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RAPID CITY, S.D. - Mines students and faculty will participate in the 2013 Corrosion, Mining and Infrastructure conference "Digging Down and Building Up with Composites" May 15 and 16 in Denver. The conference will bring together composites industry manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, end users and engineers from around the country to discuss the next generation of technologies in the corrosion, mining, infrastructure, and energy markets.
Presented by the American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA), three SDSM&T students Eric Schmid, a nanoscience and nanoengineering doctoral student from Park Rapids, Minn.; Kerrick Dando, a nanoscience doctoral student from Murrysville, Penn.; and Trent Nelson, a senior CHE major from Sisseton, received conference scholarships. David Salem, Ph.D., director of the Composites and Polymer Engineering Laboratory (CAPE), will also attend and host an exhibit space.
The School of Mines is a partner organization. Previously held in Las Vegas, the Denver conference is expected to attract more than 175 people.
"The goal of the conference is to contribute to the success of each attendee by providing technical information that is applicable to their field and a forum to build longstanding relationships between customer and supplier," says CMI committee co-chair, Matthew Parmental of Composites One. "The conference will give engineers in mining, infrastructure, corrosion and architecture an opportunity to see what new composite technology advancements have been developed for their industries."
With "Digging Down and Building Up with Composites" as its theme, attendees will gain a competitive edge as they learn about the next generation of composites and how they compete against traditional materials to lower costs in the construction, corrosion, mining and infrastructure markets.