Dr. Ivi Smid, Associate Professor in Engineering Science and Mechanics, will travel to Pittsburgh in early October to attend and present at the Materials Science and Technology (MS&T) conference. While in attendance, Professor Smid will present two talks entitled "High-Strain-Rate Tensile Property Determination Using Finite Element Analysis and Experimental Methods" and "Composite Ni-Encapsulated Particles for Cold-Spray: hexagonal Boronitride, Aluminum, Nickel, and Copper." Additionally, Professor Smid is the vice chair of the "TMS Refractory Metals Committee" and assisted with organizing the semi-annual meeting. To learn more about the conference, please visit their website.