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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal">Hope you are doing well.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal">I would like to invite you to submit an abstract along with a full paper to the
<b>2024 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE) - Track 3: Advanced Manufacturing</b>, which will be held from
<u>November 17–21, 2024</u> in <u>Portland, OR, USA</u>. Your paper(s) will be peer-reviewed and will be published in the official archival proceedings of the Conference (after presentation). Also, you may present your ongoing research work as a “Technical
Presentation” at the Conference. High-quality full papers will be considered for paper awards within the Advanced Manufacturing Track and for fast-track journal publication.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal">A broad range of topics are covered under Track 3, including:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b>•</b> Congress-Wide Symposium on Additive Manufacturing<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b>•</b> Congress-Wide Symposium on Nondestructive Evaluation and Structural Health Monitoring: Measurement Science, Process Monitoring, and Control for Advanced Manufacturing<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b>•</b> Nanomanufacturing: Novel Processes, Applications, and Process-Property Relationships
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b>•</b> Advanced Machining and Finishing Processes<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b>•</b> Annual Symposium on Material Joining Research and Advanced Technology<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b>•</b> Advanced Material Forming: Mechanisms, Characterization, Novel Processes, and Control<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b>•</b> Data-Driven Smart Product Design and Manufacturing<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b>•</b> Computational Modeling and Simulation for Advanced Manufacturing<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b>•</b> Robotics and Automation in Advanced Manufacturing<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b>•</b> Laser-Based Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Processing<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b>•</b> Future of Smart Manufacturing<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b>•</b> Biomanufacturing and Biomaterials<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b>•</b> Circular Economy and Sustainable Production Strategies<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b>•</b> Novel Verification, Validation, and Uncertainty Quantification: Techniques and Approaches for Advanced Manufacturing<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b>•</b> Cold Spray and Solid-State Additive Manufacturing<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b>•</b> AI Integration in Mechanical Engineering and Smart Manufacturing<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b>•</b> Design and Manufacturing of Robotic and Mechatronic Systems<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b>•</b> Semiconductor, Microelectronics, and Quantum Manufacturing<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b>•</b> Advanced Manufacturing in Aerospace Engineering<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b>•</b> General Manufacturing<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b>•</b> Undergraduate Capstone Presentations and Competition<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal">Abstract Submission Deadline:
<b><u><span style="color:#C00000">March 19, 2024</span></u></b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal">Full-Paper Submission Deadline:
<b><u><span style="color:#C00000">May 14, 2024</span></u></b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal">Here is a link to the 2024 ASME-IMECE: [URL:
<a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fevent.asme.org%2FIMECE&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7Cbea7b99aa48744ef5de308dc45132aeb%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638461195820817147%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=maXE2EqpOo1zzB15t8WwBCAF8KpB9oG5V8YrtCFthF4%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://event.asme.org/IMECE" shash="nib8RypuWMng3k1tXlfjGmN9E/BGLaYy326zPAUxzdTwl3THYmGYr10FgGBnENCuIHYFSJjeWCISpuSqgEcxyhb5qQoav2+OVQQPNrqvz2b0ms0En/Jrdm/+mXbl+jqqnr04h2bkJKAlPar6qCbs6djEnjOVaaR8gA6Bs33ayUU=">https://event.asme.org/IMECE</a>]<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal">To submit an abstract and subsequently a full paper, please follow: [URL:
<a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimece.secure-platform.com%2Fa&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7Cbea7b99aa48744ef5de308dc45132aeb%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638461195820817147%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2Bl%2FiOdrlL4GpBX2pv0hUt37BvpcHkdJLeG15uaJw3uM%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://imece.secure-platform.com/a" shash="vdEI7riT3M9x93l45lBQailOvxn3h1R7NEbHlhHLknULG11bnyK90AUfd21Sgjiw7e6gK29K0UwEB30hxRvLi51FL5O+kkFggOum5XvKPGsoN/HwqHi49z+zddcXt1nRrQhe0LspfhqD4lEDrcj4KKWwTn7LFXR5Gm7JYGu2m+Y=">https://imece.secure-platform.com/a</a>]<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal">Here is a link to the full-paper template: [URL:
<a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimece.secure-platform.com%2Fa%2Fpage%2FHelp%2Fauthor_resources%2Finformation_and_templates&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7Cbea7b99aa48744ef5de308dc45132aeb%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638461195820817147%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=F9oyUKrau2pbyqsu7kEfQE87qXRPjAPwx6LiAgNG9nA%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://imece.secure-platform.com/a/page/Help/author_resources/information_and_templates" shash="KlYiAR/GpaJV83NJzAeB2CM+KcK1OYUhkIL9ZeJL+7bhl52Mx+FdfoJ90v+/oiIrJ7vyZX/OYoA+S1CHFuVIwG6eFhsb+XZxnkV5KOtUK8/YTBllqq8Kcwb+Aau7iPOBQ+Pkiss7eDBvfyfT+peTManYMdB2PqXNxQhLj6enlKM=">
https://imece.secure-platform.com/a/page/Help/author_resources/information_and_templates</a>]<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal">Please let me know if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal">Sincerely<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal">Ross <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal">--<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal">Roozbeh “Ross” Salary, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal">Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal">Director, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering & Systems Lab.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal">College of Engineering & Computer Sciences,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal">Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal">3201 Applied Engineering Complex<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal">Marshall University (West Virginia State)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal">Huntington, WV 25755-2586, USA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal">Email: <a href="mailto:salary@marshall.edu">
salary@marshall.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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