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 | O C T O B E R 2 0 2 2 5 1 in 2021 as a working professional. The biggest benefit that I have found from ASMmembership has been the continuous learning and improvement whether it be through the webinars or the magazines and enewsletters. The networking opportunities to meet experts working in the field has been helpful as well. Currently, I am involved with ASM in several ways. I recently joined the board of the local ASM chapter in Detroit. In addition, I am a member of the ASM Residual Stress Technical Committee, which has been a great benefit for me in understanding residual stress measurements in depth. I am also a member of the Failure Analysis Society, Heat Treating Society, and the International Metallographic Society. ASM has been a good learning platform for me, and I would recommend the membership to every professional in the field of materials science. 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 Rajan Bhambroo, materials engineer with Tenneco Inc., Plymouth, Mich. What does your typical workday look like? Every day is different. Our team is a centralized analytical group providing materials engineering support to plants and development projects globally. Sometimes I am working on materials characterization projects using advanced characterization tools such as electron microscopes, x-ray diffraction, or x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy for product development activities or plant quality assurance/quality control purposes. On other days, I use my skills for failure analysis of automotive components to determine the root cause and mode of failure during customer testing or during service. What part of your job do you like most? I like the exposure to the variety of products, materials, processes, and plants that I get in my current role. Being in a centralized analytical laboratory, I am involved in projects that encompass materials such as aluminum alloys, stainless steels, ceramics, and coatings used in the automotive industry. In addition, different manufacturing processes are employed to make the component. So I learn something new about materials engineering and the associated manufacturing processes with every project. What attracted you to engineering? Engineering came as natural choice to me since I have always been inquisitive about how things are made and how things work. As a materials engineer, I believe my work profile is aligned with that curiosity as I can utilize the fundamental knowledge of materials science to understand how materials behave like they do, which is directly linked to how different technologies work. Best career advice received: “Learning never stops. Always aim to improve in knowledge and try to learn something new every day.” I always try to follow this advice by learning something new about materials engineering whether it be new materials or processes. Tell us about your involvement with ASM and our affiliate societies. Why are you a member? I have been exposed to ASM since my graduate studies at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay through my advisor. I became a member first in 2017 as a student and then CHAPTERS IN THE NEWS Cleveland Hosts Misra The ASM Cleveland Chapter held its first technical meeting of the new chapter year on September 7. The featured speaker at the hybrid meeting was Dr. Ajay Misra speaking on the “Development of Electrified Aircraft— Challenges and Opportunities.” He proposed that as the world develops all-electric and hybrid electric aircraft as a pathway toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the expansion of the electrified aircraft market will require development and demonstration of energy storage systems with high energy and power density along with high power density power train components. Misra’s presentation provided an overview of the market potential for electrified aircraft, technology needs, and drivers for realizing the full potential of electric propulsion systems. Technology areas he touched on during the presentation included flight-weight electrical machines, thermal management, power transmission, and energy storage. Misra serves as the deputy director of research and engineering at the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. He earned his Ph.D. in materials science and engineering from the University of California, Berkeley and has received several awards including the prestigious Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Executives. Bhambroo Misra CHAPTERS IN THE NEWS
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