Welding Program 20 Year Reunion

University of Waterloo, Centre for Advanced Materials Joining (CAMJ)

We wish to invite all past and present members of the University of Waterloo Centre for Advanced Materials Joining to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Welding Specialization program and the 10th Anniversary of the Centre for Advanced Materials Joining. Guest speakers will look back on the history of the Welding Specialization, CAMJ, recent achievements, and look to the future of welding in Canada.
Agenda:
 
Friday (June 14th) Morning, E7-2317
Session Chair:  Jan Huissoon (MME Chair, University of Waterloo) 
 
10:00    Pearl Sullivan (Dean of Engineering, University of Waterloo)
            Welcome 
 
10:15    Hugh Kerr (Professor, University of Waterloo)
The Welding Specialization: the Beginning
 
10:30    Doug Luciani (President, CWB Group)
            The Training of Welding Engineers in the World
 
10:45    Ian Cross (Chief Engineer, Valiant)
            My Education and Career in Welding Engineering
 
11:00    Scott Lawson (Professor, University of Waterloo)
The Earliest Welding and Joining Research Activities at UW
 
11:15    Julio Villafuerte (Corporate Technology Strategist, Centreline)
My Professional Career: from Welding to Cold Spraying
 
11:30    Karen Howard-Chun (Analysis Lead Engineer, Safran Landing Systems)
My engineering career 
 
11:45    Norman Zhou (Professor, University of Waterloo)
            50 Years of Welding and Joining Research at Waterloo
 
12:00    Lunch 
 
Friday (June 14th) Afternoon, E7-2317
Session Chair: Adrian Gerlich (Professor, University of Waterloo)
 
13:00    Dave Weckman (Professor, University of Waterloo)
The Welding and Joining Specialization: the Evolution
 
13:15    Boyd Panton (Professor, Ohio State University)
            Dissimilar Joining of Advanced Materials
 
13:30   Greg Glinka (Professor, University of Waterloo)
            Research Activities on Welding Design at Waterloo
 
13:45    Dan Tadic (President, CWB Association)
An Introduction of CWB Association
 
14:00    Walt Duley (Professor, University of Waterloo)
New research areas at CAMJ: Laser Joining in Nanosystems
 
14:15    Pavlo Penner (Welding Engineer, Cosma/Magna)
            Welding and joining trends in automotive industry
 
14:30    Azar Fattahi (MASc student, University of Waterloo)
            New research areas at CAMJ: 3-D printed nanomaterials architectures for water treatment
 
14:45    Adrian Gerlich (Professor, University of Waterloo)
            New Facilities at the Centre for Advanced Materials Joining
 
15:00 Coffee break
 
15:30 Lab tours (Daniel Westerbaan, CAMJ Lab Manager)
 
17:30 Reception and Dinner, Angie's Kitchen, 1765 Erbs Rd, St. Agatha, ON N0B 2L0 
 
Saturday (June 15th) morning, E5-2004
Session Chair: Elliot Biro (Professor, University of Waterloo)
 
10:00    Brad Ellis (President, BSE Welding Engineering)
BSE Welding Engineering and Opportunities on the Prairies
 
10:15    Jim Galloway (Professor, Conestoga) 
            Welding Education at Conestoga
 
10:30    Kusay Rafo (CEO, Rafail CAD & Engineering)
Communications Skill & Finding Opportunities at the Canadian Welding Industry 
 
10:45    Andrew Michael (Staff Process Engineer, Baylis Medical) 
            Welding Engineers' Opportunities in Medical Manufacturing
 
11:00    Chris DiGiovanni (PhD student, University of Waterloo)
            From welding specialization to PhD study
 
11:15    Jinning Peng (Sr. Welding Engineer, BWXT Canada) 
            Welded products and welding engineers 
 
11:30    Stephen Peterkin (Welding/Automation Engineer, Huys Industries)
A welding engineer's experience in automation
 
11:45   Elliot Biro (Professor, University Of Waterloo) 
            From Waterloo to Hamilton and Back Again – Lessons from the Welding Industry for our Students
 
12:00    Lunch (with the graduating welding specialization students and their families) 
 
16:30    Group photo after Convocation at the Student Life Centre 
(with the graduating welding specialization students)

E5 Building, University of Waterloo

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