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Los Angeles and Orange Coast Chapters
Tour Bike Facility
Members of the Los Angeles and Orange Coast Chapters pose for
a picture in front of Criterion Composites in Garden Grove, Calif.
Owner Don Guichard, center, holding bike, gave a tour of his
facility and showed how carbon fiber and epoxy are made into
racing and custombicycle frames.
Pittsburgh Hosts Young Members Night
On February 19, the ASM Pittsburgh Golden Triangle
Chapter hosted its 29th annual Young Members Night at the
city’s University Club. The event was organized by the Young
Members Night Committee with participating organizations
ASM, Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pitts-
burgh, and Robert Morris University. The event included a
poster competition for graduate and undergraduate stu-
dents, a presentation by student speaker Vincent DeGeorge,
a presentation from guest speaker George Coulston, and an
Outstanding College Senior awards ceremony. Sponsors
included Alcoa, Carpenter Tech, American Stress Technolo-
gies, CBMM North America, Elliot Co., Ellwood Group, Matco
Services Inc., US Steel, Product Evaluation Testing, ATI Pow-
der Metals, and Westmoreland Testing and Research Inc.
Poster prize winners, from left to right: Sudipto Mandal,
Rachel Ferebee, Tugce Ozturk, TimHosch, Ann Rutt,
Yeshar Hadi, and Olivia Dippo.
Philadelphia Holds National Officers Night
The Philadelphia “Liberty Bell” Chapter hosted ASM
President Sunniva Collins at its National Officers Night
meeting in March. This annual event invites ASM’s current
president to an extended executive committee meeting,
providing an opportunity for members to gain feedback
from the president on the chapter’s activities and goals.
Further, it allows members to hear about what ASM head-
quarters is doing and about its plans. Nicole Hale, chapter
relations specialist, also attended. The evening included a
social hour and dinner, followed by Collins’ presentation on
Orbital Welding for Critical Applications
and also included a
live demonstration.
Sunniva Collins, Nicole Hale, and Jerri Jefferies.
Chicago Hosts Forging Design Workshop
Recognizing the needs of its members for local training
opportunities, the Chicago
Regional Chapter is offering
half-day classes. The most
recent was a successful March
workshop on the basics of
forging design, taught by Jon
Tirpak, ASM vice president.
Attendees came from several
large forge shops in the great-
er Chicago area as well as Green Bay, Wis. Following the class,
Tirpak attended the chapter executive meeting as guest speak-
er, delivering a presentation on whether additive manufactur-
ing would, to any degree, displace forging for the manufacture
of engineered parts and tools.
Case Students Tour Lincoln Electric
In April, a group of five students from the Undergrad-
uate Materials Society of Case Western Reserve University,
Cleveland, enjoyed a tour of Lincoln Electric’s world head-
quarters in Cleveland. The tour was set up and sponsored
by the Cleveland Chapter, with member Dave Brown at-
tending as Chair of the Student Affairs Committee. The tour
highlighted Lincoln’s diverse product portfolio and many of
the solutions they provide to the welding industry. After the
tour, the group was treated to a delicious lunch while hear-
ing about career opportunities available at Lincoln Electric.
Additionally, the company highlighted its intern/co-op pro-
gram, which is among the top five in Northeast Ohio.
Jennifer Peverelle, engineering trainee (second from right)
arranged the Lincoln Electric tour for Case students and
Dave Brown (far right), Chair of the Student Affairs Committee.
Jon Tirpak discusses additive
manufacturing and forging.