HIGHLIGHTS ADVANCED MATERIALS & PROCESSES | JANUARY 2026 36 Ms. Madilyn Jerke, metallurgical engineer, GE Aerospace, was appointed co-chair of the Emerging Professionals Committee. Dr. Emily R. Kinser, FASM, program director, U.S. Department of Energy, continues as chair of the Advanced Materials Manufacturing Committee. Mr. Brad Lindner, senior materials scientist, EFI Global, was appointed chair of the ASM Handbook Committee. Dr. Manish Mehta, FASM, president, M-Tech Inter- national LLC, NCMS, continues as chair of the Core and Emerging Technologies Council. Dr. Omid Oudbashi, senior lecturer, University of Gothenburg, was appointed chair of the Archaeometallurgy Committee. Dr. Edward A. Payzant, FASM, distinguished R&D staff, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, continues as chair of the Membership Engagement Council. Mr. James Ritchey, medical industry manager, ZwickRoell, was appointed chair of the ASM International and ASM Materials Education Foundation Investment Committees. Mr. Christian Rueckert, head of sustainable materials and processes, Airbus, was appointed chair of the AeroMat Organizing Committee. Dr. James Saal, FASM, senior director–external research programs, Citrine Informatics Inc., was appointed chair of the Materials Informatics Technical Committee. Dr. John Shingledecker, FASM, principal technical executive, Electric Power Research Institute, continues as chair of the AM&P Editorial Committee. Dr. Mark Taylor, senior process engineer, EVRAZ, was appointed chair of the Chapter Council. Prof. Jingyang Wang, FASM, division head and CAS distinguished professor, Institute of Metal Research, High Performance Division, continues as chair of the Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance Editorial Committee. Dr. James Warren, FASM, director, Materials Genome Program, National Institute of Standards and Technology, was appointed chair of the Awards Policy Committee. Dr. Andrzej Wojcieszynski, FASM, metallurgical consultant, Wingens LLC, continues as chair of the ASM Programming Committee. Dr. John D. Wolodko, FASM, AI Strategic Chair in Bio & Industrial Materials, and associate professor, University of Albera, was appointed chair of the Sustainable Materials Engineering Committee. COMMITTEE AND COUNCIL CHAIRS Oudbashi Mehta Jerke Kinser Lindner Payzant Ritchey Rueckert Saal Shingledecker Taylor Wang Warren Wojcieszynski Wolodko
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