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AFS Chapters Collaborate on Funds for OSU Lab |
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Metalcasting students at Ohio State Univ. (OSU), Columbus, Ohio, are one step closer to their dream material sciences laboratory. After three years of fundraising efforts, enough money has been raised to fund the purchase of an electric induction furnace. The purchase is made possible through donations from the AFS Central Ohio and Central Illinois chapters and Foundry Educational Foundation (FEF) funds. To date, the project has received an estimated $147,000 in cash funding and equipment donations, such as a high-speed continuous mixer, vibration table and casting process modeling software for the lab's computer. To assist with the lab's successful completion, the AFS Central Ohio Chapter is matching donations, up to $35,000, made by any organization, AFS chapter or individual. Recently, the AFS Central Illinois chapter accepted this challenge and donated $5,000 to the OSU project. These funds are earmarked for the purchase of the electric induction furnace. The lab renovation, spearheaded by Doru Stefanescu, OSU FEF key professor, began in 2005 when the lab's equipment was deemed outdated and in need of replacement. Stefanescu's goal is to renovate and rebuild the current metalcasting lab and to create and equip a new state-of-the-art casting and solidification processing center.
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