HIGHLIGHTS ADVANCED MATERIALS & PROCESSES | NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2023 48 Houston Hosts Popular Course The ASM Houston Chapter hosted an engaging and well-attended course, “Metallurgy for the Non-Metallurgist” on September 29, at Stress Engineering Services Inc. The event drew 31 registered attendees, including 17 nonmembers and three students. Six chapter members took turns introducing major concepts in metallurgy throughout the course. Instructors included Justinn General from Lamons; Zach Julius, Jorge Perdomo, Suresh Divi, and Leo Vega from Stress Engineering Services; and Adam Dyer from SLB. The day concluded with a lab tour. Mirella Vargas from the ASM Alamo Chapter’s executive committee attended the event, with plans to bring the course to San Antonio. Los Angeles Holds Student Night The ASM Los Angeles Chapter held its annual Student Night on May 23, featuring graduate and undergraduate student presentations and scholarship awards. Among the many prizes, the chapter awarded scholarships to Shrey Mehta [$2500] (Brown University), James Cozatt [$1500] (California Academy of Math and Science; Purdue University this fall), and Bella Zapata [$1500] Leo Vega leads a lab tour of Stress Engineering Services Inc. for course attendees. From le , Shrey Mehta, James Cozatt, and Bella Zapata display their scholarship certificates. (California Academy of Math and Science; University of Notre Dame this fall). A $3500 scholarship was also awarded to Jesse Horowitz (not pictured) at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Material Advantage Chapters of Excellence Awards Each year, ASM administers the Chapters of Excellence (COE) Awards Program on behalf of the Material Advantage Student Program. This competition judges the student social activities, chapter management, and overall report quality. Winners were formally announced at the Student Awards Ceremony at MS&T 2023. Congratulations to this year’s winning schools! Most Outstanding Chapter – plaque and $750 prize • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Chapters of Excellence – plaque and $450 prize • Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur • Iowa State University • Suez University • University of North Texas • Virginia Tech Honorable Mention • Instituto Tecnológico de Morelia Visit the Career Center Matching job seekers to employers just got easier with ASM International’s Career Center. After logging on to the ASM website, job seekers can upload a resume and do searches on hiring companies for free. Advanced searching allows filtering based on various aspects of materials science, e.g., R&D, failure analysis, lab environment, and manufacturing. Employers and suppliers can easily post jobs and set up pre-screen criteria to gain access to highly qualified, professional job seekers around the globe. For more information, visit careercenter.asminternational.org. CHAPTERS IN THE NEWS
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