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CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
• Gain leadership skills to enhance your career
• Add a unique experience to your resume
• Represent Material Advantage and speak on behalf of
students
• Work with leading professionals in the field
Application deadline is April 1. Visit asminternational.
org/students/student-board-member-programs for com-
plete form and rules.
Opportunities specific to each Society:
ASM International
• Attend four Board meetings (June 20-22, October 23-26
during MS&T16, March and June 2017)
• Term begins June 1
ASM Heat Treating Society
• Attend two Board meetings (October 2016 during Fur-
naces North America and spring 2017)
• Participate in two teleconferences
• Term begins in September
ASM International Metallographic Society
• Attend one Board meeting (July 2017)
• Participate in monthly teleconferences
• Term begins in August
ASM Thermal Spray Society
• Attend one U.S. Board meeting in the second half of
2016
• Participate in two teleconferences
• Receive a one-year complimentary membership in
Material Advantage
• Term begins in October
IMC: Fewer Classes, Larger Prize Money
Deadline July 9
The International Metallographic Contest (IMC), an
annual event cosponsored by the International Metallo-
graphic Society (IMS) and ASM International to advance
the science of microstructural analysis, continues to offer
fewer classes and larger prize money. These updates, initi-
ated two years ago, were designed to encourage participa-
tion and to simplify the process for participants to submit
entries. There are now just five different classes of compe-
tition covering all fields of optical and electron microscopy:
• Class 1: Optical Microscopy—All Materials
• Class 2: Electron Microscopy—All Materials
• Class 3: Student Entries—All Materials (Undergraduate
or Graduate Students Only)
• Class 4: Artistic Microscopy (Color)—All Materials
• Class 5: Artistic Microscopy (Black & White)—All
Materials
All classes offer increased prize money. Best-In-Show
receives the most prestigious award available in the field of
metallography, the Jacquet-Lucas Award, which includes a
cash prize of $3000. For a complete description of the rules,
tips for creating a winning entry, and judging guidelines,
visit .
SMST Announces New Board Members
In accordance with their rules and governance, the
International Organization on Shape Memory and Super-
elastic Technologies (SMST) completed its elections for
board members for 2016. Aaron Stebner, assistant profes-
sor, Colorado School of Mines, continues as president of
SMST, while Jeremy Schaffer, engineer, Fort Wayne Metals,
continues as vice president/finance officer. Matthias Mert-
mann, president, Redsystem GmbH, continues as immedi-
ate past president.
The SMST membership elected new board members
Frederick “Tad” Calkins, associate technical fellow, Boe-
ing Research & Technology, Seattle; Neil Morgan, director,
Advanti Ltd., UK; and Petr Sittner, department head and
vice director, Institute of Physics of the ASCR, Prague. Board
members serve a three-year term.
Calkins Morgan Sittner
Stebner Schaffer Mertmann
Call for Volunteers
ASM International is seeking qualified volunteers for
2016-2017 Committee and Council appointments. Review
the Committee Job Descriptions for further details on
activities, time commitments, and subcommittees at
Next, fill out the Volunteer Interest Form found under the
Membership tab at . Appointments
will be finalized by the end of June with terms beginning
September 1.