iTSSe TSS ADVANCED MATERIALS & PROCESSES | JULY/AUGUST 2025 37 iTSSe TSS HALL OF FAME AWARDEES The ASM Thermal Spray Society (TSS) is pleased to welcome the following 2025 honorees to the TSS Hall of Fame: Ann Bolcavage, FASM, and Charles M. Kay, FASM: Dr. Ann Bolcavage, FASM, is Engineering Fellow for Coatings at Rolls-Royce, a global manufacturer of propulsion solutions for civil aerospace, defense, and power systems markets. She is responsible for the strategic development of critical coating materials and manufacturing technologies for surface engineering to provide through- life support for all products. During her career, Bolcavage has focused on developing metallic and ceramic coatings and thin films. Her expertise includes the measurement of process- structure-property relationships leading to optimized thermal spray, chemical vapor deposition, and physical vapor deposition processing methods for new and repaired aerospace and industrial gas turbine engine components. Bolcavage joined Rolls-Royce in 2006 as a senior engineering specialist in Indianapolis and subsequently held roles as surface engineering manager (UK) and chief of materials capability acquisition before her appointment to the Rolls-Royce Engineering Fellowship in 2014. She also helped establish and build key research programs for surface engineering at the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (VA) and at the University of Virginia/ Rolls-Royce UTC for Advanced Materials Systems. Prior to joining Rolls-Royce, Bolcavage worked at Praxair Surface Technologies (now Linde AMT) in Indianapolis. In recognition of her technical achievements and leadership, Bolcavage was appointed Fellow of ASM International in 2011. She has been active in ASM for 40 years, including leadership positions in the Indianapolis Chapter, Board member of the Thermal Spray Society, and ASM International Board of Trustees member. Bolcavage received her B.S. with honors in materials science and engineering from Lehigh University and her M.S. and Ph.D. in metallurgical engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has written or co-authored 23 technical publications, given 27 conference/workshop presentations (9 invited), and has 23 patented inventions. Her citation reads: “For technical innovation research in thermal spray that has influenced and changed the performance of coatings and how they are used in aerospace applications.” ASM THERMAL SPRAY SOCIETY AWARDEES HONORED AT ITSC 2025 SOCIETY NEWS Mr. Charles Kay, FASM, joined ASB Industries in 1985. Located in Ohio, ASB Industries is a turnkey supplier of thermal spray processing utilizing pre and post machining and grinding of job shop type industrial components. Kay was directly involved with many customers in a broad range of industries in North America and beyond. He recently retired at the end of 2024 after being involved in the sale of ASB Industries in 2021, to an international roll-covering company, Hannecard, with business interests in further diversifying thermal spray. Multiple technology agreements were collaborated including process techniques utilizing developed materials, procedures and post sealing treatments for the steel industry from companies in the U.K. and Japan. The early-stage development of high pressure cold spray technology involved working with many close and diverse colleagues leading to companies collaborating on technical advancements. Kay believes relationships are necessary to adapt to market changes both in process technology and business changes which influence business direction on current and new markets. Also important is collaborating with co-workers, including skilled technicians, materials and equipment suppliers, and diverse customers. These were key to the successful long-term relationships at the core of ASB business. Cold spray is a key technology focused on R&D with successful aerospace application development. These efforts began with collaborations with worldwide relationships advancing equipment and applications with notable contributions by material suppliers. Although a smaller percentage of the business, technology influenced the entire ASB Industries company. The Thermal Spray Society was a key organization for Kay to gain relationships to advance ancillary tech- nologies. He volunteered and collaborated with others on many projects; he was editor of iTSSe for more than 10 years, an organizer and attendee of topical cold spray and thermal spray conferences, a co-editor with colleague Jegan Karthikeyan for the ASM publication High Pressure Cold Spray: Principles and Applications, TSS Past President, chair of the North American Cold Spray conference, TSS whitepaper contributor, ASM Handbook contributor, and more. Being close to the Bolcavage Kay 3
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