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 | S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 2 5 0 CHAPTERS IN THE NEWS persevere and prioritize, and have a dream; but don’t forget to celebrate life. Use every opportunity you get that is aligned with your goals. Do you know someone who should be featured in an upcoming Face of Materials Engineering profile? Contact Vicki Burt at vicki.burt@asminternational.org. THE FACE OF MATERIALS ENGINEERING This profile series features members from around the world at all stages in their careers. Here we speak with Susmita Bose, FASM, professor, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman. What does your typical workday look like? Most days start with listening to music. I’ll make breakfast and lunch for my boys, then read emails, check the schedule, and meet with students, followed by teaching if school is in session. What part of your job do you like most? I most like interacting with students, whether related to teaching or research. What is your greatest professional achievement? Every achievement is unique. I consider them “great” achievements and feel blessed. Developing good students who value education and are passionate about research is a great achievement. I am also proud of winning competitive NIH R01 grants that help us do interdisciplinary research integrating science, engineering, and medicine. What attracted you to engineering? I have always been very passionate about using science in engineering education and felt the importance of training the next generation of students and the opportunity to integrate science into most of the engineering classes I teach. I consider myself a scientist with some engineering experience. What are you working on now? The objective of our research is to understand the chemical, mechanical, and biological properties of natural medicinal compounds (NMCs) combined with bone-like materials such as doped calcium phosphate ceramics (CaP), and how porous 3D-printed scaffolds may enhance bone formation and blood vessel formation properties in vivo. Our long-range goal is to demonstrate clinically relevant, patient-matched, osteogenic and angiogenic doped CaP or CaP-polymer scaffolds with NMCs that will substitute autologous bone for repair, replacement, and augmentation in orthopedics and dentistry. Did you ever consider doing something else with your life besides engineering? No, I always wanted to be in academia, knowing the opportunity and impact I can have on young people’s lives! Best career advice, given or received: I tell my students to plan, work hard, be passionate, Material Advantage Chapter representatives from the Cummins College of Engineering for Women, Nagpur, and the PVG College of Engineering and Technology helped with event logistics. CHAPTERS IN THE NEWS Pune Celebrates Chapter Annual Day The ASM Pune Chapter hosted an extremely well organized Chapter Annual Day that included a special guest speaker, awards, student outreach presentation, dinner, and networking. At the July 18 event, PradeepGoyal, FASM, presented a talk on “Developing Greener Technologies with Microwaves.” Goyal is senior vice president-elect (20222023) of ASM International and the founder and chairman of Pradeep Metals Ltd. in Mumbai. In addition to in-person participants, the organizers accommodated virtual attendees from the U.S. and other parts of India as well. Students were featured prominently as presenters, organizers, and participants. Bose Chapter chair UdayamPathak, FASM, bestows flowers on guest speaker Pradeep Goyal, FASM (left).
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