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 | M A R C H 2 0 2 3 5 7 AFFILIATE COMMITTEE CHAIRS Thermal Spray Society (TSS) Rogerio Lima, senior research officer, National Research Council of Canada, serves as president of TSS. Andrew Ang, senior research engineer and senior lecturer, Swinburne University of Technology, serves as vice president of TSS and chair of the TSS Program Committee. William Lenling, FASM, TSS HoF, senior distinguished engineer, Thermal Spray Technologies Inc., serves as immediate past president and chair of the TSS Awards & Nominations Committee. Fardad Azarmi, professor of mechanical engineering, North Dakota State University, continues as chair of the TSS Training Committee. Shari Fowler-Hutchinson, product/sales development manager, Saint-Gobain, continues to serve as chair of the TSS Exposition Subcommittee. Robert Miller, materials engineering consultant, R.A. Miller Materials Engineering, continues to serve as chair of the TSS Accepted Practices Committee. Milad Rad, University of Alberta, was named chair of the TSS Membership, Marketing & Outreach Subcommittee. Bertrand Jodoin, professor, University of Ottawa, will serve as chair of the TSS Journal of Thermal Spray Technology Committee. Fowler-Hutchinson Miller Rad Jodoin Azarmi Lima Ang Lenling ASM Seeks Vice President and Board of Trustees Nominations ASM is seeking nominations for the position of vice president as well as three trustees. The Society’s 2023 vice president and trustee elects will serve as a voice for the membership and will shape ASM’s future through implementation of the ASM Strategic Plan. Qualifications: Members must have a well-rounded understanding of the broad activities and objectives of ASM on a local, Society, and international level, and the issues and opportunities that ASMwill face over the next few years. Further, they must also have a general appreciation for international trends in the engineered materials industry. Duties: The duties of board members include various assignments between regular meetings. Trustees also assume the responsibility of making Chapter visits and serving as a board liaison to ASM Affiliate Societies and various committees and councils. Guidelines: Nominees for vice president must have previously served on the ASM Board or served as the president of an ASM Affiliate Society Board. Those selected to serve as trustees should be capable of someday assuming the ASM presidency. Deadline for nominations is March 15. For more information, visit asminternational.org/vp-board-nominations or contact Leslie Taylor, leslie.taylor@asminternational.org or 440.338.5472. ASM Seeks Candidates for Treasurer After serving three terms as treasurer of ASM International, John C. Kuli, Jr., will retire from the board in October. Consequently, the Society is seeking candidates for this position. The treasurer is an officer of the Board of Trustees and chairs the Finance Committee. The treasurer is also a member of the Investment Committee and chair of the Audit Committee. Commitment involves travel to one to two meetings per year and participation in virtual meetings.
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