HIGHLIGHTS ADVANCED MATERIALS & PROCESSES | JULY/AUGUST 2023 63 ASM Historical Landmark Designation Arvida Aluminum Bridge, Saguenay, Quebec, has been selected as a 2023 Historical Landmark, and the citation reads, “For being the world’s first long-span aluminum road bridge.” Falun Copper Mine, Sweden, has been selected as a 2023 Historical Landmark, and the citation reads, “For one of the world’s best-preserved mining landscapes, once the world’s largest copper mine, today a part of the World Heritage Falun.” IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., has been selected as a 2023 Historical Landmark, and the citation reads, “For ongoing innovations in materials science that have played a pivotal role in the evolution of the semiconductor and computing industry, profoundly impacting businesses and individuals worldwide.” In 1969, the ASM Historical Landmarks Designation was established to permanently identify the many sites and events that have played a prominent part in the discovery, development, and growth of metals and metalworking. In 1987, the scope of this award broadened to include all engineered materials. 2023 AWARD PROGRAM HONOREES The following ASM Organizational Unit Awards will be presented at the ASM Leadership Luncheon at IMAT 2023 in Detroit: Emerging Professionals Achievement Award Mr. Fabrizio Marchegiani, customer quality manager, Air Liquide, Portland, Ore., will receive this year’s award “for being a recognized technical expert for his groundbreaking contribution in the industrial gas industry, inventor of over 10 patents on novel advanced materials for semiconductors, and actively contributing to increasing emerging professional involvement within ASM chapters.” Established in 2010, the award recognizes and honors extraordinary ASM volunteers who are less senior individuals, i.e., 0-5 years of experience post-graduation, who have made a significant impact on ASM International through devoted service and dedication to the future of the Society. ASM-IIM North America Visiting Lectureship Dr. Krishanu Biswas, professor, department of materials science and engineering, Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, will be one of this year’s lecturers. Prof. Nikhil Dhawan, associate professor, metallurgical and materials engineering, IIT, Roorkee, India, also will be one of this year’s lecturers. Each year, many members of the Indian Institute of Materials (IIM) make brief visits to the United States and Canada. Following the success of the ASM-IIM Visiting Lectureship Program (established in 1979), ASM approached IIM to further promote international cooperation between professional societies, and to provide useful service to the materials community. As a result, ASM and the Indian Institute of Materials (IIM) jointly established and funded a new ASM-IIM program, effective in 2013, with a view to providing honoraria for qualified IIM members for travel to the United States and Canada. Marchegiani Biswas Dhawan
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