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Park Bo-gum might be gone for the next two years as he's now fulfilling his military service, but we won't be deprived of him for too much thanks to his new drama 'Record of Youth.' Park So-dam (Parasite) joins as the female lead with Byun Woo-seok (Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency) rounding out as the second male lead. 'Record of Youth' will center around our three characters and their path to self-discovery as a coming-of-age story. Life isn't easy and there's going to be plenty of twists and turns, but it's the process and all the details in between that will amount to bigger and better things.
The first episode starts off with Sa Hye-jun (Park Bo-gum) re-enacting a scene from the Korean movie 'The Terror Live' that originally starred Ha Jung-woo. After watching the audition clip, the director of the movie voices his approval and interest in Hye-jun and is impressed by his acting. The rest of the staff feel otherwise as they're certain they're going to cast popular model-turned-actor, Hae-hyo (Byeon Woo-seok) for the role, but the director stands his ground.
Hye-jun is busy with one of his many part-time jobs. He stands outside of the waiting room for actor Park Do-ha (cameo by Kim Gun-woo) as a security guard. His ex-girlfriend, Lee Bo-ra (cameo by Kim Hye-yoon), pushes her way inside the room to meet with the actor who clearly gave Hye-jun instructions not to let her in. Although reluctant at first, Hye-jun eventually makes Bo-ra an exception and he lets her into the room. Bo-ra goes off on Do-ha upon meeting and exits shortly after declaring their break-up. Of course, Do-ha isn't so happy with Hye-jun who was supposed to keep her out and the actor ends up beating up Hye-jun quite badly. While getting beaten up, Hye-jun thinks to himself how he hopes to become and have what Do-ha has as an actor. If a jerk like Do-ha can make it, then so can Hye-jun. The only thing is: he doesn't have much time left. After the fight, Hye-jun stops by the restroom to treat the scar on his face.
It's the year 2018. While taking a break during his photoshoot, Hae-hyo chats with his friend Jin-woo (Kwon Soo-hyun) after checking Hye-jun's latest SNS post. Hye-jun's posted a photo of his now wounded face and they grow concerned and curious as to what happened. Of course, this also prompts them to remember about the role that both Hae-hyo and Hye-jun auditioned for. Hae-hyo isn't too worried about it since he'll take care of Hye-jun if Hae-hyo was to get the role. Eventually, Jin-woo is called back to work while Hae-hyo picks up a call from his mother. She demands for him to get a haircut at her hair aned make-up salon, but he declines. The phone call ends and Hae-hyo's mother (who I'm going to informally refer to as Mama Hae-hyo) turns her attention back on herself.
The only staff member present at the salon is Ahn Jeong-ha (Park So-dam) whose senior make-up artist is busy meeting with their salon director. Mama Hae-hyo is quite impatient and demanding and she instructs for Jeong-ha to do her make-up. Although Jeong-ha politely declines at first as she doesn't quite feel prepared just yet, she is eventually thrown into doing Mama Hae-hyo's make-up with no choice. Jeong-ha's senior colleague, Jin-ju, returns to the salon to find Jeong-ha doing Mama Hae-hyo's make-up which she isn't so happy about. It's not until the appointment concludes and Mama Hae-hyo leaves the salon that Jin-ju unleashes her anger out on Jeong-ha. She warns Jeong-ha never to steal her clients again or else she will face humiliating consequences the next time.
After the harsh scolding, Jeong-ha and her friend/co-worker, Su-bin, talk about the incident with Jin-ju back in the storage room. Su-bin cheers Jeong-ha up and concludes it as Jin-ju just simply feeling inferior to Jeong-ha who's great and talented at her job. Speaking of Jin-ju, she's attending the Homme fashion show that Hye-jun will also be going to. This would be the perfect opportunity for Jeong-ha to meet her idol and favorite celebrity, Hye-jun! However, Jeong-ha isn't so keen on the idea. She rather her encounter with him be natural and fateful. To gain a little bit more strength, she glances at a few photos of Hye-jun that she's saved in her phone. There's nothing like having a lockscreen of your bias!
While heading to his company building, Hye-jun visits Hae-hyo's SNS account and grows envious of the types of trips and photos that his friend has been posting. While Hae-hyo's dream protects him, Hye-jun's situation is the polar opposite in that his dream costs him a lot of money. He checks his account balance and it's obvious that he's struggling financially. When Hye-jun visits his CEO, CEO Lee, he demands for the money that he never was paid for his modeling gigs. CEO Lee comes up with a bunch of excuses to justify his actions, but it's clear that he's scamming models like Hye-jun and keeping all the money to himself. Sitting not too far away is former employee, Lee Min-jae (Shin Dong-mi), who threatens CEO Lee to pay Hye-jun for his work. She does have a bunch of photos and information that she could report CEO Lee for, like the photos of him with other ladies that she shortly sends to his wife via text.
Min-jae eventually leaves the office and is followed by Hye-jun who proposes that she be his manager. She can be his manager and they can work together in the future. However, Min-jae isn't so opened and accepting of the idea just yet and she leaves Hye-jun empty-handed. Hye-jun returns to the office to end things with CEO Lee. He requests to terminate his contract with the CEO, but CEO Lee reminds Hye-jun that it was him who made Hye-jun the model that he is. It was him who helped Hye-jun rise to be a successful model. Hye-jun is fed up with CEO Lee and comes nearly close to punching him, but he refrains himself from doing so at the last second. It wouldn't be worth it. Even with CEO Lee's taunting comparison between successful Hae-hyo and struggling Hye-jun, Hye-jun keeps his calm. Hae-hyo is his friend so it's different. The two eventually terminate their contract with each other and Hye-jun leaves the company without any money but he comes out a winner with freedom.
Just as Hye-jun exits the office, he receives an encouraging text message from Grandpa who showers him with support. Hye-jun chokes up upon reading the text, especially after the agitating encounter with CEO Lee, and the two have a friendly phone call with each other. Like usual, Grandpa showers Hye-jun with love, support, and encouragement. Although Hye-jun's acting career might not be off to a great start, he knows Hye-jun will eventually come around to succeeding. He's a gem that is bound to shine. And so while Grandpa returns to having some fun with his friends, Hye-jun proceeds to his other part-time job at Subway (NOOOO, NOT THE SUBWAY PPL. All I can think about is 'Goblin'). Hye-jun is still a successful model so some of his fans show up at the store to support him. Hehe.
Back at her house, Mama Hae-hyo asks her maid, Mama Hye-jun, to hand wash some clothes that she had forgotten to throw into the washer. Mama Hye-jun explains that she has a family gathering to prepare for since her oldest son, Gyeong-jun, has earned a new job, but Mama Hae-hyo won't let Mama Hye-jun go so easily. So although Mama Hye-jun originally didn't want to, she stays behind to wash the clothes. Of course, Dad sends a reminder in the family group chat to which Hye-jun claims he's going to be late. Mama Hye-jun knows Dad won't be so happy with Hye-jun's tardiness. Speaking of Dad, he chats with his co-worker/friend, Jin-woo's dad, about the family party later on that evening and about Hye-jun. Dad's not so happy with Hye-jun's acting career and wishes that his son would just give things up. If it didn't work out for seven years, Hye-jun should know better and just call it quits. Dad isn't in the best physical condition as he's had to work at a young age to pay off Grandpa's debt. Now he's worried about his son and he can't help but be stressed out.
Mama Hae-hyo pays Mama Hye-jun some extra money for keeping her longer than scheduled. Mama Hye-jun and Hae-hyo chat for a bit before she leaves the house which Mama Hae-hyo is envious of. Her son is so friendly with Hye-jun's mom, but doesn't do the same with her. She also inquires on the fashion show that Hae-hyo has the next day and what she should feed her son. Hae-hyo isn't so comfortable with his mom following his every move; although Mama Hae-hyo does a lot for him, he wants to show people that he got to where he is all on his own.
Mama Hae-hyo meets up with one of the staff members on the upcoming movie that both Hae-hyo and Hye-jun auditioned for. She uses her speaking skills as well as some gifts to bribe her way into ensuring that Hae-hyo gets the role. When Mama Hye-jun returns home from the grocery store, she's joined by Jin-woo's mother and together, they chat about the military draft notice that's come in for Hye-jun. Mama Hye-jun can already imagine what the dinner party is going to look like and she's not excited for it. While wrapping up work, Jeong-ha and Su-bin make plans to have dinner over at Jeong-ha's house. Jeong-ha is also invited by the director of the salon, Director Yang, to the Homme fashion show taking place the next day. Jin-ju will need the extra help.
Hye-jun's family as well as Jin-woo's family prepare for the party for Gyeong-jun. Grandpa anxiously waits in his bedroom and ponders on when he should make his appearance at the party. Jin-woo's younger sister, Jin-ri, stops by Grandpa's room and invites him to join the rest of them in the living room. Hye-jun prepares to head back home after he finishes his part-time job at a barbecue restaurant. The owner of the restaurant encourages Hye-jun to stay at the restaurant and to work his way up as a manager. He'll even give the position to Hye-jun after Hye-jun's military service. However, Hye-jun has no plans of staying at the restaurant. He's only doing it to make money at the moment and doesn't see himself working there permanently.
After work, Hye-jun and Jin-woo walk together back to their neighborhood. To release some stress, Hye-jun goes on his usual night jog which Jin-woo isn't the biggest fan of. Hae-hyo joins Hye-jun and Jin-woo as well upon finding them in the neighborhood and they all hang out at the neighborhood playground afterwards. Back at home, Jin-woo and Hye-jun's family finally have dinner. It's obvious there's bad blood between Grandpa and Hye-jun's dad and the two take jabs at each other in front of everybody. To clear up the air, Hye-jun's dad congratulates Gyeong-jun on getting a job and they all give a toast.
Hae-hyo's younger sister, Hae-na, stops by the playground to pick up Jin-woo and the couple go on a little date. Hye-jun and Hae-hyo stay behind and walk back to their respective houses. Hye-jun shares the pressure he's been feeling as of lately and how the reality has been hitting him hard. They chat a bit about the movie that they both auditioned for, but neither Hye-jun or Hae-hyo has heard any news or updates yet. Regardless of who gets it, they'll still be friends like how they are now unless something changes between the both of them. There's no way of knowing what's going to happen in the future, but the two vow to stay as friends.
Jeong-ha and Su-bin head to Jeong-ha's house together for a pork belly dinner party! Fun! They record a video of themselves on the way home and then eat some dinner together. While eating at Jeong-ha's house, Su-bin now understands why Jeong-ha always wants to eat at home. For Jeong-ha, it gives her a sense of stability. Su-bin argues that if Jeong-ha wants a sense of stability, she should get married. But marriage nor love is in any of Jeong-ha's future plans and she doesn't really care for either things. She doesn't want to be in love, but she does want to be happy. Living alone in a house by herself gives her that happiness and stability.
When Hye-jun arrives home, he finds his father building a new door for Gyeong-jun's bedroom in the front yard. Dad once again scolds Hye-jun for being out and not doing what he thinks is productive in Hye-jun's life. Hye-jun skips past Dad and he enters the house to find Gyeong-jun's bedroom door perfectly fine while his bedroom door is all beaten up. Mom then pulls Hye-jun aside to talk about the military draft notice that's come in for Hye-jun. The aspiring actor isn't so surprised or shocked at the notice and he gives in to his reality. Gyeong-jun shoves himself into the conversation and pushes Hye-jun to just serve in the military. It's about time anyways. Hye-jun isn't so happy with Gyeong-jun's harsh words and treatment, but he's also not so happy when he learns that his entire family has been talking behind his back (mom included). Dad eventually enters the house to also join the conversation to stand up for Gyeong-jun. Hye-jun leaves the living room to enter his bedroom where Grandpa awaits him after overhearing everything.
Seconds later, Dad follows Hye-jun and also enters the bedroom. He's learned about the military draft notice and assumes Hye-jun hid it from him. Furthermore, he pushes Hye-jun to also serve. He's wasting his days living as a model and trying to become an actor, but it's all just a waste of time. He's barely making any money and he's not getting anywhere in his career. Dad uses Grandpa as an example and shows how Hye-jun could possibly fail like how Grandpa did as a celebrity. Because Grandpa was scammed using Dad's money, Dad's worked his entire life to pay off the debt and to provide for the family. Dad doesn't want the same thing to happen so he discourages Hye-jun from pursuing his dreams of becoming an actor. Hye-jun is angry and upset with Dad for not believing in him and for talking about him behind his back. Mom cuts the conversation before it gets even more heated and she drags both Dad and Gyeong-jun into the restroom for a talk. She demands that they wait for Hye-jun to make his own decision on his life and for both Dad and Gyeong-jun to stay out of it. Hye-jun too needs some time to think things over like how Gyeong-jun was given the opportunity to do.
While editing the video that she took with Su-bin earlier that evening, Jeong-ha takes a short break to watch a video of Hye-jun modeling at a fashion show. She's entertained by the video and excited at the thought of meeting her favorite celebrity. Hehe. While sleeping, Grandpa takes good care of Hye-jun and it's obvious that he has a lot of love for his grandson. The next morning hits and it's the day of the Homme fashion show! Everyone prepares for the show during the rehearsal and the fashion designer, Charlie Jung (Lee Seung-joon), gives tips to the models as they walk down the runway. He's especially fond of Hye-jun who is the only model he compliments while he critiques everyone else. His producer (Tak Ho-jin) has to remind him to pay attention to the rest of the models as they proceed with the rehearsal.
Jeong-ha too is at the fashion show and she prepares her make-up station. She's approached by both Hye-jun and Hae-hyo and is immediately starstruck upon seeing Hye-jun. Hae-hyo eventually is paired up with Jin-ju while Hae-hyo seats himself as Hye-jun's client. She's a bit nervous and accidentally drops a bottle that he happens to catch with one hand (wooooah he's so cool). Eventually, Jeong-ha gets started with Hye-jun's make-up and like the pro she is, she finishes his make-up effortlessly. Since he finishes first, Hye-jun is about to excuse himself, but he receives permission from Jeong-ha to stay at her make-up station as Hae-hyo isn't done just yet since he's waiting for Jin-ju to return from talking to Director Yang.
With Jin-ju away, Hae-hyo becomes conflicted as he receives a phone call from his mom who wants to meet with him to give him something. Hae-hyo doesn't want to leave with his make-up not finished yet and Mama Hae-hyo only wants to meet with her son. With that, he requests for Jeong-ha to finish his make-up which she initially declines at first. He's not her client so she can't. Hae-hyo and Hye-jun assume Jeong-ha and Jin-ju must not be on good terms with each other which Jeong-ha is quick to deny, but her hesitant responses give it away. Eventually, Jeong-ha feels the pressure to do Hae-hyo's make-up and she gives in. Of course, Jin-ju returns to find Jeong-ha working on her client and she's not so happy. Like she warned before, she humiliates Jeong-ha in front of the two models and criticizes her for her actions. Hye-jun comes close to standing up for Jeong-ha, but Jin-ju warns them that doing so would only make things worse.
Jeong-ha steps outside to take a break after being scolded and ridiculed by Jin-ju. She's not feeling the greatest, but she's at least thankful that she was able to meet and interact with Hye-jun. While staring at her lock screen, she admires Hye-jun's face and is grateful that she's his fan. Seconds later, she hears someone approach her and ask her if she's his fan. It's none other than Hye-jun who walks up to her with a puzzled look on his face. Is Jeong-ha a fan of his? Does she like him? Jeong-ha freezes in shock upon seeing her favorite celebrity and she's uncertain as to how to respond to the question.
Yes, Park Bo-gum! I am your fan! I like you! Jokes aside, that ending scene was a cute and adorable one. I'll be honest — I wasn't expecting our two leads to meet this early (which isn't even early really but I'm more used to the two leads in a drama meeting more dramatically later on in like episode 2) and this informally in a drama so I thought that was a pleasant twist. I like that Jeong-ha and Hye-jun didn't randomly meet on a street or at a restaurant or at one of Hye-jun's many part-time jobs. They met at a fashion show where they were both respectively focusing on their jobs and they just happened to meet while preparing for the fashion show. It's nothing too dramatic or too big and I liked how informal and effortless their first encounter was. I think dramas often love to often emphasize on the first meeting between the two leads and try to make it "fateful" or dramatic of some sort, but 'Record of Youth' was really nonchalant about everything which I appreciate. Hye-jun and Jeong-ha met under normal, simple circumstances and the drama wasn't pretentious in how it set up their first interaction with each other.
I wanted to like this premiere episode a lot more, but I found myself not really drawn into things until the make-up scene part at the fashion show. That's not to say that everything else leading up to that moment was boring or not interesting or not fun, but it wasn't the most compelling for me personally. I did like the foundation that the drama set up and the context that was provided on Hye-jun's life. I like that we got to witness what his relationship is with his parents and his family as well as this uncertain phase that he's going through in his life at the moment. However, there wasn't anything too gripping for me until Hye-jun and Jeong-ha met and that's when my interest was fully capitalized.
I do feel for Hye-jun though and I get where he's coming from and I like the fact that he's fighting for his dreams despite knowing that it's not what his family wants. I like that he's not listening to what others have to say about him or that he's not letting people influence him on what his plan in life should be. Sure, Hye-jun does feel discouraged as reality is hitting him (and the military draft notice doesn't help either). However, if there's anyone who's going to decide on what his outlook in life should be, it's going to be Hye-jun (as it rightfully should be) and I like that he doesn't back down even when the odds are stacked up against him. Even when the world is against him or when his former CEO or even his own family is opposed to what he's doing, he doesn't let any of that get to him. Hye-jun possesses a persistence, confidence, and determination that is admirable and there's going to be times where that persistence will waver but that's okay because that's all a part of life.
I appreciate that while we witness the current struggle that Hye-jun is going through in his respective life between his dreams vs. his family's wants and expectations, he's not entirely alone. He has Grandpa who he has an adorable relationship with and he also has his friends to lean on. I am a little afraid that the drama is going to twist Hye-jun and Hae-hyo's friendship around since they both dream of being successful in the entertainment industry. Hae-hyo is already well on his way to big successes and wins and movie roles and he already has his name out there, but I'm scared that this is what is going to eventually tear apart his friendship with Hye-jun. Yes, they can claim all they want that they're going to remain friends, but when competition is rough and roles and opportunities are scarce, things are going to change and things aren't going to be easy. I hope Hae-hyo and Hye-jun do continue to remain friends through all the good and hard and bad times, but with just how competitive things are, I can also foreshadow a different outcome where things don't go so well between the two and they find themselves growing apart. Is there a world where both Hae-hyo and Hye-jun can succeed and get their name out there and still remain good friends or will they grow distant as they strive to achieve their respective dreams?
With this writer being the same one who's written dramas like 'Doctor' and most notably 'Temperature of Love', I think I was expecting something a little more. Granted, I've never watched either dramas before, but I've heard some good things about 'Temperature of Love' so I was a little surprised with the writing in this first episode. I think the same thing could be said about the directing where the director's previous works includes 'Memories of the Alhambra.' I know 'Memories of the Alhambra' wasn't the greatest drama per se (which now explains Charlie Jung and his fashion show producer's appearance in this episode.. I knew they looked familiar), but I do remember it looking pretty cool, seamless, and pretty so I think I was expecting something similar for 'Record of Youth.' I understand that the genre and needs of the two dramas are tremendously different given that 'Record of Youth' is a more simple coming-of-age drama, but I would have appreciated a little extra boost in the directing. I think some more fun in the directing would have allowed me to like the drama a little bit more and would have definitely been more captivating. 'Record of Youth' wasn't bad with its first episode, but it wasn't one of those premiere episodes that hit all the right spots in the right place. Sure, I enjoyed it, but it didn't completely blow me out of the park or capture my interest.
'Record of Youth' wasn't off to a horrible start and it has the potential to tell a beautiful 'coming-of-age' story, but I do think there is definitely room for improvement. Granted, this is only the first episode out of many, but I hope there's opportunities for it to be even bigger and better than it was with this first episode. I'm placing my trust in Park Bo-gum given that this was his last project prior to his military service and with other names like Park So-dam, I'm holding onto the hope that things will take off and get better. To 'Record of Youth', please leave a good record in K-dramaland!
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Browsing Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Life Sciences by Publisher "Geological Society of London"
Archibald Geikie: His influence on and support for the roles of female geologists
Burek, Cynthia V.; University of Chester (Geological Society of London, 2019-06-19)
This chapter explores the interaction between Archibald Geikie and female geologists in their many different roles and within the social context of his life time (1835-1924). The roles adopted by female geologists altered around 1875 due to a change in the educational and legal background. Geikie's attitude to female fieldwork and research publications changes through time too. His life is divided up into 5 different stages according to his influence. Case studies of both single and married women are explored looking at the influence and interaction they had with Archibald Geikie. They include Maria Ogilvie Gordon, Catherine Raisin, Annie Greenly, Gertrude Elles, Ethel Skeat and Ethel Wood. Was one female role more acceptable to him than others? Geikie seems to accept most of the roles they undertook and he supported them wherever he could.
Female medal and fund recipients of the Geological Society of London: a historical perspective.
Burek, Cynthia V.; University of Chester
The Geological Society of London has historically awarded medals and funds to early career geologists and for career achievement recognition. Mid-career and outreach awards were later added as categories. This paper will concentrate on early recipients of Funds and Medal winners mainly during the 19th and 20th centuries. In the 19th century, only two women received recognition by the Geological Society for their work through early career funds (not medals): Catherine Raisin in 1893 and Jane Donald in 1898. From 1900-1919, no woman received a medal, but funds were collected by men on behalf of Gertrude Elles, Elizabeth Gray, Ethel Wood, Helen Drew, Ida Slater and Ethel Skeat. The first woman to collect her own Fund was Ethel Skeat in 1908. Pre-WWII only four women received career recognition in the form of a medal. Gertrude Elles in 1919 and Ethel Shakespear in 1920 received the Murchison Medal. No further medals were awarded to women until Maria Ogilvie Gordon in 1932 and Eleanor Mary Reid in 1936. It was not until the end of the 1990s and into the 21st century that a significant number of women received medals. It is noted that the William Smith Medal was only received by a woman in 2019 and the Dewey Medal has yet to be received by a woman. An analysis of the different medals and funds awarded to females through the Geological Society is discussed in detail with snapshots of the women who were so recognised. As we move into the 21st century we see an increase in these awards to women. The awarding of a professional Society medal or fund is an honour given to few academics, experts or publicly minded individuals. It is a public acknowledgement of an achievement, often coming with financial benefit and can be regarded as peer recognition of a significant contribution to society either through research or outreach activities. During the 19th century, awarding this recognition to a female was unusual. The Geological Society of London began its life in 1807 (Herries-Davies 2007) and since 1831, when the Wollaston Medal and Funds were first awarded, it has awarded 1423 medals and funds to date (January 2020). Of these, 110 recipients were women (7.7%), representing 5.3% of medal and 10.8% of fund winners. However, these percentages have dramatically changed over time (Fig. 1). A larger number of awards were given to women in the first 18 years of the 21st century than the previous two centuries together. The disparity between genders is shown in Figure 2, and the length of time before the first medal or fund was awarded to a female is shown in Figure 3. The only woman to have been awarded two medals is Janet Watson (1923-1985), the Lyell Medal in 1973 and the Bigsby Medal in 1965. Twelve women have received both a fund and medal: Catherine Raisin (1855-1945), Gertrude Elles (1872-1960), Ethel Wood (Dame Shakespear) (1871-1945), Eileen Mary Lind Hendriks (1888-1978), Eleanor Reid (1860–1953), Helen Muir-Wood (1895-1968) , Marjorie Chandler (1897–1983), Dorothy Hill (1907-1997), Dorothy Rayner (1912-2003), Mabel Tomlinson (1893-1978), Dianne Edwards (1942- ) and Jane Plant (1945-2016). Several of these women have individual chapters devoted to them within this volume of research and so will not be discussed in detail here. This paper will concentrate on the early years and first recipients of medal and fund awards to women, and, although mention will be made of the success of the 21st century for clarity and completion, it is not the main aim of this paper.
Gertrude Elles: The pioneering graptolite geologist in a woolly hat. Her career, her achievements and personal reflections of her family and colleagues
Burek, Cynthia V; Tubb, Jane; University of Chester; Open University
Gertrude Elles gained worldwide renown for her seminal work with Ethel Wood on 'A Monograph of British Graptolites' which is still used today. She gained the MBE, pioneered female geological education, became the first female reader in Cambridge University and one of the first tranche of female Fellows of the Geological Society in 1919. An eccentric with a vast array of hats, PhD students and lodgers, she was a stalwart member of the Sedgwick Club and life member of the British Federation of University Women. She wrote obituaries for colleagues describing their achievements with humour and good nature. Her family describe her as 'a fabulous woman' with a huge range of interests including archaeology, botany and music. She related her geological and botanical knowledge in showing a nephew that plants growing along the Moine Thrust reflected change in the underlying rocks. Cambridge colleagues recall her as a 'marvellous and well-respected figure' who caused some amusement by her big old cluttered table from which she swept away material making room for new samples (and work for technicians). She died in 1960 in her beloved Scotland. However, her legacy survives in the classification of a group of fossils extinct for nearly 400 million years. The well documented career and achievements of Gertrude Elles (Burek 2002, 2007, 2009, 2014, Creese 1994, 2004) establish her as a great geologist who was ahead of her time and had an enduring love of the outdoors, particularly the Scottish Highlands. Her outstanding contribution to the field of palaeontology was 'A Monograph of British Graptolites' which she co-authored with Ethel Wood and which is still widely used today. She was also an inspirational lecturer, always remembered for her enthusiasm and as an advocate for women's education and advancement. From several personal accounts, she was identified as an amazing, slightly eccentric person with wide ranging interests and knowledge. Her family called her G and speak of her with pride. ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT Downloaded from http://sp.lyellcollection.org/ by guest on October 27, 2020 Cambridge colleagues called her Gertie (but not to her face!) and remember her with affection, respect and some amusement. The 'woolly hat' in the title refers to one of the best-known photos of her (Fig.1), and because she had a vast array of hats. The reason for this collection was her appointment in the department in Cambridge, which required women to wear hats when lecturing (Burek 2007).
Mabel Elizabeth Tomlinson and Isabel Ellie Knaggs: two overlooked early female Fellows of the Geological Society
Burek, Cynthia V; University of Chester
Abstract: The first female Fellows of the Geological Society of London were elected in May 1919. Brief biographies were documented by Burek in 2009 as part of the celebrations for the bicentenary of the Geological Society. While some of those women were well known (e.g. Gertrude Elles and Ethel Wood), others had seemingly been forgotten. In the decade since that publication, information has come to light about those we knew so little about. There are, however, still some details evading research. From 1919 until 1925, 33 women were elected FGS, including Isobel Ellie Knaggs (1922) and Mabel Tomlinson (1924). Mabel Tomlinson had two careers, and is remembered both as an extraordinary teacher and a Pleistocene geologist. She was awarded the Lyell Fund in 1937 and R.H. Worth Prize in 1961, one of only 13 women to have received two awards from the Geological Society. She inspired the educational Tomlinson–Brown Trust. Isabel Knaggs was born in South Africa and died in Australia but spent all her school, university and working years in England. She made significant contributions to crystallography, working with eminent crystallography scientists but remained a lifelong FGS. The achievements of Tomlinson and Knaggs are considerable, which makes their relative present-day obscurity rather puzzling.
Margaret Chorley Crosfield, FGS: the very first female Fellow of the Geological Society
Burek, C. V.; orcid: 0000-0002-7931-578X (Geological Society of London, 2020-07-10)
AbstractIn May 1919 the first female Fellows of the Geological Society were elected and from then on attended meetings at the Society. The first person on the female fellows' list was Margaret Chorley Crosfield. She was born in 1859 and died in 1952. She lived all her life in Reigate in Surrey. After studying and then leaving Cambridge, Margaret had sought to join the Geological Society of London for many years, in order to gain recognition of her research work, but also to attend meetings and use the library. This paper will look at her history and trace her geological achievements in both stratigraphy and palaeontology, as well as her extraordinary field notebooks that she left to the Geological Survey. She worked closely with two female geological colleagues, Mary Johnston and Ethel Skeat. Margaret Crosfield epitomizes the educated, amateur, independent woman who wanted to be recognized for her work, especially fieldwork, at a time when female contributions, especially in the field sciences, were not always acknowledged or even appreciated.
Margaret Chorley Crosfield, FGS: the very first female Q1 Fellow of the Geological Society
In May 1919 the first female Fellows of the Geological Society were elected and from then on attended meetings at the Society. The first person on the female fellows' list was Margaret Chorley Crosfield. She was born in 1859 and died in 1952. She lived all her life in Reigate in Surrey. After studying and then leaving Cambridge, Margaret had sought to join the Geological Society of London for many years, in order to gain recognition of her research work, but also to attend meetings and use the library. This paper will look at her history and trace her geological achievements in both stratigraphy and palaeontology, as well as her extraordinary field notebooks that she left to the Geological Survey. She worked closely with two female geological colleagues, Mary Johnston and Ethel Skeat. Margaret Crosfield epitomizes the educated, amateur, independent woman who wanted to be recognized for her work, especially fieldwork, at a time when female contributions, especially in the field sciences, were not always acknowledged or even appreciated.
The Role of Local Societies in Early Modern Geotourism - A case study of the Chester Society of Natural Science and the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club
Burek, Cynthia V.; Hose, Thomas A.; University of Chester; University of Bristol (Geological Society of London, 2016-02-01)
Local voluntary natural science societies played an important role in the development of early modern geotourism. This chapter explores the development of field, especially geological, excursions and their popularity in two local natural science societies – The Chester Society of Natural Science and the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club – from the 1850s to the 1950s. Both Q21 societies were established in the borderlands between England andWales and had a strong emphasis on local and regional scientific studies. They exemplify broader trends in public engagement in the natural sciences and associated fieldwork consequent upon the British socio-political environment. Further, they draw out comparisons between the attitudes of society to excursions and scientific fieldwork, as well as involvement by social status and gender.

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Q: Build CSS-like Android spinner animation ( Stacked ProgressBar elements ) So I've been looking into creating a "fancier" loading spinner for Android and the design that I am thinking of is the folowing:

Here is a live version of such a spinner using CSS:
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My idea is to somehow put two spinners on top of each other - make one spin the opposite direction.
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I am wondering if there will be any pitfalls in using this kind of design? Has anyone tried layering more than 1 ProgressBar elements to work in a synchronous state.

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Read Ashely B's review of First Man. On the heels of their six-time Academy Award®-winning smash, La La Land, Oscar®-winning director Damien Chazelle and star Ryan Gosling reteam for Universal Pictures' First Man, the riveting story of NASA's mission to land a man on the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the years 1961-1969. A visceral, first-person account, based on the book by James R. Hansen, the movie will explore the sacrifices and the cost—on Armstrong and on the nation—of one of the most dangerous missions in history.
First Man tells the story of Neil Armstrong and his life between 1961-1969 focusing on his journey to landing on the moon. Based on the book by James R. Hansen, the movie gives a more in depth look of the hardships and motivation Armstrong had. With Damien Chazelle as the director, can he make another out of this world box office hit with Ryan Gosling as his lead or will this movie stay earth bound?
With historical movies like these I am always apprehensive of how well the content will be along with how well the characters will personify it. First Man did not disappoint because even though I knew the outcome, I was still along for the journey and learned new things along the way. The director and cast did an excellent job of showing Neil Armstrong's life full of so many emotions justice.
At times it did feel like there was some overly dramatic areas that tried hard to go for an emotion that did not come naturally. This did not take away from the movie but it was hard to follow sometimes because it made Armstrong seem unapproachable and hard to read.
The amount of emotions this movie took me through was both shocking and enthralling. I was not expecting to see a softer and also tough skinned side to Neil Armstrong which was interesting to see because I did not know much about him other than textbook type information. Speaking of textbooks, some people in the audience did not seem to know the fate of some of the space missions prior to the Apollo 11. This movie includes the unsuccessful missions and the lives it costed so it may be a reminder of how difficult it was or a history lesson for others.
One thing I really enjoyed was how first hand point of view the camera angles got. There were times when I felt claustrophobic because of how small and constructed the air crafts were or the training the astronauts went through making both them and myself feel nauseous. I felt like I like I was experiencing some of the action scenes myself which was an interesting way to shoot as well as very immersive for me as a viewer.
I was pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed this movie. I typically like historical movies and I feel like Chazelle did a great job of encapsulated the feelings that both Armstrong, his family, friends and even America felt during that time period. I am excited to see more great movies to come from Damien Chazelle and Ryan Gosling working together.


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Q: What is the role of the spacetime algebra? For Minkowski space $M^4=\mathbb{R}^{1,3}$ the Clifford algebra $Cl_{1,3}$ (Dirac algebra) with $\{\gamma^\mu, \gamma^\nu \}=2 g^{\mu \nu}$ is sometimes called "spacetime algebra". What is its significance for spacetime?
I know that the generators of the Lorentz group in the $(0,1/2) \oplus (1/2,0)$ representation can be written as $S^{\mu \nu}=i[\gamma^\mu,\gamma^\nu]/4$ and that the Dirac gamma-matrices $\gamma^\mu$ somehow act as reflections in the space of Dirac spinors (and combinations like $\gamma^\mu \gamma^\nu$ as rotations). I also understand that they enabled Dirac to find a "square root" of the d'Alembertian $\square=(\partial_\mu\gamma^\mu)^2$, the Dirac operator. So to me it seems like maybe all possible operators on Dirac spinors can be written as linear combinations of products of those matrices (is that right ?).
But I do not really understand the role this algebra plays in general for physics. Is it just used because it allow us to construct a basis for the operator algebra in the space of Dirac spinors? Does it have some deeper meaning?

A: The Clifford algebra $\mathrm{Cl}(\mathbb{R}^{1,3})$ is the algebra generated by endowing the vectors in $\mathbb{R}^{1,3}$ with a free algebra multiplication and then imposing the constraint given by $v \circ v = \eta^{\mu\nu}v_\mu v_\nu$ with $\eta$ as the Minkowski metric on $\mathbb{R}^{1,3}$.
Any Clifford algebra has a natural connection to the exterior algebra because you can just give a vector space isomorphism by mapping $e_i \wedge e_j$ to $e_i \circ e_j$, and the exterior algebra has the geometric meaning of describing $k$-planes in $\mathbb{R}^n$, see also my answer about vectors and pseudovectors.
In fact, the exterior algebra is the Clifford algebra with $\eta = 0$. One can thus view the Clifford algebra $\mathrm{Cl}(\mathbb{R}^4,\eta)$ as a deformation (or quantization) of the exterior algebra, with the quadratic form $\eta$ measuring the failure of $\circ$ to be anticommutative.
Now, what has this to do with the Lorentz group? The Lorentz group $\mathrm{SO}(1,3)$ is the group of (origin-preserving) isometries of Minkowski space, and the trick is that by construction the Clifford algebra with $\eta$ carries representations of the isometries preserving $\eta$:
The Clifford algebra naturally decomposes into degrees, just like the exterior algebra does:
$$\mathrm{Cl}(\mathbb{R}^{1,3}) = \mathrm{Cl}_0 \oplus \mathrm{Cl}_1 \oplus \mathrm{Cl}_2 \oplus \mathrm{Cl}_3 \oplus \mathrm{Cl}_4$$
where $\mathrm{Cl}_n$ is the subvectorspace generated by $n$-fold products of vectors from $\mathbb{R}^{1,3}$. The second degree $\mathrm{Cl}_2$ of this is six-dimensional.
Let us first note that the Clifford algebra is a representation space of the Lorentz group with the representation simply given by linearly extending the action on the first degree, which is just $\mathbb{R}^{1,3}$ to all other degrees. Furthermore, the degrees are proper subrepresentation spaces, and one can convince oneself that the Clifford algebra really is nothing but
$$ \text{scalar} \oplus \text{vector} \oplus (1,1)\text{-tensor} \oplus \text{pseudovector} \oplus \text{pseudoscalar}$$
which is not surprising since it is isomorphic to the exterior algebra as a vector space, after all. The interesting thing is that there is another representation "hidden" inside it:
If we take an "orthonormal" basis $\gamma^i$ of $\mathbb{R}^{1,3}$ with $\eta(\gamma^i,\gamma^j) = \eta^{ij}$, then the second degree is spanned by the six $\sigma^{ij} := \frac{1}{4}(\gamma^i \circ \gamma^j - \gamma^j \circ \gamma^i) = \frac{1}{4}[\gamma^i,\gamma^j]$. The commutators of these lie now in the fourth degree, which is one-dimensional, and hence only a number. Computing the commutators of the $\sigma^{ij}$ shows that they are exactly the commutators of $\mathfrak{so}(1,3)$, hence, there is a representation of the Lorentz algebra sitting in the middle degree of this Clifford algebra!1
And this representation is neither a vector nor a tensor representation, it is a true spinor representation acting on $\mathrm{Cl}_1$, which you can see since the action of $\mathrm{Cl}_2$ takes the vectors in $\mathrm{Cl}_1$ to pseudovectors in $\mathrm{Cl}_3$, meaning it is not a proper linear representation, but a projective representation. By further inspection, one can see that $\mathrm{Cl}_2$ on $\mathrm{Cl}_1$2 is indeed the usual Dirac spinor representation, but even without any computation you can see it is spinorial since it does not behave properly w.r.t. reflections.3

1Not of the Lorentz group though - as a spinorial representation, this is only a proper linear representation of the cover of the Lorentz group.
2To get the $\mathrm{Cl}_2$ action to actually yield elements in $\mathrm{Cl}_1$ instead of $\mathrm{Cl}_3$, use the Hodge duality between $\mathrm{Cl}_1$ and $\mathrm{Cl}_3$.
3It is very interesting to note that nowhere here a complexification has happened - this version of getting a spinorial representation does not actually need complex numbers, though the quantum theory of course needs them.


For loose, unbonded wires, CURT offers convoluted slit loom tubing. This simple, strong, flexible tubing protects wires from vibration, crushing and the elements, and keeps them bundled together in a clean, orderly fashion. We also carry clamps for securing the tubes.


A Year of FHE: Back to School LDS Gum Handouts for Your own Kids or Youth, Activity Days, YM/YW!
Back to School LDS Gum Handouts for Your own Kids or Youth, Activity Days, YM/YW!
If my un-official Instagram assessment is correct, pretty much all U.S. schools are back in session. A new school year prompts a reminder of standards, goals, and fresh starts! Each year I like to slip a little prize pack into my kids backpacks the night before the first day of school. There is always a little treat and a note of encouragement from mom and dad.
Even if school has already started for you it's not too late to slip these cute printable cards into your kids backpacks or make them for your Seminary Class, Activity Days Girls, or Young Men and Young Women!
Simply print these onto card stock (they print 4 to a page), trim the edges, and sign the bottom. You can use "Mom and Dad" or "Sister Ahern" or "The YW Presidency" etc. Use double-stick tape (or hot glue) to adhere a pack of Extra gum to the middle of the card and hide it in their backpack for a fun and meaningful surprise!
8 Ways to Make Seminary Great!
Beautiful. Thank you for the freebie!


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Manila Times ColumnThe Web
The Digital Intelligence Index
Posted January 8, 2021 Noemi Lardizabal-Dado
Last February, I figured out that if the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) outbreak lasts longer, it is best to prepare a longer-term shift to remote work. Before the pandemic hit the Philippines, I could already see how it changed the way of life in China and how major hubs, technology companies could seize this opportunity for growth, and for better internet and online services. I even thought that it is time to conduct a work-from-home experiment in Metro Manila to check if servers could handle household demand. Despite the disruption triggered by the pandemic, one trend emerged: digitalization helped people work, learn, shop, and socialize safely during the pandemic and hold on to some normalcy.
The Digital Intelligence Index unveiled by the Fletcher School at Tufts University, in partnership with Mastercard, delineates the progress economies have done in advancing their digitalization, fostering trust and integrating connectivity into the lives of billions. Bhaskar Chakravorti, dean of Global Business at Fletcher, reported, "The pandemic may be the purest test of the world's progress towards digitalization. We have a clearer view on how dynamic digital economies could contribute to economic resiliency during a time of unparalleled global turmoil and could be positioned for recovery and change."
Over 358 indicators are combined in two scorecards: Digital Evolution and Digital Trust. The Digital Evolution framework segments 90 economies into four zones: Stand Outs, Stall Outs, Break Outs and Watch Outs. The report shows the Philippines as an economy to watch out for. While the Philippines have infrastructure gaps, young people are showing enthusiasm for a digital future with increased use of social media and mobile payments.
Several Watch Out economies such as Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and the Philippines, display highly engaged behavior. This is a potential bright spot for technologists, policymakers and market leaders to transform this demand into future growth.
Within the Stand Out segment, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong maintain a high absolute score and fast digital momentum. Consistent top performers in the Index are New Zealand, Estonia, Taiwan and the United Arab Emirates, who showed adaptability to change, and institution-led support for innovation. Surprisingly, the United States scores second after Singapore in digital evolution. Stall Out economies in Asia Pacific are Australia, New Zealand and Japan. Known for being mature digital economies, they have a high state of digital adoption despite slowing digital momentum. They trade off speed for sustainability and are typically invested in expanding digital inclusion and building robust institutions. Break Out economies in Asia Pacific include mainland China, India, Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand. These are evolving rapidly and significant headroom for growth that is attractive to investors.
The Digital Trust scorecard covers a smaller group of 42 economies and encompasses four key drivers: environment, experience, behavior and attitudes. These measures deal with the trustworthiness of the digital ecosystem in each economy, the level, and types of friction in digital experiences, the depth of engagement among internet users, and level of trust in the digital ecosystem expressed by citizens. Economies such as Singapore, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Taipei and South Korea provide citizens with a near seamless experience, delivering the holy grail of advanced infrastructure, broad access and unparalleled interaction. This experience is also matched by high levels of engagement, offering these economies a clear advantage in a "beyond access" future. Economies such as mainland China, Indonesia and Vietnam have increasingly favorable attitudes about their digital future, supported by an expanding digital adoption and opportunity.
Indeed, Asia Pacific's economies are more digitally trusted and resilient. Matthew Driver, Mastercard's executive vice president for services for Asia-Pacific, said, "Covid-19 has advanced digitalization across Asia Pacific by at least five years in as many months, only serving to further accelerate the development of the digital ecosystems across the region.
With rising levels of consumer trust and engagement and growing digitization in the small business segment, all deeply supported by proactive enabling actions from governments, the opportunities ahead for the region's digital economy are immense. With Asia Pacific poised to recover quickly from the pandemic, the strong performance in the two components of Digital Evolution and Trust will only serve to further support Asia's leadership in digital."
Meanwhile, the Philippines could learn from this report and narrow the infrastructure gaps.
The full report and methodology can be found here
https://sites.tufts.edu/digitalplanet/digitalintelligence/
First published at Sunday Business & IT on December 20, 2020
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Brilliant weekend with two fantastic gigs both in support of the legend that is Attila the Stockbroker, first at Old No.7 in Barnsley then as part of Musicport Festival in Rusty Shears Gin Palace in Whitby.
I loved both his gigs for entirely different reasons. The first was a full-on, mainly politically-driven, assault on the senses driven in part by alcohol and part by exuberance after his having born witness to a late Bobby Zamora winner for Brighton at Elland Road; the second as poignant as it was political as his more personal poems came to the fore and I found myself fighting the tears.
I am also delighted to tell you there is talk of me playing his Glastonwick Festival next year….watch this space.
joesolomusic Musician, writer, poet, activist, broadcaster and big mouth.
WE SHALL OVERCOME Scoops an Award!


If you have not been to H&M in awhile, I suggest you go. Especially if you like getting amazing deals! I kid you not, I got 9 items (two of this dress in black and blue, burgundy faux-leather pencil skirt, metallic marled sweater, cream textured tee, tree print blouse, floral button down, burgundy dress with gold zipper details and a white cable sweater with black exposed zipper detail) for $135!! Insanity.
My husband does a very funny impression of what he thinks I looked like leaving the store (think movie shopping-montage with "Walking on Sunshine" playing in the background).
This dress was 10 bucks! While it's not the most amazing dress in the world, it was but a mere $10, and so was its twin in black... which I also bought... and maybe I also got it in a textured winter white too a few days later (totally can't wait to wear it with the black fur vest over it!) I mean, come on! For 30 bucks I got 3 dresses that are easy and comfy to wear to work. That's too good of a deal to pass up.
Am I right ladies? Get in there soon while the gettin' is still good!
that does sound pretty awesome. and that dress is so simple and lovely. I'm sure you will be able to remix it a million times.


CTS (Cincinnati Thermal Spray, Inc.) and SST (Solution Spray Technologies, LLC) have announced the signing of a non-exclusive license agreement that solidifies a long-term partnership with goals to further commercialize the solution precursor plasma spray process (SPPS). In this partnership, SST will be working directly with CTS engineers to replicate SST's SPPS coating process at CTS's Technology Center located in Cincinnati, Ohio. CTS has already placed investments in areas such as specialized liquid feeding equipment and next generation plasma spray process control systems to support the program. Upon the installation of the equipment, CTS and SST will begin executing a full scope R&D program in Cincinnati to further enhance the SPPS process with preliminary targets set to increase process throughput. The two teams are also working closely to identify and introduce these unique coating technologies to a wide variety of new markets.
SST personnel have pioneered the solution precursor plasma spray (SPPS) approach wherein a liquid chemical precursor, containing the desired cations, is atomized into the plasma jet. The injected solution evaporates and the resulting salts are pyrolyzed, followed by melting and deposition as micron-sized splats. The SPPS process results in smaller splat sizes of <2 microns compared to 30-100 microns with traditional APS processes using powder, which makes many unique microstructures possible ranging from highly porous to highly dense. For example, the SPPS process can enable the deposition of thin (<50 microns), dense (<5% porosity) coatings, which is very difficult to do with powder-based processes. SST's SPPS technology offers the potential to process ceramic coatings with unique microstructures and compositions that are difficult or expensive to process with other competing processes. A fast, high-throughput process for SPPS can be a game-changing enabler for the introduction of plasma sprayed ceramic coatings for a wide range of microstructures ranging from thick coatings with controlled vertical cracking suitable for thermal barrier coatings to thin dense coatings suitable for corrosion protection.
The SPPS process offers the possibility to deposit value added coatings with commercially available precursor materials with a line-of-sight process at a fraction of the cost of the vapor based processes. It offers the potential of depositing coatings with chemistries that will be very expensive to process through traditional powder based plasma routes. Creation of new compositions directly from soluble chemicals avoids the complication of making sprayable powders and dramatically reduces the cost and time needed to develop new compositions. Further, it allows the processing of a wide range of microstructures such as highly strain tolerant, porous microstructures at one end of the spectrum, or very thin / very dense gas impervious coatings. Both of these microstructures are difficult to process through traditional plasma routes. As an added benefit, unlike traditional plasma routes, the SPPS route allows rapid screening of a wide range of compositions for development projects. Some of the markets already identified as SPPS potential candidates are listed below.
The Solution Precursor Plasma Spray process has been under development for over a decade, with substantial funding from the US Department of Energy through the University Turbine Systems Research (UTSR) program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) programs for TBC development. SST also has funding from the National Science Foundation through a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to develop thin, dense EBCs that are an enabling technology for the next generation of hot section turbine materials, such as ceramic matrix composites.
In recent years, SST has been working with a higher temperature SPPS TBC, Yttrium Aluminum Garnet (YAG). SPPS YAG TBCs have the potential to be used at temperatures 200ºC greater than YSZ TBCs, based on increased phase stability, sinter resistance and CMAS resistance. SPPS YAG TBCs also exhibit a 50% reduction in elevated temperature (1,000-1,300ºC) thermal conductivity and increased thermal cyclic durability compared to APS YSZ.
The commercialization agreement allows both CTS and SST to bring together years of industry know-how and a shared commitment to excellence. Both companies retain talented people that have been key players in the advancement of thermal spray technologies over the years.
SST was formed in 2015 by HiFunda LLC, Dr. Eric Jordan, and Dr. Maury Gell to address the opportunity and need for advanced ceramic coatings in a variety of applications, as well as the need for fast, cost-effective methods for development of such coatings. SST has an exclusive license from the University of Connecticut for the Gell and Jordan SPPS patents. The team has vast experiences to draw from as technology leaders and respected researchers in the field of materials science. Specifically, from a thermal spray perspective, both Eric and Maury have worked closely with the 5 largest turbine engine OEMs as well as several coating suppliers developing and studying thermal spray applications over the last 30 years at the university of Connecticut. SST's primary focus at this time is on the commercialization of the SPPS coating process by licensing the technology to engine OEMs and coating service providers.
With roots as a thermal spray provider in both the aerospace and power turbine industries, CTS is a company that provides protective coatings to a broad array of industries. Over the last two decades, CTS has successfully expanded the number of markets they serve to include industries such as steel, medical, oil & gas, automotive, electronics, pump, and many others. It's this broad portfolio that CTS and SST hope to leverage when identifying niche opportunities for the SPPS process.
Initially, Kirk and his team at CTS will be investigating ways to improve the throughput and robustness of the SPPS YAG TBC process by studying the effects that various plasma torches and other process parameters have on the SPPS coatings. There will be extensive characterization work carried out, and the team plans to benchmark the SPPS YAG TBC's against other advanced TBC systems in the industry today. CTS is already discussing SPPS with engine manufacturers, repair entities, and utilities that may be interested in testing the new TBC on actual components. One of the primary skills that CTS brings to the table is its knowledge and ability to carry out full-scale part qualification programs. From tool fixturing to advanced robot programming, CTS has 30 years of experience of ensuring that optimal coatings indeed reside within every unique feature of each part qualified.
The need for higher temperature thermal barrier coatings continues to be of great interest to engine designers, as higher combustion temperatures drive improved efficiencies within the gas turbine engine. The newest of fuel-efficient aircraft engines are now prime reliant on thermal barrier coatings (meaning the engines will not operate for long without a TBC coating). This need has driven new advancements in thermal spray materials within the coatings technical community. Much research has been done over the last decade investigating alternatives to the historic Yttria stabilized Zirconia coatings. Focuses on lower conductivity (K) materials have resulted in many new Zirconia based materials doped with rare earth oxides to slow the rate of heat transfer. Reduced thermal conductivity has been achieved, but at the cost of other property attributes of the advanced TBC systems. Many of these newly developed TBC coatings exhibit degradation in properties such as thermal cycling and erosion resistance. CTS is interested in investigating the SPPS process in this area of study because it potentially provides new methods for unique control over TBC materials, porosity management, and the ability to create in-process microstructure defects that benefit a proper TBC coating system. In certain areas of thermal spray (such as TBC coatings), starting with a liquid precursor offers opportunities to generate improvements in microstructures over those generated by traditional thermal spray methods.
CTS and SST will be breaking new ground as they work together to further study and commercialize the SPPS process. Both parties are excited of what the collaboration can bring to the thermal spray community. The teams will be publishing joint papers in the future to disclose SPPS process achievements, and recognize new applications identified for this niche thermal spray process.
Kirk Fick at kfick@cts-inc.net, or download our whitepaper to learn more about the thermal spray process.


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