May Meeting
Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at Cheap Charlies in Bloomfield.
We are excited to welcome back Dr. Art Reardon by popular demand. Dr. Reardon will discuss the United States patent process and share his personal experience navigating the system during the creation of his new steel alloy.
Schedule:
– 5:30 PM: Drinks and conversation
– 6:30 PM: Dinner, club business, and guest speaker
Dinner RSVP:
If you plan to attend dinner, please RSVP by replying to this email no later than 5:00 PM on Monday, May 4, 2026.
Cheap Charlies will provide a dedicated server and a custom buffet. This month’s menu features a Cinco de Mayo theme:
– Taco and Fajita bar (chicken, ground beef, and steak) with all the toppings
– Rice
– Jello cake for dessert
About the Speaker:
Dr. Arthur C. Reardon served as the corporate metallurgist for The Gleason Works in Rochester, New York for 8 years. He earned his bachelor’s degree in physics and Mathematics at the State University of New York College at Oswego (1986), followed by his MS in mechanical and aerospace sciences and his PhD in materials science at The University of Rochester. He is an experienced professional in metallurgy, materials science, and engineering with extensive experience in alloy design, process metallurgy, research and development, mechanical engineering, material selection, and customer technical support.
Dr. Reardon has worked in industry for over 30 years; more than 10 years were spent working as a senior process metallurgist in the steel production industry, where he collaborated on the design and development of state-of-the-art alloys using both traditional air-melt and powder metallurgy processing techniques. He developed products and processes for a large variety of specialty steel alloys involving melting, forging, rolling, heat treating, finishing and inspection. He also worked as an adjunct assistant professor at the L.C. Smith College of Engineering at Syracuse University, where he taught a junior level engineering course for nine years. He earned his PE license in the discipline of metallurgy, and is licensed in New York, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. He has authored technical papers on subjects ranging from fracture mechanics and low-temperature physics to the simulation of atomic solidification processes, laser theory, and astrophysics.
Dr. Reardon currently serves as a board member on AGMA’s Metal 3D Printing Sub-Committee. He also wrote the book, Metallurgy for the Non-Metallurgist (Second Edition, ASM International, 2011), which was awarded the prestigious Outstanding Academic Title Award by Choice Magazine in 2013. The book is now carried by over 1,200 academic and laboratory libraries throughout the world.
You can find more information on our website at www.BloomfieldScientificClub.com (http://www.BloomfieldScientificClub.com).
We hope to see you there!