| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2020 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Electrode Technology for Aluminum Production
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| Presentation Title |
10 Years of Anode Research and Development: Alcoa & Université Laval Experience |
| Author(s) |
Jayson Tessier, Julien Lauzon-Gauthier, Mario Fafard, Houshang Alamdari, Carl Duchesne, Louis Gosselin |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Jayson Tessier |
| Abstract Scope |
In 2009, Alcoa started an extensive research and development program with different professors from Université Laval in Quebec City. The program, mainly oriented into advanced modeling, carbon material and advanced statistics, was aimed at improving our R&D capability by enhancing our core technical expertise. Universities offer a diverse in-depth fundamental expertise that is not necessarily available in-house, where industrial researchers are oftentimes more oriented into applied research. Universities also provide hi-tech specialized laboratory equipment not available within typical industry laboratory. After 10 years, about 60 graduate students have obtained a master's or PhD degree. This presentation summarizes different results obtained throughout this fruitful journey as well as key learning on developing and maintaining relationship between University and Industry partner. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Light Metals |