FABTECH SPECIAL PROGRAMS Wednesday, November 16 7:00 a.m. — 8:30 a.m. Registration Code: W38 AWS PRAYER BREAKFAST Room N256 Prayer Breakfast Speaker Duane K. Miller, Sc.D., P.E., is a recognized authority on the design and performance of welded connections. He is a popular speaker on the subject and has lectured around the world. Dr. Miller publishes frequently and, on three occasions, has been awarded the Silver Quill Award of the American Welding Society (AWS) for the excellence of his published work. In 2001, he received the American Institute of Steel Construction’s T. R. Higgins Lectureship Award; in 2005, the AISC Lifetime Achievement Award; and in 2015 was named an AWS Fellow. He became the eighth recipient of the AISC Robert P. Stupp Award for Leadership Excellence in 2015. He has authored and coauthored texts and chapters of many handbooks, including the AISC Design Guide on Welding and the Mark’s Handbook of Engineering, 11th Edition. He has appeared as a subject expert on the History Channel and Discovery Channel. Dr. Miller earned a B.S. degree in Welding Engineering from LeTourneau University in Longview, Tex., an M.S. in Materials Engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree from LeTourneau University in 1997. He is the immediate past chair of the AWS D1 Structural Welding Committee. He was the first chair of the Seismic Welding Subcommittee and is a former cochair of the AASHTO-AWS D1.5 Bridge Welding Committee. His current technical involvement includes membership on the AWS D1 Committee, the AWS Technical Activities Committee, and the AISC Specification Committee. He is a Professional Engineer, Certified Welding Inspector, and Qualified Welder. Dr. Miller has been married to his wife Susan for 38 years and has six children, three children-in-laws, and six grandchildren. He is a dedicated man of faith as a member of the Parkside Church in Cleveland where he has led the Sunday evening children’s program called Kids of the Kingdom for 28 of his 30 years there. He is also the founding member and first president of Christian Communicators of America, which is a multistate speech and debate program for home educated high school students. 7:00 a.m. — 7:40 a.m. Attendees Eat Breakfast 7:40 a.m. — 7:50 a.m. Welcome and Opening Prayer 7:50 a.m. — 8:30 a.m. Duane K. Miller, Sc.D., P.E. 8:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m. Registration Code: W39 40TH INTERNATIONAL BRAZING AND SOLDERING SYMPOSIUM — FREE Room N235 At this symposium, authors will be presenting original and unpublished research, applications, and new developments in a broad spectrum of technical areas within the brazing and soldering fields. The symposium will also have an “Expert Panel” discussion where you are encouraged to bring any current braze issues or challenges that you may have. This panel will also have a few short presentations covering new technical issues that are facing brazing operations and discuss how these challenges are being resolved. Finally, Dr. Anatol Rabinkin will give a brief presentation on the history of brazing dating back to Egyptian times. The technical and tutorial sessions will present some of the latest developments and provide valuable information to anyone in the brazing or soldering community. 10:00 a.m. — 10:30 a.m. Wide Gap Repair of Fr7FA03, 1st Stage Nozzles — Advantages vs. Disadvantages Dr. Warren Miglietti — ProEnergy 58 WELDING JOURNAL / NOVEMBER 2016
Welding Journal | November 2016
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