HIGHLIGHTS ADVANCED MATERIALS & PROCESSES | MAY/JUNE 2025 51 ASM President Visits LA Chapter ASM President Navin Manjooran, FASM, made several stops during his March visit to the Los Angeles area where he made important connections with industry and academia. In addition, he met with leaders and members of the local chapter and gave a talk on “Inventing the Future with Materials – the Backbone of Modern Technology and Innovation.” CHAPTERS IN THE NEWS Prof. Bernardo Hernández (just right of banner) and fellow organizers of the Mexico event, including Victor Zacarias, chapter chair (far right). The March 5 event included outdoor exhibitor booths for students to meet company representatives from BOINSA, Caterpillar, GTS, QATM, Quaker Houghton, and Tecnica Test. Mexico Bridges Academia/Industry Gap The ASM Mexico Chapter held a one-day “ASM at Your University” event on March 5 at the National University of Mexico (UNAM) in Mexico City. The professional chapter expressed appreciation to UNAM’s Material Advantage Chapter, for co-hosting the event and to Prof. Bernardo Hernández, one of the organizers, for his many contributions to the Mexican metallurgy and materials community. The chapter launched “ASM at Your University” to bridge the gap between academia and industry needs in materials science. Due to the program’s success, a similar event was conducted on April 2 at Tecnológico de Morelia. ASM President Manjooran presents Prof. Diran Apelian, FASM, with an appreciation plaque during their meeting at the University of California, Irvine. From left: Spencer Song, vice president of operations, California Nanotechnologies, in front of the company’s latest spark plasma sintering equipment in Cerritos, Calif., with ASM President Manjooran and LA Chapter Chair Satish Dixit.
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