Prof. Jim Williams, Recipient of the 2014 Zay Jeffiries Award of ASM Cleveland Chapter visited JJL Group to discuss their research works.

Mohsen Seifi and Matt Dahar presented their work on Additive Manufacturing of Ti6Al-4V, in addition to next generation of TiAl turbine blade materials.  Separate discussions were held on sensitization of AlMg naval alloys.

Jim Williams is a Distinguished Research Professor (quarter time appointment) at the University of North Texas where he is involved in research and program development activities for the relatively new Materials Department. He also is Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Honda Chair Emeritus atThe Ohio State University. He was Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Honda Chair from Summer 1999 until Fall 2010. He served as Dean of Engineering at OSU from 2001-2004. Until March 1999 he was General Manager, Materials and Process Engineering Department, GE Aircraft Engines (now GE Aviation). Prior to joining GE in 1988 he spent 13 years at Carnegie Mellon University as Professor (‘75-‘80), President of Mellon Institute (‘80-’83) and Dean of Engineering (‘83-‘88). Prior to 1975 he worked for Rockwell as a researcher, Group Leader of Physical Metallurgy Research and a member of the Aerospace Group Corporate Staff managing a large, diverse technology program. Before that, he worked for Boeing in the quality and engineering divisions. His last assignment with Boeing was a Group Leader of a group working primarily on Ti alloy R&D intended for use in the Boeing Supersonic Transport Program.