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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 | O C T O B E R 2 0 1 9 4 2 SMST MEMBERS NAMED 2019 ASM AWARDEES AND FELLOWS SMST is pleased to announce that several of its members have been named a recipient of a 2019 ASM Award or have joined the newest Class of Fellows. The awards were present- ed at ASM’s annual Awards Dinner, October 1, inPortland, Ore., during MS&T19. Congratulations to all! 2019 ASM AWARD RECIPIENTS SILVER MEDAL AWARD Dr. Jeremy E. Schaffer Senior Research & Development Engineer Materials Science and Engineering, Fort Wayne Metals, Ind. “For marked contributions in the med- ical wire field through alloy design and process-structure-function interplay, for winsome and engaging technical communication and men- torship, and dedicated service to the materials community.” 2019 CLASS OF ASM FELLOWS Dr. Thomas Duerig, FASM Founder and CTO Confluent Medical Technologies Fremont, Calif. “For sustained research and commer- cialization of Nitinol and Nitinol devices while uniquely balancing science, tech- nology, engineering, personnel and busi- ness thus translating fundamental science into technologies that change our world.” Dr. Diego Mantovani, FASM Director Biomaterials Lab Laval University Quebec City, Canada “For seminal contributions in the field of materials science and engineering ap- plied to innovative biomedical materials and coatings to replace and regenerate tissue and organs that lost their func- tionality.” 4 SHAPE MEMORY SOCIETY NEWS