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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 | N O V E M B E R / D E C E M B E R 2 0 2 1 5 4 DATA ECOSYSTEM ASM to Launch Data Ecosystem in January 2022 ASM International is proud to announce the upcoming launch of the new Data Ecosystem, which seeks to package digital materials technologies in an all-in-one powerful and convenient platform. The Data Ecosystem Workbench will provide a custom and secure workspace for users to extract value from their analytical work for further discovery, trans- formation, or curation. The Data Ecosystem represents a significant change in how ASMwill bring greater value to our membership and the entire scientific community. The value of the Data Ecosystem starts with collecting and providing relevant materials data. ASM will transform data within their Digital Database products into machine readable formats, as well as form valuable relationships with data contributors to support the industry needs around design simulation and advanced analytics such as machine learning. The next critical piece in this initiative is educating users on what can be done and how to do it. Like ASM’s best-selling Metallurgy for the Non-Metallurgist course, Data Management education will be pragmatic. Students will be taught both the “Why” and “How” of going faster in a Mate- rials 4.0 business environment. The first two courses will cover heat treat process simulation andmaterials data man- agement fundamentals. The last, and enabling piece of the Data Ecosystem brings innovative organizations with advanced materials and analytical tools together in one convenient Software as a Service (SaaS) platform—the Data Ecosystem Workbench. This secure platform will provide data structure, storage, and computational power for creating advanced analytical work products. ASM is pleased to be working with an initial group of industry respected Tool Providers for the launch of the Data Ecosystem: • ASCENDS: “the Advanced data SCiENce toolkit for Non-Data Scientists” – a multidisciplinary team of researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) developed an advanced toolkit named ASCENDS to assist scientists and others who want to use their data for machine learning. • DANTE Solutions: “A Practical Tool for Heat Treatment Simulation and Thermal Engineering Solutions” – DANTE Solutions maintains an active program of alloy characterization, process modeling consulting, continued innovation in application to new processes (i.e., vacuum carburizing, high pressure gas quenching), and technical support to so ware licensees. Annual ASM Award Nominations due Feb. 1, 2022 The deadline for the majority of ASM’s awards is February 1, 2022, and we are actively seeking nomi- nations for all of these awards, a few of which are listed below: Edward DeMille Campbell Memorial Lectureship Distinguished Life Membership William Hunt Eisenman Award Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal Historical Landmarks— 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of ASM Historical Landmarks! Honorary Membership Medal for Advancement of Research Allan Ray Putnam Service Award Albert Sauveur Achievement Award Albert Easton White Distinguished Teacher Award J. Willard Gibbs Phase Equilibria Award View rules and past recipients at asminternational. org/membership/awards. To receive a unique nomi- nation form link, contact Christine Hoover at christine. hoover@asminternational.org . Danielle Cote and Dharma Maddala both received the Bronze Medal Award in 2019.