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ASM LAB RENOVATION
Rachael Stewart
Colorado School of Mines
Rachael Stewart obtained a
B.S. inmaterials engineering at the
University of Alberta. After working
in the Canadian oil and gas sector,
she moved to Colorado where she
is currently pursuing a Master of
Science degree in materials engi-
neering at the Colorado School
of Mines. Her master’s thesis is
focused on achieving quenched
and partitioned microstructures in
thick plate steels. Stewart’s professional interests include
failure analysis and oilfield metallurgy. She has been
involved with ASM for nine years.
Zeiss and ASM Announce
Collaboration
Zeiss, Germany, has formed a close collaboration
with ASM International, in which ASM is adding a combina-
tion of electron and light microscopes, including Zeiss EVO
scanning electron microscopes and Zeiss Smartzoom 5
automated digital microscopes. ASM will use the new
instruments in advanced metallography training courses
FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK
Many Hands Make Light Work
Supposedly, it was Teddy Roosevelt who said, “Every man owes a portion of his time
and his income to the business or industry in which he earns his living.” Although Roosevelt
scholars have not identified when or where he said this, I believe it is true. As successful pro-
fessionals, we ought to contribute to the sustainability of our profession across materials
science, technology, engineering, and manufacturing. These contributions can be made in
ways that are best suited to our available resources including time, money, and talent, either
independently or jointly. For some of us, mentoring successors is enough. For others, financial
contributions to various foundations is a way to make a difference. Another way of giving back
is to serve in leadership roles as a means of framing the future of one’s profession. Regardless, like Teddy Roosevelt, I
encourage you to give back to your profession. If we ALL give back, we multiply our efforts, an idea amplified by another
English proverb, “Many hands make light work.”
This basic statement is easy to grasp and use. For the stress analysts among us, this is a simple equation: Stress
= load/cross sectional area. For the purpose of this memo, the load is the task at hand and the cross sectional area is
the many hands of our volunteers and staff. By increasing the number of hands, we can carry a greater load or do more
tasks. Within ASM International we have plenty to do, from developing and deploying content to operating chapters,
and from promoting our profession to leading the Society. There is no shortage of tasks, but if we all work together and
lend a hand, we can make a difference in our profession. Additionally, and you might not tell your boss this, by collab-
orating you might also have some fun. In my next memo, the message will probably focus on yet another quote, “Talk
does not cook rice!” Until then, thank you for serving ASM.
Jon D. Tirpak, PE, FASM
Chief Volunteer of ASM International
designed to instruct members on high precision manufac-
turing and materials testing techniques. Zeiss is also collab-
orating with ASM to develop correlative work flows between
light and electron microscopy. “Zeiss and ASM both place
a focus on education as an enabler for materials science
and materials testing and advancement in industry, which
makes this new expanded collaboration such a great fit,”
says Alex Soell, vice president of marketing at Carl Zeiss
Microscopy LLC.
John Cerne, senior manager of education at ASM, looks
to the collaboration as a way of enriching its educational
program with the expertise of Zeiss. “We are always look-
ing for the most effective ways to provide training and were
ASM’s recently renovated teaching laboratories
now include scanning electronmicroscopes.