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CHAPTER NEWS
Hartford Chapter
Enjoys Joining
Presentation
The May 12 meeting
of the Hartford Chapter
brought together a former
student with his Ph.D. advi-
sor. In the photo, past chair
Arnie Grot (second from
left) presents Stan David (third from left), corporate fellow
and group leader emeritus from Oak Ridge National Labo-
ratory, with a speaker mug after his presentation, “Science
Base for the Joining Technologies of the Future.” David was
a graduate student studying solidification under Hal Brody
(right) at the University of Pittsburgh in 1967. He applied
what he learned in a very successful career in solidification
and welding metallurgy. On the left is Tom Jain who worked
with David at ORNL for five years.
Los Angeles
Chapter Celebrates
Student Night
The Los Angeles Chap-
ter held its annual Student
Night in April, which fea-
tured poster presentations
by area students from Cal
Poly Pomona, Loyola Marymount University, and University
of California, Riverside.
New Egyptian Chapter Debuts
Lehigh Valley Chapter Announces
Materials Expo
ASM’s Lehigh Valley Chapter is pleased to announce
its fifth Materials Exposition, taking place at the Holiday Inn
and Conference Center on Thursday, November 12, in Brein-
igsville, Pa. The Expo will bring together materials-related
manufacturers, service providers, and educational institu-
tions from Eastern Pennsylvania and provide an opportunity
to learn about the local materials community, network with
industry professionals, exhibit the latest materials solutions
and testing methodologies, and collaborate on technical
challenges. This year’s keynote speaker is Bob Hill, president,
Solar Atmospheres of Western Pa. The company specializes in
vacuum heat treating, vacuum brazing, vacuum carburizing,
vacuum nitriding services, and thermal processing research
and development. For more information, visit
lvasm.org.
Rhode Island
Chapter Hosts
President Collins
The
Rhode
Island
Chapter held its May dinner
meeting with ASM Presi-
dent Sunniva Collins, FASM,
speaking on “Orbital Weld-
ing for Critical Applications.”
Collins discussed how or-
bital welding is a precise, automated method for welding
process tubing systems in high-tech industries from semi-
conductor equipment manufacturing to aerospace. She
also spoke with the Chapter board and discussed ways to
enhance member participation.
Central
Massachusetts
Chapter Holds
Awards Program
The Central Massa-
chusetts Chapter held its
annual awards night on
March 25 at the O’Connors
Restaurant in Worcester. In
memory of Chester M. In-
man, who helped found the
Worcester Chapter (now
Central Mass.), a scholarship
is presented annually by the
Chapter to a regional student in the field of metallurgy or
materials science. This year’s award was presented to Baillie
McNally, a graduate student in materials science and engi-
neering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Ottawa Valley Chapter Hosts Trustee Dinner
The ASMOttawa Valley Chapter held its annual ASM Trustee
dinner meeting on May 19. Prof. Ravi Ravindran, FASM, and past
president, gave a talk on “Light Alloys Processing Revolutioniz-
ing the Automotive Industry.” Pictured are Prof. Ravindran (sixth
from left), Chapter executives, and active members.
From left, Alex Feng, Tasos
Gavras, Virendra Warke,
Baillie McNally, Aaron Birt,
Prof. Ravi Ravindran, Inigo
Anza, Carl Soderhjelm, Diana
Galinda, Carlos Exiga, and
Prof. Diana Lados.
Material Advantage Students from Suez University (Egypt) cele-
brate their founding as a new ASM chapter.
From left, Sunniva Collins,
Greg Dexter, Gary Haupt, Paul
Ford, and David Shaner.
From left, Tom Jain, Arnie
Grot, Stan David, Hal Brody.
Cal Poly Pomona students
with Prof. Vilupanur Ravi.