Ian Cameron's Journey in Iron & Steel Technology: AIST Membership and Career Benefits, Study Guides, Projects, Research of Technology

Download Ian Cameron's Journey in Iron & Steel Technology: AIST Membership and Career Benefits and more Study Guides, Projects, Research Technology in PDF only on Docsity! NO V 20 16 I I RO N & S TE EL T EC HN OL OG Y I A IS T. OR G 158 IAN CAMERON 36-YEAR LIFE MEMBER When did you first hear about AISE/ISS and how? Was there someone who introduced you to the association? I first learned about the Iron & Steel Society (ISS) as an undergraduate student in met- allurgical engineering at McGill University. The department promoted societies such as ISS; The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS); and ASM International to students for our consideration and to better understand the industries we would soon be joining. Professors Rod Guthrie and Bill Davenport stimulated my interest in pro- cess engineering and iron and steel tech- nologies. I joined ISS shorty after I started my master’s degree, studying hot metal desulfurization under Professor Guthrie’s supervision. Have you received any honors from AIST (and predecessors)? Yes, in 2011 my co-authors and I won the Josef S. Kapitan Award for Cokemaking for our paper entitled “Comparison of Byproduct and Heat Recovery Cokemaking Technologies.” How has membership benefited you in your career? How do you see AIST benefiting people in the steel industry today? Through my participation in AIST and the previous ISS conferences, I built a strong network and camaraderie with steel indus- try professionals. This network served me well early in my career as I developed my skills as a process engineer and blast fur- nace specialist. I value AISTech as a venue to exchange ideas on challenges that the steel industry faces now and in the future. AIST provides a great forum to present technical papers on topics of interest to the industry. I presented my first paper in 1988 and since then I have authored or co-authored about 20 papers at AIST/ISS conferences. For young professionals, participating in AISTech enables them to understand the size and scope of the steel industry. It’s the best event to gain an appreciation for the great supplier network that supports the steel industry with ideas, products and ser- vices. The Emerging Leaders Alliance con- ference has been an excellent forum to train young professionals on my team. Six mem- bers have taken this leadership training and all have been returned very positive about the experience and skills acquired. I encourage mid-career members of my Hatch team to participate in AIST’s Tech- nology Committees. These committees allow my colleagues to build networks and share ideas with industry peers. We are now active in about a half-dozen committees and many of my direct reports are in committee leadership positions. The professional awards program is a real standout for AIST — it’s great recognition of outstanding contributions of member engineers. AIST’s attention to detail and widespread publication of award winners IAN CAMERON received his B.Eng. (1979) and his M.Eng. (1982), both in metallurgical engineering, from McGill University, Montréal, Que., Canada. He leads Hatch’s global ironmaking technology team, which develops client-focused solutions for the production of iron and steel starting from the principal raw materials. Cameron has extensive international experience in process technology, plant operations, technology transfer, commissioning, and training in both the iron and steel and nickel industries. His experience includes coke plant, pellet plant, and blast furnace design and operations; assessing steel works energy balances; and the implementation/impact of future iron- and cokemaking technologies. In addition to his blast furnace experience, Cameron has operated submerged-arc electric furnaces in the nickel and calcium carbide industries. He joined Stelco in 1981 as a research investigator and continued working for Stelco until 1990. He then joined Cyanamid Canada as technical manager from 1990 to 1992. He worked for Falconbridge beginning in 1992 as senior process engineer, then technical superintendent for pyrometallurgy and then smelter technical superintendent. From 1996 to 2001, he was technical director, ironmaking at Hoogovens/Corus Consulting. In 2001, Hatch acquired Corus Consulting. Cam- eron was seconded to Hatch Australia, returning in 2005. Since his return, he has developed and led Hatch’s ironmaking technology team. He is currently senior director, Iron & Steel.