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In This Issue 43 President Collins Appoints Council Chairs 45 Board Nominations 46 Student Board Member Applications 47 Members in the News 50 Chapter News ASM NEWS 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 Submit news of ASM and its members, chapters, and affiliate societies to Joanne Miller, editor, ASM News | ASM International 9639 Kinsman Road | Materials Park, OH 44073 | P 440.338.5455 | F 440.338.4634 | E joanne.miller@asminternational.org Contact ASM International at 9639 Kinsman Road, Materials Park, OH 44073 | P 440.338.5151 or 800.336.5152 (toll free in U.S. and Canada) | F 440.338.4634 | E MemberServiceCenter@asminternational.org | W asminternational.org ASM NEWS 6 7 67 ASM Award Recipients 72 From the President’s Desk 75 Women in Engineering 76 77 In Memoriam ASM ANNOUNCES 2020 AWARD PROGRAM RECIPIENTS T he ASM International Board of Trustees has named award program recipients for 2020. The awards pro- gram recognizes achievements of members of the materials science and engineering community. Distinguished Life Membership Mr. George F. Vander Voort, FASM, consultant, Vander Voort Consulting LLC, Wadsworth, Ill., will receive this year’s award “for being the world’s leading authority and source for knowledge, in the field of metallog- raphy, specimen preparation, selective etching and tint etching, interpretation and measurement of microstructures, and fractography.” Distinguished Life Membership was established in 1954 and is conferred on those leaders who have devoted their time, knowledge, and abilities to the advancement of the materials industries. Medal for the Advancement of Research Mr. Geoff Hunt, senior vice presi- dent, engineering, Pratt &Whitney, East Hartford, Conn., will receive this year’s award “for continued financial support and executive leadership to advance the state of the art in aerospace tech- nologies, including advanced materi- als and manufacturing processes, to enable next generation aero-engines, avionics, and space systems.” The award was established in 1943 to honor an executive in an organization that produces, fabricates, or uses metals and other materials. The recipient, over a period of years, shall have consistently sponsored research or development, and by foresight and actions, will have helped substantially advance the arts and sciences related to materials science and engineering. Honorary Membership Dr. John Price Hirth, FASM, pro- fessor emeritus, The Ohio State Univer- sity, Columbus, will receive this year’s award “for contributions in laying the foundation for the theory of disloca- tions and the underlying mechanisms for plastic deformation and creep in crystalline materials.” Honorary Mem- bership in the Society was established in 1919 to recognize distinguished service to the materials science and engineering profession, ASM strategic plan and initiatives, and the progress of mankind. Gold Medal Prof. John Ågren, FASM, pro- fessor, KTH Royal Institute of Technol- ogy, Stockholm, will receive this year’s award “for outstanding contributions in the field of materials science and engineering and its scientifically based application to engineering problems, and for entrepreneurship toward mak- ing science useful for society.” The medal was established in 1943 to rec- ognize outstanding knowledge and great versatility in the application of science to the field of materials science and engineering, as well as exceptional ability in the diagnosis and solution of diversified materials problems. Engineering Materials Achievement Award Dr. Victor Kenneth Champagne, Jr., FASM and Aaron Nardi – U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Md., Dr. Dennis Helfritch, Service Engineering, Md., Dr. Ovi Marin, Quantum Technology Corp., Wash., Mr. Rob Hrabe, VCR Metal Systems, S.D., Mr. Chris Howe, MOOG, N.D., and Mr. Lawrence Binek, United Technologies Research Center, ASM NEWS Vander Voort Hunt Hirth Ågren Champagne, Jr.