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 U L Y / A U G U S T 2 0 2 1 6 4 Student Board Members for 2021-2022 Announced The ASM Board of Trustees values the insights, ideas, and participation of Material Advantage students. The Student Board Member program provides the opportunity to attend four board meetings where the students will meet and work with leading technical professionals and gain leadership skills that will benefit them throughout their career. The next deadline for submissions is February 15, 2022. Details can be found on the ASM website. Shruti Dubey Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India Shruti Dubey is a doctoral scholar in the department of materials science and engineering at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, U.P., India. She earned her master’s degree, also fromIITKanpur, in July 2018. With interests in thermal protection systems, she is developing thermally stable isotactic polypropylene and SiC composite nanofibers via electrospinning technology. She plans to fabricate thermal and flame retardant fibers that can be utilized as protective clothing for firefighters and defense personnel, in automotive applications, and more. She is the chair of the Material Advantage IIT Kanpur Chapter and a student delegate in ACerS, President’s Council of Student Advisors. Andrew Ruba Iowa State University Andrew Ruba is a junior, pursuing a degree in materials science and engineering at Iowa State University with specializations inmetals and polymers, as well as minors in English and nondestructive evaluation. In the fall, he will serve as chair of the Iowa State Material Advantage Chapter for the second consecutive year. Recently, he was the lead writer for an undergraduate-led grant application for a project aiming to recycle waste plastic and 3D print it into musical instruments. In January, he started working as a polymer co-op engineer at Mercury Marine in Fond Du Lac, Wis. David Scannapieco Case Western Reserve University David Scannapieco is a third-year Ph.D. student in materials science and engineering at Case Western Reserve University under Dr. JohnLewandowski in the Advanced Manufacturing and Mechanical Reliability Center, where he also completed his B.S. inmaterials science and engineering. Scannapieco has strong interests in advanced alloy processing and mechanical characterization of materials. His current projects include developing a novel alloying technique for Cu-Cr-Nb alloys using additive manufacturing and amethod of optimizing additivemanufacturing parameters using mechanical properties. His technical goals include exploring new age manufacturing techniques and developing innovative materials that exploit the unique aspects of these processes. 2021 STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS Dubey Ruba Scannapieco MD CORNER Midyear Progress Report As we move into the second half of 2021, it’s helpful to reflect back on our goals for the year. First, we wanted to minimize the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic-driven economic downturn for ASM and our members. Second, continue to focus on our strategic plan initiatives, and lastly, maintain the momentum of our multiyear digital transformation. At the ASM Dome, we just completed our mid-year review, and I am happy to say that we have made tremendous progress on all three goals. For example, our events are an excellent place to gather with colleagues, network, and learn about the newest advancements in materials. Throughout the pandemic, we held smaller virtual events to help keep everyone connected. This September, we are co-locating Heat Treat 21, IMAT—the International Materials, Applications, and Technologies conference, and the Motion + Power Technology Expo in St. Louis. We will have over 600 technical presentations, keynotes, and panel discussions, 250 exhibitors, and more than 300 students interested in materials engineering. Registration is open now, so do not miss this opportunity to reconnect with your peers. One of our strategic plan focus areas is to create a global professional network with technical and professional societies through joint activities including webinars, workshops, conferences, education, and publications. Today we’re working with the Japanese Institute of Metals, SF2M (France), IOM3 (U.K.), and societies in Brazil and India. You will hear more about these new partnerships in the coming months. We began our digital transformation three years ago by creating the ASM Digital Library that gives our members easy access to our world class collection of handbooks, journals, books, and conference proceedings. Today we’re continuing to transform by building an industrywide repository of materials data, tools, and education, as well as new technical committees focused on materials and process Aderhold
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