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her B.S. in aerospace engineering from the University of
Virginia and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in materials sci-
ence and engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. Af-
ter graduation, Cerreta accepted a post-doctoral position
within the materials science division of Los Alamos. She
was converted to staff in 2003. Since that time, her work has
included the study of the mechanical behavior of materials
and microstructural characterization with a focus on the re-
lationship between microstructure and dynamic materials
properties. At Los Alamos, Cerreta leads a number of proj-
ects to investigate dynamic materials performance and uti-
lizes this information to advance predictive capabilities for
strength and damage in extreme environments.
She has been amember of ASM since 2004 and her work
with ASM has been multifaceted. Cerreta has served for al-
most 15 years as a reviewer for
Materials Transactions A
and
since 2012 as a key reader for the journal. She was a member
of the ASM International Membership Committee from 2003-
2009 where she worked to develop programs to attract early
career professionals to the Society. Most recently, she served
on the AM&P Editorial Committee and was chair in 2012. Cer-
reta is also an active member of TMS, where she is currently
vice chair of the Structural Materials Division.
Dr. Ryan Deacon
Nominee for Trustee
Dr. Ryan M. Deacon is a ma-
terials scientist in the Materials
Engineering and Research group
of the DuPont corporation. He
also serves as the corporate failure
analyst, conducting failure inves-
tigations and material analyses
for all DuPont businesses. Prior to
joining DuPont, Deacon was a se-
nior professional staff member at
the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
(JHUAPL), where he worked in both technical services and
research & development. While at JHUAPL, he oversaw the
laboratory’s metallography and microscopy facilities, and
participated in a number of research programs related to
materials characterization and development. Deacon was a
founding editor and is the current editor-in-chief of the jour-
nal
Metallography, Microstructure, and Analysis,
the official
journal of the International Metallographic Society.
Deacon earned his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in
materials science and engineering from Lehigh University.
Since joining ASM International in 1997, he has held a num-
ber of volunteer positions within the Society. While in grad-
uate school, he served the Lehigh Valley Chapter in numer-
ous executive board positions and received the chapter’s
Outstanding Young Member Award. He was also a member
of the Emerging Professionals Committee, Membership
Committee, and the Materials Advantage Committee, and
in 2013 was chair of the Chapter Council.
Deacon has authored or co-authored a number of pub-
lications in the fields of corrosion and materials character-
ization, is listed on several patents, and is a recipient of the
Jacquet-Lucas Award for Excellence in Metallography. He is
also a member of TMS, NACE, MAS, and AMS.
Prof. Sudipta Seal, FASM
Nominee for Trustee
Sudipta Seal, FASM, Univer-
sity Distinguished Professor and
UCF Pegasus Professor, joined the
Advanced Materials Processing
and Analysis Center (AMPAC) and
Mechanical Materials Aerospace
Engineering at the University of
Central Florida (UCF) in fall 1997
after postdoctoral work at Law-
rence Berkeley National Laborato-
ry in California.
At UCF, he served as Nano Initiative Coordinator for
VP-Research. He is director of the Nanoscience Technolo-
gy Center and the Advanced Materials Processing Analysis
Center, as well as professor and interim chair of materials
science and engineering and holds an appointment with
the College of Medicine. He is the recipient of the 2002
Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award (ONR-
YIP), JSPS fellowship, Alexander Von Humboldt Fellow,
ASM IIM Lecturer award, Royal Society of England - Vis-
iting Professor Distinguished Fellowship at Imperial Col-
lege, UK, Academic Trail Blazer Award, and the Schwartz
Tech award.
Seal has won multiple teaching and research awards
from UCF and was awarded the UCF Dean’s Advisory Board
Faculty Award for Excellence. He has published more than
350 journal papers, conference proceedings, book chap-
ters, and three books on nanotechnology. He also has 44
issued patents and many pending. Seal received his BTech-
Hons from the Indian Institute of Technology (KGP) in met-
allurgy and materials engineering, worked for TATA Steel
India, MMet, University of Sheffield, UK, and received his
Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. He is
an active ASM member and has served on many Society
committees.
Seal
Deacon