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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 | J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 1 5 2 MEMBERS IN THE NEWS Development of Refractory Complex Concentrated Alloys- based Composite – $700,000 Dr. Ali Yousefiani: The Boeing Company; Ultra-High Performance Metallic Turbine Blades for Extreme Environ- ments – $800,000 Dr David Alman, FASM: National Energy Technology Laboratory; Rapid Design and Manufacturing of High-Perfor- mance Materials for Turbine Blades Applications above 1300 Celsius – $1,500,000 Prof. John Perepezko: University of Wisconsin-Mad- ison; Additive Manufacturing of Ultrahigh Temperature Refractory Metal Alloys – $650,000 Dr. Govindarajan Muralidharan: Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Development of Niobium-Based Alloys for Tur- bine Applications – $700,000 Prof. Zi-Kui Liu, FASM: Pennsylvania State University; Design and Manufacturing of Ultrahigh Temperature Refrac- tory Alloys – $1,200,000 Dr. Greg Olson, FASM: QuesTek Innovations LLC; Con- current Design of a Multimaterial Niobium Alloy System for Next-generation Turbine Applications – $1,200,000 ULTIMATE projects address two target temperature levels and seek to develop ultrahigh temperature materi- als for continuous operation at 1300ºC (2372ºF) in a stand- alone material test environment or at 1800ºC (3272ºF) with coatings and cooling. Teams will also develop new man- ufacturing processes that ensure turbine blades can not only operate at these ultra-high temperatures, but also withstand the extreme operating environments commonly found in natural gas turbines in both the aviation and power generation industries. Phase 1 ULTIMATE teams will demonstrate proof of concept for alloy compositions, coatings, and manufactur- ing processes through modeling and laboratory scale ten- sile coupon testing of basic properties. At the conclusion of Phase 1, teams will be down-selected to participate in Phase 2, with up to $14 million in additional funds available to teams. The full list of Phase 1 projects can be viewed at https://bit.ly/33Moswu. DOE Awards Funding for Phase I of ULTIMATE Program: ASM Members Lead Selected Projects The U.S. Department of Energy announced $16 million in funding for 17 projects as part of Phase 1 of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) Ultrahigh Tem- perature Impervious Materials Advancing Turbine Efficiency (ULTIMATE) program. ULTIMATE teams will develop ultrahigh temperature materials for gas turbine use in the aviation and power generation industries. Several ASM members served as the technical lead/principal investigator for win- ning projects. They are listed below along with the awarded organizations, project descriptions, and funding amounts. Dr. Akane Suzuki: General Electric Company, GE Research; ULTIMATE Refractory Alloy Innovations for Supe- rior Efficiency (RAISE) – $1,600,000 Prof. Ji-Cheng Zhao, FASM: University of Maryland, College Park; New Environmental-Thermal Barrier Coatings for Ultrahigh Temperature Alloys – $600,000 Dr. Ravi Chandran, FASM: University of Utah; Design- ing Novel Multicomponent Niobium Alloys for High Tem- perature: Integrated Design, Rapid Processing & Validation Approach – $800,000 Dr. Raymundo Arroyave, FASM: Texas A&M Engi- neering Experiment Station; Batch-wise Improvement in Reduced Design Space using a Holistic Optimization Tech- nique (BIRDSHOT) – $1,200,000 Dr. Xingbo Liu, FASM: West Virginia University Research Corp.; High-Throughput Computational Guided MEMBERS IN THE NEWS 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 .

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