ASMNEWS ADVANCED MATERIALS & PROCESSES | MAY 2026 40 In This Issue Submit news of ASM and its members, chapters, and affiliate societies to Joanne Miller, editor, ASM News | ASM International 9639 Kinsman Road | Materials Park, OH 44073 | P 440.338.5455 | F 440.338.4634 | E joanne.miller@asminternational.org Contact ASM International at 9639 Kinsman Road, Materials Park, OH 44073 | P 440.338.5151 ext. 0 or 800.336.5152 (toll free in U.S. and Canada) | F 440.338.4634 | E MemberServiceCenter@asminternational.org | W asminternational.org ASMNEWS 40 ASM Board Nominees 44 Lecturers Announced 45 From the President’s Desk 49 Emerging Professionals 50 Chapters in the News BOARD NOMINEES ANNOUNCED Marechaux for VP; Jarosinski for Treasurer; Kinser, Moyer, and Vitry for Trustees The ASM Nominating Committee, chaired by ASM Past President Dr. William E. Frazier, FASM, announces the nominees for ASM vice president and trustee for 2026-2027 and three members of the Board of Trustees for 2026-2029. In accordance with the ASM Constitution, these nominees will be voted on at the ASM Annual Society Meeting on September 28. Once elected, the vice president will automatically become senior vice president in 2027 and ASM president for 2028-2029. In accordance with Article IV, Section 5 of the ASM Constitution, the ASM Board of Trustees also announces its nominee, William Jarosinski, FASM, for a second one-year term as ASM Treasurer for 2026-2027. Officers and members of the Board who will continue in office for 2026-2027 include: Dr. Daniel P. Dennies, FASM, who will become president; Dr. Tirumalai Sudarshan, FASM, who will become senior vice president; Dr. Elizabeth Hoffman, FASM, who will serve as immediate past president; and trustees, Rahul Gupta, FASM, Dr. Victoria M. Miller, Dr. Fan Zhang, FASM, Dr. Erik M. Mueller, FASM, Dr. Ramana Reddy, FASM, and Jatinder P. Singh, FASM. Retiring from the Board at this year’s annual society meeting will be immediate past president Dr. Navin Manjooran, FASM, and trustees Prof. Hanchen Huang, FASM, Christopher Misorski, FASM, and Dehua Yang, FASM. About the President-Elect and Board Nominees Dr. Daniel P. Dennies, FASM, P.E. President-Elect Dr. Daniel P. Dennies was privileged to have contributed to most of the iconic aerospace projects between 1980 and 2010, including the Space Shuttle Main Engine, the Space Shuttle, the National Launch System, the National Aerospace Plane, Delta and Titan rockets, the Constellation program, and the International Space Station. His experience also includes commercial aircraft such as the Boeing 747 and 787, military aircraft including the F-18 fighter and the C17 transport, and proprietary programs such as the X-37B Experimental Unmanned Space Plane, satellites, and Ground Based Missile Defense. As a consultant, Dennies has supported various successful legal cases and industrial projects in construction, plumbing, food processing, land-based turbines, biomedical devices, fasteners, additive manufacturing, and power generation/energy. Dennies is a licensed metallurgical professional engineer (P.E.) in the state of California. He has 47 years of experience working in various raw material, forging, aerospace, and aircraft-related industries with the last 16 years as a consultant. His industry roles have included working as a technical specialist supporting design, manufacturing and research, technical manager, and program manager. His academic credentials include a B.S. in metallurgical engineering from the California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, an M.S. in materials engineering from the University of Southern California, an MBA from Pepperdine University, and a Ph.D. in materials science from the University of California, Davis. Dennies’ passion is for failure analysis, in which he is an internationally recognized expert. He finished a long career with Boeing as a Technical Fellow in failure analysis and metallurgy supporting programs across nearly every Boeing facility in the United States. Dennies was the lead for many failure investigations that involved coordinating multiple aerospace companies and government agencies such as NASA and the military. A prolific author, Dennies has delivered numerous technical presentations and has over 100 peer-reviewed publications, including two books. How to Organize and Run a Failure Investigation was written during the Dennies
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