2015-12-01 11:00:00 2015-12-01 12:00:00 America/Indiana/Indianapolis Center for Materials Processing and Tribology Distinguished Seminar Alex King, Director of the Critical Materials Institute, the Ames Laboratory, Ames, Iowa, will present a seminar on "The Evolution of Critical Materials". Potter 234, The K.S. Fu Room
Center for Materials Processing and Tribology Distinguished Seminar
Event Date: | December 1, 2015 |
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Hosted By: | Center for Materials Processing and Tribology Distinguished Seminar |
Time: | 11:00 AM |
Location: | Potter 234, The K.S. Fu Room |
Contact Name: | Srinivasan Chandrasekar, Professor, School of Industrial Engineering |
Contact Email: | chandy@purdue.edu |
Abstract
A few times before, and several times since the beginning of the industrial revolution, there have been instances when certain materials have fallen into short supply. These events cause price instabilities, industrial disruptions, and sometimes also result in various kinds of geopolitical turmoil. In almost every case, the direction of technology development is changed.