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HIGHL IGHTS 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 | S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 0 5 9 FROM THE FOUNDATION set priorities for tools and for targeted data. Please consider helping in the coming months by serving on a volunteer focus group. Log onto the ASM Connect platform, update your profile, and review the latest volunteer opportunities. Also consider supporting our Technical Committees as a way to shape and refine these products. Your engagement will enable a smooth launch and help us prioritize the most valuable tools and data for the ASM Data Ecosystem. Thanks in advance for your willingness to serve and for your contri- bution of energy, knowledge, and talent. FROM THE FOUNDATION Great ‘Lemonade’ from a Team Effort 2020 has been a year like none of us have experienced. Great people and agile organizations find opportunities in the challenges, making lemonade from the lemons they are handed. I am beyond proud of the way the ASM Materials Education Foundation turned around what could have been a disastrous summer. Each year, the Foundation invests about one million dollars in ASM Materials Camp programs where over 700 K-12 teachers receive 40 hours of high-quality materials sci- ence education with live, interactive, hands-on instruction. ASM Materials Camps are incredibly effective in informing, inspiring, and growing the next generation of materials, engineering, and technical professionals—one of the best and most efficient investments of any organization in con- necting students with needed and fulfilling careers. COVID-19 forced change to the business model quickly and completely. Executive Director Carrie Wilson planned early on to make Camps remote. This huge undertaking was carried out by dedicated Master Teachers and ASM vol- unteers to largely maintain the camp format and character through interactive teleconference sessions. More than 700 supply kits were sent and new digital teaching strategies were adopted. While the Foundation saved some money on travel and other expenses of a live camp, this was more than offset in modifying content and delivery methods. Reviews were awesome; here is just one: Thank you for sponsoring and hosting an incredible program for teachers. The professional discussions, vir- tual tours of local industry, hands-on lab activities and real applications of textbook concepts embedded within the ASM Materials Camp will transform student experiences in my classrooms. The ASM Materials Camp definitely sets the bar high for future professional development, from the “why” and “how” of materials science to the “where can I get a job doing this?” Teachers and educators were encouraged to complete the tasks, engage in discussions, and process content often overlooked by pedagogy and teaching methodology. Thank you for organizing this incredible learning experience to encourage teachers and students alike to re-think, imagine, question, tinker, and discover the chemistry and physics of materials science engineering. AWESOME! ASM Foundation now has great new tools and ap- proaches to educate teachers about materials and show our rigorously tested hands-on labs, expanding reach into new geographies and underserved communities as well as offering newmodes such as shortened, focusedmodules for continuing engagement. I offer my humble thanks to ASM Foundation stake- holders who rose to this occasion. This pandemic showed how dependent we are on our manufacturing supply chain, which is fragile. The key to a robust manufacturing economy is people, from technicians to Ph.D.s. Aware and passionate middle and high-school teachers are vital to a technical tal- ent pipeline that is smart, robust, and diverse. If you would like to learn more about or invest in these worthy programs, please go to ASMFoundation.org. Glenn S. Daehn, FASM Chair, ASM Materials Education Foundation Daehn VISIT THE CAREER HUB Matching job seekers to employers just got easier with ASM International’s CareerHub. After logging on to the ASM website, job seekers can upload a resume and do searches on hiring companies for free. Advanced searching allows filtering based on various aspects of materials science, e.g., R&D, failure analysis, lab environment, and manufacturing. Employers and suppliers can easily post jobs and set up pre-screen criteria to gain access to highly qualified, profes- sional job seekers around the globe. For more information, visit careercenter.asminternational.org .