Membership

The CCC pools the interests, talents, and resources of companies and researchers working toward a shared goal: increasing the fundamental understanding of continuous casting in order to improve the process. Membership is renewed annually, and each member is expected to participate closely and contribute plant data to at least one project.

Benefits of Membership

• Representation at CCC meetings, with input into current and future research directions
• Close collaboration with CCC researchers on at least one project of interest to the company
• An annual report summarizing research on every CCC project
• Exclusive CCC reports and article reprints, long before they appear in professional journals
• Licensed copies of CCC models and software — CON1D, MIX1D, EQPRECIP, PFSR, PFSG, and more
• Attendance at the annual meeting and the members-only annual workshop
• Interaction with researchers and engineers from the other member companies
• Access to — and recruiting of — graduate students working on CCC projects
• Free consultation with the CCC director and students
• Access to the members-only website and report archive

For membership inquiries, contact Prof. Brian Thomas.

Current Members

Baosteel

Ruan Xiaoming
Shanghai, PR China

Cleveland-Cliffs

Bill King
Middletown, OH, USA

JFE Steel

Keigo Toishi
Hiroshima, Japan

Nucor Steel

Bryan Petrus
Decatur, AL, USA

Orion Steel (formerly EVRAZ)

Michael Gaudet
Regina, Canada

Pukyong / POSCO

S.-M. Cho (Pukyong University, for POSCO)
Pohang, South Korea

RHI Magnesita

Alexandre Resende
Contagem, Brazil

SSAB

Sunday Abraham
Lisle, IL, USA

Tata Steel

Dirk van der Plas
IJmuiden, The Netherlands

US Steel

Thinium Natarajan
Munhall, PA, USA

Voestalpine

Sertiu Ilie
Linz, Austria

Software Supplier Members

ANSYS / FLUENT

Ashwini Kumar
Lebanon, NH, USA