The St. Louis Section and the Refractory Ceramics Division of The American Ceramic Society will sponsor the 44^th Annual Symposium on the theme "CSI Refractories" on March 26-27, 2008, in St. Louis, Missouri at the Hilton St. Louis Airport Hotel.  Co-program chairs are Len Krietz of Plibrico and James Hemrick of Oak Ridge National Lab.

Listed below is a schedule of papers to be presented:

“Post-Mortem Analysis Aids Refractory Optimization,"

C.E. Semler – Refractories Consultant

“Refractory Failure or Not,” M. Alexander – Riverside Refractories, Inc.

“Flow Today, Gone Tomorrow (CSI of a LCC Flow Problem),”

P. Schneider – Plibrico Company

"Your Basic Refractory Investigation,” D. Griffin – LWB Refractories

“Identification and Elimination of Refractory Failure in an Air Cooled Slagging Gasifier,” J.P. Bennett – NETL-USDOE Albany

“Erosion-Attrition Forensics for Hot Fluid Solids, Refining Applications,”

R.L. Antram – ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company  

“Reconstruction of No. 6 Taphole at USS Gary,” M. Kiel – US Steel Gary Works

“Material Characterization and Analysis for Selection of Refractories Used in Black Liquor Gasification,” J.G. Hemrick – Oak Ridge National Lab

“Inspector CERAM Calls – Refractory Post Mortem Case Studies,”

N. Longshaw - CERAM, United Kingdom

“E-SY:  The Easy Solution,” D. Zacherl - Almatis

“Extending Furnace Life Without Production Loss," D. Shamp – Fuse Tech, Inc.

“Are Your Kilns in Compliance with NFPA 86, 2007?”,

F. McMann – North American Manufacturing

“Patented Microwave Technology Adapted to Moisture Analysis & It’s Acceptance by Industry,” F. Carpenter – Instrument Distributors International, Inc.

The 2008 Theodore J. Planje Refractories Award Recipient is

Howard B. Johnson, International Refractories Consultant.  The award will be presented on March 26th at 1:00pm.

Almatis, AluChem, American Ceramic Society, BassTech International, CE Minerals, Christy Minerals, Fibercon International, Inc., Kerneos, Kyanite Mining, Matrix Enterprises, Missouri Refractories Co., Missouri S&T, Orton Ceramic Foundation, Refractories Applications & News, Refractory Minerals, Rio-Tinto Alcan Specialty Aluminas North American, and Washington Mills are a partial list of Exhibitors who will be participating in the 2008 Tabletop Exposition.  If you are interested in participating in the Tabletop Expo, contact Dennis Hageman at (636) 479-7770 or dh@refractories.net.

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A block of rooms has been set aside for the evenings of March 24-27 at the Hilton (314) 426-5500. The rate is $99.00 for a single or double. To receive the $99 rate, please refer to the St. Louis Section of The American Ceramic Society when making your reservation or you can make your reservations online at http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/STLHIHF-SSA-20080324/index.jhtml. All reservations must be received on or before March 7, 2008.

For further information please contact Patty Smith at Tel: (573) 341-6265,

Fax: (573) 341-6151 or email: psmith@mst.edu.

Call for nominations for The Theodore J. Plange -- St. Louis
Refractories Award

In December, 1967 the St. Louis Section of the American Ceramic Society
announced the establishment of an award to be known as "The St. Louis
Refractories Award." This has been provided in Article XII of the
by-laws of the St. Louis Section "for the purpose of recognizing and
honoring distinguished achievement in the refractories field."  In
March, 1982 the St. Louis Section voted to amend Article XII of the
by-laws. The award was renamed to "The Theodore J. Plange -- St. Louis
Refractories Award" in honor of his many contributions. Nominations
received after December 1, 2007 shall be held for the following year.
To request a nomination form please contact Patty Smith at Tel: (573)
341-6265, Fax: (573) 341-6151 or E-mail:psmith@mst.edu.

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