HIGHLIGHTS ADVANCED MATERIALS & PROCESSES | JANUARY 2026 45 IN MEMORIAM Edward H. Kottcamp, Jr., FASM, passed away on November 20, 2025. He was born on July 12, 1934, and was a native of York, Pennsylvania. He graduated from William Penn Sr. High School in 1952 and attended Lehigh University where he earned a B.S. in metallurgical engineering in 1956. He continued graduate study at Lehigh, earning M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in metallurgical engineering and then working as a member of the engineering faculty until 1962. While also serving as a reserve officer, he was called to active duty in the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps. He later completed an executive education program at Harvard Graduate School of Business. Kottcamp began his career with Bethlehem Steel Corp., advancing from research engineer to vice president of research and then executive vice president and group executive – steel, responsible for Bethlehem’s integrated steel production. He retired after an extensive career in technology-based industries. Chief among Kottcamp’s professional service was being named the 1992-1993 president of ASM International. In 1994, he received the ASM William Hunt Eisenman Award for leadership in applying materials science to industrial manufacturing. In 2000, the ASM Philadelphia Chapter named him “Materials Person of the Year.” Kottcamp was a member of the board of directors of several professional organizations, most recently serving on the board of The Electron Energy Corp. in Lancaster. Krishan “Krish” Kumar Chawla, FASM, 83, passed away on December 4, 2025. He was born in India, grew up in New Delhi, and received an undergraduate degree in metallurgy from Banaras Hindu University (BHU), now the Indian Institute of Technology – BHU. He received a full scholarship for his Ph.D. studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). He then moved to Rio de Janeiro where he secured a position at the Instituto Militar de Engenharia (IME). He built their mechanical metallurgy program into the premier location for materials in Latin America. In the mid-80s, he returned to Urbana to spend a sabbatical at UIUC. He then accepted an offer from the rigorous engineering school New Mexico Tech. After more than a decade, Chawla next went to the University of Alabama at Birmingham for two decades, serving as chair of the mechanical and materials engineering department and eventually achieving Emeritus status. His book “Mechanical Behavior of Materials,” now in its third edition, is used by students and materials professionals around the world. Chawla was editor of International Materials Reviews since 2006 and grew the journal’s quality and impact. He won many awards including the TMS Educator Award, Distinguished Alumnus Award from BHU, and the Distinguished Researcher Award from New Mexico Tech. Chawla also served as a program manager in the Division of Materials Research at the U.S. National Science Foundation. Kottcamp Chawla MEMBERS IN THE NEWS known for his efforts in identifying the onset of deformation in crystalline materials. Previously he led the School of Materials Engineering at Purdue from 2012-2024 and was elected national chair of the University Materials Council in 2018. Bahr received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers and ASM’s Bradley Stoughton Award for Early Career Teachers, among other honors. The Reilly professorship honors Vincent P. Reilly, a 1922 Purdue alumnus and founder of Illinois Gear and Machine Co., with the endowment created in 1969. Chan Thanked at ISTFA Ho Lun Chan received a plaque of appreciation from Navin Manjooran, FASM, at the International Symposium on Testing and Failure Analysis in Pasadena, California. Chan was thanked by the EDFAS Board of Trustees for serving as the emerging professional from 2023-2025. Chan was also the ASM International Outstanding Graduate Scholar Award winner in 2025. He is currently an Innovation Fellow in the Defense Sciences Office of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Bahr Chan and Manjooran
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