ADVANCED MATERIALS & PROCESSES | JANUARY 2026 20 and Services Committee. Liz served on the ASM Board of Trustees for three years, then became vice president and ascended to senior vice president, and now president. Additionally, she currently serves on the editorial board for the Metallography, Microstructure, and Analysis journal. RECOGNITION Acknowledged for her technical, managerial, and volunteer accomplishments, Liz has been recognized as a Silver Medal awardee and as an ASM International Fellow. She is also a Fellow of Oppenheimer Science and Energy Leadership and was a member of a team awarded the United States Secretary of Energy Achievement Award. From Drexel University, she was awarded the university’s Top 40 Under 40 Award, and the College of Engineering’s Service of the Profession Award. FAMILY AND PERSONAL INTERESTS Liz and her husband, Brad, share a love for animals, particularly senior dogs. In their limited spare time, they also enjoy travel for the purpose of birdwatching, and learning and exper- iencing new habitats and landscapes. She also has a green thumb for plants and orchids. During my ASM presidency, the world was going through the COVID pandemic, and we were holding Board of Trustees meetings via Zoom from home. I had an orchid in my home office that Liz and I would talk about in the moments prior to the start of a meeting. Since then, it has been a pleasure to share our mutual enjoyment in gardening. As the oldest of three sisters, Liz has always been a guiding force for her family. Her youngest sister, Rebecca, fondly remembers receiving handwritten letters when Liz was away at college, often offering advice about future planning. Now, her nieces and nephew benefit from her guidance and the example she sets in planning, hard work, and dedication. One of her nieces has already adopted her passion for birding. Liz is still working on encouraging them to consider a career in materials science and engineering. A scientist at heart, Liz applies her materials knowledge to hobbies like fiber arts, including spinning, knitting, weaving, and sewing. She has contributed to the fiber community through articles in PLY Magazine, discussing materials selection and fiber crimp structure’s effect on yarn properties. From her early years, Liz has adhered to her mother’s advice: “You have to put effort into something if you want to get something out of it.” She continues to follow these words through the effort that she puts into being a big sister and aunt, and in her consistent hard work to further our materials profession. Liz’s unceasing and energetic approach as well as her technical curiosity and acumen have led to her numerous accomplishments and are a clear sign that ASM will gain significantly under her leadership. ~AM&P Liz and her husband, Brad, at a rescue facility adopting one of their dogs. Family support: Liz with her sisters, nieces, and nephew. Relaxing in the garden with her handspun, handknit Gotland wool sweater. Past President Christopher C. Berndt, FASM, TSS-HoF, presents Liz with the Silver Medal Award in 2012. While at an ASM Awards Banquet, Liz interacts with Michael Ashby who revolutionized the approach to materials selection.
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