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 | N O V E M B E R / D E C E M B E R 2 0 2 2 6 1 IN MEMORIAM Hans Conrad, FASM, age 99, of Cary, N.C., died on March 16. He was born in Konradstahl, Germany, on April 19, 1922, and was raised in Muse, Pa., from the age of three when his family emigrated to America in 1925. He received his B.S. degree in metallurgical engineering from the Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1943, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in metallurgy from Yale University in 1951 and 1956, respectively. In 1981, Conrad became the department head of the materials science and engineering department of North Carolina State University until 1985 and continued teaching until 1993, later becoming a professor emeritus. In 1985, he spent a year as a distinguished visiting professor at The American University in Cairo. In 1982, the Minerals and Materials Research Program (MMRP) was established as the unit responsible for all of the department’s research and extension activities, with Hans Conrad as its director. Previously, Conrad was head of the department of metallurgical engineering and associate director of the Institute for Mining and Minerals Research at the University of Kentucky. He also held positions with The Franklin Institute, Aerospace Corp., the University of California, and Westinghouse Corp. He authored or co-authored over 350 scientific research papers, contributing to topics such as aluminum alloys for aircraft, cold-welding materials in the vacuum of space, superconductivity, lasers, and ceramics. Conrad was the recipient of numerous awards and honors including the ASM Gold Medal Award for scientific research in 2012. Maria-Luise “Mea” Fiedler, 92, of Raleigh, N.C., died on June 14. She was born in Dessau, Germany, on August 7, 1929, and grew up in Stuttgart. Following World War II, Fiedler finished her secondary education and was accepted at the Max Planck Institute for Metals Research where she completed a three-year metallography training program. Jobs followed in Munich and Stuttgart. In 1964, she was recruited by NC State University (NCSU) as a research assistant in the school of engineering and then transitioned to a faculty position in 1974 after obtaining a B.S. and M.S. from NCSU in metallurgical engineering. Her interest in the field extended to serving as the chairperson of the ASM Carolinas Central Chapter as well as a member of the German Materials Society. She left academia in 1978 to serve as the chief metallurgist for an automotive components company in Sanford, N.C., and then worked in California, Arizona, and New York as a metallurgist, materials engineer, and reliability engineer. In 1992, Fiedler returned to Raleigh to enjoy retirement but was enticed back to NCSU in 1999 where she served as an assistant professor in the department of materials science and engineering until 2013. Arthur “Art” Tinetti, FASM, of Flushing, Mich., died on July 21 at the age of 100. Tinetti was born in Laurium/Calumet, Mich., on April 30, 1922, to Luigi “Louis” and Rose (Massoglia) Tinetti, the second youngest of nine children. Keweenaw Peninsula remained his favorite place throughout his life. Tinetti graduated from Calumet High School in 1940 and joined the Army Air Corps soon after. He met his wife, Adele Bradley, while training in Denver. Tinetti was a member of the 376th Bomb Group of the 15th Air Corps, completing 48 flying missions in Europe. Upon his discharge, he and his wife moved back to Laurium/Calumet where Tinetti completed bachelor’s and master’s degrees in metallurgical engineering at Michigan College of Mining and Technology (now Michigan Technological University). The family moved to Flint in 1950 where Tinetti worked as a metallurgist at AC Spark Plug, advancing to chief metallurgist. He retired in 1983 but continued to be an active member and volunteer in many organizations including the ASM Saginaw Chapter. Conrad Tinetti Fiedler IN MEMORIAM
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