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2016 ASM Award Program Recipients
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The ASM International Board of Trustees has named
award recipients for 2016. The awards program recog-
nizes achievements of members of the materials sci-
ence and engineering community. Awards will be presented
at ASM’s annual Awards Dinner, October 25 in Salt Lake City,
during MS&T16. Tickets for the dinner cost $90 each and can
be ordered by using the MS&T registration form. Those inter-
ested in purchasing a table may contact Christine Hoover at
440.338.5151 ext. 5509; fax 440.338.6614; christine.hoover@
asminternational.org.
Honorary Membership
Dr. Alton D. Romig, Jr.,
FASM, executive officer, National
Academy of Engineering, Wash-
ington, will receive this year’s
award “for outstanding contribu-
tions to the science and technology
of materials and their application
to innovative research and devel-
opment on defense systems.” Hon-
orary Membership in the Society
was established in 1919 to recog-
nize distinguished service to the materials science and engi-
neering profession, ASM strategic plan and initiatives, and
the progress of mankind.
Distinguished Life Membership
Mr. William R. Jones, FASM,
owner/CEO, Solar Atmospheres
Inc., Souderton, Pa., will receive
this year’s award “for innovations
in the field of vacuum furnace
technology and applying this
technology to enhance metallurgi-
cal thermal processes around the
world.”
Mr. Albert Kay, FASM, pres-
ident, ASB Industries, Barberton,
Ohio, will receive this year’s award
“in recognition of outstanding
innovation and early commercial-
ization of emerging thermal spray
technologies including high-veloc-
ity oxyfuel and cold spray; exem-
plary development of a business
model that gained worldwide rec-
ognition; and for dedication and
unselfishness, unstinting personal effort, and leadership on
behalf of the Thermal Spray Society and ASM International.”
Distinguished Life Membership was established in
1954 and is conferred on leaders who have devoted their
time, knowledge, and abilities to the advancement of the
materials industries.
Gold Medal
Prof. Diran Apelian, FASM,
Alcoa-Howmet professor of me-
chanical engineering, Worcester
Polytechnic Institute, Mass., will
receive this year’s award “for his
leadership and vision for estab-
lishing and executing a model for
industry-university collaborative
research, and for his pioneering
work in metal processing.” The
medal was established in 1943 to
recognize outstanding knowledge and great versatility in the
application of science to the field of materials science and
engineering, as well as exceptional ability in the diagnosis
and solution of diversified materials problems.