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school will receive the 2015 ASM Materials Genome Toolkit

consisting of a three-year, multi-user license to a package

of tools from Thermo-Calc Software. An equivalent package

was also awarded to the Colorado School of Mines under

the auspices of the Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow

(LIFT) consortium.

The concept of the toolkit program was introduced

in 2009 by ASM Foundation’s Action in Education Commit-

tee (AEC) and its subcommittee, Computational Materials

Engineering. The committee established requirements for

participation and negotiated with Thermo-Calc Software,

which offered an 85% discount on a set of tools worth $1.6

million. After a three-year pilot program at Michigan Tech-

nological University, the balance of the funding was secured

through the NIST-sponsored Center for Hierarchical Materi-

als Design (CHiMaD), a five-year MGI development initiative

led by Northwestern University. The Toolkit competition is

the first of three made possible by CHiMaD. Over the next

two years, six more winners will be selected by members of

the ASM Foundation’s AEC subcommittee.

Coming Soon: ASM Handbook on

Protective Organic Coatings

ASM International will release

ASM Handbook

, Volume

5B,

Protective Organic Coatings

on August 31. A new entry

in the esteemed ASM Handbook series, Volume 5B grew out

of an article from 2003, “Organic Coatings and Linings” by

Kenneth B. Tator, P.E., of KTA-Tator Inc., published in

ASM

Handbook

, Volume 13A,

Corrosion: Fundamentals, Testing,

and Protection

. Tator, editor and author of numerous arti-

cles in the new 5B, along with ASM content developers iden-

tified the need for an entire book dedicated to industrial

protective coatings, based on the engineering and econom-

ic significance of the industry.

Volume 5B—like every ASM

Handbook—was written by

recognized industry experts,

reviewed by their peers,

and edited by professionals

dedicated to developing ref-

erence publications of the

highest technical and edito-

rial quality.

The new volume is

comprised of 480 pages and

divided into five divisions,

which offer introductory ma-

terial, an in-depth presenta-

tion of specific coating ma-

terials, practical information

on surface preparation and appli-

cation techniques, coating use by

various industries, and a detailed

discussion of coating analysis and

evaluation methods. The latest information on

industry standards that must be adhered to in the prepara-

tion, application, and testing of protective coatings is also

included. Notably, Volume 5B is the first ASM Handbook to

be printed in full color—a special feature made possible by

Tator as well as KTA-Tator Inc., a corrosion, coatings con-

sulting, and inspection firm.

Heat Treater’s Guide Companion

App 3.0 Just Released