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TSS REPRESENTATIVE ATTENDS

ASM AFFILIATE OFFICER SUMMIT

ASM hosted an Affiliate Officer and ASM Management

Summit on April 18 and 19 at its headquarters in Materials Park,

Ohio. On hand to represent the interests of the Thermal Spray

Society was

Douglas G. Puerta,

TSS president, who traveled

from Happy Valley, Ore. The goal of the Summit is to strength-

en relationships between the affiliate societies and ASM, and

better align their activities with the ASM Renewal. Also in atten-

dance were leaders from the Electronic Device Failure Analysis

Society, Failure Analysis Society, Heat Treating Society, Interna-

tional Metallographic Society, and International Organization

on Shape Memory and Superelastic Technologies, as well as

members of the ASMmanagement team.

Front row, from le: Jaret Frafjord (IMS president), Othmane Benafan (SMST vice president), Ron Aderhold (ASM associate managing

director and chief information o¥icer), Ryan Milosh (ASM sales andmarketing director), Lee Knauss (EDFAS vice president), Steve Kowalski

(HTS president), Bill Mahoney (ASMmanaging director), and Zhiyong Wang (EDFAS president). Second row, from le: Burak Akyuz (FAS

president), Jeremy Scha¥er (EDFAS president), JimOakes (HTS vice president), Dan Dennies (IMS vice president-elect), and Doug Puerta

(TSS president).

TSS president Doug Puerta (center), meets with Burak Akyuz, FAS

president (le), and Susan Davis, ASM director of membership

operations, during the A¥iliate Summit at the ASM Dome.

SEEKING NOMINATIONS FOR

THERMAL SPRAY HALL OF FAME

The Thermal Spray Hall of Fame, established in 1993 by

the Thermal Spray Society of ASM International, recognizes

and honors outstanding leaders who have made significant

contributions to the science, technology, practice, education,

management, and advancement of thermal spray. For a copy

of the rules, nomination form, and list of previous recipients,

visit tss.asminternational.org or contact joanne.miller@

asminternational.org. Nominations are due

September 30.