HIGHLIGHTS ADVANCED MATERIALS & PROCESSES | NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2023 40 ASM Thermal Spray Society TSS president, Rogerio Lima, FASM, senior research officer, National Research Council Canada, and vice president, Andrew Ang, senior research engineer and senior lecturer, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia, welcome new member Atin Sharma, fellow engineer, materials and coating technology, Siemens Energy, for a three-year term. Thomas Klassen, professor, Helmut Schmidt University, Germany, and Filofteia-Laura Toma, professor, Fraunhofer Institute Material and Beam Technology, Germany, have been reappointed for a three-year term. Tomasz Kielczawa, engineer, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland, and reappointed Abhijith Sukumaran, graduate research assistant, Florida International University, are student board members for a one-year term. ASM Nominating Committee Nominations Due December 15 ASM International is seeking members to serve on the 2024 ASM Nominating Committee. The committee will select a nominee for 2024-2025 vice president who will serve as senior vice president in 2025-2026 and president in 2026-2027. The Nominating Committee will also select three trustee nominees for 2024-2027. Candidates for this committee can only be proposed by a Chapter through its executive committee, an ASM committee or council, or an affiliate society board. Nominations are due December 15. For more information, contact Leslie Taylor at 440.338.5472 or leslie.taylor@ asminternational.org, or visit asminternational.org/about/ governance/nominating-committee. 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 2024 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 ASM will 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-boardnominations or contact Leslie Taylor, leslie.taylor@asm international.org or 440.338.5472. 2024 CLASS OF FELLOWS – FINAL CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Deadline Extended to December 15 Criteria for the Fellow award are: • Outstanding accomplishments in materials science or engineering • Broad and productive achievement in production, manufacturing, management, design, development, research, or education • Five years of current, continuous ASM membership Many women and minority members are qualified to be named an ASM Fellow but have not been nominated. Please consider members to nominate who have not been honored as a FASM, yet whose accomplishments merit such recognition. Please help ASM to ensure that its Fellows reflect the diversity of the world that we serve. The deadline for Fellow nominations is extended to December 15, 2023. To nominate someone, request a unique nomination form link from Christine Hoover at christine.hoover@asminternational.org. ASM and its Af liate Societies Seek Student Board Members We’re looking for Material Advantage student members to provide insights and ideas to ASM and its Affiliate Society Boards. We are pleased to announce the continuation of our successful Student Board Member programs. Each Society values the input and participation of students and is looking for their insights and ideas. An opportunity like no other! • Expenses to attend meetings paid for by the respective Society • Take an active role in shaping the future of your professional Society • Actively participate in your professional Society’s board meetings FELLOWS NOMINATIONS
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