, the ability to measure and understand fine-scale composition is challenging with only limited tools available. The atom probe is one tool that is being used for a wide range of applications, including engineering metal alloys and semiconductor devices. This talk will review the atom probe tomography instrument, as well as its history. We'll explore some atom probe tomography applications, including high temperature ferritic alloys for advanced fission and fusion applications. Sample "atom maps" appear below:
Our Speaker: Dr. Nicholas Cunningham is the owner of Nyler Research LLC, an atom probe tomography services company. He completed his PhD from UCSB in mechanical engineering and earned a BS in mechanical engineering from the University of Idaho. Between degrees, Nicholas worked as a design engineer for a small company, building infrared interferometers and related instruments. In addition to basic materials research, he enjoys investigating challenges facing the energy and transportation fields, including a transportation project restoring an old Ford Mustang fastback that was given to him after rotting in a field for 20 years.
This meeting is sponsored in part by Reicker, Pfau, Pyle and McRoy, attorneys
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Our meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at the Santa Barbara Elks Club at 150 N. Kellogg Avenue, just off Calle Real in Goleta. Please park on the mountain side of the Elks building and use the front door. SEC meets in the first room to the left.
When you RSVP, you can choose either the hot meal option or an endless salad and soup bar. (If you do not RSVP, you may be limited to the salad bar option only.) Both options include drinks and dessert.
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We look forward to seeing you also at our November 12 luncheon, when our speaker will be Thomas Evans, Chief Engineer at the Goleta Water District, speaking on "Groundwater Management and the Latest in Water Conservation"
-- Tim Murphy and Gary Kravetz