Understanding the Formation of Dross in Ductile Iron Castings Presentation Link

MARTIN GAGNE

MARTIN HOLDS A BACHELOR DEGREE IN PHYSICS ENG. FROM LAVAL UNIVERSITY IN QUEBEC CITY AND A MASTERS AND PhD IN MATERIALS SCIENCE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE IN SHERBROOKE, QUEBEC, CANADA.  

HE HAS WORKED AS A RESEARCH ENGINEER FOR THE “CHALK RIVER NUCLEAR LABORATORIES”, PROJECT ENG FOR BOMBARDIER CORP. AND THEN JOINED RIO TINTO IRON & TITANIUM.  

DURING HIS 28 YEARS AT QIT/RIO TINTO, HE HAS OCCUPIED VARIOUS POSITIONS, FROM R&D METALLURGIST TO PRINCIPAL METALLURGIST (FERROUS PRODUCTS) AND R&D MANAGER (POWDER DIV.).  IN 2001, HE BECAME MANAGER, SORELMETAL TECHNICAL SERVICES AND, SINCE SEPTEMBER 2006, HE CUMULATES THIS POSITION WITH THAT OF MANAGER OF FERROUS PRODUCTS RESEARCH.  

MARTIN HAS PUBLISHED MORE THAN 100 TECHNICAL PAPERS ON DUCTILE IRON TECHNOLOGY, POWDER METALLURGY AND CONTINUOUSLY CAST STEELS.  HE IS A MEMBER OF AFS 5A, 5B, AND 5I COMMITTEES AND HAS BEEN ACTIVE ON THE DIS RESEARCH COMMITTEE FOR MANY YEARS.