ADVANCED MATERIALS & PROCESSES | OCTOBER 2024 37 4 SHAPE MEMORY SOCIETY NEWS remote pressure sensing system for the monitoring and alleviation of heart failure. Previously, he led Medtronic’s Structural Heart Valve Frame Design Team, where he was responsible for ongoing sustaining engineering activities on legacy heart valves as well as the design and development of next-generation devices. Prior to co-founding Fathom Engineering, Robertson’s consulting services firm focused on medical device development, he spent seven years at Nitinol Devices & Components (NDC), now Confluent Medical, where he served a variety of roles including general manager of the Materials Business Unit and Engineering Fellow. Robertson has both doctoral and master’s degrees in materials science and engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, in addition to a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. Mohammad Reza Farahani, while pursuing a Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota, focuses on the modeling and novel design of smart materials and structures, using geometric and textile-based architecture. His work supports advancements in aerospace structures, and medical devices. Additionally, he is interested in the design of medical devices, rehabilitation engineering, exoskeletons and wearable robots, product design and manufacturing, and multi-objective optimization. Farahani received B.S. and M.S. degrees in 2014 and 2017, respectively. Both degrees are in mechanical engineering from Sharif University of Technology. Shape Memory & Superelastic Technologies SMST SEEKS BOARD NOMINATIONS SMST is seeking nominations for five directors who serve three-year terms. Terms begin October 1, 2025. Any member of SMST in good standing is encouraged to nominate themselves or another member for one of these positions. The incumbents may also seek reappointment by notifying the SMST Awards and Nominations Committee Chair, Othmane Benafan, FASM, at othmane.benafan@ nasa.gov. For more information on eligibility and how to submit a nomination, visit the SMST website at smst.asm- international.org. Nominations are due March 1, 2025. SEEKING APPLICATIONS FOR SMST STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS SMST is seeking applicants for its student board member position. Students must be a registered under- graduate or graduate during the 2025-2026 academic year and must be studying or involved in research in an area closely related to shape memory and superelastic tech- nologies. For more information on eligibility and benefits, visit smst.asminternational.org. Nominations are due March 1, 2025. SMJ ANNOUNCES LATEST IMPACT FACTOR Shape Memory and Superelasticity Editor-in-Chief Huseyin Sehitoglu is pleased to share that the journal’s 2023 Impact Factor has increased to 2.6 (up from its first Impact Factor of 2.2 received last year), as announced in the 2024 edition of Journal Citation Reports (JCR) released in June by Clarivate. The journal team extends its congratulations to all contributors for their dedication and effort. This achievement can be attributed to the hard work of the journal editors, reviewers, authors, and editorial committee in acquiring and publishing high-quality impactful content. The journal’s usage increased by 81%, with the annual number of downloads rising dramatically from 82,879 in 2022 to 150,402 in 2023. The Journal Impact Factor is the ratio of last year's citations to articles published in that journal in the two previous years. The 2023 Journal Impact Factor is based on citations in 2023 to articles published in 2022 and 2021. For more information, visit asminternational. org/smst. Interested in advertising with the ASM Shape Memory and Superelastic Technologies community? Contact Kelly “KJ” Johanns at kj.johanns@asminternational.org.
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