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HIGHL IGHTS A D V A N C E D M A T E R I A L S & P R O C E S S E S | N O V E M B E R / D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 7 6 4 Materials Standards and Specifications Workshop In early August, ASM International hosted a cross-in- dustry materials standards and specifications workshop at its headquarters, on behalf of the Boeing Company. The goal was to discuss the current state of product standards, specifications, and best practices, andmake suggestions for an improved future state. Seventeen people from more than a dozen companies attended the meeting, which was chaired by Bob Kiggans (pictured left), an independent consultant, and facilitated by Jeff Grabowski (on right) of QuesTek Innovations LLC. The companies included airframe and aero engine builders, automotive manufacturers, and materials suppliers. The general consensus is that the meeting generated some useful outputs and identified several areas for devel- PHOTO GALLERY: HIGHLIGHTS FROM MS&T17 Pittsburgh’s rivers and beautifully engineered bridges, as seen from the Convention Center. Rachel Pry of The Ohio State University, a George A. Roberts Scholarship winner, is recognized by the ASM Foundation’s Glenn Daehn, FASM. Kishor M. Kulkarni presents his namesake Distinguished High School Teacher Award to Todd Bolenbaugh. At the ASM Leadership Luncheon, Emily Stover DeRocco from LIFT receives the ASM Foundation Pacesetter Award fromDiran Apelian, FASM, and Glen Daehn, FASM. A team from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University secured first place in the 2017 Undergraduate Design Competition. opment. One of the resulting actions is that ASM is now cre- ating a training course on specifications writing. MS&T17