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Alireza Haghighat, professor of nuclear engineering,
presented an invited paper at the 10th International Reactor Dosimetry Conference
in Osaka. The paper, "Modeling of BWR for Neutron and Gamma Fields Using PENTRANTM,"
was co-authored with V. Kucukboyaci,
G. Sjoden
and B. Petrovic.
Haghighat also co-wrote an invited paper presented by Petrovic titled "Design and Characterization of a Facility for Fast Neutron Irradiation of Semiconductors at Penn State."
Richard Englund, assistant professor of engineering, David Johnson, associate professor of engineering, and Shannon Sweeney, lecturer in engineering, all at Penn State Erie, presented their paper, "A Finite Element Analysis Study of Non-linear Behavior in a Bolted Connection," at the 1999 American Society of Mechanical Engineers International Congress and Exposition.
Phil Hoy, youth program management coordinator in agricultural and extension education has been named president-elect of the Pennsylvania Association of Extension 4-H Agents.
Lewis Watt, assistant director in the Applied Research Laboratory, was a principal speaker at the Third Annual Department of Defense Maintenance Symposium & Exposition. His two presentations were titled "Laser Cladding in the Repair Technology Process" and "Reverse Engineering of Test Requirements and Support Equipment." The symposium was sponsored by the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), a non-profit international association that provides legal and ethical forums for the exchange of ideas between government and industry.