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Samal and Shields Named APMI Fellows
APMI International’s most prestigious award recog-
nizes members for their significant contributions to the
goals, purpose, and mission of the organization as well as
for a high level of expertise in the technology, practice, or
business of the powder metallurgy (PM) industry. The 2017
Fellow Award recipients,
Prasan Samal
and
John Shields,
FASM,
will receive elevation to Fellow status at the Powder-
met2017 conference in Las Vegas on June 14.
Prasan Samal, North American
Hoganas Inc., Hollsopple, Pa., retired,
is one of the leading experts in the
stainless steel powder industry. Col-
laborating with several PM parts pro-
ducers, he helped develop and qualify
many stainless steel components for
use in automotive exhaust systems.
Other R&D achievements include opti-
mizing sintering parameters for stain-
less steel to enhance dimensional accuracy, machinability,
weldability and corrosion resistance; refinement of disper-
sion strengthened copper; and electrolytic iron refinement.
John Shields, PentaMet Associ-
ates LLC, has been a leading expert on
molybdenum and its associated met-
als for more than three decades. He is
noted for alloy research and develop-
ment, along with a critical and ana-
lytical approach to problem solving.
He has worked with NASA to develop
materials for space shuttles, refined
sintered tungsten ingots to increase
tungsten sheet yields, and led a team to bring a novel ther-
mal management system for galvanic corrosion resistance
to market.
Sargent STEPs Ahead
Binky Sargent
of Kennametal Inc. received honors at
the fifth annual Women in Manufacturing STEP (Science,
Technology, Engineering and Production) Ahead Awards
presented by The Manufacturing Institute. The awards
honor women who have demonstrated excellence and lead-
ership in their careers and represent all levels of the man-
ufacturing industry, from the factory floor to the C-suite.
Sargent is the manager of Kennametal’s material analysis
team located in Latrobe, Pa. She joined Kennametal in 1997
where she began her career as an engineer in the company’s
carbide process development group. She is an active men-
tor for STEM programs and is a champion for the company’s
local high school manufacturing outreach programs.
Hemker, Manuel, Howarter, Arroyave
Join TMS Board
TheMinerals, Metals &Materials Society (TMS) installed
new officers during its 2017 Annual Meeting & Exhibition in
San Diego. Among the new TMS Board of Directors are the
following ASM members:
Kevin J. Hemker, FASM,
profes-
sor of mechanical engineering at Johns Hopkins University,
will serve as 2017 vice president;
Michele V. Manuel,
MSE
professor at the University of Florida, will serve as content
development and dissemination director/chair;
John A.
Howarter,
assistant MSE professor at Purdue University,
will serve as public and governmental affairs director/
chair; and
Raymundo Arroyave,
associate MSE professor
at Texas A&M University, will serve as functional materials
division chair.
MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
Samal
Shields