HIGHLIGHTS ADVANCED MATERIALS & PROCESSES | NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2023 50 IN MEMORIAM Arrigo Borin of Milano, Italy, passed away in February at age 81. He previously served as longtime chair of the ASM Italy-Switzerland Chapter. He was born on March 21, 1942, and received a degree in geochemistry from the University of Padua in 1968. During his career, he worked in research and development at the Sirma Refractory and Monter Industrial Plants. He also served as managing director of Matroc Technology Ceramics. Later in his career, he was a consultant on ceramic technology for external companies. In 1999, while Borin was chapter chair, the Polymeric Materials Laboratory in the Department of Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano was selected as an ASM Historical Landmark. Borin was host to many dignitaries during the dedication ceremony in June 2000. He leaves behind a legacy of leadership, dedication, and commitment to the Chapter. Stephen (Steve) Ambrose Coughlin, of St. Louis, was 86 when he passed away on February 9. He was born February 18, 1936, and raised in Madison, Wisconsin. Coughlin worked as both a metallurgical and welding engineer. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin, his first job was with Westinghouse in Pittsburgh. He then worked at Babcock & Wilcox in Alliance, Ohio. While there, he graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a master’s degree in materials science and engineering. In St. Louis, he spent 20 years with ACF Industries where he was director of welding engineering for railroad freight cars. He was a member of the ASM St. Louis Chapter. Prof. Tatsuo Inoue, FASM, formerly at the Kyoto University, passed away at the age of 83 on September 23. He made a significant and lasting contribution to the theory of heat treatment simulation, which is widely used today. The applied software of Prof. Inoue’s theory was presented at ASM International’s 1st International Conference on Quenching and the Control of Distortion in 1992, where its advanced nature was widely recognized. He was elected as a Fellow of ASM International in 2000. In addition, the International Federation for Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering (IFHTSE) honored Inoue with their Fellow Award in 2006 “in recognition of globally acknowledged leadership in the development of mathematical modeling principles and practices and their application to the benefit and advancement of heat treatment and surface engineering science and technology.” In 2017, he published “The Science of Japanese Swords,” co-authored with Sumihira Manabe, swordsmith, to communicate his specific achievement to the general public. Vito Vincent Mitkus, 94, of Carmel, Indiana, passed away on April 23, 2022. He was born on March 27, 1928, in Chicago and served in the United States Army. He was hand-selected as a member of the Honor Guard to Douglas MacArthur, General of the Army, and served in that capacity from October 1946 to September 1947. His assignment included guarding MacArthur and his headquarters at the Dai-Ichi Building in Tokyo. After his service, Mitkus attended the University of Illinois where he received his B.S. in metallurgical engineering in 1952. He went on to receive his M.B.A. from Butler University in 1963. He enjoyed a successful 47-year career as a practicing metallurgical engineer and supervising metallurgist. He worked at Diamond Chain Company for 21 years where he rose to the level of chief metallurgist. He also worked for the Chrysler Corp. in Kokomo, Indiana, and for the Naval Air Warfare Center for the Department of the Navy for more than 10 years. Mitkus shared his passion for metallurgy by teaching courses in metals at the Metals Engineering Institute and Arsenal Tech. He was a member of the ASM Indianapolis Chapter. Borin Coughlin IN MEMORIAM Inoue Mitkus IN MEMORIAM
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