Dr. Worner is distinguished for work in several fields of metallurgy and materials science. His most outstanding contributions have been the development of continuous smelting and refining processes notably those for continuous iron and steel making, continuous copper and nickel smeltingĀconverting and for continuous tin smelting-refining. The originality of this work is marked by a range of patents for what have become known internationally as the WORCRA processes.
Other fields in which he has worked are represented by publications on: dental and surgical materials (some fifty papers); creep of lead and its alloys; titanium extraction and special foundry techniques.