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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 | J U L Y / A U G U S T 2 0 2 0 5 3 iTSSe TSS 3 SOCIETY NEWS TSS ANNOUNCES THE 2020 HALL OF FAME RECIPIENTS The ASM Thermal Spray Society (TSS) is pleased to wel- come the following 2020 honorees into the TSS Hall of Fame: Yuk-chiu Lau, Basil Marple, FASM, and Robert Miller. Yuk-chiu (Y.C.) Lau joinedGEGlob- al Research in 1990 and retired in 2017 as technical leader, Materials & Process- es Engineering, GE Power. Lau received his B.S. degree inphysics (1976) fromthe Chinese University of Hong Kong and his Ph.D. in electrical engineering (1985) from the University of Buffalo, N.Y. Lau has been a member of ASM In- ternational since 1991 and served as the industrial liaison to the ASM TSS Board of Directors between 2012 and 2015. He has served on the JTST Editorial Commit- tee since 2001 and is currently the vice-chair of the commit- tee. He has served as a co-editor of the International Thermal Spray Conference (ITSC) Proceedings and Journal of Thermal Spray Technology ( JTST ) Special issues since 2006 and was the guest editor of the 2017 JTST issue on “Special Focus on Next Generation Coatings for Gas Turbines.” He also served on the organizing committee of the ASM 2013 Conference on “Reli- ability, Durability, and Performance Assessment of Thermal Sprayed Coatings.” Lau was recognized “for pioneering work in the develop- ment of advanced thermal sprayed thermal barrier coatings that includes dense vertically cracked TBCs and environmen- tal barrier coatings.” Basil Marple, FASM, was a senior research officer (now retired) with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) being employed there for more than 37 years. He received a B.Sc. in chemistry from Dalhousie University, Canada in 1978 and a Ph.D. in ceramic science from Pennsylvania State Uni- versity, State College, in 1990. He joined NRC in 1975, where his work focused on the shaping and engineering of ceramic materials by slip cast- ing, compaction and, later, injectionmolding. He has published more than 100 academic papers and holds three patents. Several of his collaborative publications have received Best Paper Awards. Marple served two 3-year terms (2006-12) on the TSS Board of Directors. He was a member of the ITSC Organizing Committee for several years, served on the TSS Nominating Committee and was vice-chair of the TSS Program Com- mittee from 2006-2010. He served as co-editor of four ITSC Proceedings, guest editor for special issues of the JTST , and lead editor of JTST in 2010-2013. In 2010 he received the TSS President’s Award. Marple was recognized by TSS “for significant scientific impact and mentoring in thermal spray R&D and for leader- ship in disseminating technical information to the thermal spray community.” Robert Miller conducted research into aero thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) for the majority of his 43 years at NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleve- land. His publications on TBCs include early insights into failure mechanisms, life modeling, detailed stress modeling, and the role of phase distributions on coating performance. He also conduct- ed early studies of environmental barri- er coatings (EBCs) for ceramics, thick TBCs for diesel engines, TBCs having lower thermal conductivitywith improved sinter- ing resistance, and TBCs having improved erosion resistance. He also managed numerous contracts and grants with engine companies and universities. He earned a Ph.D. in chemistry from Case Western Re- serveUniversity (CWRU) in1976, wherehe conducted research in the area of high temperature chemical physics (reactive scattering). After retiring from civil service in 2015, he served as a part-time researcher at NASA until 2019. He has authored or co-authored over 150 research pa- pers and holds 15 patents. His work has been extensively cited—15 papers have a combined 4000 citations in Google Scholar. Miller was recognized “for original and sustained contri- butions to the field of aero thermal barrier coatings that has stimulated and led this R&D into commercial realization.” JOURNAL OF THERMAL SPRAY TECHNOLOGY VOLUME 28 BEST PAPER AWARDS The Journal of Thermal Spray Technology ( JTST ) is pleased to announce the winners of the JTST Volume 28 Best Paper Awards, as chosen by an international committee of ex- pert judges. The awards will be acknowledged during an up- coming Thermal Spray event. The Editorial Committee of the journal believes it is im- portant to evaluate the quality of engineering and scientific contributions published in JTST and to provide recognition of excellent work and its publication. Each paper is reviewed and evaluated on its merits for scientific and engineering content, originality, and presentation style. The JTST Editorial Board and the ASM Thermal Spray Society Executive Board of Direc- tors extend their congratulations to the winning authors. Lau Marple Miller