ASMNEWS ADVANCED MATERIALS & PROCESSES | MAY/JUNE 2024 50 In This Issue Submit news of ASM and its members, chapters, and affiliate societies to Joanne Miller, editor, ASM News | ASM International 9639 Kinsman Road | Materials Park, OH 44073 | P 440.338.5455 | F 440.338.4634 | E joanne.miller@asminternational.org Contact ASM International at 9639 Kinsman Road, Materials Park, OH 44073 | P 440.338.5151 ext. 0 or 800.336.5152 (toll free in U.S. and Canada) | F 440.338.4634 | E MemberServiceCenter@asminternational.org | W asminternational.org ASMNEWS 50 ASM Board Nominees 53 Lecturers Announced 55 Interim Executive Director Corner 58 Members in the News 61 In Memoriam BOARD NOMINEES ANNOUNCED Dennies for VP; Somrack for Treasurer; Gupta, Miller, and Zhang for Trustees The ASM Nominating Committee, chaired by ASM Past President Jon Tirpak, FASM, announces the nominees for ASM vice president and trustee for 2024-2025 and three members of the Board of Trustees for 2024-2027. In accordance with the ASM Constitution, these nominees will be voted on at the ASM Annual Society Meeting on September 30. Once elected, the vice president will automatically become senior vice president in 2025 and ASM president for 2026-2027. In accordance with Article IV, Section 5 of the ASM Constitution, the ASM Board of Trustees also announces its nominee, Lawrence Somrack, for a second one-year term as ASM Treasurer for 2024-2025. Officers and members of the Board who will continue in office for 2024-2025 include: Dr. Navin Manjooran, FASM, who will become president; Dr. Elizabeth Hoffman, FASM, who will become senior vice president; Pradeep Goyal, FASM, who will serve as immediate past president; and trustees, Dr. Amber Black, Prof. Pierpaolo Carlone, FASM, Prof. André McDonald, FASM, Prof. Hanchen Huang, FASM, Christopher Misorski, FASM, and Dehua Yang, FASM. Retiring from the Board at this year’s annual society meeting will be immediate past president, Dr. Mark F. Smith, FASM, and trustees Dr. Ann Bolcavage, FASM, Dr. U. Kamachi Mudali, FASM, and Dr. James E. Saal. About the President-Elect and Board Nominees Dr. Navin J. Manjooran, FASM President-Elect Navin J. Manjooran currently serves as the chairman of Solve, a technology and research services company addressing energy, industry, medical, and infrastructure challenges. Over the past decade, Manjooran was on the global leadership team of Siemens AG with oversight for international collaborations, advanced technologies, and innovation. Since 2010, Manjooran has served as an adjunct professor in materials science and engineering at Virginia Tech University and is a board member of the U.S. Technology Advisory Group. He taught multiple courses and co-organized more than 35 international symposia for the National Institute of Technology (India), University of Florida, Virginia Tech, and various professional societies including ASM, ACerS, AIST, ASME, IEEE, and TMS. Manjooran also serves as chair of the advisory board for the materials science and engineering department at the University of Florida. He has also served on the Virginia Tech University Board of Visitors, University of Chicago Board of Trustees, Massachusetts Institute of Technology energy initiative board, and Virginia Tech Capital Campaign. He holds a B.S. in metallurgical engineering from the National Institute of Technology (India), an M.S. in materials science and engineering from the University of Florida, and a Ph.D. in materials science and engineering from Virginia Tech. He also has an MBA from the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago. Manjooran has been awarded 12 patents, edited 12 books, and delivered more than 200 presentations/ publications at national and international events. His awards include: Outstanding University of Florida Alumni, Outstanding Indian American (Engineering) Award, Distin- guished Virginia Tech (VT) Alumnus, TMS Young Leader Award, VT Outstanding Leader Award, VT Paul Torgersen Doctoral Research Excellence Award, VT Outstanding Service Commendation Award, VT Outstanding Student Award, NITW Sri Kabadi Subalu Medal, and the NITW Alumni Association Gold Medal. Manjooran
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