Fluxtrol Student Reseach Competition - Phase 1 Poster Presentations

Tuesday, October 21, 2025: 4:00 PM-5:30 PM
Exhibit Hall B - Poster Area (Huntington Place Convention Center)
Fluxtrol Student Research Competition

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Phase 1 – Poster Presentations
Phase 2 – Oral Presentations
Announcement of Award Winners

Heat Treat will offer a young innovative scientists/professionals’ competition-based award and recognition program, seeking to encourage participation of young scientists in the ASM Heat Treating Society, and to provide attractive offers and opportunities in the worldwide Thermal Processing community. We are soliciting abstract submissions based on thermal processing of metal/metal containing components for this competition. This is a 2-phase competition encompassing a poster competition, as well as an oral presentation competition for semi-finalists.

“Study on the Influence of Hot Rolling, and Controlled Cooling on the Mechanical Properties of a 0.6% Carbon Steel.”
Ms. María Isabel Bucio-Herrejón, Instituto Tecnologico de Morelia; Dr. Monserrat Sofia Lopez-Cornejo, Instituto Tecnologico de Morelia; Dr. Hector Javier Vergara-Hernandez, Institituto Tecnologico de Morelia; Dr. Octavio Vazquez-Gomez, Instituto Tecnologico de Morelia; Ms. Karla Viviana Márquez Piñón, Instituto Tecnologico de Morelia
Impact of case depth & hardening heat treatments on Residual Stresses in gear steel
Mr. Anupam Saha, University of Connecticut; Mr. Kevin C. Sala, University of Connecticut; Mr. Eviatar Ashkenazi, University of Conneticut; Dr. Lesley D. Frame, University of Connecticut
Rapid Austenite Restoration through Non-Partitioning Transformation
Ms. Rebekah A. Smith, Michigan Technological University; Prof. Josh Mueller, Michigan Technological University
Assessing Machining Scrap Recycling in Steel and Aluminum Castings
Mr. Samuel Crowley, University of Connecticut; Mr. Matthew D Carragher, University of Connecticut; Mr. William Shambley, Sun Metalon Inc.; Dr. Lesley D. Frame, University of Connecticut
Effect of Strain Applied During Thermomechanical Processing on Austenite Grain Size After Carburizing in Microalloyed Steels
Mr. Lucas R. Carrillo, Colorado School of Mines; Mr. Doug Wallace, Stellantis; Dr. Kip O. Findley, Colorado School of Mines; Dr. Jonah Klemm-Toole, Advanced Steel Processing & Products Research Center Colorado School of Mines
Room temperature nitriding of pure titanium induced by cyclic compressive loading
Mr. Yuta Funaki, Hokkaido University; Prof. Takashi Nakamura, Hokkaido University; Dr. Kosuke Takahashi, Hokkaido University; Mr. Tatsuki Wajima, HyBridge Co., Ltd