edfas.org 31 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS | VOLUME 28 NO. 4 EDFAS MEMBERS RECEIVE ASM AWARDS The Electronic Device Failure Analysis Society (EDFAS) is proud to announce that four of its members have been named as recipients of 2026 ASM Awards. ASM FELLOWS Frank Altmann, FASM, head of the electronic materials and components business unit, Fraunhofer IMWS, Halle, Germany, was named to the 2026 Class of Fellows of ASM International. He was cited “for outstanding technical contributions in the international failure analysis community.” Richard Livengood, FASM, retired Intel Fellow, and founder of SiFi Consulting LLC, was named to the 2026 Class of Fellows of ASM International. He was cited “for sustained contributions in silicon debug, circuit-edit technology, ion-beam nanomachining, and for leadership in both industry and academia.” Altmann and Livengood join Larry Wagner (2010), Ed Cole (2013), Bill Vanderlinde (2014), Lee Knauss (2016), Philippe Perdu (2016), Cheryl Hartfield (2017), Dehua Yang (2018), Felix Beaudoin (2019), Richard McSwain (2019), Janez Grum (2020), Virginia Osterman (2020), Michael Pecht (2020), James Demarest (2021), Philip Kaszuba (2021), Frank Stellari (2022), Christian Boit (2023), Jeremy A. Walraven (2023), Ryan Ross (2024), Zhigang Song (2024), Nicholas Antoniou (2025), and Ingrid De Wolf (2025) as EDFAS members selected for this honor. BRONZE MEDAL Dr. Ellen E. Wright, senior consultant, Engineering Systems Inc., Kansas City, Mo., has received the 2026 Bronze Medal award. She was cited “for expertise in failure analysis and advancing the discipline through the Failure Analysis Society and technical content, while contributing to her organization as a leader and champion of a new regional office.” The medal was established in 2014 to recognize ASM members who are in early-career positions, typically, 0 to 10 years of experience, for their significant contributions in the field of materials science and engineering through technical content and service to ASM and the materials science profession. EMERGING PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Amrutha Sampath, senior electrical failure analysis engineer, NXP Semiconductors, Austin, Texas has received the Emerging Professional Achievement Award “for advancing the failure analysis community through influential WEFA leadership, EDFAS SYP engagement, student outreach, EDFAS volunteer service, and significant contributions to ISTFA as reviewer, organizer, educator, and ambassador for emerging professionals.” The award was established in 2010 to recognize and honor extraordinary ASM volunteers with 0-5 years of experience post-graduation, who have made a significant impact on ASM International through devoted service and dedication to the future of the Society. Altmann Livengood Wright Sampath
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