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 | M A Y / J U N E 2 0 2 2 5 0 Goyal has served ASM as chair of the India Chapter (2002-2005) and trustee of ASM International (2005-2008). He was recognized as a FASM in 2015, Fellow of Alpha Sigma Mu in 2017, and awarded Distinguished Life Membership in 2021. He has organized and chaired five major materials science events and helped the India Chapter build an office and training center in Mumbai. He serves on the boards of many corporations, including UPL Ltd., the fourth largest agrichemicals company in the world. He is a member of the Technology Development Board of India, member of the board of Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, IIT Bombay Research Park, and National Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies. He is conducting research on a novel manufacturing process to manufacture steel using microwaves and holds several patents for process development work using microwaves. He has served as the past president of Rotary Club of Mumbai South (2004-2005) and past assistant governor of Rotary International District 3141 (2009-2010). He is currently the chair of Ekal Abhiyan Trust, an NGO that runs over 80,000 single teacher schools in the remote tribal areas of India, providing primary education to 2.2 million children up to third grade. Dr. Navin J. Manjooran, FASM Nominee for Vice President Navin Manjooran currently serves as the chairman of Solve, a technology and research services company addressing energy, industry, medical, and infrastructure challenges. Over the past decade, Manjooran was on the global leadership team of Siemens AG with oversight for international collaborations, advanced technologies, and innovation. Since 2010, Manjooran has served as an adjunct professor in materials science and engineering at Virginia Tech University and is a board member of the U.S. Technology Advisory Group. He taught multiple courses and co- organized 32 international symposia for the National Institute of Technology (India), University of Florida, Virginia Tech, and various professional societies including ASM International, ACerS, AIST, ASME, IEEE, and TMS. Manjooran also serves as chair of the advisory board for the materials science and engineering department at the University of Florida. He has also served on the Virginia Tech University Board of Visitors, University of Chicago Board of Trustees, and Virginia Tech Capital Campaign. He holds a B.S. in metallurgical engineering from the National Institute of Technology (India), an M.S. in materials science and engineering from the University of Florida, and a Ph.D. in materials science and engineering from Virginia Tech. He also has an MBA from the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago. Manjooran has been awarded 12 patents, edited 12 books, and delivered more than 100 presentations/publications at national and international events. His awards include: Outstanding University of Florida Alumni (MSE), Outstanding Indian American (Engineering) Award, Distinguished Virginia Tech (VT) Alumnus, TMS Young Leader Award, VT Outstanding Leader Award, VT Paul Torgersen Doctoral Research Excellence Award, VT Outstanding Service Commendation Award, VT Outstanding Student Award, NITW Sri Kabadi Subalu Medal, and the NITW Alumni Association Gold Medal. Mr. John C. Kuli, Jr. Nominee for Treasurer John C. Kuli, Jr., is technology and innovation lead for operations within the Performance Alloys & Composites Division of Materion. His present role is focused on optimization of alloy chemistries for improved properties and purchase of new equipment to drive new product growth. During his 30-year career with Materion, he has specialized in optimization of molten metal processing techniques, robust casting mold design and manufacture, and hot working process improvements for the manufacture of copper, nickel, and aluminum-base alloys. He is a co-inventor of Materion’s new high conductivity copper QMet 200 and QMet 300 alloys and holds patents in aluminum processing and nickel-base alloy development. Kuli earned a B.S. inmetallurgical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, where he was awarded both ASM and Alcoa scholarships. He began his engineering career with Alcoa (Arconic) where he specialized in equipment and process optimization for semicontinuous casting of high strength 7XXX aluminum alloys. Kuli joined Brush Wellman in 1986 focusing on casting of lean beryllium-copper alloys including installation of a horizontal continuous caster for thin strip. He then worked for Wagstaff as a customer service engineer and regional sales manager, installing and commissioning aluminum billet and ingot casting systems. Kuli returned to Materion in 1996 as a technical manager to optimize the design, installation, and production start-up of a new melt and cast shop supporting Materion’s 1996-1998 Coiled Strip Mill Expansion Project. Kuli is a 41-year member of ASM International and has always been involved with his local ASM Chapter (Pittsburgh, Toledo, Cincinnati, and Cleveland). He currently serves on the ASM Technical Books Committee and is membership chair of the Cleveland Chapter. He is also active in Kuli Manjooran BOARD NOMINEES
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