Missouri University of Science and Technology - Rollamo Yearbook (Rolla, MO)

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Metallurgical Engineering Department ALBERT W. SCHLECHTEN Department Chairman Professor of Metallurgical Engineering, 1946. B.S. in Met. E , 1937, Montana School o! Mines; D.Sc., 1940, M.l.T. Metallurgical Engineering Building. 24

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Mining Engineering Department As in the past, the Mining Department, under the direction of Dr, G. B, ( lark, has remained one of the foremost depart- ments here on the M.S.M. campus. The Department of Mining Engineering has seen fit to present die undergraduate student with an opportunity to specialize in any one of three main courses of study, namely: mining — production and exploitation; mining geology — ex- ploration and development of new mineral deposits and mineral evaluation; and petroleum engineering — discovery, development and refining of petroleum and natural gases. The various courses offered under the aforementioned divisions exhibit careful planning by an unassuming faculty possessing extensive experience in industry. The Miners’ ' hold forth in a very modern building. On the first floor is a display of models of various types of mines, screening plants, an aerial tramway, head frames, ore bins, types of timbering, rock drills mounted to show I he details of their operation anti mechanism, mine blasting tools and materials. The Petroleum Engineering Laboratory on the second floor affords adequate apparatus for testing petroleum products and determining the permeability and porosity of oil-bearing sand. Laboratory facilities have been expressly designed for the study of problems which simulate those often confronted in modern industry. These include a full scale experimental mine and quarry plant located l 1 - miles from the campus. GEORGE B, CLARK Department Chairman Professor of Mining Engineering, 1954, B,$., 1935, M.S., 1946, University of Utah; EM., 1949, Ph.Pp, 1952, University of Illinois. Determination of water content and mud cake thickness . Core testing in Geo-mechanics, 23

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Removing molten metal from gas furnace. Taking a hardness test on a metal specimen. “Ah” u nth a new process. Testing the fluo-solids roaster. Metallurgical Engineering Department Metallurgy is that branch of engineering which employs the art and science of extracting the metals from ores and concentrates, refining of these metals, and fabricating both metals and alloys into useful shapes for utilization by mankind. Here at M.S.M. the student receives a thorough training in the theory and practical application to develop suffi- cient technique to assure usefulness for the graduate in his chosen profession. In retrospect a graduate of the Metallurgy De- partment of the Missouri School of Mines finds his training has been thorough in the phases of engi- neering. As a graduate metallurgist he finds his interest centering about one of metallurgy’s broad divisions, such as process metallurgy, foundry met- allurgy, or mineral dressing. The Missouri School of Mines is one of the few colleges in the country offering theory and practice in foundry metallurgy. The man who centers his interest about this division is trained to deal with the melting and casting properties of metals. In the graduate field, work is being conducted in vacuum metallurgy and in the study of metals by X-ray diffraction methods. These and others con- stitute the extensive work being done by graduate students in the department. Pouring the molten aluminum into a sand mold. 25