HIGHLIGHTS ADVANCED MATERIALS & PROCESSES | JULY/AUGUST 2025 55 2025 Alpha Sigma Mu Lecturer Announced Tuesday, October 21 | 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Dr. William E. Frazier, FASM, Pilgrim Consulting LLC, Lusby, Maryland “A Transformative Epoch in Materials Science & Engineering and Manufacturing” The confluence of political, social, economic, and technological forces has created a paradigm shift in materials science and engineering and manufacturing. There has been a shift away from linearity in research, engineering and design, and manufacturing to concurrency, and away from subject matter experts working independently to multi- disciplinary teams working collaboratively. This has been accompanied by the emergence of the pillars of Industry 4.0 including big data, data analytics, artificial intelligence/machine learning, collaborative robots, and additive manufacturing. This presentation explores aspects of this epoch transformation and its impact on process qualification, parts certification, and product realization. ASM Announces 2025-2026 Student Board Members The ASM Board of Trustees values the insights, ideas, and participation of Material Advantage students. The Student Board Member program provides the opportunity to attend four board meetings where the students will meet and work with leading technical professionals and gain leadership skills that will benefit them throughout their career. The next deadline for submissions is April 1, 2026. Details can be found on the ASM website. Victoria Anson McGill University Victoria Anson is a Ph.D. candidate in chemical engineering and applied chemistry at the University of Toronto. She holds a bachelor of engineering degree in materials engineering from McGill University. Her experience lies in the field of mining and metals, and more specifically, extractive metallurgy and critical minerals. Having previously interned at global firms Rio Tinto, Glencore, Hatch, and BBA, Anson has experience in both hydro- metallurgical and pyrometallurgical operations. She has also worked in the field of engineering consulting, designing the process of both a battery-grade graphite plant and a green lithium-ion battery recycling plant. Anson 2024-25 STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS also serves on the Copper Club Board of Directors. During her Ph.D. in Professor Werber’s Advanced Membranes Lab, Anson will develop a novel membrane-based electrodialysis (ED) technology, enabling the use of renewable energy to selectively separate critical minerals in solution. By electrifying critical mineral separations, ion-selective ED has potential to improve the operating cost, environment, and even health and safety aspects of mining and metals operations around the world. Emily Ghosh Boston University Emily Ghosh is a Ph.D. candidate in materials science and engineering researching high temperature materials for reversible solid oxide cells at Boston University. She serves as Boston University’s Material Advantage Student Chapter president. Ghosh has served as the student liaison to the ASM Boston Chapter since 2023 where she held various executive board positions and is incoming ASM Boston chair. She obtained a bachelor’s degree in physics with a minor in astronomy in 2016 and a master’s in materials science in 2019, both from Boston University. During her time in academia, she focused on materials science and condensed matter physics research, teaching, and student and laboratory mentorship. She held research positions at the National Energy Technology Laboratory, CERN, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in materials development and characterization for renewable energy technologies. Prior to her Ph.D., Ghosh worked as a propulsion engineer II at SpaceX focusing on metal additive and coating alloy development, failure analysis, and process improvements for rocket engines of NASA Crew Falcon 9 and Starship missions. Wyeth Haddock University of Connecticut Wyeth Haddock is an honors materials science and engineering student from the University of Connecticut. He is passionate about developing advanced materials that contribute to the many needs of society. On UConn’s campus, he is president of the club running team, a campus tour guide, and teaching assistant for several introductory engineering courses. He is also actively involved in materials science outreach and education, having assisted with numerous STEM outreach initiatives for students across the state. Passionate about research, Haddock is a University Scholar— UConn’s highest academic honor—and researcher in the Frazier Anson Ghosh Haddock
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