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 | A P R I L 2 0 2 1 7 0 Liu Featured in Industry Publication Zi-Kui Liu, FASM, was recently interviewed by HappyValley Industry, a publication in the State College, Pa., area. They asked to feature him after hearing that the DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) had awarded his Penn State team a $1.2 million grant for the design and manufacturing of ultrahigh-temperature refractory alloys. They were curious about why his research is important on a global scale, how it would change the industry, and what inspired him to pursue this type of research. The ASM past president stated that his project “aims to develop ultrahigh temperature materials for gas turbine use in the aviation and power generation industries through computational design, advanced manufacturing techniques and systematic characterization. High temperature materials such as Ni-based superalloys are the key component of the jet engines that enable today’s aerospace industry. Materials for higher operation temperatures are desirable to increase the engine efficiency and thus reduce the pollutions.” The full interview can be accessed at https://bit. ly/2Ngf5QQ. Zi-Kui Liu, FASM, and graduate student Brandon Bocklund were part of a team that placed in the annual NASA Software of the Year competition for tools that are part of their ARPA-E project. ASMmember Richard Otis (not shown) developed the code for the project. IN MEMORIAM Word has been received at ASM Headquarters of the death of past trustee Premkumar “Prem” Aurora. The very active member and beloved leader from the India Chapter (Mumbai) passed away on March 10. Aurora served on the ASM board from 2017 to 2020. A complete obituary will be included in the next issue of Advanced Materials & Processes. The ASM Minnesota Chapter notified ASM Headquarters of the passing of several of their longtime Life Members: Richard Kielty, age 82, of Richfield, passed away on March 17, 2020. He was a dedicated metallurgical engineer, having worked at Twin City Testing as well as Materials Evaluation and Engineering. He retired in 2019. He had been an ASM member for 56 years and a member of the Failure Analysis Society. Marshall W. Nelson, age 91, died on March 23, 2019, in St. Paul. He was born on May 31, 1927. Nelson graduated from Rockford West High School and the Illinois Institute of Technology. As a mechanical engineer, he became a leader in the combustion industry. He founded Marshall W. Nelson and Associates in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Eagan, Minnesota. His ASM membership spanned 65 years. Stanley R. Nelson, P.E., passed away August 14, 2020, at the age of 96. From St. Paul, he was born on December 18, 1923. Nelson was a WWII Veteran having served with the Marine Raiders in the Pacific Theater. An ASM member for 60 years, he was also a member of the Failure Analysis Society and Heat Treating Society. Robert S. “Bob” Ray, age 83, of Anoka, died in February 2020. He was born in Phelps, Wisconsin, and grew up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan where he graduated from Bergland High School in 1955. He attended Michigan Tech and graduated in 1962 with a degree in metallurgical engineering. In 1964, he was hired by Federal Cartridge and had a 35-year engineering career with them. Ray was also a member of the ASM Heat Treating Society. Aurora MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
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