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HEAT TREATING SOCIETY NEWS
JONES RECEIVES 2015 GEORGE BODEEN
HEAT TREATING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Mr. Roger A. Jones, corpo-
rate president of Solar Atmo-
spheres Inc., Souderton, Pa., is
the recipient of the 2015 George
H. Bodeen Heat Treating Achieve-
ment Award. Established in 1996,
the award recognizes distin-
guished and significant contribu-
tions to the field of heat treating
through leadership, manage-
ment, or engineering develop-
ment of substantial commercial impact. Jones is recognized
“for advancing the thermal processing industry through
technological developments in fixturingmaterials, methods,
and the application of partial pressure atmospheres in vac-
uum furnaces for ferrous, stainless steels, and brass alloys.”
After graduating fromHocking Technical College, Jones
joinedABARCorp. in 1975. In 1978, he joinedVacuumFurnace
Systems Corp., founded by his father WilliamR. Jones, FASM.
In 1983, he helped found Solar Atmospheres Inc., serving as
vice president, became president in 1993, and became cor-
porate president in 2001. He has been amember of the Metal
Treating Institute since 1983, serving on the Board of Trustees
(1998-2004, and 2009-present), and as president (2004-2005).
Jones has been a member of the ASM Philadelphia Lib-
erty Bell Chapter since 1983, and served as chapter president
from 1993-1994. He was chair of the ASM Heat Treating
Society (HTS) Immediate Needs Committee and the HTS
Education Committee, served on the Nominating Commit-
tee for two terms, and is a member of the HTS Technology &
Programming Committee. He was elected to the HTS Board
in 2005, served as vice president (2001-2013) and is the cur-
rent president of HTS. He received the chapter’s WilliamHunt
Eisenman Award in 2001 and Distinguished Service Award in
2004. Under his leadership, Solar Atmospheres received the
chapter’s “Outstanding Company Support Award” in 1996
and 2006.
The Bodeen awardwill be presented at theHTSGeneral
Membership Meeting on Wednesday, October 21, at the ASM
Heat Treating Society Conference and Exposition in Detroit.
FIRST ASM HTS/SURFACE COMBUSTION
EMERGING LEADER AWARD TO BE PRESENTED
AT HEAT TREAT 2015
The ASM HTS/Surface Combus-
tion Emerging Leader Award was es-
tablished in 2013 to recognize an outstanding early-to-mid-
career heat treating professional whose accomplishments
exhibit exceptional achievements in the heat treating indus-
try. The award was created in recognition of Surface Com-
bustion’s 100-year anniversary in 2015.
The award acknowledges an individual who sets the
highest standards for HTS participation and inspires others
to dedicate themselves to the advancement and promotion
of vacuum and atmosphere heat treating technologies. The
recipient of the award has not yet been selected.
ZHANG WINS 2015 HTS/BODYCOTE BEST
PAPER IN HEAT TREATING
AWARD
The winner of the 2015
HTS/Bodycote Best Paper in
Heat Treating Award is entitled,
“Enhancement of Carbonitride
Tool-Retained Austenite and Mi-
crohardness Prediction” by Lei
Zhang, a Ph.D. student in material
science engineering at Worcester
Polytechnic Institute (WPI). He re-
ceived assistance fromhis advisor
Dr. Richard D. Sisson, Jr., FASM,
and post-doctoral fellow, Liang
He. Zhang’s research focus is the
nondestructive testing (NDT) of surface hardness and case
depth for steel after the carburizing process.
The award will be presented at the HTS General Mem-
bership Meeting onWednesday, October 21, at the ASMHeat
Treating Society Conference and Exposition in Detroit.
The ASM Heat Treating Society established the Best
Paper in Heat Treating Award in 1997 to recognize a paper
that represents advancement in heat treating technology,
promotes heat treating in a substantial way, or represents a
clear advancement in managing the business of heat treat-
ing. The award includes a plaque and $2500 cash prize en-
dowed by Bodycote Thermal Process-North America.
CALL FOR PAPERS
A call for papers is now open for the 23rd International
Congress of Advanced Thermal Processing to be held April
18-22, 2016 in Savannah, Ga. The event is sponsored by the
ASM Heat Treating Society and the International Federation
for Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering.
Prospective authors wishing to present papers should
submit a title and ~300-word abstract for consideration. Sub-
mission deadline is September 30. For more information,
visit
Winner of the HTS/
Bodycote 2015 Best
Paper in Heat Treating
Award, Lei Zhang.
Jones