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The ASM International Board of Trustees has
named award program recipients for 2014. The
awards program recognizes achievements of mem-
bers of the materials science and engineering com-
munity. Awards will be presented at ASM’s annual
Awards Dinner, October 14 in Pittsburgh, during
MS&T14. Tickets for the Awards Dinner are $90 each
and can be ordered by using the MS&T registration
form. Those interested in purchasing a table may con-
tact Christine Hoover, ASM International, Materials
Park, Ohio 44073-0002; 440.338.5151 ext. 5509; fax
440.338.6614; .
Honorary Membership
Dr. Chandra Shekhar Pande,
FASM, metallurgist, Naval Research
Laboratory, Washington, will receive
this year’s award “for distinguished
service to the materials science and
engineering profession by his pio-
neering and seminal research and
teaching and its promotion to the
metallurgical community.” Honorary Membership in
the Society was established in 1919 to recognize dis-
tinguished service to the materials science and engi-
neering community, ASM strategic plan and initiatives,
and the progress of mankind.
Distinguished Life Membership
Mr. Henry M. Rowan, Chairman,
Inductotherm Group, Rancocas, N.J.,
will receive this year’s award “for dis-
tinguished lifetime contributions to the
advancement of design and manufac-
ture of induction melting and heat
treating equipment worldwide, and to
enhancing educational opportunities
in engineering.” Distinguished Life Membership was es-
tablished in 1954 and is conferred on leaders who have
devoted their time, knowledge, and abilities to the ad-
vancement of the materials industries.
Gold Medal
Dr. Tresa M. Pollock, FASM, professor,
Alcoa Chair, Materials Department, University
of California, Santa Barbara, will receive this
year’s Gold Medal award “for the enlightenment
of the microstructure/processing/property rela-
tionships of structural alloys and for imparting
that knowledge to her students and other tech-
nologists in industry, universities, and national
laboratories.” The medal was established in 1943 to rec-
ognize outstanding knowledge and great versatility in
the application of science to the field of materials sci-
ence and engineering, as well as exceptional ability in
the diagnosis and solution of diversified materials
problems.
Medal for the Advancement of Research
Dr. Aziz I. Asphahani, FASM, president and
CEO, QuesTek Innovations LLC, Evanston, Ill.,
is the recipient of this year’s award. He is cited
“for the dedicated support and consistent spon-
sorship of research, not only for new materials,
but also for radically new applications of prod-
ucts in the process of commercialization.” The
award was established in 1943 to honor an exec-
utive in an organization that produces, fabricates, or
uses metals and other materials. The recipient, over a
period of years, will have consistently sponsored re-
search or development, and by foresight and actions,
will have helped substantially advance the arts and sci-
ences relating to materials science and engineering.
Engineering Materials Achievement Award
(EMAA)
Marie Cole, distinguished engineer, Lead Free
Transformation, IBM, Hopewell Junction, N.Y.,
IBM Lead-Free Solder Server Team, will receive
this year’s award for “the development and imple-
mentation of lead-free solder assembly processes
for server and storage systems.” Established in
1969, this award recognizes an outstanding
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