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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 7 FROM THE FOUNDATION DomesDay 2017 Crushes It Established in 2014 by the ASM Student Board Mem- bers, DomesDay is intended to familiarize Material Advan- tage students with a piece of ASM culture—the Dome—by involving them in a design and materials selection compe- tition. Each team is required to create a Dome structure, reminiscent of ASM’s Headquarters and National Historic Landmark, while also accounting for mechanical strength and cost of production. A poster presentation is included to describe the innovation process from ideation to final fabrication. This year, 11 teams competed to claim the title of DomesDay 2017 Champion. Three teams rose to the top after judging each entry’s poster presentation, Dome aes- thetics, andmechanical strength. In first place was VT Dome (Virginia Tech), second place was awarded to Tree Killers (Arizona State University), and in third place was Miner Domeination (Missouri University of Science and Technol- ogy). For a full list of teams, photo gallery, and video, visit asminternational.org/students/domesday-competition. FROM THE FOUNDATION Year in Review: Much Accomplished, More to Do As the year comes to a close, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support, belief, and commitment to the ASM Materials Edu- cation Foundation. As you know, the Foundation aims to serve its mission to excite young peo- ple in materials, science, and engineering careers. A spe- cial thanks goes to all of our stakeholders, partners, Board of Directors, volunteers, staff, and most importantly, the teachers and students we serve! In reflecting upon this year, the Foundation has much to be proud of and should celebrate the many accomplish- ments that were realized. For example, we conducted two specialty Materials Camps, one focused on additive manu- facturing, the other on the Materials Genome Initiative. In addition, the Materials Camp for teachers programhas been operating for 15 years—providing education and inspiration to students and teachers alike. This year also provided the opportunity to review our past successes and begin to plan for a desired future state. The Board embarked on developing a new strategic plan, expected to be complete early next year, which includes a full assessment of the Foundation’s programs. Through the planning process, we will be evaluating our Materials Camp programming to see where improvements can be made in content, delivery, and operational logistics to provide the most engaging curriculum to as many people as possible, in a cost effective manner. While the Foundationwas an early pioneer of hands-on science learning, we are now in an increasingly crowded space where everyone is competing for funding. The Foun- dation needs to be sure we are providing a product that captures the attention of educators, appeals to the goals of funders, and continues to serve the Foundation’s mis- sion. We are particularly excited to look at new ways that we might reach and inspire even more youth to join STEM fields. As we approach the end of the year, I sendmy very best to each of you. I am proud to serve this organization and look forward toworkingwith you in the coming year tomake the ASM Materials Education Foundation the best it can be. Without your support, none of this would be possible. Nichol Campana Director of Development & Operations ASM Materials Education Foundation ASM Student Board Members congratulate Virginia Tech’s winning teammembers, WilliamWenger and Daniel Ching for their DomesDay first place entry. Thanks to all the teams that participated in this year’s competition, as well as the sponsors, NSL Analytical and MTS. We look forward to seeing you at DomesDay 2018 in Columbus! Campana STUDENT BOARD MEMBER SOUND BITES