Dr. Mark Smith is deputy director of Sandia National Laboratories' Advanced Manufacturing Science and Technology Center, Albuquerque, N.M. This 300-person center annually conducts nearly $60 million of R&D to support various national security programs. He joined Sandia in 1981. Since 1993, Dr. Smith has also served as an adjunct professor in the Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering at New Mexico Tech University. Before moving into technical management at Sandia in 1999, Dr. Smith was best known for
his pioneering work in thermal spray technology. He was recently inducted into the Thermal Spray Hall of Fame, founded by the ASM Thermal Spray Society (TSS). Dr. Smith received his graduate and undergraduate degrees at Iowa State University. His father, Prof. John F. (Jack) Smith, is a retired professor of metallurgy and former department chair at Iowa State, who remains active with ASM as editor of Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion. Jack and Mark are among the few living pairs of father-son Fellows of ASM. Mark Smith has a 30+ year record of service to ASM. He was one of a small group of thermal sprayers who approached ASM in the mid 1980s to form the Thermal Spray Technical Division (TSD), which later became the ASM Thermal Spray Society during his term as TSD Chairman. He was subsequently elected to an unprecedented three terms (nine years) on the TSS Board, and helped to start the National Thermal Spray Conference, which later became the International Thermal Spray Conference (ITSC). Dr. Smith was also the founding chairman of the Editorial Review Committee for the TSS Journal of Thermal Spray Technology.

Enabling Science and Technology for National Security Applications

The "PAN Disruptor", developed at Sandia to safely disable explosive devices, was successfully used at the cabin of the Unabomber.

Advancements in science and technology are playing an important role in the battle to enhance the safety and security of our nation. This presentation discusses some unclassified examples of national security related research and development activities at Sandia National Laboratories, with special emphasis on the role of materials science and technology. Advances in materials and process science are enabling new high-technology local and remote sensors that will enhance our security by improving our ability to rapidly and inexpensively detect and identify potentially hazardous materials. Hi-tech solutions are also being developed to render biological and chemical hazards harmless and to safely disable explosives. This national security oriented presentation should be of interest to non-technical guests (spouses, parent/student night) as well as those engaged in materials related professions.

Date: November 6, 2007

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6:00 pm Social Hour
6:30 pm Dinner
7:30 pm Presentations
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Vegetable Lasagna - Layered pasta in a rich sauce with Italian cheeses and served with garlic bread
Baked Stuffed Pork Chops - Two baked chops with apricot stuffing and a rich brown mushroom sauce
Beef Pot Roast - Slow roasted until fork tender, topped with burgundy sauce and veggie julienne
All entrees are accompanied by a house salad, red skin potatoes, vegetable medley, warm rolls & butter, and a beverage with chocolate cake for dessert.