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TSS committee chairs named for
2014-2015 term
The ASM Thermal Spray Society Board appointed chairs
to each of its committees for the 2014-2015 term. Christian
Moreau, FASM, Concordia University, Montreal, was elected
as president of TSS. Luc Pouliot, Tecnar Automation Ltd.,
Quebec, Canada, currently serves TSS as immediate past
president and chair of the Nominating Committee. Robert
C. Tucker, Jr., FASM, The Tucker Group, continues as chair
of the Journal of Thermal Spray Technology Committee.
Atin Sharma, Oerlikon Metco, Westbury, N.Y., serves as chair
of the Membership, Marketing and Outreach Committee.
Douglas Puerta, Elementals Materials Technology, Port-
land, Ore., serves as vice president of TSS and chair of the
TSS Program Committee. Greg Wuest, Oerlikon Metco, con-
tinues to serve as chair of the TSS Safety Committee while
Andre McDonald, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada,
continues as chair of the TSS Training Committee. Timothy
N. McKechnie, FASM, Plasma Processes Inc., Huntsville,
Ala., continues to serve as chair of the TSS Awards Com-
mittee. Shari Fowler-Hutchinson, Saint-Gobain, Boston,
serves as chair of the Exposition Committee and Marcel
van Wonderen, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Amsterdam, was
named chair of the Accepted Practices Committee. If you are
interested in serving on an affiliate society committee, con-
tact the respective committee chair or email
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President’s Profile:
Christian Moreau
Christian Moreau, FASM, Ph.D., has advanced
the understanding and development of thermal
spray technology through his significant role in the
development of optical systems for the measure-
ment of the plasma effluent and particle tempera-
ture, velocity, and size distribution. Dr. Moreau is
currently a professor in the Department of Mechan-
ical and Industrial Engineering at Concordia Univer-
sity in Montreal. He has been an active member of
the Thermal Spray Society and a member of the TSS
Nominating Committee from 2010 to 2012. In addi-
tion, he has been a member of both the TSS Publica-
tions and Communications Committee as well as the
TSS Program Committee from 1999 to 2013.
He was a TSS Board Member from 2006 to 2012,
and also a member of TSS Information Develop-
ment/Delivery. He became an ASM Fellow in 2006
and was inducted into the Thermal Spray Hall of
Fame in 2013. He is presently Editor-in-Chief of the
Journal of Thermal Spray Technology and has been a
member of the JTST Committee since 1999.
“I am much honored to have the opportunity
to contribute to the TSS as the newly elected pres-
ident. In this capacity, I will invest my efforts to
make sure our Society continues providing mem-
bers with high quality publications, conferences,
and services in the most efficient and pertinent
manner possible,” says Moreau. “I would like to
recognize the exceptional job my predecessor Luc
Pouliot has done over the last two years and thank
him on behalf of all TSS members and on my own
behalf. I would also like to thank all volunteers
who contributed and will continue to contribute
to the life of our Society by their dedicated work
and efforts. Nothing would be possible without
you. A special welcome to the new members of
the TSS Board and Committees! I look forward to
working with all of you in the coming years.”
PRESIDENTIAL PROFILE iTSSe | TSS
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McKechnie Fowler-
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