International Titanium Association receives grant from National Science Foundation

The International Titanium Association (ITA) and its International Titanium Foundation, in a partnership with Michigan State University (MSU), has received a $21,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Initially, funds from NSF will be used to support up to 15 college students involved in metallurgy, engineering, and advanced manufacturing technologies, enabling the students to attend the Titanium USA 2019 conference and exhibition, which will be held Sept. 21-25 in Mobile, Ala.

Students attending the conference will be invited to meet with leaders of ITA’s executive board to establish prospective internships and job opportunities within their organizations. Students are encouraged to submit academic posters on a given research topic, which will be displayed at the conference, and to prepare a slide presentation in the general session, which will be published in the official conference proceedings.

MSU submitted the grant proposal to the NSF on behalf of the ITA. The NSF grant is part of the ITA’s outreach efforts to attract and retain students involved in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), with the goal of enlisting them for the next generation of leaders in the worldwide titanium industry.