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 4 ASM Student Board Members for 2022-2023 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 April 1, 2023. Details can be found on the ASM website. Jaime Berez Georgia Institute of Technology Jaime Berez is a Ph.D. student in the G.W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. He earned a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Maryland in 2018, where he participated in his school’s SAE Collegiate Design Series’ racing team and held internships in the aerospace and automotive industries. His current research focuses on in-process and materials/mechanical qualification of metal additive manufacturing methods. Berez is passionate about equitable and student-centered engineering education and believes that ASM’s informational content is a great fit for the engineering classroom, where it can help produce more capable and prepared engineers. Ashlie A. Hamilton University of Minnesota – Twin Cities Ashlie Hamilton is an undergraduate student at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities pursuing a bachelor’s degree in materials science and engineering. She is currently a research assistant in Professor Nathan Mara’s lab at the University of Minnesota. Previously, she participated in the MRSEC Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign working with Professor Pinshane Huang. Hamilton has been the secretary of the Tau Beta Sigma Honorary Band Sorority for the last two years. Additionally, she is an active participant in the local Material Advantage Chapter. Nicole M. Hudak The Ohio State University Nicole Hudak is a second-year student at The Ohio State University. Her first experience studying materials was at the 2019 ASM Eisenman Materials Camp and since then it has been an easy decision to major in materials science and engineering. This summer, Hudak will be furthering her materials education by working at Oatey Co. as a quality engineering intern and she will be returning to the 2022 ASM Eisenman Materials Camp as a junior mentor. She is excited to share the passion she found at that camp with others in the field and help pave the way for younger generations of students to come. Hamilton Hudak Todd FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK Berez Chapters and Members As the flowers burst into bloom and winter turns into spring, the last month has been a wonderful time to reunite with friends and colleagues not seen since the beginning of COVID. I was fortunate to attend in-person meetings of the Philadelphia and Penn State chapters and tomeet members of the Los Angeles Chapter virtually. The Liberty Bell Chapter held their Officers Night meeting at the historic Joseph Ambler Inn, a must visit if you are in the King of Prussia area. Surrounded by beautifully restored buildings dating from 1734, their gift of the chapter’s souvenir Liberty Bell—the original was commissioned in 1751—was even more meaningful. Following a tour of the production facility, the Penn State chapter held its meeting at the Axemann Brewery and Tap Room in the former Cerro Metal Factory, Titan Energy Park, Bellefonte, Pa. Encouraged by the unusually warm weather, members then gathered to relax and network on the deck overlooking the trout stream. The air was filled with renewed energy as students, faculty, and industry members mingled for the first time in two years. See the Chapters in the News section of this issue for photos from my Pennsylvania visits. Memories of my days as an officer (1980s) came flooding back when I met with the Executive Committee of the Los Angeles Chapter. We reminisced about common acquaintances, discussed changing member demographics and work environments, and looked to the post-COVID future. FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK
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