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ADVANCED MATERIALS & PROCESSES • AUGUST 2014 50
ASM
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HIGHLIGHTS...Ambassadors Program
From the Foundation
Building lifelong
connections
Jessica Booth
Welding Engineer, GE Oil & Gas
2015 Cleveland Chapter
Secretary
As a high school stu-
dent, I had the good
fortune to attend the
Eisenman Materials Camp, which introduced me
to a world I never knew existed. I didn’t know it at
the time, but that week marked the beginning of
my career in materials and a rewarding associa-
tion with ASM.
Though I was involved in theMaterial Advantage
Chapter during my undergraduate years at Worces-
ter Polytechnic Institute, my enthusiasm for volun-
teering with ASM was completely renewed last
summer when I not only returned to the Eisenman
Camp as a junior mentor, but also beganmy term as
a student member of the ASM Board of Trustees,
both within the same week. I suddenly realized
what unique organizations both ASM and the ASM
Materials Education Foundation are. Being a stu-
dent board member was an amazing (and at times
overwhelming) experience that taught me a lot
about the governance and business of ASM, but
being a mentor for students at Materials Camp was
rewarding on a different level.
My passion for materials science was ignited
during my first exhausting week at Materials Park,
and as a mentor I hoped that I could have a simi-
lar positive impact on students at the camp. I love
what I do and the best way I have found to share it
is through my involvement with ASM and the
ASM Foundation. The wonderful family of like-
minded, energetic, altruistic ASM volunteers I
have become a part of makes me feel that I will al-
ways have a place to not only find professional de-
velopment and support, but also friendship. My
career and life would not be the same without the
amazing volunteers, staff, teachers, and students I
have worked with since attending Materials Camp,
and I know the best is still yet to come.
Nominations Sought for
2015 ASM/TMS Distinguished
Lectureship in Materials & Society
Nominations are currently being taken for the ASM/TMS Distin-
guished Lectureship in Materials & Society. The Lecture was established
in 1971 and is jointly sponsored by The Minerals, Metals &Materials So-
ciety (TMS) and ASM International. The topic of the lecture shall fall
within these objectives:
• To clarify the role of materials science and engineering in
technology and in society in its broadest sense.
• To present an evaluation of progress made in developing new
technology for the ever changing needs of technology and society.
• To define new frontiers for materials science and engineering.
The qualifications of the lecturer must include:
• A person experienced in national or industrial policy-making in the
field of materials science and engineering.
• An eminent individual who has a keen sense of how technology and
society are affected by development in materials science and
engineering.
• A person associated with government, industry, research, or
education.
Nominations may be proposed by any member of either Society. Sub-
mit your nominations by September 1 for consideration. Recommenda-
tions must be received at the headquarters of either Society.
For a complete listing of the rules and nomination form, visit
or contact Christine Hoover at
440.338.5151 ext. 5509, . Deb
Price of TMS may also be contacted at .
ASM Ambassadors Program
a Success!
ASM’s Student Board Members, Jesi Booth, Karly Chester, and Ray
Hickey, implemented the ASM Ambassadors Program in 2014. The pur-
pose was to create awareness of ASM student programs with Material
Advantage chapters and students. ASM provided a presentation slide to
MA Chapters who registered for the program. Each chapter shared the
slide at their next meeting and submitted a photograph from the meet-
ing. ASM reimbursed meeting expenses of up to $50. We would like to ac-
knowledge the following universities who participated in the program:
Auburn University
California Polytechnic State
University
Case Western Reserve
University
Pennsylvania State University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rice University
University of Alabama –
Birmingham
University of California, Davis
University of Maryland –
College Park
ASM looks forward to hosting the
Ambassadors Programagain in 2015.
Watch ASMNews and the ASM Stu-
dent Newsletter for details this fall. Auburn University pride!
UC Davis students held challenges at
each meeting, allowing students to
meet other members and apply some
engineering principles. In one activity,
students were given pencils, balloons,
a water bottle, cup, tape, and straws.
The goal was to transport water from
the bottle to the cup without handling
anything.