Magnesium and Its Alloys

Prof. M. Bamberger has an excellent international reputation in the field of materials engineering. He is chairman of the Casting and Solidification Committee of the Israel Metallurgical Society and a member of the Verein Deutscher Giessereifachleute and the TMS- Mg group. In 1996-2000 he served as the chairman of the scientific committee of the Consortium for the Development of Production and Finishing Processes of Magnesium Alloys. Professor Bamberger's group works in the fields of development of new Mg alloys based on thermodynamic simulations as well as processing of materials and their simulation. Prof. Bamberger published 65 papers in Mg casting, solidification and phase stability. In the last 20 years Prof. Bamberger leads 30 projects funded by (among others) Israel Academy of Science, German Israel research foundation (GIF) and BMBF-Germany. George E. Totten, Ph.D, FASM, is the President and Founder of G.E. Totten & Associates, LLC, Seattle, Washington, USA. He has more than 31 years of experience in the heat treating and fluids/lubricants industry. His most recent work has focused on metalworking quenchants (heat treating), hydraulic fluids technology, and lubricant formulation and testing. Widely published, Dr. Totten has worked extensively within SAE International, ASM International, and ASTM International committees. He is also past president of the International Federation for Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering (IFHTSE).