4 New Orleans was a fitting location for this year’s IMAT conference and exposition. Everything about the Crescent City—named for its shape as it hugs the Mississippi River—beckons to transport you beyond the mundane. Your senses are enlivened by old world steamboats, colorful horse-drawn buggies and clanging trolleys, wrought iron balconies wrapped in climbing flowers, Dixieland sounds at every turn, and mouthwatering gumbo with locally reeled seafood. The city naturally awakens the senses. But perceptions were heightened for other reasons too. For many attendees and exhibitors, IMAT 2022 was the first attempt at convening since 2019. Everything seemed enhanced. The greeting of old colleagues was warmer. The meeting of new ones was richer. And the celebrations were grander, with the new ASM Fellows Induction Ceremony and the Annual Awards Dinner each recognizing three years’ worth of honorees. Throughout the event, the benefits of in-person networking—so long on hiatus— were obvious. Business was conducted, introductions made, emails exchanged, talks applauded, and stories and laughter were heard. The ASM family was together again. One particularly interesting keynote talk was given by Dr. Kathryn Beers of NIST’s Circular Economy Program. She provided several definitions of the circular economy. One by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation posits that we need to “transform the throwaway economy into one where waste is eliminated, resources are circulated, and nature is regenerated.” To that end, NIST has established the following three pillars as their priority areas: materials science and design, data and precision tools, and environmental impact assessment. Beers directed us to the nist.gov website, which is teeming with free reports related to the three pillars. Her most quotable statement on recycling: “Tires are a bigger problem than teabags.” Continuing with this IMAT conference theme, an inaugural Affiliate Society panel on the circular materials economy was well attended on the show floor. While chaired by Prof. Christopher Berndt, FASM, TSS-HoF, a representative from each of ASM’s affiliates discussed sustainability through their industry’s unique lens. The talks sparked a lively Q&A with the audience. Likewise, a panel session on “Advanced Manufacturing: Progress and Opportunities,” expertly moderated by William E. Frazier, FASM, will be summarized in a future issue of AM&P. A sneak preview is that Industry 4.0 marks a new era of innovation in materials processing. Among the many tools at our disposal are data and analytics as well as additive manufacturing (AM), the focus of this issue. If traditional subtractive manufacturing is classical music, then perhaps additive manufacturing is jazz. Read this issue to see how AM has given the world a new construct: a breaking of the mold and reinventing with endless possibilities. And perhaps that’s what our reunion at IMAT in New Orleans did for us as well. The ASM family was together again but in a vibrant and reimagined way. 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 | O C T O B E R 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 Allison Freeman, Production Manager allie.freeman@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 Bhargavi Mummareddy, Youngstown State University Scott Olig, U.S. Naval Research Lab Christian Paglia, SUPSI Institute of Materials and Construction 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 David B. 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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. ASM’S JAZZ ERA ASM awardees gather while enjoying a lively brass band.
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