New Opportunities for Quantitative Metallography: From Sample Preparation to Machine Learning

(In-person only event)

Date: November 6, 2023

Event Location: Washington Hilton, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Organized by: ASTM Committee E04 on Metallography

About the Event

The New Opportunities for Quantitative Metallography: From Sample Preparation to Machine Learning will be held November 6, 2023. The workshop is organized by ASTM Committee E04 on Metallography, and will be held at the Washington Hilton, Washington, District of Columbia, United States in conjunction with the standards development meetings of the committee. The language of the workshop will be English.

Objective and Scope

The aim of this workshop is to look at the current state of the art for metallography and development of emerging techniques not directly captured in the current ASTM standards to determine if there are opportunities for future standard development and/or improvement of existing documents.

Topics for this workshop include:

Quantitative metallography without image analysis software (is this relevant and of-interest, point counting and other methods)
Image analysis software (improvements and how these are applied to ASTM standards, what are the new opportunities)
Correlative microscopy (state of the art and opportunities for ASTM standards improvement)
Machine learning techniques (pattern recognition, automated image analysis, etc.)
Limitations & considerations with sample preparation (introducing error)

Who Should Attend

The discussion is beneficial to those involved in metallography (industry, national labs, academia) as well as other fields that utilize image analysis techniques such as medical device manufacturers, pharmaceuticals, geological analysis, etc.

Abstract Submission

To participate in the symposium, authors must submit a 250 to 300-word preliminary abstract using the online Abstract Submission Portal no later than DATE. To ensure your abstract was received into the ASTM database, please email symposia@astm.org and let us know that you have submitted an abstract.

The abstract must include a clear definition of the objective and approach of the work discussed, pointing out material that is new, and present sufficient details regarding results. The presentation and manuscript must not be of a commercial nature nor can it have been previously published. Because a limited number of abstracts will be accepted, be sure that the abstract is complete to allow for careful assessment of the paper's suitability for this symposium. The symposium chair(s) will notify you via email by DATE of your paper’s acceptability for presentation at the symposium. If the preliminary abstract is accepted, the author will be requested to submit a final abstract a few months before the symposium. The final abstracts will be distributed in a program booklet at the symposium.

Publication Information

Symposium authors are required to submit their papers for ASTM publication in Selected Technical Papers (STP), an online and printed, peer-reviewed publication for the international scientific and engineering community. STP papers should be full-length technical papers of approximately 10,000 words, significantly contribute to the technical literature, and must include a review of past work in the relevant area and present information of current interest or probe new fields. After the final selection of abstracts has been approved, the ASTM Editorial Office will send authors’ instructions via email, but also can be found by clicking here.

Manuscripts to be peer reviewed for the STP are due online no later than DATE at the ASTM Editorial Office. The corresponding author (the author who is the main contact with ASTM Headquarters) will receive a copy of his/her paper in portable document format (PDF). All published authors will have the opportunity to purchase reprints of their papers at a nominal cost. Only those papers submitted by the manuscript due date will be included in the STP. Please note that all submitted papers are subject to peer review by two independent reviewers.

The STP will be submitted to the Library of Congress with an ISBN number and will be reviewed for inclusion in the Web of Science Conference Proceedings Citation Index (CPCI) and Google Scholar.

Technical Program

A technical program (presentation times, paper titles, and presenters’ names) will be posted on the ASTM website by June 2023.

Registration

Registration opens approximately 10 weeks before the start of the workshop.

Registration

Registration is now open. The fees to attend this event are listed below.

	Through MONTH DAY, YEAR	After MONTH DAY, YEAR
ASTM Member	$100.00	$200.00
Non-member	$200.00	$300.00
Presenter	$100.00	$200.00
Session Chair	$50.00	$100.00
Student	Free	Free

All Attendees – All attendees are urged to register for this SYMPOSIUM/WORKSHOP before arriving onsite. All attendees must check in at the ASTM Registration Area to obtain their name badge before entering the event room.

Students – Students may be eligible for a reduced registration fee provided they meet certain requirements. To qualify for the reduced fee you must be a full-time student, not employed full-time, and be able to provide a current valid university email address for registration. To register as a student, please email ASTM Symposia Operations at symposia@astm.org.

Cancellations – A refund of the SYMPOSIUM/WORKSHOP fee will be honored only if requested at least 10 business days prior to the start of the event. To cancel your registration, please click the Modify My Registration button found in your registration confirmation email and follow the prompts to cancel your registration. Please contact Symposia Operations at symposia@astm.org or 610-832-9522 if you need assistance.

If you have questions concerning online registration, please contact Symposia Operations at
symposia@astm.org Tel: 610-832-9522, or ASTM Technical Support at support@astm.org or 1-877-909-2786 (domestic) or 610-832-9578 (international).

Technical Chair Contact Information

Janet Gbur
Case Western Reserve University
Email: jlg120@case.edu
Phone: +1 330-398-9963

Continuing Education Units

SYMPOSIUM/WORKSHOP attendees interested in receiving 0.35 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) must complete the CEU application form in the back of the program booklet and email it to ASTM Symposia Operations at symposia@astm.org. You must be registered and have attended the entire event in order to receive the CEU’s. A certificate will be sent to you via email approximately 1 to 2 weeks after the SYMPOSIUM/WORKSHOP concludes.

Hotel Information

The workshop will be held at the Washington Hilton. Hotel reservation information will be posted at the ASTM website approximately 12 weeks before the workshop.

Standards Development Meetings

Committee E04 invites you to attend their future standards development meetings. There is no fee to attend these meetings, and membership in ASTM International is not required to attend. For more information about the committee and its future meetings, please visit the E04 Homepage.