Amplifier v. 9, no. 5; (1964, Jan. 17)

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McGLASHAN AWARD M. D. Fellowship,

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AMPLIFlltR Published

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Vol. IX, No.5

FELLOWSHI'P TOHON'O~R 'PR'O'FESSOIRMcGLASHAN

MONTANA

Friday,

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Addition To Fatuity

Habashi Assumes Post by Gary Treglown Dr. Fathi Habashi will begin his The morning of December 20 was the scene of a special convocafirst teaching job at the opening of tion, held in honor of Lee Saperstein, a senior of Montana School of by Mae Brennan the second semester at MSM. Mines, who has been chosen as the recipient of a Rhodes Scholarship. R. Opie, director Upon the resignation of Dr. Wai- The meeting was opened by; student-body A n announcemen t was made recently by William president John Evans, who f D' f th A . h d de elopment that the Board 0 irectors 0 e menter Hahn, the Metallurgy Departf made introductions during the program. o resMearcI aCnl. v Foundation has approved a gift of $4,000 to the ment has employed a native Egypcan eta rrna x .. . I dressi .. School of Mines to establish a fellowship 111 mmera - r essmg engmeermg tian with an excellent background. The University of. Cairo awarded during the academic year 1964-1965._-------~~====== Habashi hisvfirst degree, a B.Sc. in In recognition of "his. outstaridChemical Engineering, whereupon ing contribution ~o mineral SCIhe began, seven years of work for ence" the Foundation and Its §po~the Chemical Industry in Suez and sors' are presenting this fellowshIp Alexandria. in honor of Professor Donald. W; In 1956, Habashi was awarded a McGlashan, head of the Mines scholarship to stu d y inorganic Mineral-Dressing Departmen!; The chemical technology at the Unifellowship will be MnamGeLdAS~~~ versity of Technology in Vienna. DON ALD W. c _ He studied the recovery of uranium FELLOWSHIP IN MINER~L-, from phosphate rock, receiving his DRESSING ENGINEERI~G . doctorate in 1959. He spent the The selection of the candl~~te to next one and one-half years workreceive the benefits, the spec.lff.lcuse ing in radioactivity on a fellowship. of the money and the speer IC naawarded to him by the University ture of any 'research to be conof Vienna. ducted by the candidate ar.e to t= Habashi then left Vienna to work main entirely within the dlscretlO~ on another fellowship at the Exof the School of Mines. The Boar traction Metallurgy Division of the hopes, however, that the fellowship Department of Mines and Technical may be used to "support candIdates Surveys in Ottawa, Canada. Here working to obtain advanced dehe worked on the kinetics of cyanigrees in the field of mmeral-dressdation and leaching of sulphite ores. ing engineering". h Previous to his appointment here, Additional grants, in at least t e he worked in Chemical Abstracts, SAPERSTEIN ADDRESSES ASSEMBLY next two succeeding years ,~sf t~ at Columbus, Ohio. enable a "continuity of stu y Dr. Habashi's position at the the selected candidate or can hlFaculty Speakers School of Mines is that of Associdates), may be awarded. by t e PROF. D. W. McGLASHAN ate Professor of Metal1urgy. He First to speak was Dr. Koch, Foundation's Board of Directors. will be teaching two classes: Metalwho stated that this was the first N either the selected. candidates lurgical Thermodynamics and MetAt the December meeting of the Rhodes Scholarship ever awarded a nor the Foundation or ~ts sponsors allurgy' of Iron and Steel. Board of Regents in Helena, that student of the School of Mines. shall be under any obhgatlOns toHabashi's favorite hobbies are body approved the change in title Dean McAuliffe then addressed ward one another with ~espec~u~o music and reading. He also enjoys of the degree of Metallurgical En- the audience, reviewing the high employment of the candidate = traveling with his wife and child. gineering (Mineral-Dressing Oping his studies or after their com His reaction to the new environ- tion) to the degree of Mineral- academic standard set by Saperstein since hIS freshman year, and noting pletion. ..' to ment: "I am glad to come to' Butte. Dressing Engineering at Montana that he has been high 011 the honor Queried regarding hIS reactlOn '_ The School of Mines is rather small School of Mines. f this distinguished award, Pro es ,011. every semester since his regisbut has great .potentialities, I will sor McGlashan observed: "W~ are He closed Similar to all of the career fields tration as a freshman. do my best to stress the fundain the mineral industries, mineral- ~IS remarks particularly fortunate to recel~\ a with this statement: mental aspects (thermodynamics, 1 engineering stems from supported fellowship froo d e Lee has brought honor to himself Montana School of Mines is a kinetics, etc.) behind the processes dressing School of American Metal CI'irnax Foun da- co-operating sponsor, along with involved in extracting metals from mining engineering; in this manner an~ to the Montana . f r gra Mines", engiwestern states. (through their ores, so that we can reflect it is similar to metallurgical tion. It is an o\?portumty 9 En- fourteen uate work in Mmeral-Dressmg fi their governors), academic mstitu- the importance of the nearby min- neering, which also emerged from Following the Dean's remarks con be 1- tions, and industry, Although it Professor Vine, ~ead. of the Mining for the Western gineering for w hiICh , I am '11 ing area. An important thing which mining engineering. dent graduate students WI States Navy Research and Develop- occupies my mind at present w h ich IS Saperstein's is was considered iri the past by some Del?art~ent, ment Clinic to be held on the cam- acquiring most' grateful." some important books that mineral dressing was a branch major field, gave a brief biography of metallurgy, mineral dressing and pus of Montana State College, July and journals for the Library: of Cecil Rhodes and a sketch of the for 22-24, 1964. ... . he founded. example, the monumental collection metallurgy have developed diversely coveted scholarships through the years until they are At this clinic, industrial plants, of Gmelin's Handbuch der. AnEvans then i~troduced Professor now considered separate fields. This large and small businesses, un.lve~- organische Chemie, which is the Chance, who IS the institutional sities and colleges, r~searc.h II1Stl- starting point for any chemical re- difference has been recognized for representative and a member of the tutions and laboratories WIll have search work. I hope also that we some time. As long as 24 years ago, Montana Rhodes Selection Coman opportunity too learn about both can arrange trips during the sum- some colleges and universities ~Itte.e, and w~o assisted Saperstein Professor Kelly of the HSS femineral-dressing engibasic and applied research require- mer for students to take training established hIS can d i d a c Y preparations. par trnent plans to attend thd ments of the Navy and ItS pnme abroad, so that they get acquainted neering as a separate field, con- 111 Chance spoke of the qualifications teenth Annual College· In cerned with the separation and con- needed oy a Rhodes Schobr contractors. T~le needs al~d. meth- with other countries." and Conference, Fehruary 6 and ~, , ods of submiSSIOn of unsohclted recentration of mineral materials of the long hours of work and to be held in Seattle, Washll~gton. search and development proposals through physical and chemical procstudy necessary for the applicant This conference con.cerns engmeer-. will be explained, esses. and technic~1 tt? s.cre~n through the state and ing manpower reqUIrements. counselors from the Army, the AIr I t is interesting to note that in dlstnct Il1terviews. Throughout his The determination of the tyhe Force and federal civilian agencies the post World War II years, in- talk, Chance spoke often of the and qt»lity of engineers and ~ec will b~ on hand to furnish informaternational miIi.eral-dressing con- compe~enc.e, the character, and the . . . d'nI the future IS 0It tion on the entire range of Federal nlclans reqUIre .' gresses have been held periodically, hum.anltanan and professional poconcern to industrial instltutH;:ll1S. research. . the most recent of which was held tential of the honored student. is consequently of utmost ImhPorMSM faculty members plannmg in France during the spring of this . of t ese (Continued on Page 3) tance that representatIveS d to attend this clinic are Joseph ¥. year, and the next international . mon un ergroups achIeve a com . t' es Chelini, Keith Ensley, Vernon Gnfconference will be held in New standing of their mutual obJec IV , fiths, Sidney L. Groff, Donald W. York City. The very fact that in. h' IS a. freeI com- McGlashan, the essence of whlc Kenneth N. McLeod, ternational congresses are held lTIunication of ideas and Idea this Joseph Murray, and Uuno M. serves to demonstrate the imporThus it is the purpose 0 d' m Sahinen. tance of this particular career field . Montana School of Mines confere:lce to provide. a. me IU as a separate field. chosen by' the American Soci:~s for such intercommu11lcatlOn. for Metals to exhibit the Societ ,y American College Testing Metallograp~y display. The Iibr1r; was the settmg for the presentatio Program (ACT) Schedule Thi~ exhibit contains 40 metall~~ At Montana School . graphIC p~otomicrographs. Metal_ of Mines !ography. IS the pr?ceSS of polishKoch •February 15-Registrati?n deadProfessor Koehler Stout, of the ~ng,. etchmg, and mIcroscopic examshown in the line January 25. Stude~ts Il1terested Mrs. Marjorie King Engineering Science Department at mat.lO.n. Photographs exhIbIt are prize-winning photos of should register immedlat~ly. . the School. of Mines, was recently . G Koch president of the structure of metals and alloys D r Ed WIn. , . t 1t April 25 R~glstr~tlon beg~ns elected chaIrman of AIME, AmeriMSM has accepted an apP?ln me~n February 24; regIstratIOn. deadhne DR. FAT HI HABASHI can. Institute of Mining, Metal- Each I?I~otograph was chosen i~ to the Montana CommIttee d d on April 4. Students Co~petlhon held by the American Il1terested lurgIcal. and Petroleum Engineers He atten e SocIety for Metals. Space Development. 'ttee should register on February 24: district of Montana. The ne~ SAHINEN SPEAKS l tnl the first meeting of the co 19' Students may take t~e examl~aMontana School of Mines has' duties of Professor Stout include held in Helena, on Deceme r , t' 1 at other centers, a hst of whIch AT CQUN'CIL h!s pr~siding over t~e meetings, and been ho~ore~ by receiving this dis1963. I been t~~:y be found it; the Student _InProfessor Uuno M. Sahinen as- dlrectll1g local affaIrs of the insti- play, whIch IS sent to the outstand_ Dr. Koch has also. recent Yof the formation Bulletm. The examll1.a- sociate director of the Montana' Bu- tution. lI1g. c.olleges . of the country. The named one of the dIrectors IR t' n will be given on June 20. regls- reau of Mines 17 and G e 0 log y The three societies of AI ME are exhIbIt. term mated on January Belena Branch of the F~dera I.es- t~~tion deadline June 6, at Montana (MBMG), was a featured speaker the Society of Mining Engiheers of wh~n }t was sent to San An-' . . B k of M!11neapo I ' State College and Montana State serve DIstrict an M Marjorie t?1110, Texas, for further presenta_ at the January 14 meeting of the On January 7, rs. as University, ~ut not at Montana Montana Natural Resources Coun- AIME, the Metallurgical Society of tion. AIME, and the Society of PetroKing, of Winnett, Montal~~ct to S hool of Mll1es on that date. ~p_ropos the exhibit, Dr. Vernon cil in Helena. Mr. Sahinen dis, leum Engineers. The purpose of cRe istration forms may .be ob- cussed "mining" appointed by GovernS B~lb of Recommented: "We are as part of the is to promote the Gnfflths, membership on the. oar M ntana taine~ from high sfhool. adVIsers or theme of the meeting, "The Place these groups with very fortunate to have been able to gents of the niverslty if Mrs. i from the Registrar. s ,offIce at Mon- of Natural Resources in the Eco- arts and sciences connected of photothe economic production of the use- se~ure this coll~cti?n Mrs. King replaces t~e ate tana School of Mmes. nomic Growth 'of Montana". 111Ic;0.graphs. ThIS IS a very fine ful fuels and metals. B. Petro, of Miles CIty. ' exhIbIt."

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