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80 21 TECHNICAL SPOTLIGHT CHARACTERIZING POLYMER FILMS WITH FTIR MICROSCOPY Using a Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) microscope along with an FTIR spectrophotometer proves beneficial in analyzing the complex layers of some composite polymer films. DESIGN AND ULTRASONIC CHARACTERIZATION OF A THIN-FILM, FLEXIBLE, PMUT ARRAY Jeong Nyeon Kim, Tianning Liu, Thomas N. Jackson, Kyusun Choi, Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Richard L. Tutwiler, and Judith A. Todd A materials and design optimization study uses finite element analyses to improve designs for robust and practical piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducer (PMUT) sensor arrays. 15 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 2 0 2 The AVE 2 Advanced Video Extensometer with AverEdge32 uses edge-based measurements to calculate transverse strain values of sheet metal. Courtesy of Instron. On the Cover: 68 ASM NEWS The latest news about ASM members, chapters, events, awards, conferences, affiliates, and other Society activities. 3D PRINTSHOP Learn what’s new in additive manufacturing from the University of Texas at Austin, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, and Fraunhofer IKTS.