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4 Decades ago, my dad, a civil engineer, was involved in the development of solar paneled huts that protected water pumps in our hometown and kept them from freezing. He passed away recently, and in going through memorabilia, my sisters and I were reminded that a perk of our dad’s job when we were kids was being invited to enjoy the beautiful great outdoors—hiking, boating, and fishing— with other engineers’ families at Camp Muskingum in Ohio. After one excursion in the 1970s, we found ourselves on the cover of Ohio Engineer magazine. Those trips helped build our appreciation for nature and were reassurances that the engineering community valued, protected, and reveled in it as well. In recent years, my dad had been very intrigued by electric vehicle (EV) technology and the ecological promise it holds. He just missed seeing the late April release of “Lightning,” Ford’s first all-electric F-150. But I know he would have enjoyed the articles in this issue focused on sustainability in the auto industry. One article provides a summary from key thinkers in the area of sustainablematerials for EVs, based on a webinar jointly presented by ASM International and the Materials Research Society. Much of the webinar discussion centered around materials and recycling issues for EV batteries. In addition to those challenges, speaker Kristin Persson from the University of California, Berkeley reported that charging stations are not well maintained or properly policed. Sometimes a charger is not operational. Other times, a car is parked in front of one for longer than the allotted time, with no ticketing or fines. These basic logistical challenges need to be worked out before we will see a large growth in EV adopters. A different angle on sustainability in the automotive sector is presented in the lead article. Researchers from the University of North Dakota discuss the increasing use of bioplastics in auto parts as a means to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Yet, they conclude, more needs to be done on the cost considerations side to make them viable. In other environmental news, protocols around steel production are getting a refresh as the industry looks for greener processes. The World Steel Association reports that in 2020, every metric ton of steel produced emitted almost twice that much carbon dioxide (1.8 tons) into the atmosphere. An encouraging case study from Uddeholm shows how their new sustainable process for tool steel production reduced 90% of the company’s CO2 emissions. Results worthy of emblazonment. ASM members who wish to discuss these green topics in greater detail can look to the recently formed Sustainable Materials Engineering Technical Committee, chaired by John Wolodko, FASM, of the University of Alberta. Let us know if you’d like to be involved. There is so much human potential to solve ecological issues with materials science. It will be fascinating to see what today’s and tomorrow’s engineers can do—across the globe or in their own hometowns—to carry on the work of all those who came before. joanne.miller@asminternational.org 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 ASM International 9639 Kinsman Road, Materials Park, OH 44073 Tel: 440.338.5151 • Fax: 440.338.4634 Joanne Miller, Editor joanne.miller@asminternational.org Victoria Burt, Managing Editor vicki.burt@asminternational.org Frances Richards and Corinne Richards Contributing Editors Jan Nejedlik, Layout and Design Madrid Tramble, Production Manager madrid.tramble@asminternational.org Press Release Editor magazines@asminternational.org EDITORIAL COMMITTEE Adam Farrow, Chair, Los Alamos National Lab John Shingledecker, Vice Chair, EPRI Somuri Prasad, Past Chair, Sandia National Lab Beth Armstrong, Oak Ridge National Lab Margaret Flury, Medtronic Surojit Gupta, University of North Dakota Nia Harrison, Ford Motor Company Michael Hoerner, KnightHawk Engineering Hideyuki Kanematsu, Suzuka National College of Technology Ibrahim Karaman, Texas A&M University Ricardo Komai, Tesla Scott Olig, U.S. Naval Research Lab Amit Pandey, Lockheed Martin Space Satyam Sahay, John Deere Technology Center India Kumar Sridharan, University of Wisconsin Jean-Paul Vega, Siemens Energy Vasisht Venkatesh, Pratt & Whitney ASMBOARDOF TRUSTEES Judith A. Todd, President and Chair of the Board David B. Williams, Vice President Diana Essock, Immediate Past President John C. Kuli, Treasurer Burak Akyuz Ann Bolcavage Elizabeth Ho man Navin Manjooran Toni Marechaux U. Kamachi Mudali James E. Saal Priti Wanjara Ji-Cheng Zhao Sandra W. Robert, Secretary and Executive Director STUDENT BOARDMEMBERS Shruti Dubey, AndrewRuba, David Scannapieco Individual readers of AdvancedMaterials & Processes may, without charge, make single copies of pages therefrom for personal or archival use, or may freelymake such copies in such numbers as are deemed useful for educational or research purposes and are not for sale or resale. Permission is granted to cite or quote fromarticles herein, provided customary acknowledgment of the authors and source is made. The acceptance and publication of manuscripts in Advanced Materials & Processes does not imply that the reviewers, editors, or publisher accept, approve, or endorse the data, opinions, and conclusions of the authors. PASSING THE GREEN TORCH Myself in center with sister and dad on Ohio Engineer cover.

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