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ber companies that contribute to development of the Cana-
dian materials engineering industry. The award considers
a new product and/or service directed at the Canadian or
international marketplace. Two awards are presented each
year, one to a company with annual sales in excess of $5 mil-
lion, and the other to a company with annual sales below
$5 million. The 2016 recipient was Erhan Ulvan, Acuren
Group Inc., Eastern Canada.
Award rules, past recipients, and sample nomination
forms can be found at
. To nominate someone, contact
for a unique nomination link.
VOLUNTEERISM
COMMITTEE
Profile of a Volunteer
Tom Steigauf, Principal Materials Engineer, Medtronic
Tom Steigauf grew up in St. Paul,
Minnesota. Discovering that he liked
working on cars more than going to
St. Thomas College, he transferred to
the University of Minnesota and stud-
ied metallurgical engineering. Before
graduating in 1981, he joined the ASM
Minnesota Chapter. “Honestly, it was
selfishness,” he laughs. “I was young
and it was a place to generate con-
tacts.” That eventually led to jobs with Crane Engineering as
a technical expert doing things he’d never done before, like
going to accident scenes and testifying in court cases—and
with Honeywell, making ring laser gyros for aircraft.
Steigauf now works in research and material-related
product issues for Medtronic in Minneapolis, a medical
device company that makes products such as drug pumps
for people with chronic pain. Over the years, he has served
on the ASM board, marketed ASM courses to raise funds,
helps organize a yearly seminar, and helps run an ASM sum-
mer camp for high school students at the University of Min-
nesota. The camp is in high demand, attracting nearly 100
applicants, including many girls, for 35 spots.
Sitting on the sidelines of ASM for a number of years,
Steigauf was finally encouraged by a senior member to get
more involved. “I got dragged in by an older gentleman who
said, ‘Here, you’re doing this!’ I discovered that it’s true: You
get out what you put into it.”
“What hooks you into ASM is making a difference,” he
says. “You see kids light up. They may not become engi-
neers, but we keep them in math and science. We get them
to feel comfortable with themselves. We tell them, ‘We’re all
geeks. Use the cards you’re dealt and find a career you’re
Stress-Corrosion Cracking:
Materials Performance and Evaluation,
Second Edition
This new second edition,
edited by Russell H. Jones,
serves as a go-to reference on
the complex subject of stress
corrosion cracking (SCC),
offering information to help
metallurgists, materials scien-
tists, and designers determine
whether SCC will be an issue
for their design or application.
The book is also useful for fail-
ure analysts, to help determine
if SCC played a role in a failure
under investigation.
Research conducted over the last 20 years warranted
new coverage on crack tip chemistry analysis and model-
ing, SCC of low strength steels in alcohol, SCC in new high
strength steels, new data in SCC of stainless steels and
nickel-base alloys, SCC of copper alloys in potable water,
and hydrogen induced cracking of aluminum alloys. Addi-
tional case studies and a section on high strength, low alloy
steels were added. An appendix of relevant standards per-
taining to SCC is also included. For more information, visit
CANADA COUNCIL
AWARD NOMINATIONS
DUE APRIL 30
ASM’s Canada Council is seeking nominations for its
2017 awards program. These prestigious awards include:
G. MacDonald Young Award–The ASM Canada Coun-
cil established this award in 1988 to recognize distinguished
and significant contributions by an ASMmember in Canada.
This award consists of a plaque and a piece of Canadian
native soapstone sculpture. The 2016 recipient was Alex P.
Varro, Thuro Inc., Calgary, Alberta.
M. Brian Ives Lectureship–This award was estab-
lished in 1971 by the ASM Canada Council to identify a
distinguished lecturer who will present a technical talk at
a regular monthly meeting of each Canadian ASM Chapter
who elects to participate. The winner receives a $1000 hono-
rarium and travels to each ASM Canada Chapter throughout
the year to give their presentation with expenses covered
by the ASM Canada Council. The 2016 recipient was Lukas
Bichler, University of British Columbia, Kelowna.
John Convey Innovation Awards–In 1977, the Canada
Council created a new award to recognize sustaining mem-
Steigauf
VOLUNTEER PROFILE