HIGHLIGHTS ADVANCED MATERIALS & PROCESSES | APRIL 2024 64 THE FACE OF MATERIALS ENGINEERING This profile series features members from around the world at all stages in their careers. Here we speak with Brynna Keelin Kelly, materials and process engineer with Moog Inc. in Elma, New York. What does your typical workday look like? There is no “typical” day. Some days are spent scouring the library and internet; other days are spent achieving a perfect metallurgical polish or taking images of a beautiful fracture surface in a SEM. My favorite days are spent in our heat treat department or talking about metallurgy with customers or other engineers. What part of your job do you like most? In a technical sense, my favorite part of this job is the beginning stages of a metallurgical failure analysis when I can walk through a new assembly, learning about what it does, how it works, how it was made, and how that could impact the microstructure and properties. The best nontechnical part of my job is having the opportunity to meet, work with, and learn from so many brilliant engineers and technicians across the company and around the world. I love that this industry demands that we never stop learning. What is your engineering background? I received my bachelor’s degree in materials science engineering from Purdue University in 2021. I am currently working on a master’s degree in engineering in manufacturing from the University of Michigan and planning to graduate this December. Best career advice, given or received: To paraphrase the best career advice I have received: You spend so much of your life at work. Create real friendships, focus on the best parts of your current job, never stop learning and growing, and really put in effort to moving toward your dream role. Never settle for not loving what you do because this is within your control. If you do this, you can always look backward and feel you had a great career. Tell us about your involvement with ASM. I have had so many great times with ASM. When I was president of Purdue University’s Material Advantage Chapter, I made unforgettable memories learning the art of blacksmithing at the local guild and teaching freshmen and high school students about materials science. In my role as chair of the ASM Buffalo Chapter, I was able to attend ASM’s 2023 Leadership Day and learn from other chapters across the country. In Buffalo, I’ve had the opportunity to tour many local businesses with our chapter, but the best memories came from hearing stories of great careers in metallurgy from members of our leadership board. I think the best value provided by ASM membership is the network of brilliant engineers working in every aspect of materials science. For any problem I encounter, there is someone within ASM who has specialized in that subject. Favorite quote? “You can’t birdie them all if you don’t birdie the first.” Do you know someone who should be featured in an upcoming Face of Materials Engineering profile? Contact Vicki Burt at vicki.burt@asminternational.org. Kelly NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK APRIL 21–27, 2024 TO ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS, THANK YOU! FACE OF MATERIALS ENGINEERING
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