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SOCIETY NEWS
NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR ASM
THERMAL SPRAY SOCIETY BOARD
The ASM TSS Nominating Committee is currently seeking
nominations to fill three board member positions. Candidates
for these director positions can be from any segment of the
thermal spray community. Nominees must be a member of the
ASM Thermal Spray Society and must be endorsed by five TSS
members. Boardmembers whose terms are expiring may be el-
igible for nomination and possible reelection on an equal basis
with any other nominee. Nominationsmust be received no later
than
March 1, 2016.
Forms can be found at
tss.asminternation- al.org. For more information, contact Luc Pouliot at
lpouliot@ tecnar.com.
SEEKING SOLICITATIONS FOR TSS
STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS
The ASM Thermal Spray Society is seeking applicants for
its two student board member positions. Nominations are due
by
April 1, 2016.
Students must be a registered undergraduate
or graduate during the 2015-2016 academic year and must be
studying or involved in research in an area closely related to
thermal spray technology. For more information on eligibility
and benefits, visit
tss.asminternational.org.
TSS ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD MEMBERS
TSS President
Christian Moreau, FASM
,
TS-HoF,
professor, Concordia University,
announced the new appointments to the
TSS Board. New board members elected
for a three-year term include:
Eric Iris-
sou,
team leader, Thermal Spray Group
at NCR, and
Julio Villafuerta,
corporate
product strategist, Centerline Windsor
Ltd.
Robert A. Miller,
senior materials
engineer, Kennametal Stellite, was reappointed to the Board
for a three-year term. In addition,
Dr. Ann Bolcavage,
FASM,
Associate Fellow, Materials—Coatings, Rolls-Royce Corp., was
reappointed secretary/treasurer for a one-year term. Two stu-
dent members were reappointed to the Board for a one-year
term:
Yoanna Shams,
University of Cambridge, and
Jeremy M.
Schreiber,
Pennsylvania State University.
TSS MEMBERS HONORED AT MS&T 2015
ASM President Sunniva R. Collins, FASM, welcomed three
new TSS members to the 2015 Class of Fellows and presented a
TSS member with the Distinguished Life Membership Award at
MS&T15 in Columbus, Ohio, in October.
TSS President Christian Moreau also presented the TSS
Meritorious Service Award at the event.
ASM FELLOWS
Victor K. Champagne, FASM,
leader of ARL Center for Cold
Spray, U.S. Army Research Labo-
ratory, Aberdeen, Md. His citation
reads, “For serving as the inter-
national champion of cold spray
technology through exemplary
research, development, qualifi-
cation, and persistent dedication toward transition and imple-
mentation throughout all sectors of industry and the
Department of Defense.”
Petri Vuoristo, FASM,
professor,
Tampere University of Technolo-
gy, Finland. His citation reads,
“For continuous and dedicated
contributions toward the ad-
vancement of thermal spray, cold
spray, and laser cladding technol-
ogies worldwide through educa-
tion and practice.”
Zbigniew Zurecki, FASM,
senior
research associate
,
Air Products
& Chemicals Inc., Allentown, Pa.
His citation reads, “For concep-
tualization and sustained devel-
opment of cleaner, safer, and
environmentally-friendlier alter-
natives to many conventional
methods of processing metals
resulting in improved product
quality and increased productivity of industrial operations.”
Bolcavage
Moreau
Irissou
Villafuerta
Miller
Shams
Schreiber