A successful EPMA PM Summer School in Dresden
July 29, 2011
The European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) has reported the continued success of its popular PM summer school. This years event, the 11th PM Summer School organised by the EPMA, was held at the Fraunhofer Institut IFAM in Dresden and was coordinated by Professor José Torralba from the Universidad Carlos III Madrid, in conjunction with Professor Bernd Kieback and his team from the University of Dresden.
As has been the trend over the past few years, the demand far outweighed capacity with 120 applications for the 54 places available. Participants from 14 countries throughout Europe reflected a wide range of organisations, including PM end users.
Some 54 students from 14 countries participated in the 2011 PM Summer School in Dresden
Students had the opportunity to listen to, discuss and solve problems with some twenty experts from both industry and academia. The lectures were complemented by IFAM’s excellent laboratory facilities, where students had hands-on experience in Powder Characterisation, Powder Pressing and Spark Plasma Sintering.
All students received a complimentary copy of Powder Injection Moulding International, the industry leading publication for metal and ceramic injection moulding.
An evening at “Carolaschlößchen” in the park, which included the ever popular “Eurovision singsong”, rounded off what has proved to be another successful PM Summer School.
For those who were able to stay on afterwards there was a guided tour of Dresden in the afternoon and, in the evening, an insight into the Dresden Science World with the “Long Night of Science”. There was free entry and talks at various institutions including the Leibniz Institute, Max Planck Institute, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Dresden University, Fraunhofer and Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden “government art collection” amongst others.
Thanks to the ongoing commitment of the EPMA Council a further PM Summer School is planned for June next year to be held at CEIT San Sebastian in Spain. Detailed information will be made available on the EPMA website early in 2012.
Edited by: Paul Whittaker, Editor ipmd.net, [email protected]
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