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GIBBS AWARD WINNER ANNOUNCED
2016 Bradley Stoughton
Award for Young Teachers
Winner receives $3000. Deadline is March 1. This
award recognizes excellence in young teachers in the field
of materials science, materials engineering, design, and
processing.
Do you know a colleague who:
• Is a teacher of materials science, materials engineering,
design, or processing
• Has the ability to impart knowledge and enthusiasm to
students
• Is 35 years of age or younger by May 15 of the year in
which the award is made
• Is an ASM Member
View forms, rules, and past recipients at
To nominate
someone, contact
for a unique nomination link.
Ursula Kattner, FASM, Receives 2016
J. Willard Gibbs Phase Equilibria Award
ASM is pleased to announce
that Dr. Ursula R. Kattner, FASM,
physical scientist, National Insti-
tute of Standards and Technology,
is the 2016 J. Willard Gibbs Phase
Equilibria Award recipient. She is
cited “for contributions to the
thermodynamic assessment of
metallic alloys and application to
metallurgical processing.”
The Gibbs Award was established in 2007 to recognize
outstanding contributions to the field of phase equilibria.
The award honors J. Willard Gibbs, one of America’s great-
est theoretical scientists. The award is endowed by QuesTek
Innovations LLC.
Gibbs laid the thermodynamics foundations of phase
equilibria with his brilliant essay, “On the Equilibrium of
Heterogeneous Substances,” published in 1876 and in 1878
in the Transactions of the Connecticut Academy.
Kattner will receive her award at MS&T16 in October in
Salt Lake City.
Scranton Iron Furnaces Receive
ASM Historical Landmark Award
On October 11, 2015, the Scranton Iron Furnaces were
awarded the 2015 ASM Historical Landmark Award. ASM
Trustee Jacqueline Earle, a Scranton area native, attended
the celebration that was held at the Anthracite Heritage
Museum in Scranton, Pa. The furnaces were one of the
largest iron production capabilities in the U.S. by 1865 and
ranked as the second largest iron producer in the U.S. by
the 1880s. The first furnace was built there in 1841, but is
no longer standing. The plaque reads, “The Scranton Iron
Furnaces spurred the nation’s industrial revolution in iron
and coal through the use of anthracite. Locally produced
rails contributed to the growth of America’s 19th century
railroads.”
JTST Announces Editorial Transition
After 12 years of serving as editor-in-chief of the Jour-
nal of Thermal Spray Technology (JTST), Christian Moreau,
FASM, TS HoF, has transferred his responsibilities to Armelle
Vardelle, FASM. The transition was announced by Robert
Tucker, Jr., FASM, TS HoF, chair of the Journal of Thermal
The furnaces shown here were constructed between
1848 and 1857.
McDonald Moreau Vardelle