iTSSe TSS ADVANCED MATERIALS & PROCESSES | JULY/AUGUST 2023 49 iTSSe TSS SOCIETY NEWS 4 TSS PRESIDENT’S AWARD Fardad Azarmi (below, left) received the 2023 TSS President’s Award for Meritorious Service from Rogerio Lima. The award was established in 1996 to recognize individuals for significant service to TSS. Azarmi is a full professor in the mechanical engineering department at North Dakota State University. Dr. Azarmi has been a part of the editorial board of the International Thermal Spray Conference (ITSC) since 2017 and served as lead editor of the Proceedings in 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2023. He has also served as a guest associate editor for the Journal of Thermal Spray Technology (JTST) from 2016 to 2022. As an active member of TSS, Azarmi has served as chair of the TSS Training Committee since 2016, having started as a member in 2014. JOURNAL OF THERMAL SPRAY TECHNOLOGY VOLUME 31 BEST PAPER AWARDS The Journal of Thermal Spray Technology (JTST) is pleased to announce the winners of the JTST Volume 31 Best Paper Awards, as chosen by an international committee of expert judges. The awards were acknowledged during this year’s International Thermal Spray Conference and Exposition, held May 22-25, 2023. The Editorial Committee of the journal believes it is important to evaluate the quality of engineering and scientific contributions published in JTST and to provide recognition of excellent work and its publication. Each paper is reviewed and evaluated on its merits for scientific and engineering content, originality, and presentation style. The JTST Editorial Committee and the ASM Thermal Spray Society Executive Board of Directors extend their congratulations to the winning authors. Journal of Thermal Spray Technology Volume 31 Best Paper Award “Mechanical and Fatigue Properties of Diamond- Reinforced Cu and Al Metal Matrix Composites Prepared by Cold Spray” by Dr. Ondřej Kovářík (second from right), Dr. Jaroslav Chec, Mr. Jiří Čapek, and Dr. Jan Siegl, Czech Technical University in Prague; Dr. Jan Cizek (center), Dr. Michaela Janovská, and Mr. Tomas Chraska, Czech Academy of Sciences; and Dr. Shuo Yin and Dr. Rocco Lupoi (second from left), University of Dublin. The award was presented by Prof. Bertrand Jodoin and Dr. André McDonald. Journal of Thermal Spray Technology Volume 31 Outstanding Review Paper “A Critical Analysis of the Tensile Adhesion for Thermally Sprayed Coatings” by Dr. Shalaka Shinde and Dr. Sanjay Sampath (center), Stony Brook University. The award was presented by Prof. Bertrand Jodoin and Dr. André McDonald. Journal of Thermal Spray Technology Outstanding Service Award Dr. Armelle Vardelle was given the Outstanding Service Award in recognition of seven years of outstanding service as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 2016-2022. Her plaque was accepted on her behalf by Dr. Vincent Rat (left) and presented by Dr. André McDonald, current Editor-in-Chief.
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