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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 | O C T O B E R 2 0 1 8 4 1 CANADA COUNCIL AWARDS Canada Council Awards The ASM Canada Council will present awards during ASM’s Leadership Awards Luncheon on Monday, October 15, in Columbus, Ohio, during MS&T18. Congratulations to the following Canadian award recipients: ASM Canada Council G. MacDonald Young Award Paul Okrutny Senior Associate, Materials Failure 30 Forensic Engineering Toronto ASM Canada Council John Convey Innovation Award Ashok Koul, FASM President and CEO Live Prediction Technologies Inc. Ottawa Nomination deadline for both awards is March 1, 2019. For rules and nomination forms, visit the EDFAS website at edfas.org, click on Membership & Networking and then Society Awards, or contact Mary Anne Jerson at 440.338.5151 or email maryanne.jerson@asminternational.org . VOLUNTEERISM COMMITTEE Profile of a Volunteer Andy Frerichs, Senior Scientist ‒ Processing, The NanoSteel Company Materials engineering turned out to be a good fit for Andy Frerichs. Since childhood, he was the guy who liked to experiment with chemistry sets, take things apart, and build new versions. After earning a bach- elor’s degree at Iowa State University, he completed a Ph.D. program spanning multiple projects in mechanical materials processing, followed by postdoctoral work with a chemistry focus in oxidation reduction reactions. His wide range of academic experience helps Frerichs in his current work with The NanoSteel Company, a venture- backed business. He is constantly learning and adapting skills in a company that designs and commercializes advanced steels to make stronger and lighter automo- tive materials. Frerichs had his first exposure to ASM while at Iowa State—and liked it. “ASM gave us a window into life as a materials engineer, with tours and guest presentations.” After he finished academics and started working in the profession, he decided to get more involved in volunteering with ASM. “We shape the state of this profession,” says Frerichs. “We’re made up by our members—and if you don’t take an active part, you don’t have a say in how it goes. I believe a professional society is a way to affect change and make better engineers for the future.” Because there are no local chapters near Idaho Falls, for the past two years Frerichs has served on the national ASMEmergingProfessionals Committee. Hehelpedorganize the symposium for the MS&T 2017 conference and is taking the lead on the 2018 Perspectives for Emerging Materials Professionals symposium. “The goal is to present students and professionals with ideas for advancing their careers and becoming better materials engineers,” explains Frerichs. “I didn’t get this, so I try to make sure others do. ASM gives me a broader perspective beyond steel—into how other materials interface. I see a broader picture of the profession and my own career path.” WOMEN IN ENGINEERING This profile series introduces lead- ing materials scientists from around the world who happen to be females. Here we speak with Jessica Enos, materials engineer at Allied High Tech Products Inc. What does your typical workday look like? Almost every day is different, but on a typical day I accomplish many diverse tasks. The top priority is pre- paring materials for metallurgical analysis. Our customers send in anything frompackage dies to turbine blades, which I prepare to their specified finish. Throughout the day, I stay on alert for technical calls and emails, helping people who ask for application-related support. If we receive consum- ables from a vendor, I test that they work appropriately and authorize the packaging procedure. As we continually pro- vide new and improved products, I help test these products for viability and effectiveness. Since new product testing can be extensive and involve multiple stages of revision, I find multitasking to be a time-efficient strategy. What’s been your biggest technical challenge? My biggest technical challenge is determining the pro- cess for preparing a sample. This involves a bit of problem solving. The samples are very unique because they come in Enos