HIGHLIGHTS ADVANCED MATERIALS & PROCESSES | OCTOBER 2023 47 the steel industry in her hometown. To share her mission, Tran spent a year as an intern at McMaster developing curriculum and teaching first-year engineering students materials science. She currently works on green steel projects as a pyrometallurgy intern at Hatch. At McMaster, she has a strong desire to improve student life within her program. Tran works with McMaster’s Materials Science and Engineering Society, Engineering Society, and Materials Student Technical Society. In the future, she hopes to continue her work in greening steel and help her city move toward a more sustainable future. Acta Materialia Scholarships The Acta Materialia Scholarships were established in 2017 by Acta Materialia through its Board of Governors, as an expression of commitment to education and the materials science and engineering community. Two scholars will each receive a certificate and check for $5000 toward educational expenses for one academic year. Nicole Hudak The Ohio State University Nicole Hudak is a senior materials science and engineering student at The Ohio State University. She began her materials journey after attending the ASM Education Foundation’s Eisenman Camp during her junior year of high school where she developed a great appreciation for the materials field. During her time at Ohio State, Hudak has taken on several leadership roles within and outside the university. In 2022 she served a term as a student member on ASM International’s Board of Trustees. She also volunteered at the ‘22 and ‘23 Eisenman Camps as a junior mentor. Currently, Hudak is working as an undergraduate research assistant at the Center for Accelerated Maturation of Materials, focusing on high entropy alloy development. In the fall, she will start her term as president of the Materials Science and Engineering Club at Ohio State. Jakob Scroggins University of Tennessee Jakob Scroggins is entering his junior year studying materials science and engineering at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville (UTK). He knew he wanted to study materials science in high school because of his interests in physics, chemistry, and engineering. In his college career so far, Scroggins has conducted research on carbon quantum dots, activated carbon, and supercapacitors at UTK’s Center for Renewable Carbon and SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS interned at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where he worked on lithium-ion battery recycling. He also enjoys his involvement in Material Advantage. After graduation, Scroggins plans to pursue graduate studies of materials for energy storage and sustainability. David J. Chellman Scholarship The David J. Chellman Scholarship was established in 2014 by Mrs. Arline Denny in honor of her husband, a long-standing Senior Technical Fellow with Lockheed Martin Corp. and ASM Life Member who enthusiastically served on the AeroMat Conference Organizing Committee for more than 25 years. The scholarship is an expression of his commitment to education and the materials science and engineering community, and is awarded based on academic merit and financial need. Tuition of $2500 for the academic year is awarded through this scholarship. Madison Wutke Wayne State University Madison Wutke is a senior who studies welding and metallurgy engineering at Wayne State University in Detroit. She first became interested in materials after completing her associate degree in welding technology at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She is active in ASM and attends monthly meetings. Wutke is also involved in the American Welding Society (AWS) and is part of the AWS Student Chapter at Wayne State University. She is growing her knowledge of metallurgy by working as a lab technician for Element, a metallurgical laboratory where she is gaining experience with metals, plastics, and microchips. Outstanding Scholar Awards The Outstanding Scholar Awards were established to recognize students who have demonstrated exemplary academic and personal achievements, as well as interest and potential in metallurgy or materials science and engineering. Three awards of $2000 each are funded by the ASM Materials Education Foundation. Mary England McMaster University Mary England is entering her third year of McMaster University’s materials and biomedical engineering program. She is an active member of the Materials Society, committed to giving back to the faculty by aiding in the organization and execution of events.
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