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Past Presidents Gather
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Award Nominations Due Feb. 1
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Recapping MS&T 2008
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ASM Awards
at MS&T
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Emerging Professionals Corner
Debuts
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HTS & TSS Board Nominations
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ASM Points Program
Delivers Value
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Saudi Arabia Chapter
Sponsors Lecture
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Seidman Delivers
MRS Turnbull Lecture
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Baeslack Appointed
Provost at CWRU
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Akinc
Alman
Arnold
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Chawla
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Csontos
Czajkowski
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Huber
Johnson
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Kinser
Lenling
Leon
Letcavits
Li
President Fabian appoints committee, council chairs
ASM International President Mr. Roger J. Fabian, FASM, has appointed a chair to each of the society’s general committees and councils. All appointments have met with the unanimous approval
of the society’s Board of Trustees. Chair terms began September 1, 2008. Congratulations to these
ASM International leaders!
Committee/council chairs appointed by Mr. Fabian include:
Professor Mufit Akinc, FASM, Materials Science & Engineering, Iowa State University, has
been appointed chair of the Education College
Subcommittee.
Dr. David E. Alman, director, Materials Performance Division, National Energy Technology
Laboratory, Albany, Ore., has been reappointed
chair of the Journal of Materials Engineering and
Performance Committee.
Dr. Steven M. Arnold, chief, Mechanics and
Life Prediction Branch, NASA Glenn Research
Center, Cleveland, Ohio, has been reappointed
chair of the Web Committee.
Dr. Thomas D. Bayha, director, Titanium Technology Research and Development, ATI Allvac,
Monroe, N.C., has been appointed chair of the
Advanced Materials & Processes Editorial Committee.
Professor Krishan K. Chawla, FASM, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Ala., has been
reappointed chair of the International Materials
Reviews Committee.
Dr. Lichun L. Chen, manager, Engineering De-
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velopment, Technical Materials Incorporated,
Lincoln, R.I., has been reappointed chair of the
Technical Books Committee.
Dr. Aladar A. Csontos, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C., continues
as chair of the Federal Affairs Committee.
Dr. Carl J. Czajkowski, director, Homeland Security Activities, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton N.Y., has been appointed chair of the
Action in Education Committee.
Mr. Kenneth G. Davis, manager, Business Development, Artistry in Motion, Van Nuys, Calif.,
has been reappointed chair of the Membership
Committee.
Ms. Janice Edwards, consultant, J.E. Consulting, Round Lake, Ill., continues as chair of
the Education K-12 Subcommittee.
Dr. Robert L. Freed, senior consultant, DuPont
Company, Wilmington, Del., has been appointed
chair of the Education Professional Subcommittee.
Mr. Paul L. Huber, chairman of the board,
Seco/Warwick Corporation, Meadville, Pa., has
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Committee & Council
Appointments
Committee/Council Chairs, continued
Maziasz
Mies
Mishra
Parthsarthy
Pitler
Reddy
Shiplov
Tirpak
Tucker
Viswanathan
Wu
been reappointed chair of the Finance Committee.
Dr. Kent L. Johnson, P.E., FASM, senior consultant, Engineering Systems Incorporated, Au-
Past presidents of ASM: (standing, from left) Aziz Asphahani, Al Romig, Dick Pitler, Bob
Tucker, Ray Decker, Larry Wagner, Bhakta Rath, Steve Copley, Ash Khare, managing director Stan Theobald; (seated) Jack Simon, John Andrews, managing director emeritus Ray
Putnam, George Roberts, Dianne Chong, Don Muzyka
Past presidents of ASM stay engaged in the progress of our society
JFK once told a group of Nobel Laureates, “There hasn’t been such an extraordinary collection of talent and knowledge gathered in this room since Thomas
Jefferson dined here alone.” ASM staffers felt the same way recently when this
photograph of fourteen past presidents and two managing directors of ASM
International was taken during MS&T 2008.
Our past presidents maintain an informal, continuing, and personal linkage
with our society, providing a unique and invaluable resource for giving advice
and guidance to the ASM president, board of trustees, and managing director.
During their meeting at the 95th Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, the past presidents welcomed the newest member of their group: Dr. Dianne Chong. Stan
reported on current ASM activities and issues, including membership, events,
and strategic planning. Dr. Raymond Decker, incoming chairman of the ASM
Foundation Board, updated the group on the Foundation’s excellent progress.
Other topics of importance were discussed (and many stories told) among this
unique fraternity of ASM members. Like Stan says, “They have the kind of
knowledge and experience that you can’t put a price tag on.”
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Morales
Murty
Singh
Parker
Specht
rora, Ill., has been appointed chair of the Handbook Committee.
Dr. Peggy E. Jones, materials technical specialist, GM Powertrain, Saginaw, Mich., has been
appointed chair of the Chapter Council.
Dr. Ursula R. Kattner, FASM, physical scientist, NIST/Metallurgy Division, Gaithersburg,
Md., has been reappointed chair of the Alloy
Phase Diagram Committee.
Ms. Emily R. Kinser, development integration
engineer, IBM, Hopewell Junction, N.Y., has been
appointed chair of the Emerging Professionals
Committee.
Dr. Timothy J. Langan, president, Surface
Treatment Technologies, Inc., Baltimore, Md.,
continues as chair of the Aerospace and Defense
Committee.
Dr. Colleen F. Legzdins, P.E., senior engineer,
Ballard Material Products, West Vancouver, B.C.,
Canada, continues as co-chair of the Emerging
Technologies Committee.
Mr. William J. Lenling, vice president and materials engineer, Thermal Spray Technologies,
Inc., Sun Prairie, Wisc., has been appointed chair
of the Certification Committee.
Mr David D. Leon, senior project leader, Alcoa
Incorporated, Pittsburgh, Pa., continues as chair
of the Primary Metals Committee.
Mr. John J. Letcavits, senior engineer, AEP,
Hilliard, Ohio, has been appointed chair of the
Volunteerism Committee.
Dr. Leijun Li, assistant professor, Utah State
University has been appointed chair of the
Joining Committee.
Dr. Philip J. Maziasz, FASM, distinguished
R&D staff, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak
Ridge, Tenn., has been appointed chair of the
Awards Policy Committee.
Mr. Dennis McGarry, project engineer, SEA
Limited, Columbus, Ohio, has been named chair
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of the Failure Analysis Committee.
Ms. Deborah Mies, program manager, MSC
Software Corporation, San Juan Capistrano,
Calif., has been appointed chair of the Materials
Properties Database Committee.
Dr. Rajiv S. Mishra, professor of metallurgical
engineering, Missouri University of Science and
Technology, Mo., has been named chair of the
ASM & TMS Joint Commission on Metallurgical
and Materials Transactions.
Dr. Arianna T. Morales, staff researcher, General Motors, Warren, Mich., has been named
chair of the Ground Transportation Committee.
Dr. Y.V. Murty, FASM, director of R&D, Cellular Materials International, Charlottesville,
Va., has been reappointed chair of the Manufacturing Committee.
Dr. Charles A. Parker, FASM, project leader,
Honeywell Aerospace, South Bend, Ind., has
been reappointed chair of the Emerging Technologies Awareness Committee.
Mr. Veluru Parthsarthy, FASM, managing director, Wave Current Automotives Ltd., Ambattur, Chennai, India, continues as chair of the
India Council.
Dr. Richard K. Pitler, FASM, senior vice president/technical director (retired), Allegheny
Ludlum Corporation, Amelia Island, Fla., has
been appointed chair of the Investment & ASM
Materials Education Foundation Investment
Committee.
Dr. Ramana G. Reddy, FASM, ACIPCO Professor, The University of Alabama, has been appointed chair of the Materials Science Committee.
Dr. Sergei A. Shiplov, consultant, Metallurgical Consulting Services Ltd., Toronto, Ontario,
Canada, has been appointed chair of the Canada
Council.
Dr. Prabhakar Singh, FASM, fuel cell development manager, Pacific Northwest National
Lab, Richland, Wash., continues as chair of the
Energy and Utilities Committee.
Mr. Fred R. Specht, district sales manager, Ajax
TOCCO Magnethermic, Cicero, Ill., has been appointed chair of the Events Committee.
Mr. Jon D. Tirpak, P.E., FASM, engineering director, ATI, North Charleston, S.C., has been appointed chair of the New Products and Services
Committee.
Dr. Robert C. Tucker, FASM, principal, The
Tucker Group LLC, Brownsburg, Ind., has been
reappointed chair of the Education Committee.
Dr. Srinath Viswanathan, FASM, associate
professor, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa,
Ala., continues as chair of the Programming
Committee.
Dr. Ming H. Wu, vice president engineering,
Edwards Lifesciences LLC, Irvine, Calif., has
been appointed chair of the Materials and
Processes for Medical Devices Steering Committee.
Annual ASM award nominations due Feb. 1
The deadline for the majority of ASM’s awards
is February 1, 2009 and we are actively seeking
nominations for all of these awards. View instructions and download nomination forms online: http://asmcommunity.asminternational.
org/portal/site/www/MemberNetworking/
AwardsInformation/
Among the awards for which nominations are
sought are:
Edward DeMille Campbell Memorial Lectureship – recognizes demonstrated ability in
materials science and engineering.
Distinguished Life Membership- conferred
on those leaders who have devoted their time,
knowledge, and abilities to the advancement of
the materials industries.
William Hunt Eisenman Award – recognizes
unusual achievements in industry in the practical application of materials science and engineering through production.
Gold Medal – recognizes outstanding knowledge and great versatility in the application of
science to the field of materials science and engineering, as well as exceptional ability in the
diagnosis and solution of diversified materials
problems.
Historical Landmarks – identifies permanently
the many sites and events that have played a
prominent part in the discovery, development,
and growth of metals and metalworking. Recommended sites/structures should be at least
50 years old.
Honorary Membership – recognizes distinguished service to the materials science and engineering profession, to ASM International, and
to the progress of mankind.
Medal for the Advancement of Research –
honors an executive of an organization, one of
whose important activities is the production,
fabrication, or use of metals and other materials. Over a period of years, the recipient shall
have consistently sponsored research or development, and by foresight and actions shall have
helped substantially to advance the arts and
sciences relating to materials science and engineering.
Allan Ray Putnam Service Award – recognizes the exemplary efforts of various outstanding members of ASM International on behalf of the society to further its objectives and
goals.
Albert Sauveur Achievement Award – recognizes pioneering materials science and engineering achievements that have stimulated organized work along similar lines to such an
extent that a marked basic advance has been
made in the knowledge of materials science and
engineering.
Albert Easton White Distinguished Teacher
Award – recognizes unusually long and devoted service in teaching as well as significant
accomplishments in materials science and engineering, and an unusual ability to inspire and
impart enthusiasm to students.
J. Willard Gibbs Phase Equilibria Award recognizes outstanding contributions to the field
of phase equilibria.
Visiting Lecturer in
India Program
Be an ASM-IIM Visiting
Lecturer for 2009
The cooperative Visiting
Lecturer program of ASM
International and the Indian
Institute of Metals (IIM) is
seeking lecturers for 2009.
Criteria for the 2009 ASM-IIM
Visiting Lecturers:
• ASM members who visit
India;
• experience delivering
technical presentations of
interest to government,
industrial, or academic
organizations;
• able to lecture on current
technological conditions in
India;
• available between April 1
and December 31, 2009;
• definite travel plans to and
from India using own funds.
The award carries with it an
$800 honorarium to be used
for travel expenses within
India during the lecturer’s
visit and a certificate of
recognition to be presented at
the ASM Leadership Awards
Luncheon scheduled for
October 2009 in Pittsburgh,
Pa. during MS&T’09.
Deadline for application is
February 1, 2009. For more
information, contact Carole
Chesla at 440/338-5151 ext.
5330, or e-mail carole.chesla@
asminternational.org.
If you have any questions about the how-tos
of nominating, please contact Carole Chesla at
carole.chesla@asminternational.org, or at 440/
338-5151 ext. 5330.
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MS&T
Highlilghts
Recapping MS&T ’08 and looking ahead to MS&T ‘09
Debbie Goodwin, a science teacher
and long-time student mentor, received the 2008 George A. Roberts
Award.
There were many “Faces of ASM” in attendance at MS&T 2008 in Pittsburgh, as more than
650 ASM members participated in our society’s
95th Annual Meeting.
Since its inception in 2003, the Materials Science & Technology (MS&T) Conference and Exhibition has grown from an 800 person gathering
sponsored by two societies to a highly successful
integrated meeting, drawing more than 3000 attendees and organized by four materials societies: ASM International, the Association for Iron
and Steel Technology (AIST), the American Ceramic Society (ACerS), and the Minerals, Metals
& Materials Society (TMS).
This year, the four societies will partner once
again to present MS&T ’09, in Pittsburgh, Pa.,
October 25 – 29. More than 50 symposia are already scheduled for the conference, with organizers accepting abstract submissions in the subject area of automotive, electronic and magnetic
properties, energy, fundamentals and characterization, materials and systems, nanotechnology,
processing and product manufacturing, special
topics, and steel.
The photos in this story celebrate MS&T ’08
and ASM’s Award Dinner, which was held October 7, 2008. Share in the experience of the 95th
ASM Annual Meeting by visiting our online
photo album at www.asmphotos.smugmug.com.
Dr. Dianne Chong presented the Presidential Pin to our incoming president,
Roger Fabian.
High school students enjoyed the many hands-on activities at the Mini-Materials Camp.
Past President Chong received a silver tray engraved
with the signatures of her Board of Trustees.
At the Mini-Materials Camp: David Leon, ASM Foundation executive director Chuck Hayes, Sandra DeVincent
Wolf.
More than 650 ASM members attended MS&T.
The ASM Board of Trustees for 2008-2009. Seated: Jon Tirpak, Sunniva Collins, treasurer Paul Huber, vice president Fred Lisy, president Roger Fabian, past president Dianne Chong, Dan Dennies, Riad Asfahani, student representative Paul Cutler. Standing: Associate managing director Thom Passek, Subhash Mahajan, student representative Amber Black, Charles Parker, Mark Smith, Mufit Akinc, managing director Stan Theobald, student
representative Urusa Alaan.
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New Trustees & Fellows
The 2008 Class of Fellows. Seated: John Tartaglia, Kumar Sridharan, Steve Tipton, Somuri Prasad, David Ellis,
Sunniva Collins, Mufit Akinc, Yoshiki Tsunekawa, Seeram Ramakrishna. Standing: Ralph Daehn, Sudipta Seal,
David McDowell, Tae Ahn, David Bowden, Scott MacKenzie, Nikhilesh Chawla, Dan Thoma, Paul Krajewski,
Robert Hendricks.
Allan Ray Putnam, who served ASM
as managing director from 1959 to
1983, attended MS&T with his wife,
Ann.
ASM’s Emerging Professionals: Liam Pingree, Emily Kinser, Nathan Ashmore, Alyssa Yarbrough, Ryan Deacon,
Past President Chong, Dustin Turnquist, Jason Coryell, Sarah Manuetti, Patrick Anderson, Ben Poquette, Elizabeth
Hoffman, Matthew Perricone, Ryan Haase, Margaret Bush.
Dr. Larry Kaufman of MIT received the first J.
Willard Gibbs Phase Equilibria Award.
Christian Velasquez of Dow Corning accepted the
Engineering Materials Achievement Award.
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Honorary Membership, ASM’s highest award,
was presented to Robert Halverstadt of Special
Metals Corporation.
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Canada Council Award
Deadlines
Nomination deadline for Canada Council awards is April 30
ASM’s Canada Council is seeking nominations
for its 2009 awards program. These prestigious
awards include:
G. MacDonald Young Award – Established in
1988, this award recognizes distinguished and
significant contributions by an ASM member in
Canada. The award was named to honor the
memory of Mac Young, FASM, who died in October 1987 and served as the first Canadian ASM
Award honors dedicated, innovative young teachers
ASM International’s 2008 Bradley
Stoughton Award for Young Teachers
was given to Dr. Megan Frary, right, for
her “enthusiasm for teaching and mentoring, her involvement of undergraduates in research, and her dedication to
students,” at the Boise State University,
Boise, Idaho. Presenting the award to Dr.
Frary at the ASM Awards Dinner in Pittsburgh, Pa., October 7, 2008 is immediate
past president, Dr. Dianne Chong.
Do you know a dedicated, innovative
young teacher who inspires students in
the field of Materials Science and Engineering? Consider nominating that person
for the 2009 Bradley Stoughton Award for Young Teachers. For nomination
information contact Carole Chesla at 440/338-5151 ext. 5330, or e-mail
carole.chesla@asminternational.org, or visit www.asminternational.org >
Membership & Networking > Awards and Nominations Information. Deadline for nominations is March 1, 2009.
by Margaret T. Bush,
Engel Metallurgical
Hello! Welcome to the first
Emerging Professionals Corner
in AM&P! We, the Emerging
Professionals
Committee
(EPC), are excited to have this
avenue to reach out to you, the
emerging professionals community.
The Emerging Professionals Committee is an
initiative of ASM International to engage a demographic not well represented in the national
scope of the society – early career professionals.
There is great representation, volunteerism, and
enthusiasm from the “more seasoned” professionals, and the Material Advantage groups at
colleges and universities are thriving. ASM realized that they were missing a huge and very
important group for the future of the society –
those just starting out in this great career field
of materials. So, the Emerging Professionals program was launched in 2005 and, just a few short
years later, here we are – a full-fledged committee of ASM. It is our mission to serve and
reach out to the community we represent.
So what does this all have to do with you? There
are many ways we are trying to involve the
young professionals community in ASM. First,
you can apply to join the committee! EPC mem-
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president. This award consists of a plaque and
a Canadian native soapstone sculpture.
M. Brian Ives Lectureship – This award was
established in 1971 to select a distinguished lecturer to present a technical talk at regular
monthly meetings of interested Canada ASM
chapters. The lecturer receives a $1,000 honorarium and travels to participating ASM Canada
chapters throughout the year to give his/her
presentation. Travel expenses are supported by
the ASM Canada Council.
Canadian Sustaining Member Corporate Innovation Awards – In 1977, the Canada Council
created an award to recognize sustaining members companies’ contributions to development
of the materials engineering industry in Canada.
The award considers a new product and/or
service directed at the Canadian or international
marketplace. Two awards are presented each
year – one to a company with more than $5 million in sales and one to a company with less than
$5 million in sales.
Nominations should be submitted to
Mr. John Read, president, National Coating
Technologies, Inc., 1975 Logan Ave., Winnipeg,
MB R2R OH8, Canada, or via email: johnr@
nationalcoating.com. The nomination form
and rules for the Canada Council awards also
can be accessed at www.asminternational.org >
Membership& Networking > Awards Program
> Awards Overview-Nomination Information.
bers are assigned to other ASM national committees to shadow. These assignments usually
lead to committee membership. For application
information, stay tuned to future Emerging Professionals Corners in AM&P, or visit our website at: http://asmcommunity.asminternational.
org/portal/site/www/MemberNetworking/
Leader/EmergingProfessionals/.
If committee involvement doesn’t suit your
fancy, you can be an active member of the community at-large by participating in EPC events
and activities. For example, at MS&T’08 we organized the symposium “Perspectives from
Emerging Materials Professionals: Early Strategies
for Career Development.” We have similarly
themed symposia planned for MS&T’09 and
MS&T’10. We are working to develop online,
print, and other media content for early-career
professionals. We also plan to work with local
chapters’ young member chairs to engage new
professionals at the chapter level.
If your local chapter doesn’t have a young
member chair, we want to help you and your
chapter get one in place. Not only do we have
products and services to offer you, but we also
will aid in finding out what you can do for your
society. If nothing else, you can give us feedback
on what you would like to see. We are here for
you, to make ASM International your materials
society.
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Student board member program expanded to
ASM, HTS, and TSS: Material Advantage members sought!
The extremely successful ASM student board
member program is being expanded to the
boards of the ASM Heat Treating Society and the
ASM Thermal Spray Society.
Student participation already exists at the ASM
strategic planning level and at the technical program level. The boards of each society value the
input, insight, ideas, and participation of students and wish to engage students more directly
and fully.
Opportunities specific to each society:
ASM International
— Attend three board meetings
(June ’09; Oct ’09 during MS&T,
and Feb/Mar ’10)
An Opportunity like No Other!
• All expenses to attend meetings paid for by
the respective society
• Take an active role in shaping the future of
your professional society
• Active participant in your professional society’s board meetings
• Gain leadership skills that will benefit you
throughout your career
• Add a unique experience to your resume
• Represent Materials Advantage and speak
on behalf of the students
• Meet/work with leading professionals in the
field and in the respective society
ASM Thermal Spray Society
— Attend one Board meeting in the USA in
May ’09 (during the International Thermal
Spray Conference and Exposition)
— Participate in two teleconferences
— Receive a one-year complimentary
membership in Materials Advantage
(current Materials Advantage membership
not necessary)
For more information on the eligibility and
benefits of being a student board member, visit
ASM Heat Treating Society
— Attend two board meetings
(Sept.’09 during HTS Conference and
Exposition and Jan/Feb ‘10)
— Participate in four teleconferences
www.asminternational.org and scroll though
Did You Know > Student Board Members; click
on the link to learn more. Please direct questions
to Megan Herrmann at 440/338-5151 ext. 5651,
or megan.herrmann@asminternational.org. The
deadline to submit an application is March 1,
2009.
Thermal Spray Society now accepting board nominations
The terms of four current members of the ASM
Thermal Spray Society board will expire in October 2009. The ASM TSS nominating committee
is currently seeking nominations to fill these four
positions.
In accordance with the TSS Rules of Governance, the nominating committee is particularly
seeking nominees for four directors from the academic, user, service, international, and government/research communities. Nominations,
however, are welcome from all segments of the
thermal spray community.
Nominees must be members of the ASM
Thermal Spray Society and must be endorsed
by five TSS members. Board members whose
terms are expiring may be eligible for nomination and possible re-election on an equal basis
with any other nominee. Nominations must be
received no later than May 15, 2009.
Instructions and nomination forms are available at http://tss.asminternational.org. Please
address questions to Sarina Pastoric at 440/
338-5151 ext. 5513, or email sarina.pastoric@
asminternational.org.
Heat Treating Society
seeks board nominations
Nominations are sought for a vice president,
three directors and a young professional to serve
on the ASM Heat Treating Society Board. Instructions and nomination form are available online
at http://hts.asminternational.org. Click through
Membership and Networking > Board Nominations, or contact Sarina Pastoric at 440/338-5151
ext. 5513, or email sarina.pastoric@asminternational.org. Nomination deadline is Feb 1, 2009.
Young ASMers Sought
for Boards
HTS seeks young
professional for
board position
The ASM Heat Treating
Society Board has created the
new position of Young
Professional board member.
Young people are the future of
our society. HTS values the
input and participation of
young people at all levels of
activity and wants to hear
more of what you have to say
and contribute.
Candidate young
professionals must be within
ten years of graduation, have
an interest in the field of heat
treating, and be a member of
ASM or ASM/HTS. This
non-renewable, one-year term
as a voting member of the HTS
Board begins in spring 2009.
The Young Professional board
member must attend two
regularly scheduled HTS
Board meetings (to be
financially supported by their
company) and participate in
four regularly scheduled
teleconferences.
The application deadline is
March 1, 2009; selected
participants will be notified by
May 1, 2009.
For more information and
details on how to apply visit
http://hts.asminternational.
org/portal/site/hts/
BoardNominations
This is a tremendous
opportunity for leadership
training. It also is a unique,
first-hand way to experience
how a board of directors
functions and makes
decisions. Apply today!
George H. Bodeen Heat Treating Achievement Award
nomination deadline is Feb. 1
ASM’s Heat Treating Society (HTS) is currently seeking nominations for the George H.
Bodeen Heat Treating Achievement Award,
which recognizes distinguished and significant contributions to the field of heat treating
through leadership, management, or engineering development of substantial commercial impact.
The award is named in honor of George H.
Bodeen, ASM President 1983, ASM Distinguished Life Member, FASM, and Founding
President of the ASM Heat Treating Society. He
is retired chairman of the board, president, and
CEO of Lindberg Corp.
Deadline for nominations is February 1, 2009.
For rules and nomination form for the George
H. Bodeen Heat Treating Achievement Award,
visit the Heat Treating Society Community
website at http://hts.asminternational.org and
click on Membership & Networking >
HT Awards. For additional information or to
submit a nomination, contact Sarina Pastoric
at 440/338-5151, ext. 5513, or e-mail sarina.
pastoric@asminternational.org.
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ASM Events in 2009
Introducing the ASM Points program
for our valued members!
ASM Points is the rewards program built by members for members!
What is it? ASM Points is a rewards program exclusively for members that
generates points based on membership! When you renew or join, you
generate points which you can redeem
for FREE access to premium online content at the ASM site!
How does it work? When you join or
renew, your account is automatically awarded
points based on your membership type. When
you join ASM or renew your membership, you
earn 100 points! Each affiliate society you join
adds 50 points to your account. For example, if
you are a member of ASM and the Heat Treating
Society, you earn 150 points!
Points can be redeemed to download documents for free.
Come to www.asminternation.org > Materials
Information for the premium content that you
need. Search by keyword, publication type, date,
author, collection, etc. Available document types
include:
• ASM Handbook articles
• Book articles
• Conference and technical papers
• Data sheets
• Journal articles
• Magazine articles
• Phase diagrams
Once you have found your document, pull up
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Camp Rolls With the
Unexpected
Chapter News
ASM Saudi Arabia Chapter leaders present a certificate of appreciation to Prof. Matlock. Pictured from the
left are Mr. Albara Askandarani (committee member),
Dr. Hussain Al-Fadhli (chairman), Professor David Matlock, FASM, and Dr. Waleed Al-Shalfan (co-chairman).
Mr. Albara Askandarani and Dr. Hussain Al-Fadhli are
with Saudi ARAMCO. Dr. Waleed Al-Shalfan is with
SABIC.
Camp participants (in blue shirts) describe their activities at the nanotechnology station to the Connecticut
Business Advocate, Rob Simmons.
Saudi Arabia – Chapter sponsors
lecture on advanced high strength
sheet steels
Professor David Matlock, FASM, of the Colorado School of Mines presented an invited lecture to a special meeting of the ASM Saudi
Arabia Chapter which was held at the SABIC
Technology Center in Jubail, Saudi Arabia on
November 9, 2008. The lecture, entitled “Advanced High Strength Sheet Steels: Microstructures,
Properties and Formability,” was attended by more
than 50 people including representatives from
SABIC, Hadeed, and Saudi ARAMCO. Following the seminar, an appreciation certificate
was presented to Prof. Matlock by the ASM
Saudi Arabia Chapter.
The chapter was established October 2007, and
during its first year of operation achieved a 5Star Quality Award. Since the chapter’s establishment, it has organized several technical
events and participated in organizing an international conference (AMPT2008) that was held
in Bahrain in November 2008. Other remarkable achievements by the chapter during its first
year include initiating a “Made in Saudi” theme
designed to encourage local manufacturers, factories, and various business entities in Saudi
Arabia to solve major material related issues;
hosting technical seminars and events presented
by local and international experts; conducting
local field trips to increase awareness of and participation in the chapter; organizing materials
safety information events including thermal
spray and welding safety programs; and developing an aggressive plan of operations for the
upcoming year to include offering ASM courses
on a regular basis and organizing and sponsoring an ASM Materials Camp for local high
school students.
Hartford – Inaugural Materials Camp
draws 50 students
On October 20, 2008, the Hartford Chapter
hosted its first annual Hartford Area Materials
Camp. The camp was designed to allow high
school students to explore the field of material
science and engineering and encourage them to
learn more about materials. With this goal in
University High School for Science and Engineering
camp attendees
mind the camp coordinator, Arnie Grot, and the
facilities coordinator, Stu Weiss, created seven
themed stations. Teamed with local industry
professionals, ASM Hartford welcomed 50 students from the magnet school, University High
School for Science and Engineering. Challenged
with accommodating such a large group, Grot
turned to the University of Connecticut Material Advantage chapter (UCMA) for help.
Working closely with the chapter advisor, Dr.
Rainer Hebert, UCMA helped arrange for the
camp to be held at the Institute of Material Science on the University of Connecticut, Storrs
campus. UCMA was happy to support the camp
and had 35 student members volunteer to facilitate with the stations and camp activities. The
camp organizers were very thankful for the support of Harris Marcus, director of the Institute
of Materials Science, for making Institute facilities available.
Since this was the chapter’s first experience
sponsoring a Materials Camp, a delegation of
core volunteers attended the New England
Area Materials Camp that was held in May 2008
at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. A key component to the success of this camp was the integral help of the WPI Material Advantage
members. The camp experienced an unexpected bonus when the schedule of activities
had to be adjusted to accommodate a visit from
Connecticut governor, M. Jodi Rell, and Rob
Simmons from the Office of the Business Advocate, for the official dedication of the
Nanobionics Fabrication Facility. The governor
signed and sent a letter of tribute and encouragement to the camp participants.
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Materials for
Megawatts –
a symposium sponsored
by the ASM Oak Ridge
Chapter
Save the date for a timely
educational symposium,
“Materials for Megawatts:
Our energy future depends on
meeting Materials Challengse,”
sponsored by the ASM Oak
Ridge Chapter. The event will
take place April 22-23 at the
Y-12 National Security
Complex, New Hope Center,
Oak Ridge, Tenn. Check the
February ASM News for
registration or visit the chapter
website, http://www.
discoveret.org/orcasm/.
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Support for
Materials Education
Chapter News
Microscopy & Mohawk Valley - $500 Scholarship awarded to Jack Scudder
The ASM Mohawk Valley Chapter presented its 2008
Microanalysis 2009 – scholarship
in the amount of $500 to John (Jack)
Call for papers Scudder. Jack graduated from Mohawk Central School
The deadline for submitting
abstracts for the Microscopy &
Microanalysis 2009 meeting is
February 15, 2009. The
meeting, co-sponsored by the
ASM International
Metallographic Society, will
take place July 26-30 in
Richmond, Va. For more
information, visit the meeting
website, www.
asminternational.org/events.
A full program is planned
including symposia, a
mini-course, and family
activities. Over 2,500
attendees from around the
globe are expected.
and studies chemistry at Boston University. Jack participated in ASM’s Operation Shadow, maintained a
GPA of 90.8 with a class rank of 6 of 79, and has exhibited a strong interest in science throughout his education. He indicates that “ . . . [scientific] subject matter
is far more inquisitive and applicable to real life situations than other subject areas.” Jack has participated
in Regional Programs for Excellence at Faxton-St.
Luke’s Cancer Center, received the Ceramics Association of N.Y. Academic Award, and was offered scholarships at multiple universities. The scholarship was
awarded on June 13 at Mohawk Central School. The
ASM Mohawk Valley Chapter awards a scholarship
every year to a high school senior planning to pursue
a degree in materials science or a related technical field.
Members in the News
Seidman to give Turnbull Lecture
at MRS Fall Meeting
Dr. David Seidman, FASM,
Walter P. Murphy Professor of
Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, was selected to deliver the
2008 David Turnbull Lecture at
the 2008 MRS Fall Meeting in
Boston, Mass. in December
2008. The Materials Research
Society’s David Turnbull Lectureship recognizes
the career of a scientist who has made outstanding contributions to understanding materials phenomena and properties through research, writing, and lecturing, as exemplified by
Prof. David Turnbull, FASM (deceased), of Harvard University. In bestowing the award, MRS
cited Dr. Seidman for “research that has made
major contributions to our understanding of
point defects and the role they play in radiation damage and phase transformations; unique
studies of interfacial segregation, and especially
for the development and fruitful use of atomprobe spectrometry; for numerous seminal publications, and excellence in education/training
students and colleagues in the laboratory, classroom, and conferences.” Dr. Seidman is recognized as a pioneer and current leader in the use
of field-ion spectroscopy and three-dimensional
atom-probe tomography to study interfaces,
segregations, and precipitation on an atomic
scale.
After obtaining a Ph.D. degree in physical metallurgy from the University of Illinois in 1965,
he began his academic career as a post-doctoral
associate at Cornell University and was a faculty member at Cornell until 1985 when he
joined the faculty at Northwestern University.
He is the founder and director of the Northwestern University Center for Atom-Probe Tomography. He has published more than 325 papers, edited or co-edited eight books, and
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Pictured from left are Glen Sietsema (chairman,
ASM Mohawk Valley Chapter), Mary Jean
Scudder (Jack’s mother), Jack, Cynthia Palmer,
Ph.D. (scholarship chairperson), and Martin
Gertz, guidance counselor at Mohawk Central
School.
supervised about 70 Ph.D. candidates and postdoctoral fellows.
Dr. Seidman was awarded the ASM International Albert Sauveur Achievement Award in
2006.
Ray & Mary Decker (center) with ASM managing director, Stan Theobald (left), and ASM Foundation executive director, Chuck Hayes (right), during a November
2008 visit to ASM Headquarters.
Future ASM Foundation programs
supported by Dr. Raymond Decker
It did not take long for ASM past president Dr.
Raymond Decker, FASM, chairman of the ASM
Materials Education Foundation Board of
Trustees for 2009, to show enthusiastic leadership in his new position.
During the ASM Foundation meeting held in
Pittsburgh during MS&T, Dr. Decker and his
wife, Mary, surprised the assembled trustees by
announcing a personal pledge of $100,000 to support the educational outreach efforts of the ASM
Foundation.
“Mary and I are delighted to invest in
America’s future through the ASM Foundation’s
expanded training of high school teachers in materials science, and the ongoing excellence of
ASM’s industry-leading Materials Camps for
students and teachers,” Dr. Decker said.
The Deckers’ personal pledge will help to finance expansion plans by the ASM Foundation
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Remembering M Steel
Researcher
Members in the News
to improve the technical knowledge of high
school science teachers about materials and to
drive the development of stand-alone materials
science courses for pre-college students.
Dr. Decker is chief technical officer and treasurer for Thixomat, Inc., based in Ann Arbor,
Mich., and an adjunct professor at the University of Michigan. He served as president of
ASM International in 1987 and has received numerous awards from ASM and other materials
societies. This is Dr. Decker’s second term on
the ASM Foundation Board, and he will serve
as chairman of the board for the next two years.
”The very generous pledge made by Ray and
Mary Decker will rank among the 10 largest
contributions ever received by the ASM Foundation,” said Charles R. Hayes, ASM Foundation executive director. “This will serve to motivate others to follow their example of
leadership through significant personal financial investment.”
Bud Baeslack appointed Provost at
Case Western Reserve
Case Western Reserve University appointed
William A. (Bud) Baeslack III, FASM, as
Provost and Executive Vice President, effective
October 1, 2008. Baeslack comes to Case Western
Reserve from The Ohio State University, where
he served as dean of the College of Engineering and executive dean of the Professional
Colleges.
Dr. Baeslack, a native of
greater Cleveland, earned B.S.
and M.S. degrees in welding
engineering from The Ohio
State University, and a Ph.D. in
materials engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He spent 17 years at Ohio State,
serving as a faculty member, department chair,
associate dean, and interim university vice president of research. In 1999 he was appointed dean
of engineering at RPI. He returned to Ohio State
in 2004.
As engineering dean at Ohio State, Dr. Baeslack led development of a plan that resulted in
increased undergraduate enrollment, growth in
research support, and improved national rankings. At the same time, the College of Engineering launched an innovative undergraduate
engineering initiative, improved diversity
among faculty and administrators, and created
several new interdisciplinary research centers.
Under Dr.Baeslack’s leadership at RPI, the
number of tenured or tenure-track women faculty grew by 70%, and the number of Hispanic
and African-American tenured or tenure-track
faculty increased significantly.
IN MEMORIAM
Prof. Pietikäinen: research led to
development of M steel
Professor Juha Pietikäinen, Life Member,
passed away May 19, 2008. He dedicated his career to studying the tempering and aging of steel.
His research in the 1970s on ferrous martensites
and the machinability of steels led to the development of M steel by the Ovako Company. He
was on the faculty at the Helsinki University
of Technology from 1973-1989 and was appointed Professor Emeritus on his retirement.
Prior to his academic career, he was head of the
Finnish Army Laboratory of Engineering. He
chaired the ICOMAT 02 conference in Finland
and was a member of the ASM Finland Chapter.
His wife, Professor Emerita Iija Pietikäinen, survives him.
Dr. Ramaswamy V. Raman: executive
was coast-to-coast ASM member
Dr. Ramaswamy (Ramas) V.
Raman, a corporate executive
for Entegris Corporation
passed away suddenly on August 21, 2008 at the age of 59.
Dr. Raman was born in Shantinikatan, West Bengal, India. He
received numerous awards, authored numerous publications,
and held several patents. Prior to joining Entegris, he was with Surmet Corporation and
Praxair Electronics. Dr. Raman served as the
2005 chairman of the ASM Santa Clara Valley
Chapter in California and was an active
member of the ASM Boston Chapter. He is survived by his wife, Dale Raman, three children,
and a grandson.
Chuck Leigh: power industry
businessman
Charles “Chuck” Leigh Foster II passed away
unexpectedly Nov. 1, 2008 while traveling on
business in China. At the time of
NEW in the ASM bookstore
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EDFAS Online Courses
NEVER stop learning
Many people use the
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It
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One of ASM’s most talented instructors, Tom
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~ Mr. Thomas K. Glasgow, FASM.
Retired from NASA’s John Glenn Research
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Elements of Metallurgy
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EDFAS offers courses online
As part of its ongoing commitment to lifelong
learning and education, the Electronic Device
Failure Analysis Society (EDFAS) has announced
the availability of online courses on semiconductor failure analysis.
“These courses make it easy for EDFAS members and other microelectronic failure analysts
to learn what they need, when and where it’s
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Course content includes semiconductor failure
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A one-year subscription allows participants to
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