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Armelle Vardelle
was
named lead editor of the
Jour-
nal of Thermal Spray Technol-
ogy
(
JTST
) by
Christian
Moreau,
editor-in-chief of
JTST,
and
Robert C. Tucker,
Jr.,
chair of the JTST Editorial
Committee. Vardelle succeeds
Basil Marple,
who retired
from the position after holding it since its creation in 2010. As lead editor, Vardelle
will be in charge of papers for special issues, including the annual special double
issue of
JTST
that contains a selection of expanded papers originating from the In-
ternational Thermal Spray Conference (ITSC). Professor Vardelle is co-chair of
the doctoral program in science and engineering of materials, mechanics, energy
and aeronautics and co-chair of the department of materials science and engineer-
ing at the University of Limoges, France.
Moreau and Tucker also announced two new associate editors on the
JTST
ed-
itorial team:
Margaret Hyland
and
Georg Mauer.
Hyland is deputy dean, faculty
of engineering, and professor, chemical and mate-
rials engineering, University of Auckland, New
Zealand. Mauer has been head of the ther-
mal spray technology research group at
Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany, Institute of
Energy and Climate Research, IEK-1: Material
Synthesis and Processing since 2008. Hyland and
Mauer join current
JTST
associate editors,
Seiji
Kuroda, Kendall Hollis,
and
Chang-Jiu Li.
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Nominations for ASM Thermal Spray Society Board
The ASM TSS Nominating Committee is currently seeking nominations to fill two ASM Thermal Spray
Society Board positions. In accordance with the TSS Rules for Governance, the Nominating Committee is
particularly seeking nominees for vice president and one director from all segments of the thermal spray
community. Nominees must be a member 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 possi-
ble re-election on an equal basis with any other nominee. Nominations must be received by March 1,
2014. Nomination forms are located on the ASM TSS website at
http://tss.asminternational.org. Direct
questions to Charles M. Kay, ASM TSS Nominating Committee Chair,
cmkay@asbindustries.com.
JTST
editorial team expands, names new lead editor
Vardelle Moreau Tucker Marple Hyland Mauer
Kuroda Hollis Li