In This Issue 43 President Collins Appoints Council Chairs 45 Board Nominations 46 Student Board Member Applications 47 Members in the News 50 Chapter News ASMNEWS ADVANCED MATERIALS & PROCESSES | MAY/JUNE 2023 Submit news of ASM and its members, chapters, and affiliate societies to Joanne Miller, editor, ASM News | ASM International 9639 Kinsman Road | Materials Park, OH 44073 | P 440.338.5455 | F 440.338.4634 | E joanne.miller@asminternational.org Contact ASM International at 9639 Kinsman Road, Materials Park, OH 44073 | P 440.338.5151 or 800.336.5152 (toll free in U.S. and Canada) | F 440.338.4634 | E MemberServiceCenter@asminternational.org | W asminternational.org ASMNEWS 59 59 ASM Board Nominees 62 Lecturers Announced 64 Executive Director Corner 65 From the President’s Desk 68 Chapters in the News ASMNEWS BOARD NOMINEES ANNOUNCED Hoffman for VP; Somrack for Treasurer; Huang, Misorski, and Yang for Trustees The ASM Nominating Committee, chaired by Past President Diana Essock, FASM, announces the nominees for ASM vice president and trustee for 2023-2024 and three members of the Board of Trustees for 2023-2026. In accordance with the ASM Constitution, these nominees will be voted on at the ASM Annual Society Meeting on October 16. Once elected, the vice president will automatically become senior vice president in 2024 and ASM president for 2025-2026. In accordance with Article IV, Section 5 of the ASM Constitution, the ASM Board of Trustees also announces its nominee Lawrence Somrack as ASM Treasurer for 2023-2024. Officers and members of the Board who will continue in office for 2023-2024 include: Pradeep Goyal, FASM, who will become president in October; Dr. Navin J. Manjooran, FASM, who will become senior vice president; Dr. David B. Williams, FASM, who will serve as immediate past president; and trustees, Dr. Ann Bolcavage, FASM, Dr. U. Kamachi Mudali, FASM, Dr. James E. Saal, Dr. Amber N. Black, Prof. Pierpaolo Carlone, FASM, and Dr. André McDonald, FASM. Retiring from the Board at this year’s Annual Society Meeting will be immediate past president, Dr. Judith A. Todd, FASM, treasurer John C. Kuli, Jr., and trustees Burak Akyuz, and Dr. Toni Marechaux, FASM. About the President-Elect and Board Nominees Mr. Pradeep Goyal, FASM President-Elect Pradeep Goyal grew up in Mumbai and completed his B Tech in metallurgical engineering at IIT Kanpur in 1978, graduating with the first rank. He was awarded a silver medal by the President of India. IIM awarded him the Best Metallurgist of the year. He completed his masters in metallurgy at MIT in 1980 with a research assistantship. After three years at Air Products and Chemicals Inc., he returned to India in 1983 to start his company, Pradeep Metals Ltd. He is the chairman and managing director. Goyal has served ASM as chair of the India Chapter (2002-2005) and trustee of ASM International (2005-2008). He was recognized as a FASM in 2015, Fellow of Alpha Sigma Mu in 2017, and awarded Distinguished Life Membership in 2021. He has organized and chaired five major materials science events and helped the India Chapter build an office and training center in Mumbai. He serves on the boards of many corporations, including UPL Ltd., the fourth largest agrichemicals company in the world. He is a member of the Technology Development Board of India, member of the board of Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, IIT Bombay Research Park, and National Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies. He is conducting research on a novel manufacturing process to make steel using microwaves and holds several patents for process development work using microwaves. He has served as the past president of Rotary Club of Mumbai South (2004-2005) and past assistant governor of Rotary International District 3141 (2009-2010). He is currently the chair of Ekal Abhiyan Trust, an NGO that runs over 80,000 single-teacher schools in the remote tribal areas of India, providing primary education to 2.2 million children up to third grade. Dr. Navin J. Manjooran, FASM Senior Vice President-Elect Navin J. Manjooran currently serves as the chairman of Solve, a technology and research services company addressing energy, industry, medical, and infrastructure challenges. Over the past decade, Manjooran was on Goyal Manjooran
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