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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 | J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 9 2 3 even been formulated. Because he was intrigued with computational mo- deling and how it could be used to generate materials, processes, and high performance components, he supported the development and link- age of materials and process models to enable location-specific property prediction. He also applied neural net- work models to complex materials and processing systems in order to tease out relationships of parameters from practical material and manufactur- ing datasets. CAPTURING IMAGES FOR ART AND SCIENCE In addition to his technical inter- ests, Dave is an avid amateur photog- rapher and metallographer. He has captured many beautiful images of the moon, aircraft, cityscapes, animals, and even the iconic ASM dome. His profes- sional interests nowextend to the trans- lation of metallographic images into a digital format suitable for analysis by machine learning and deep learning tools. Applying these tools will enable microstructures to be readily analyzed and classified in much finer detail than could ever be done by humans. Dave loves microstructures but says, “These are now art for my walls.” COMMUNITY LIFE Community has al- ways been a big part of Dave’s life. He was a mem- ber of the U.S. Air Force Reserve 440th Airlift Wing Community Council and has served on a number of university and indus- trial advisory boards. He enjoys sharing and teach- ing others, and has served as an adjunct assistant professor at the Milwau- kee School of Engineering where he taught materials and manufacturing courses to mechan- ical engineering students. The ASM family is also an inte- gral part of his community. As a previ- ous member of the Milwaukee Chapter, he served as chapter chairman and held many other executive commit- tee positions as well. In this capacity, he worked with a team of outstanding chapter leaders to deliver the annu- al H.R. Bergmann Memorial Seminar and coordinate the Ernie Guenther Me- morial Scholarship Fund. The fund an- nually provides student scholarships and high school teacher grants. As an ASM volunteer, Dave has served on the Advanced Materials & Processes editori- al committee and on ASM’s content and handbook committees. He also served as the 2012 AeroMat conference chair- man, led the development of two ASM Handbooks, and has authored numer- ous papers. As we move into the third year of the ASM Renewal, Dr. Furrer is defi- nitely the right person to move our so- ciety boldly into the digital future. As an accomplished, ethical, and strate- gic thinker who is passionate about his community, Dave is well equipped to be at the helm of our great techni- cal society. ~AM&P Dave is an avid amateur photographer in his spare time. From left, Boston reflection, F-35 fighter jet, backyard friend. Materials 4.0 and Engineering Infrastructures: Dave believes that the materials discipline is at a critical juncture. Ma- terials Science and Engineering is becoming ever more closely linked to other engineering disciplines. New materials are en- ablers and it is well understood that these materials are needed for the design and manufacture of all engineered products. The engineering community has been living in a world of concurrent engineering where many disciplines work together in meetings and with collaborative engineering tasks. Concurrent engineering in the traditional sense is being enhanced with integrated engineering, where the range of necessary engineering functions are compiled within joined computational tools and methods to produce model-based product definitions. Dave believes that true model-based product definitions include model-based material definitions and model-based manufacturing process definitions. The world has changed with myriad models and codes to help with material and process design and development. These tools are now becoming part of product design, development, and final definitions. To support this change, ASM is working to enhance materials databases to support materials, design, manufacturing, and quality engineers. Data of various types are needed to support materials and manufacturing process models. Dave sees ASM filling this need through collaboration and focused efforts on data management, data pedigree, and methods for data communication with and between computational tools. ASMmust be Relevant: Being relevant is the focus of ASM’s strategic plan. Delivery of materials information, education, data, and a culture of integrated engineering will enable ASM to help engineers and organizations add value to their efforts and products. Dave believes that what ASM has to offer will result in value-added products and services that will capture the interest of the society and help it to prosper and be relevant.