HIGHLIGHTS ADVANCED MATERIALS & PROCESSES | NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2023 43 has been an active member of the Foundation’s Action in Education Committee for more than 40 years. Hanlin Named 2023 George A. Roberts Award Recipient Established by the ASM Materials Education Foundation in 2003, the George A. Roberts Award highlights the importance of educational outreach and is presented annually to an individual “who has made a significant impact to reach students and teachers, in efforts to increase awareness of materials and applied science careers.” The first award recipient was its namesake, George Roberts, who served the materials community with great distinction for many years. The ASM Foundation continues to proudly associate Roberts’ significant impact on science and engineering with this dedicated award. This year’s recipient, Robert L. Hanlin, revitalized the ASM Kansas City Chapter by taking a leadership role in establishing the ASM Materials Camp for Teachers held at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He procured much needed equipment and consumables in addition to serving as a technical consultant for the camps. Hanlin Robert Hanlin (right) receives the 2023 George A. Roberts Award from Julio G. Maldonado at the ASM Awards Banquet in Detroit in October. Bordeenithikasem EMERGING PROFESSIONALS IMAT’s EPC Symposium in Review Last month in Detroit, ASM members gathered for the International Materials, Applications & Technologies (IMAT) 2023 conference and exhibition, co-located with the Heat Treat 2023 Conference and Exposition and the Motion + Power Technology Expo. The ASM Emerging Professionals Committee (EPC) organized a symposium titled “Perspectives for Emerging Professionals.” Speakers from early, mid, and late career stages in the materials science field—representing academia, industry, and everything in between—shared their wisdom. The symposium featured a diverse group of materials engineering professionals: Lun Chan, a Ph.D. candidate from the University of Virginia, presented survey insights on the critical age when students get engaged in materials engineering; Emily Kinser from 3M Corporate Research spoke about how to make meaningful moves in your career, drawing analogies to a game of chess; Daniel Dennies, DMS Inc., presented lessons learned and things he wished he had known as an emerging professional; MariAnne Davis, a materials engineer, discussed how 15 years as a member of ASM shaped her career; Jake Auliff from Danfoss Power Solutions presented case studies on the importance of effective email technical communications; James Demarest from IBM gave a talk about navigating a career in the semiconductor industry; Mark Licurse and David Pope from the University of Pennsylvania shared their journey toward developing an interactive failure analysis course in the midst of the COVID pandemic; and Alejandro VargasUscategui from CSIRO outlined his career path from coatings to automated repairs to 3D printing with cold spray. The symposium also featured an open forum, roundtable discussion that was hosted in the afternoon sessions. Conversation starters were based around professional development with topics such as networking, job hunting, and career planning. The EPC symposium drew great attendance from conference participants, particularly among undergraduate and graduate students, as well as several EPC alumni. Audience engagement was lively, with frequent questions and discussion. The inaugural open forum was one of the highlights, as evidenced by positive feedback the symposium organizers received. Finally, the EPC Committee invites everyone to join us for the upcoming IMAT 2024 conference in Cleveland next fall, where we will be organizing another symposium. We hope to meet everyone there! Punnathat Bordeenithikasem NASA JPL Laboratory EPC Co-chair EMERGING PROFESSIONALS
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