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Dr. Ronald J. O’Malley, the F. Kenneth Iverson Endowed Chair of Steelmaking Technologies at Missouri University of Science and Technology, is a leading authority in steelmaking practices and research. Dr. O’Malley is also director of the Kent D. Peaslee Steel Manufacturing Research Center at Missouri S&T, with expertise in process metallurgy, continuous casting, high-temperature thermochemistry, metal-slag-gas systems and reaction kinetics in those systems.
Dr. O'Malley joined the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Missouri S&T in January, 2014. Prior to that, he worked for 25 years in the steel industry, working for Nucor Steel for 11 years as a Chief Metallurgist and for 14 years as a Principal Research Engineer at Armco / AK Steel. In both roles, he conducted process / product development and research in the areas of carbon and specialty steel production.
Dr. O’Malley earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in materials engineering from Drexel University in 1978 and a Ph.D. in metallurgy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1983. He is currently a member of the Executive Board of the Association for Iron and Steel Technology, serving as AIST's President from 2019-2021. Dr. O’Malley was awarded the AIST's Distinguished Member and Fellow status in 2012, was made an honorary member of AIME in 2021, received AIST Presidential Citations in 2010 and 2013, was the recipient of the AISE Benjiman Fairless award, the ISS Charles Herty Jr award, the Kent D. Peaslee award, and the Richard J. Fruehan award. He is currently a lecturer for several AIST short courses and the Brimacombe continuous casting course, is a mentor for the AIST Foundation Kent D. Peaslee Junior Faculty Award and serves on the selection committee for the Elliott Lectureship Award.
Dr. O’Malley has a broad range of interests that include: steelmaking, continuous casting, solidification & heat transfer, interfacial phenomena, thin slab & strip casting, mold fluxes & slags, steel manufacture, and quality defects & causes.
Contact Information
Materials Science and Engineering
Missouri University of Science and Technology
284 McNutt Hall
Rolla, MO 65409-0340
Phone:(573) 341-7683
Fax:(573) 341-6934
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Education/Academic qualification
Ph. D. in Metallurgy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
… → 1983
B.S. and M.S. in Materials Engineering, Drexel University
… → 1978
External positions
Chief Metallurgist, Nucor Steel
Oct 1 2002 → Dec 1 2013
Principal Research Engineer, Armco/AK Steel
Jul 1 1988 → Oct 1 2002
Staff Engineer (Molten Metal Processing), Alcoa
Jul 1 1984 → Jul 1 1988
Research Interests
- Steelmaking, continuous casting, solidification & heat transfer
- High temperature physical chemistry, thermodynamics & kinetics
- Interfacial phenomena, gas-liquid & gas-solid reactions
- Thin slab & strip casting, mold fluxes & slags
- Steel manufacture, quality defects & causes
Disciplines
- Materials Science and Engineering
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Projects
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Optical Fiber EAF Refractory Lining Temperature Monitoring for Safety and Operating Efficiency
O'Malley, R. J. (PI)
SFSA-DLA Steel Performance Initiative
1/1/22 → 1/1/24
Project: Research project
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Application Intelligent Dynamic EAF Advisory System (IDEAS) for Improving EAF Operating Efficiency
O'Malley, R. J. (PI), America, G. N. (CoI), Company, C. M. (CoI), Steel, B. R. (CoI), Steel, N. (CoI) & University, A. S. (CoI)
1/1/21 → 1/1/24
Project: Research project
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High Temperature Optical Fiber Interferometer Mold Gap Measurement for Use in Foundry and Continuous Casting Molds
O'Malley, R. J. (PI)
1/1/21 → 1/1/22
Project: Research project
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Grid-Interactive Steelmaking with Hydrogen (GISH)
O'Malley, R. J. (PI), Alpine, V. (CoI), Dynamics, S. (CoI) & Liquide (CoI)
1/1/20 → 1/1/23
Project: Research project
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Novel High Resolution In-Line Sensors for Steel Manufacturing
O'Malley, R. J. (PI), AISI (CoI), Algoma (CoI), SSAB (CoI) & Stelco (CoI)
1/1/20 → 1/1/23
Project: Research project
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A Lab-Scale Mold Simulator Employing an Optical-Fiber-Instrumented Mold to Characterize Initial Steel Shell Growth Phenomena
Nazim, M. A., Saha, R. K., Buchely, M., O’Malley, R., Huang, J. & Emdadi, A., 2024, AISTech 2024 - Proceedings of the Iron and Steel Technology Conference. Association for Iron and Steel Technology, p. 947-958 12 p. (AISTech - Iron and Steel Technology Conference Proceedings; vol. 2024-May).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Damage Initiation of 15V38 Steel Bar during Square-to-Round Hot Rolling Process
Dasari, S. S. K., Haffner, H. A., Chandrashekhara, K., Buchley, M. F., Lekakh, S. N. & O’Malley, R. J., Dec 2024, In: Steel Research International. 95, 12, 2400344.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development of an Immersion Fiber Optic Raman Probe for Real-time Analysis of Molten Materials
Zhang, B., Tekle, H., O'Malley, R. J., Smith, J. D., Mumtaz, F., Gerald, R. E. & Huang, J., 2024, Optical Waveguide and Laser Sensors III. Lieberman, R. A., Sanders, G. A. & Buric, M. P. (eds.). SPIE, 1304408. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 13044).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors for Applications in Electric Arc Furnaces
Inalegwu, O. C., Saha, R. K., Mekala, Y. R., Mumtaz, F., O’Malley, R. J., Gerald, R. E. & Huang, J., 2024, Optical Waveguide and Laser Sensors III. Lieberman, R. A., Sanders, G. A. & Buric, M. P. (eds.). SPIE, 130440A. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 13044).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Distributed sapphire fiber sensors for steel-making industrial applications
Mumtaz, F., Tekle, H., Zhang, B., Smith, J. D., O'Malley, R. J., Gerald, R. E. & Huang, J., 2024, Optical Waveguide and Laser Sensors III. Lieberman, R. A., Sanders, G. A. & Buric, M. P. (eds.). SPIE, 1304407. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 13044).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Press/Media
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S&T Professor Wins Medal from International Steel Manufacturing Association
3/3/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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S&T Professor Wins Medal From International Steel Manufacturing Association
3/1/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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CAST EXPO PROGRAM.
Bartlett, L., Lekakh, S. N. & O'Malley, R. J.
3/1/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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78 Researchers Affiliated With Missouri S&T Among Top 2% Cited Scientists in Their Fields
Yu, V., Mumtaz, F., Chandrashekhara, K., Bristow, D. A., Drewniak, J. L., Schlesinger, M. E., Ma, H., Shamsi, P., Mochalin, V., Ma, Y., ElGawady, M., Ferdowsi, M., Kimball, J. W., Wunsch, D. C., Hilmas, G., Huang, J., Long, G. J., Cavaglia, M., Brow, R. K., Khayat, K., Yang, H., Day, D. E., Jentschura, U. D., Crow, M., Madison, D. H., Anderson, H. U., Moats, M. S., Al-Dahhan, M. H., Yang, X., Bai, B., Awuah-Offei, K., Dagli, C. H., Schonberg, W. P., Riggins, D. W., Medvedeva, J. E., Minteer, S., Birman, V., Schwartz, R. W., Madria, S. K., Wang, X., Switzer, J. A., Wen, H., Das, S. K., Lekakh, S. N., Liou, F. W., Feys, D., Chen, G., Fan, J., Olson, R. E., San Hor, Y., Imqam, A. H., O'Malley, R. J., Yu, V., Nuran, E., Frimpong, S., Köylü, Ü. Ö., Bohner, M., Rahaman, M. N., Oerther, D. B., Ruehli, A. E., Vojta, T. & Leu, M.-C.
10/9/24
1 item of Media coverage
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ASU-led initiative announces first decarbonization projects for US industry
10/8/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research