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Berndt as ASME Fellow
Christopher C. Berndt, FASM, TS-
HoF,
was elected a Fellow of ASME. His ci-
tation reads, “Prof. Berndt has been
involved in teaching and research within
the materials engineering and mechanical
engineering disciplines for the past 35
years. He has taken on leadership roles
within professional societies for the past 15 years, which in-
cludes the presidency of ASM International. He published
more than 450 articles on thermal spray coating technology
and has a Hirsch index of 45. He impacted many thousands
of undergraduates through his teaching, as well as some 60
graduate students and post docs.” Berndt is a professor of
surface science and interface engineering at the Swinburne
University of Technology in Australia.
ASTM Honors Garde
In May, the ASTM Committee on Re-
active and Refractory Metals and Alloys
honored
Anand Garde,
consulting engi-
neer at Westinghouse Electric Co., Hop-
kins, S.C., with the Award of Merit and
title of Fellow. Committee B10 recognized
Garde for his outstanding leadership as a
past chairman and dedication to the promotion of the com-
mittee through standards development and symposia
events. As chairman of the B10 Symposium Subcommittee,
Garde organized and chaired two ASTM symposia on Zir-
conium Use in the Nuclear Industry, which were held in
China and India. Garde is also a member of Committee
G01 on Corrosion of Metals. He is a zirconium metallurgist
with 40 years of industrial experience in nuclear materials.
Augustine Named to DOE Commission
In May, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz
announced the Commission to Review the
Effectiveness of the National Energy Labo-
ratories, a congressionally mandated com-
mittee that will evaluate the Energy
Department’s 17 national laboratories. The
Commission is being established pursuant
to the 2014 Consolidated Appropriations
Act. ASM Life member,
Norman R. Augustine
, is among
those named to serve. Augustine is chairman of the U.S.
Human Space Flight Plans Committee, NASA, and retired
chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin. He has received the
DOD’s highest civilian decoration five times, the Distin-
guished Service Medal.
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HIGHLIGHTS...
In Memoriam
Members
in the News
IN MEMORIAM
Reginald W. Smith, FASM,
of Kingston,
Ontario, passed away on May 3, at age 83.
Born in England, he received a B.Sc. in
Physics in 1953 and Ph.D. in 1956 from the
University of Birmingham, UK. After three
years as a post-doctoral fellow at the Univer-
sity of Toronto, he returned to Birmingham
as associate professor and then moved back
to Canada. He joined as a visiting professor at the Department
of Metallurgical Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston, in
1968 and accepted the professor position a year later. After his
retirement in 1995, he continued as professor emeritus. Smith
published more than 230 research papers in refereed journals
and conference proceedings. He also held four patents and re-
ceived the Canadian Metal Physics Award. His experiment
called QUELD (Queen’s University Experiment in Liquid Diffu-
sion) flew in the NASA space shuttle in 1992, and QUELD II
flew in the Russian MIR station in 1996-98.
Word has been received at ASMHeadquarters of the death of Life
Member
Ji YoungChang
of Murrysville, Pa. (Pittsburgh Chapter).
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VOLUNTEERISM COMMITTEE
Profile of a Volunteer
Arun Kumar
IT CIP Master Black Belt
Flowserve Corp.
Arun Kumar first became a member of
ASM International 23 years ago after com-
pleting his B.S. degree in metallurgical en-
gineering and M.S. in manufacturing
engineering. Kumar is now a continuous improvement
process (CIP) manager for Flowserve Corp., a leading man-
ufacturer of flow management solutions.
“ASM has always been my backbone,” says Kumar. “It’s one
of the pillars for me to stand on.” Both ASM and ASQ
(American Society for Quality) have played key roles in his
successful career. After starting out in foundries and on the
manufacturing end, Kumar began to develop expertise in
quality improvement and IT process management while dis-
covering a talent and passion for mentoring others.
He is currently president of the North Texas ASM chap-
ter and proud of their local activities, especially the close re-
lationships with nearby universities including University of
Texas at Arlington, UT Dallas, University of North Texas,
Southern Methodist University, and others. “We engage stu-
dents with ASM through research competitions where we
gave out $2500 in awards in 2013-2014. It’s a way to spread
the word about the society and inspire long-term member-
ship after graduation,” explains Kumar.
In addition to providing information on metals and metal-
lurgy around the world, Kumar values ASM as a networking
resource. “It’s about people helping people find jobs or con-
nections,” he reflects. “ASM is a conduit to transfer knowledge,
but it’s not just about technical skills. It’s about people skills, at-
titude, and how you contribute to an organization.”
As a member of the national Volunteerism Committee,
Kumar wants to involve the next generation by building con-
sistency and connections between chapters. At the local
level, he sees the need to develop a thriving and involved
membership to track and encourage both members and
nonmembers who attend meetings, and develop a “move
forward” plan for strong chapter leadership into the future.