Indium Research Scientist Named To International Scientific Advisory Board
The American Welding Society, ASM International, and International Brazing and Soldering 2006 organizing committee have invited Weiping Liu, Ph.D., a research metallurgist at Indium Corporation, to join the conference's International Scientific Advisory Board.
Dr. Liu was selected for his international perspective and his expertise in the field of brazing and soldering. According to the Conference Co-Chair, Mr. F. Michael Hosking, Dr. Liu's "scientific and engineering contributions will greatly add to the overall technical success of the program and directly benefit the advancement of brazing and soldering science and technology."
Scheduled once every three years, the 3rd International Brazing and Soldering Conference (IBSC) will be held on April 23-26, 2006 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. The IBSC is the premier event for the brazing and soldering community, covering everything from the latest in research & development to the best practices in applied technologies.
Dr. Liu received his Ph.D. in 1989 in Materials Science and Engineering from the Harbin Institute of Technology, China. He performed post-doctoral work at the Technical University of Berlin, Germany. He was awarded the American Welding Society's Masubuchi Award in 2004 for "outstanding scientist under the age of 40." Dr. Liu has published over 65 research papers in the area of materials joining and laser beam processing, and has received several "best paper" awards at various international conferences.
Indium Corporation is a three-time Frost & Sullivan Award-winning supplier of electronics assembly materials, including solder pastes, solder preforms, fluxes, Pb-Free solder alloys, underfill materials, die-attach materials, and more. The company is also the world's premiere supplier of commercial grade and high-purity indium. Factories are located in the USA, the United Kingdom, Singapore, and China. Founded in 1934, the company is ISO 9001 registered.
For more information about Indium Corporation visit www.indium.com
