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AFFILIATE COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Heat Treating Society (HTS)
Stephen G. Kowalski,
president, Kowalski Heat Treat-
ing Co., Cleveland, was elected president of HTS.
Roger A. Jones,
corporate president, Solar Atmo-
spheres Inc., Souderton, Pa., is currently serving as HTS
immediate past president, as well as chair of the HTS
Awards & Nominations and the HTS Finance Committees.
Michael J. Schneider, FASM
, general manager, Prod.
Materials and Metallurgy, The Timken Co., North Canton,
Ohio, continues as chair of the HTS Education Committee.
Aquil Ahmad,
retired senior principal engineer, Eaton
Corp., West Bloomfield, Mich., continues as chair of the HTS
Research and Development Committee.
Rozalia Papp,
business development specialist, Air
Liquide US LP, is serving as chair of the HTS Technology &
Programming Committee.
David Rollings,
VP business development, Advanced
Abrasives Corp., Pennsauken, N.J., serves as chair of the
HTS Membership Committee.
Chuck Faulkner,
marketing manager, Heat Treatment,
Houghton International, Valley Forge, Pa., continues as
chair of the HTS Expositon Commtitee.
International Metallographic
Society (IMS)
Jaret J. Frafjord,
technical director, IMR Test Labs—
Portland, Ore., serves as president of IMS.
Richard Blackwell, FASM,
appplications special-
ist, Precision Surfaces International Inc., Ontario, Canada,
serves as IMS immediate past president and chair of the IMS
Nominating Committee.
James E. Martinez,
materials scientist, NASA, Hous-
ton, serves as IMS vice president and chair of the Publica-
tions Committee and the Awards Committee.
Laura Moyer,
lab manager, Lehigh University, Bethle-
hem, Pa., was named chair of the IMS Education Committee.
Abdallah Elsayed,
R&D engineering coordinator,
Nemak Canada, Windsor, Ontario, is chair of the IMS Tech-
nology Committee.
Michael Covert,
senior metallographer, Ellwood
Group, Ellwood City, Pa., continues as chair of the IMS Mem-
bership, Marketing and Outreach Committee.
Thermal Spray Society (TSS)
See page 3 of
iTSSe
in this issue for the TSS committee
chairs.
If you are interested in serving on an Affiliate Society
committee, contact the respective committee chair directly
or email
joanne.miller@asminternational.org.
ASM, HTS, IMS and TSS Seek
Student Board Members
We’re looking for Material Advantage student mem-
bers to provide insights and ideas to the ASM, HTS, IMS,
and TSS Boards.
We are pleased to announce the contin-
uation of our successful Student Board Member programs.
Each Society values the input and participation of students
and is looking for their insights and ideas.
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An opportunity like no other!
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All expenses to attend meetings paid for by the respec-
tive Society
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Take an active role in shaping the future of your profes-
sional Society
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Actively participate in your professional Society’s Board
meetings
Faulkner
Frafjord
Blackwell
Ahmad
Papp
Rollings
Covert
Martinez
Moyer
Elsayed