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Department of Mining and Metallurgy
Timeline Events List:
1886 | Albert W. Smith became the first instructor in Chemistry and Metallurgy |
1886 | The curriculum in mining engineering was established |
1888 | The first Bachelor of Science in Mining was awarded to A.M. Campbell |
1888 | Course catalog stated "The course in mining engineering comprises the studies common to all of the engineering courses and, in addition, special instruction in mining, surveying, mining machinery, chemistry, mineralogy, geology, and metallurgy" |
1893 | The new addition to the Mechanical Engineering Building included a new wing for Mining and Metallurgy |
1897 | Graduate study began in the department |
1898 | The first professional degree of Mining Engineer was awarded to Frank Humel |
1903 | The Pick and Shovel Club was organized as an upper class organization of Mining and Metallurgy students |
1903 | The Department of Geology and Mineralogy became a separate department with Dr. Frank Vanhorn as head |
1905 | The Rockefeller Laboratory of Mining and Metallurgy and the Rockefeller Physics Building were built |
1908 | The curriculum split Mining Engineering and Metallurgical Engineering into seperate programs (Engineer of Mines and Metallurgical Engineer) |
1910 | The first Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical Engineering is awarded |
1911 | The course offerings at this time were: Topographical mapping, mining and metallurgy machinery, drawing and mine surveying, metallurgy and electric smelting, metal refining and gas analysis for engineers, ore treatment, mining law, mining engineering, metallography, metallurgical analysis, ore and rock analysis, and ore mill and metallurgical plant design. |
1911 | Dr. Charles Fulton became head of the department |
1912 | The first professional degrees of Metallurgical Engineer were awarded to R.R. Abbott and M.A. Ammon |
1920 | Dr. Herbert H. Boylston became head of the department |
1922 | The title of department changed to Department of Metallurgical and Mining Engineering |
1922 | The last designated Master of Science degrees in Metallurgy were granted by the department |
1931 | Mining Engineering was discontinued by the department |
1931 | The department was renamed to the Department of Metallurgy |
1931 | Graduate course offerings at the time included: Blast Furnace Cost and Operation, Open Hearth Operation and Design, Industrial Furnaces, Advanced Metallography, Hydrometallurgy of Copper, Ingots and Ingot Molds, Applied X-Ray Spectrometry |
1931 | A metallurgical apparatus was gifted to the department by Mrs. M. Andrews and Mrs. D.S. Andrews |
1932 | Clarence F. Zeuch was the last to receive a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from the department |
1934 | A senior business option was added and given in the department |
1936 | Dr. Herbert Boylseton, of the department, published "An Introduction of the Metallurgy of Iron and Steel" |
1939 | Dr. K.H. Donaldson became head of the department |
1941 | The department became active in Engineering Defense Training |
1942 | The first Doctor of Philosophy in Metallurgy is granted to Harry P. Croft |
1947 | The third floor addition to the building was completed providing 35,000 square feet of additional floor space |
1948 | The Foundry Educational Foundation Scholarship was initiated |
1953 | Dr. Alexander Troiano became head of the department |
1953 | Van Horn memorial library was established and library materials were expanded |
1955 | The Powder Metallurgy Laboratory was developed through a gift from the Republic Steel Corporation |
1956 | Dr. Alexander Troiano received Henry Marian Howe Medal from the American Society for Metals |
1957 | The department held an International Symposium on the Annealing of Low Carbon Steel with 200 in attendance including representatives from twelve foreign countries |
1957 | The Indian Steel Training and Education program was initiated |
1960 | Construction began on a new Metallurgy building |