Dr. Albert Segall was invited to visit and present at the ElementSix facility in Springs, South Africa. He’ll be holding discussions about possible joint research projects involving wear of diamond coated core bits and the inverse determination of temperatures using remote temperature and strain data. Additionally, Dr. Segall may also be assisting in the development of relevant tests to assess their diamond coated boring mills.

While at the facility, Dr. Segall presented on two additional topics, “Science Fiction and New Opportunities for Engineering Instruction” and “Ti and Boron-Nitride Self-Lubricating Coating Systems Manufactured by High Velocity Particle Consolidation.” Finally, he met with various faculty and the department head of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg to discuss potential research collaborations and the exchange of students.