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iTSSe TSS 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 9 3 7 iTSSe TSS 3 SOCIETY NEWS TSS ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD MEMBERS TSS President André McDonald, University of Alberta, recently announced new appointments to the TSS Board. Komal Laul, senior principal engineer, Delta Airlines, and James Ruud, repair process engineering – Ops Support Lab, General Electric, were reappointed to the board for a second three-year term. ASM THERMAL SPRAY SOCIETY BOARD SEEKS NOMINATIONS The ASM TSS Nominating Committee is currently seek- ing nominations to fill one vice president, one secretary/ treasurer, and two board member positions. Candidates for these director positions can be from any segment of the ther- mal spray community. Nominees must be a member of the ASM Thermal Spray Society andmust be endorsed by five TSS members. Board members whose terms are expiring may be eligible for nomination and possible reelection on an equal basis with any other nominee. Nominations must be re- ceived no later than March 1, 2020. Forms can be found at tss.asminternational.org. For more information, contact Doug Puerta, ASM TSS Awards & Nominations Committee chair, at dpuerta@stackmet.com . McDonald Laul Ruud Ang Bianchi Rad Gildersleeve Andrew Ang, research engineer, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia, and Luc Bianchi, Safran, SA, France, were appointed to the board for a three-year term. MiladRezvani Rad, University of Alberta, was reappoint- ed as student board member, and Edward Gildersleeve, Stoney Brook University, was also appointed student board member. Both appointments are for one year. SOLICITING STUDENT MEMBERS FOR TSS BOARD The ASM Thermal Spray Society is seeking applicants for the two student board member positions. Nominations are due by April 1, 2020. Students must be a registered un- dergraduate or graduate during the 2020-2021 academic year and must be studying or involved in research in an area closely related to the field of thermal spray technology. For more information on eligibility and benefits, visit tss. asminternational.org.