Dinesh Agrawal, Professor of Materials, and Engr Sci and Mech, and Director of Microwave Processing and Engineering Center gave an invited talk at the PM09 International Conference on High Performance Materials by Powder Metallurgy (organized by Powder Metallurgy Association of India), Goa, India on "Microwave Processing of Metallic Materials," (February 16, 2009,). He also gave an invited talk in a workshop on "Microwave Application in Steel making", organized by "Center for Development of Metal-Ceramic Composites through Microwave Processing" Mumbai, India; on "Global Overview of Microwave Technology in Metals & composites, (February 27, 2009)