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SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
Ladish Co. Foundation Scholarship
Established in 2011, the Ladish Co. Foundation Schol-
arship is awarded to an outstanding undergraduate mem-
ber of ASMwho has demonstrated exemplary academic and
personal achievements as well as interest and potential in
metallurgy or materials science and engineering. (Student
must be a Wisconsin resident and must attend a Wiscon-
sin university to qualify.) Two scholars were selected this
year, and each will receive a certificate and check for $2500
toward educational expenses for one academic year.
Misty Pulcine
University of Wisconsin-Madison
A summer internship at NASA Langley
Research Center involving synthesizing novel
composites of boron nitride nanotubes and
polymers gave Pulcine a taste for research.
“I can see my future career involving research of materials
such as spider silk, medical implants, or other biologically
related materials,” she says.
Allison Weber
University of Wisconsin-Madison
From the time she first saw the effect of
liquid nitrogen on a rubber band in junior high
school, to exploring biomimicry as a freshman
in college, Weber has been fascinated by the
importance of polymers and biomaterials, “not only for
technological advancements but to make everyone’s lives
better.”
Outstanding Scholar Awards
The Outstanding Scholar Awards were established to
recognize students who demonstrate exemplary academic
and personal achievements as well as interest and poten-
tial in metallurgy or materials science and engineering. The
awards are funded by the ASM Materials Education Founda-
tion. Three $2000 awards are presented each year.
Allison Fraser
Lehigh University
Since declaring amaterials sciencemajor,
Allison has worked as a materials technician
and in chemistry labs, investigated additive
manufacturing of wear-resistant alloys, and
created a graduated steel tube to be welded into power
plants to avoid premature failure. She also serves as a tour
guide for Lehigh’s Materials Department.
Alexander Lark
University of Utah
Ever since
his grandfather worked for
NASA as a chemical engineer, Lark has been
increasingly interested in using materials
science to advance technology, and these interests have
pointed him toward metallurgical engineering. In the imme-
diate future, he plans to pursue a master’s degree in physi-
cal metallurgy.
Theresa Saenz
Purdue University
Saenz’s research and studies at Purdue
have focused on electrical materials with a
minor in electrical engineering. Her next step
is a year in Australia at the University of New
South Wales’ School of Photovoltaic Engineering as she
continues pursuit of her goal to become a photovoltaic
materials researcher at a national lab.
Edward J. Dulis Scholarship
The Edward J. Dulis Scholarship was established in
2003 and is awarded to an outstanding undergraduate
member of ASM at the junior or senior level who demon-
strates exemplary academic and personal achievements,
as well as interest and potential in metallurgy or materi-
als science and engineering. One scholar was selected this
year and will be presented with a certificate and a check for
$1500 toward educational expenses for one academic year.
Daniel Balder
University of Minnesota
Balder is pursuing a double major in
materials science and engineering and chem-
istry and plans to continue with a master’s
degree in materials science. “I plan to work
as a materials engineer, designing procedures to produce
desired structures, so they have the properties needed to
achieve the required performance,” he says.
John M. Haniak Scholarship
The John M. Haniak Scholarship was established in
2003 and is awarded to an outstanding undergraduate
member of ASM at the junior or senior level who demon-
strates exemplary academic and personal achievements
as well as interest in metallurgy or materials science and
engineering. One scholar was selected this year and will
be presented with a certificate and check for $1500 toward
educational expenses for one academic year.
Alexander Hall
The Pennsylvania State University
After attending a Materials Camp in Pitts-
burgh and the Eisenman Camp in Cleveland,
Alex was hooked—first on chemistry and then
on materials science. An internship with an
auto manufacturer could be his ticket to full-time employ-
ment after graduation, followed by a master’s degree in
welding engineering from Ohio State.